Day 35: Bus 2

[scarletspeedstr]

Wally woke as the intercom crackled to life and was surprised to find himself back in his room. The last thing he'd remembered was feeling relieved at finally beating off those dragonfly-lizard things. There'd been that weird intercom message, then... he wasn't quite sure what had happened after that, but he was certain it hadn't involved falling

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[rubbermancan]

Nightshift ended as abruptly as it always had, so Luffy couldn't say he was surprised. He was kind of annoyed, though, since he'd wanted to do other things besides waste his breath on Crane. But what was done, was done, and he'd had it coming to him for awhile now anyway

[i_promised]

He'd been asleep for more than a few hours if the rested state of his body was an indication of anything. Still, as he pulled on the clothes his nurse laid out for him, Zoro couldn't find it in himself to feel bothered by this. In his opinion, more sleep was a good thing. As far as he could tell, all the important things were in order anyway

[rubbermancan]

The pirate's expression brightened as the swordsman got on the bus. Not that Zoro was a pushover when it came to food, but he'd been generous lately. Maybe he'd luck out again. And even if he didn't, it was still nice to see that his friend was still around.

"Hey," he greeted as the green-haired man sat beside him. "Haven't seen you in awhile. Have you been sleeping this whole time, Zoro?" It might have been some light-hearted teasing from most people, but the captain's tone was serious as he gave the other man a soft poke on his forehead.

If he wasn't training or fighting something, that's what he usually did, so Luffy wouldn't put it past him to just sleep and sleep and sleep when it suited him.

"But!" he added brightly. "We've got metal, right? When are you gonna get your sword?" Then, his eyes widening with excitement, he leaned forward. "Or did you get it already?! You never told me you sleep walk!"

[i_promised]

"Sleepwhat?" Zoro blinked, free hand rubbing protectively at the spot Luffy poked. Narrowing his eyes at Luffy, Zoro took a moment to consider the other pirate.

"I was sleeping, yeah." he then answered, nonchalantly looking through his breakfast choices while admitting to having slept in for a whole day. "I don't have the sword yet. Gotta wait a few more days until my turn or something." Weird system. Zoro munched tediously on his chosen granola bar.

"What've you been doing?" The swordsman looked over at his captain. Luffy... looked like Luffy. That too was a good thing as far as Zoro could tell.

[thecamellia]

[For the twins? Or twin? Or something!]"B-but where are we going?" Tsubaki wanted to know, her voice weak

[totallytheseme]

Somehow, Hikaru just knew that the nurses had dressed him identically with Kaoru again. Why wouldn't they? It was "cute," right? Middle aged women were usually all about the twinning. Still, he figured, at least he looked reasonably okay. It was hard to screw up jeans and a t-shirt (even if the orange shirt did clash rather horribly with his hair), no matter how hard you tried.

It didn't look like other people had fared quite as well. There was a girl towards the front of the bus who looked like a magical girl cosplay had vomited all over her, cat ears and all. He thought about going over to express his condolences, but figured it wasn't worth the effort. Instead, he walked past her with a barely contained snicker and looked for someone else to bother.

Oh, this girl was kind of cute. The last cute girl they'd spoken to had been really receptive to Hosting. Maybe she would be too.

"Hey, this seat taken?"

[hangenki]

Kaoru would have tried to fight his way forward to reach Hikaru, but his nurse was being a pain in the ass, asking him how was feeling and generally disregarding the fact that being with his twin would make him feel much better. Long sentences aside, he caught up, but not in time to get a seat with his brother. He settled for collapsing in the seats behind.

"Landel's continues to commit crimes against fashion. What's with the clashing?" he moaned, leaning over the seats and smiling to Hikaru and then the girl. "Boo."

[thecamellia]

Tsubaki turned away from the window, pulled away from her thoughts. "Oh, I'm sorry. It's free!"

It was the clothes, really. They were a little... well, she felt more like a civilian with her hair down and her feet tucked into flimsy little tennis shoes.

The boy who followed not long after the first was identical in both appearance and outfit. Twins? Tsubaki turned in her seat, putting her back to the window so as not to appear rude, unable to quash a smile. They seemed nice, and they weren't talking to her like she were a child. Maybe if the biggest worry was the clothing options, she didn't have as much to worry about as she thought. "Hello," she said to both. "I'm Tsubaki."

Or she was to most people, anyway.

There wasn't anything to panic about (was there?), and she managed to keep the smile on her face, though it waned slightly. "Is Landel's," she started, picking up the thread of conversation, "... really a hospital?" Panicking would come after she heard the name Arachne or Ashura, or if she found out her friends had also

[thatdamnedninja]

Waking up hadn't been as jarring, this time. Instead, it had only been a whole lot more annoying to make up for it.

They'd barely gotten anything done at all! They had absolutely nothing to show for the night. Nothing, zip, zilch. Not even a little prize or present, or the satisfaction of having kicked that Horse Dude's ass. Hell, they hadn't even managed to get far enough to even find the Horse Dude.

The result?

Yuffie pouted all the way to the buses.

