Nightshift 35: F Block Hallway

[givemeoblivion]

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Which way was it, now? Out and down and around. Further into the facility. Who'd reach their destination first, Callisto wondered. Perhaps they'd run into each other along the way.

This really got the blood going. She still didn't know what was really going on with this place, but at least she had a goal for now.

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[windstwilight]

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Okay, so far, so good. She wasn't lost or anything. There were a couple people milling around but she wanted to get to that room fast, before the guy left.

[windstwilight]

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[kanpekinasenshi]

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Seiya felt a little more confident as she stepped out into the hallway. After a few nights of this pattern, even if she weren't meeting her usual partner for exploration, she could sink more easily into the familiar mindset of a soldier. Not a pop idol, not a student, not a teenager or even a plain flirt. Seiya had a purpose, and this was one step towards that; Usagi was the most powerful here, finding out what happened to her wasn't just personal interest, it was to her best advantage in trying to find a way home. The alliance with Michiru, too, as hesitant as they both were to turn backs on each other... had she been given her pick of the soldiers from the solar system, Neptune would have had a respectable position. If this worked, it would be to both of their benefit. If not...

Which would be easier to dodge while still dizzy? The pipe, or the spear? She contemplated it idly while she waited for Michiru's arrival.

[tranquil_seas]

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Michiru reached the end of the hall in darkness, resisting the urge to turn on her flashlight. It was better this way, not being targeted for her bright shining light. It also brought the added benefit of making her approach less obvious. With the other patients passing by in their own hurried manners, it wasn't terribly difficult to pick the other girl out in the brief flashes of light.

"I hope I didn't keep you waiting long," Michiru said in greeting, keeping her gaze fixed on Seiya as she stepped closer, more notably on the weapons she was carrying. Both seemed too much to attack anyone with without dropping something, but she wasn't to the point of putting it past the foreign senshi yet.

[kanpekinasenshi]

"Waiting for a beautiful woman isn't a burden, it's a pleasure," Seiya answered cavalierly, despite the change in mindset. Pushing away from where she'd been leaning against the wall, she shifted her burdens around, so the flashlight was directed a bit down and to the side under one arm, and both hands held a weapon. She extended her arms slightly, each held out parallel to each other.

"Sharp with reach, or heavy and sturdy?" Each had their own strengths and weaknesses, and although it had been by pure accident, Seiya thought it was a little amusing that she could think of ways each had advantages and disadvantages over the other. All a matter of style, really. "They're a bit makeshift, but around here, that seems to be the best that one can hope for at first." She was sure she'd seen others wandering around with more complex weapons, even swords, but Seiya was fairly sure those came from the 'Cooking Club' and had a lengthy wait line. Seiya'd be all right with improvisation, for now.

[tranquil_seas]

Seiya got a half-forced smile for her attempt at a greeting, though Michiru couldn't say she was all that amused. She always enjoyed compliments, but considering who this one was coming from...

"They're better than a couple of pens or nothing at all. That's good enough." Michiru eyed both weapons, taking them into consideration. If she was going to be defending Seiya, she'd need something that could be wielded quickly. The spear might prove too cumbersome in the building's corridors, even if it did have an edge to it. Without her powers, she was more accustomed to close-quarters combat anyway.

She reached for the pipe, closing her hand around the cool metal. "I'll take my chances with 'heavy and sturdy', if you don't mind." Which meant Seiya would be left with the 'spear'. That thought was a little unsettling, but it wasn't like she could do much with it if Michiru kept an eye on her.

"If we're ready, we should get started." She forced another smile, motioning towards the outer hallway for Seiya to take the lead.

[ellectriclights]

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Daddy would be so unhappy with this whole situation. Her exploding like that at Lia, actually trying to hit the girl with a chair! Guh, how low could she sink? Killing people used to be so easy, and now it was a chore. Elle wasn't honestly sure why she still cared - Daddy wasn't in any position to tell her off. And attacking Lia had felt good. She needed to let her anger out on someone, after all.

But Daddy had taken care of her for so long that she couldn't just dismiss him. If he wasn't actively trying to get her out of here, then this place was for her own good. Somehow. But tonight she'd get to Landel and ask him about it. Politely.

Unfortunately, she didn't have a flashlight, so she had to rely on her natural talents to see by. She raised her hand to the wall, allowing a few forked tongues of lightning to dance between her fingertips and the cement. That afforded plenty of light, so she made her way to the door at the end of the hallway, leaving a singed trail on the wall behind her.

[ellectriclights]

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[stray_shinigami]

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Renji paused for a cursory listen, but there wasn't anything interesting going on in the hallway. He wasn't even that worried about spiders for once; if one tried to eat him, he figured Lucivar would have a good enough time crushing it to pieces to get it off of him.

He headed down the hallway, toward where Rangiku would be.

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[ofdeceit]

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Following this way was easy enough. It was dark, but so far the way leading out was obvious and simple. Nobody she recognized were lingering in the hallway, so Atoli moved on to the next to see what was there.

[ofdeceit]

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