Nightshift 32: F1-F10 Hallway

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Max slipped out of her room, already prepared and equipped for a continuation of last night's mission. Crowbar, flashlight, and radio all on her person, she paused to glance up and down her hall before turning to her right and heading to the pre-arranged meeting place where she was to wait for Thursday and Renji.

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F6

[hamenleai]

Shana gripped the long pole she'd secured the night before in one hand - it's spiky, jagged end held carefully away from her - as she stepped out into the dark corridor. Her radio was tucked in her robe pocket, her quartz in the other, and her flashlight in her hand.

She hadn't seen Valyn, Shadow, or Keman in days, and wasn't sure what they were up to tonight, and she hadn't sensed any of their magic just yet. Maybe they were all staying in again? She sighed, debating on what to do before she lifted a hand and called a tiny flicker of magelight to dance in her palm. Sending it to hover just above her head, she left it there, the melody of her magic faint, but if anyone was listening for her, they'd be able to find her.

That done, she tightened her grip about her pole and started off for the center of the building. Maybe she'd have better luck at finding animals to hunt tonight...

Re: F6

[hamenleai]

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[pacifistcrush]

It had been a quiet evening for Amelia, but that certainly wasn't a bad thing. She had plenty of time to rest and eat and make sure she had tons of energy by nightfall. No sleeping for her tonight; there was evil to be battled!

The promise of a "gift" on the intercom sounded like a trap. She hoped nobody would get hurt trying to follow the clue. Oh, maybe that was something she could do: try to help those deceived by the wicked Head Doctor! But she still wanted to beat up monsters, find brainwashing victims, heal the injured, and...

The duties of an Ally of Justice were numerous indeed!

She needed somewhere to start, though, so the princess decided to meet with Zelgadis first. Taking a moment to cast a Lighting spell, Amelia set off into the night with the little glowing sphere hovering after her.

[pacifistcrush]

[ Onward!]

F3

[lostherfeathers]

It was finally night. Sakura found herself wanting to enter the hallway so that she could at least get the attention of her friends when they entered they area, but she had said that she wouldn't step foot outside, so she couldn't even do that much. In the end, she decided to prop the door open with a chair. She wouldn't have to leave the room by doing that, and hopefully it would be of some help.

Even if she did have a flashlight, the princess couldn't help but feel a little tense waiting alone in the dark. She wondered how long she'd be like this... She found herself leaning slightly out of the doorway. She couldn't leave, but a little peek couldn't hurt, right?

Re: F3

[not_rly_fai]

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She was close, he was familiar enough with her magic to recognize it as he neared her room. There was no sign of Kurogane yet, so he limped over and knocked on the door before pushing it open. What kind of face should he show her? He'd no idea how much she knew already, so it was difficult to say.

He settled for a thin smile as he greeted her, "Princess? Are you here?" He already knew the answer, but asked anyway, hoping it didn't seem suspicious that he'd been the first one to her room.

[lostherfeathers]

It really was less time than Sakura had expected, but more than anything, it was relieving. They still had to wait for Kurogane, of course, but waiting was always much easier with company.

"Ah, yes!" she responded. "Please, come in."

[not_rly_fai]

Her voice was just as bright and sweet as he'd remembered. Yuuhi stepped into the room, hardly making a sound, which was a bit of a trick with the chair that held it open. As he walked into the room, he made sure to shut it behind him. He didn't want anyone to accidentally overhear their conversation if he could help it.

"Princess I..." he started. "About what you said earlier... something about... a curse?" He could always hope that it was something else, that maybe it was something they'd run into further along on their journey, or...

Yuuhi couldn't quite bring himself to meet her eyes. He sat on the edge of the nearest bed, looking down at his hands, folded carefully in his lap. "Could you tell me what happened?"

[easy_as_cake]

Trance wasn't one to panic over little things like creepy intercom announcements or the lights suddenly going out. Not that she especially enjoyed such things, either, but she didn't panic. She just pulled the flashlight she'd found out from under her pillow (and really, wasn't that a silly place to put a flashlight?) and carefully left her room. She wasn't one to panic, no, but she wasn't going to just charge into things, either.

She glanced both ways before joining the flow of people. She had somewhere to be, if only she could figure out exactly where that somewhere was.

[easy_as_cake]

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[forthewinry]

Flashlight in hand, she found F10 without incident. She had to wonder how they managed to make the hallways look so different by nightfall. Alchemy perhaps? Was this supposed to be some kind of psychological trial, with the creepy setting for added effect?

Didn't matter. She'd meet Kagura and make sure things were alright. And then, plotting would commence.

[kagurazuki]

Kagura waved goodbye to Max and gathered up her own things for the coming night shift. She hoped Bridget would make it alright and wouldn't push himself too hard. And then there was her new friend Winry. She seemed like a nice girl and Kagura would hate for her to get hurt, especially since it was her first night. She'd been lucky enough to find Leon, but not everyone would have that kind of chance. She should probably check up on the others in the morning too, if possible.

There was a knock on her door and Kagura smiled, hurrying to answer it. She was a little surprised to see Winry there, instead of Bridget, but she greeted the girl with a warm smile. "I'm glad to see you're ok!" she said honestly. "I didn't expect you to come so quickly."

[forthewinry]

"The present is as good a time as any to get into action," Winry said, though she was still not quite sure of what kind of action they would be dealing with. Her hurried trip to Kagura's door had more to do with the need to not go it alone than she cared to admit. She'd only been here a couple of hours after all, and any kind person to cling to in a strange place was comfort enough. Hopefully, she could get to meet some other inmates who might provide useful tools and skills for staging an escape.

And after all, she was the brilliant young automail mechanic of Rizenbul; she could probably figure out something to break them out before sunrise. She wasn't in the least bit tired, after all.

[roger_hug]

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It had taken a bit longer than he'd planned, but Bridget made it to Kagura's door without running into any problems. He was still a bit sore, but Roger was a comforting weight in his arms and he did his best to draw himself up and look ... well, not hurt.

He heard another voice inside the room, so he knocked politely, not wanting to intrude.