It didn't exactly help that she'd been wrestled into some kind of... dress. Thing. Yeah! It was a thing. And as things went, Yuffie didn't rank it very highly. The only redeeming factor, aside from a small number of concealed pockets, was that it wasn't some gawdawful colour like pink; it was a shade of blue-violet, a shade that the nurse had cooed over, saying that it 'matched her eyes'. And it came with a hat. A hat that had kitty ears

[damnrudecock]

Today was going to be one lousy, no good, terrible, horrible, really fucked up day

[thatdamnedninja]

Misery loved company. Therefore, Yuffie loved company. Company didn't usually appreciate being puked on, though.

At least the bus hadn't started moving yet.

"What're you saying?" She stuck her bottom lip out petulantly, purposefully misinterpreting the statement. "I'm super hot. I am the epitome of gorgeousness." She paused just long enough to grace Sagara with the most pathetic look she could muster. "But I'd look even better if I wasn't on this stupid bucket of bolts."

Kenshin was greeted with a slightly more fierce look before Yuffie dropped her head onto her knees, groaning miserably. Trust the shortass to be so insanely cheerful. What was there to be cheerful about?! They were on a bus!

[mizuhomaiden]

[free!]

"We're going where?"

"To Doyleton, Sara."

"That's not my name."

"Od course it is, dear."

"Whatever..."

Sheena grumbled a few minutes later as she clambored onto the bus, peering around curiously despite the annoyance of being called a name that wasn't hers. It'd been a bit of a surprise to suddenly be back in her room, laying in bed, as if she'd hadn't just been showing Forte the proper fighting stance. Apparently, Raine had neglected to warn her of this phenomonon. Raine had also not told her about this town either. She wondered what else the half-elf had neglected to say. Her clothes were weird, too. She was in a pair of blue pants with an odd, durable fabric and a white buttondown shirt. Unfortunately, it was a little too tight and so the ninja undid the top few buttons, esposing a bit more of her cleavage than her nurse was particularly comfortable, but it wasn't like she was showing off more than she did in her yayoi anyways

[spirit_forge]

They were going on a trip? That was new. Luckily, Archer had just tucked away his new treasure before the orderlies had awoken him this morning

[mizuhomaiden]

Unfortunately, for the man sitting with her, Sheena was hypersenstitive to men staring at her cleavage so the glance was caught. Her eyes narrowed just a fraction but, seeing the man avert his gaze, she decided she wouldn't pummel him. Or even comment, though a tiny amount of color touched her cheeks though she attempted to cover it by fusing with her open package of apples.

"Hey," she greeted the man, slouching down in the seat to brace her knees against the back of the one before her. "I don't know what's up with that woman. My name's not Sara - it's Sheena."

[spirit_forge]

"Sorry about that," Archer said sheepishly, averting his eyes slightly. Although he didn't clarify whether he was referring to sitting down or being caught staring. Seeing the slight blush on her cheeks, which was actually quite cute, he probably meant to apologize for the latter.

"And I'm Archer," he greeted politely as he got comfortable in his seat. From the corner of his eye, he glanced at his nurse, making sure she was a safe distance away before continuing. "Don't worry. It's just part of the Institute's daytime facade. Like they think we'll believe their ruse just because they've crafted false identities for us."

[kanpekinasenshi]

[For Danny Phantom]

Last night's trip, for all its tensions and its little reward, hadn't been so bad. She had gone uninjured for another night, gotten a new weapon, and was ready for the upcoming evening. Ready in body, but what was she going to do? Seiya could only carry so many weapons at a time, practically speaking. Maybe it was time to sign up with one of the groups, or something. That one guy on the bulletin board hadn't responded to her after all, and she needed to speak with Ami and at least find out what was going on with Usagi before

[notaghostreally]

When the nurse entered Danny's room and he woke up, his first reaction was to pull the covers over himself with both hands. He couldn't help it, it was a reflex--he always slept in on the weekends, especially since his idea of a good Friday night was catching every ghost he ran into

[kanpekinasenshi]

Seiya was a little surprised when someone younger came and sat next to her, although her first thought when she looked over him was that he'd certainly gotten a better deal on the fashion front. Not that he was likely to volunteer to trade shirts. He was sort of cute in a gawky little brother way, and she smiled at him, leaning back as much as she could in her seat to try and relax a bit.

"Hiya. My name's Seiya. Nice to meet you...?" He didn't look too awake yet, either. Well, it was no surprise. The nurses had seemed to be in an awful hurry to get them on the buses this morning. She pulled her ponytail around to the side of the seat facing the window, wondering if maybe she shouldn't just let her hair down and hope that covered the shirt. No... then she'd be 'fluffy' and have acres of hair loose everywhere. She'd just have to get by with her natural charm and figure nobody else here picked out their outfits either.

[notaghostreally]

"Seiya, huh?" It was another weird name, and it was strange to realize that all these "weird names" weren't so weird anymore. He was getting used to them, and they were becoming the norm. The idea of it made him squirm--how could anyone get used to this place?--so he avoided the idea, pushing it to the back of his mind as much as he could.

"I'm Danny," he responded. He took a look at her shirt (not her cleavage, not her cleavage, not her cleavage). It...definitely wasn't the style he'd wear, but that was a given. Heck, only Paulina would've worn something like that--Sam and Valerie would definitely never wear that.

"Nice shirt," he commented, pointing at the cat on Seiya's shirt.