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Nightshift 31: West Wing, Hall A (first floor)
[from here]The soft light of the flashlight drew Zoro's attention to the doors along the hallway. He tried one of the knobs simply because it was there and, finding it locked, grew curious. People only locked things when there were things to hide. He'd do some treasure hunting then while he was here
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The Amazon had been aimlessly (or so he felt) wandering for what seemed like a long time when he made the split second decision to head down an unfamiliar hallway.
...and ran into a familiar face.
"Zoro!" He cried, a smile beaming through. How wonderful it was to meet up with someone he knew in the dark! Surely working together they could find a way out! He readjusted his glasses and grasped the other's hand with his good one. "It's been too long! How have you been?!"
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Well, at least he was grabbing at the right person this time.
"Uh." Lost at sea pun intended for a while before it sunk in that Mousse was trying to exchange pleasantries with him, Zoro blinked once, twice, then nodded. "Fine." He looked behind him, into the dark room he'd just opened up. "Just breaking into rooms."
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Assuming that was what Zoro was up to; details didn't bother Mousse.
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"This is the first one," Glancing at Mousse to make sure he really wanted to help, Zoro shrugged and aimed his flashlight inside the room. "Come on."
[going here]
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"Hm. This one?" Zoro tried the door right next to the one they'd just been in and, no surprise to him, it was locked.
He rammed his shoulder against it, grunting.
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"Right," he said in response to the question and joined Zoro in slamming against the door.
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Silently, he made his way inside the room.
[going here]
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Mousse stopped and waited for Zoro to join him before asking the obvious question, "Which room now?"
He doubted, if this hall was filled with offices, that they would find a way out there. Still, there might be something interesting in one of the rooms. Only one way to find out.
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But still, he hid it well.
Putting his flashlight between his teeth in order to draw one of the bats at his side, Zoro narrowed his eyes at the door. Lifting the bat then bringing it down on the locking mechanism with careful precision, it took him two strong hits before he heard the chink of something breaking and one extra kick to get through the actual door.
Zoro scowled through his full mouth and put the bat back in with the other two. Inefficient. This whole place made it difficult to function properly.
[entering here]
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... nah. If they found a way out, then they found a way out. If they didn't then he'd just have to keep looking for the basement. Simple.
Zoro mechanically made his way to the next room, breaking the door open in much the same way as he did with the last.
[to here]
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Mousse waited for Zoro to join him before he voiced a concern that had come to him through their continued exploration. "I am beginning to suspect there isn't a route out here. I mean, all we've come across are Doctor's offices." He tapped his chin. "Maybe it would make more sense to look somewhere else, closer to the outside walls?"
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He tried the door next to the one they'd just come out of and found that it was locked as well. After it was just a series of three doors with wider spaces between them. Zoro silently suspected a reason behind it. Why, however, he hadn't been at the institute long enough to tell.
"All the doors here seemed to be locked." And that itself was suspicious enough for Zoro to want to keep looking. He somehow didn't figure that he had to explain that part of it, though.
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"Should we take turns breaking them open?" If Zoro thought the way out was amongst these doors, then they were worth exploring.
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Even in the dark, the door was an easy target for Zoro but he knocked on it anyway and asked Mousse: "You want this one?"
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