For once, this hall was devoid of traffic, though people were beginning to appear in the adjacent areas. Ken simply looked on and ran, seeing little point in staying in one place.
[from here. and slightly timewarping from ken for convenience sake :|]
Huh, the hall was empty. Yukari had never gotten this far and the place was still devoid of people, but then again, it wasn't as though she had this advantage of a quick start often...
Uhg, this was getting tiring, moving all this way with so much stuff. She was halfway there, though, so she couldn't stop just yet, especially when the halls weren't completely safe to be.
Definitely the long way around. Safer, hopefully. Matt tried not to look ahead towards the center of the hall. He could tell from the smell that the mess had been cleaned. If he was to look he was sure he wouldn't see a single speck of blood left on the walls or floor. All the same, the events of the previous night were still fresh in his memory. Just the thought was enough to make him swallow to keep his food down.
One more long hallway until he reached the right block. He just had to keep his focus ahead.
Subaru hoped that he hadn't managed to miss Yue/Tsukishiro-san already. There was hardly anyone in the hall, though, so it seemed relatively unlikely. He leaned against a wall for now, at a location where he could see both the halls leading out onto the main hall.
Yue had thought Yukito asleep, or at least occupied with his own thoughts, and was startled at the sudden question, enough that his steady pace faltered for just an instant. All he felt in response was a vague annoyance at yet another interruption, and without bothering to respond in anything resembling words he started to continue on toward the center hall.
Yukito, however, refused to accept that, and began to struggle for control, finding an unexpected stubborn streak within himself to bring their progress to a halt in the middle of the hallway. If you won't at least tell me, we're not going.
The guardian's jaw tightened as he felt the faintest stirrings of anger beneath the apathy. Everyone was so determined to stop him from going where he wanted to, tonight, and he was tired of it.
So caught up was he in the inner struggle that he failed to recognize the familiar aura nearby, or really notice anyone around him at all.
There he was. And though Yue-san seemed physically okay, there was hesitation in his movements that Subaru found very worrisome. Carefully, slowly, he approached the taller man, calling out softly, "Yue-san?"
Standing in the middle of the hallway was practically inviting danger, as Yue was reminded when Subaru managed to approach without alerting him until his name was called. Yukito subsided with a faintly abashed air, realizing the same thing; thus freed, the guardian turned slightly toward the other with his expression once more set and shoulders stiff with the frustration he attempted not to show.
He hardly needed another reminder of his failures, and it only made him more determined to find the Book, as a refuge from this place where he was neither wanted nor useful. "Yes?" he asked, voice cold. Perhaps if he scared the young onmyouji away, he'd be left alone to continue on without even more interference.
Renamon pulled up a mental map of the path she had to take. She'd run the errand for her Bulletin Board aquaintence first, then see if she could find some items for Dairine.
Kagura rounded the corner quickly and quietly as she could. She didn't want to waste time and she didn't want to stick around any longer than she had to. The sooner she was back in the relative safety of the dormitories, the better she'd feel.
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Huh, the hall was empty. Yukari had never gotten this far and the place was still devoid of people, but then again, it wasn't as though she had this advantage of a quick start often...
Uhg, this was getting tiring, moving all this way with so much stuff. She was halfway there, though, so she couldn't stop just yet, especially when the halls weren't completely safe to be.
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Definitely the long way around. Safer, hopefully. Matt tried not to look ahead towards the center of the hall. He could tell from the smell that the mess had been cleaned. If he was to look he was sure he wouldn't see a single speck of blood left on the walls or floor. All the same, the events of the previous night were still fresh in his memory. Just the thought was enough to make him swallow to keep his food down.
One more long hallway until he reached the right block. He just had to keep his focus ahead.
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Subaru hoped that he hadn't managed to miss Yue/Tsukishiro-san already. There was hardly anyone in the hall, though, so it seemed relatively unlikely. He leaned against a wall for now, at a location where he could see both the halls leading out onto the main hall.
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Just what are you planning to do?
Yue had thought Yukito asleep, or at least occupied with his own thoughts, and was startled at the sudden question, enough that his steady pace faltered for just an instant. All he felt in response was a vague annoyance at yet another interruption, and without bothering to respond in anything resembling words he started to continue on toward the center hall.
Yukito, however, refused to accept that, and began to struggle for control, finding an unexpected stubborn streak within himself to bring their progress to a halt in the middle of the hallway. If you won't at least tell me, we're not going.
The guardian's jaw tightened as he felt the faintest stirrings of anger beneath the apathy. Everyone was so determined to stop him from going where he wanted to, tonight, and he was tired of it.
So caught up was he in the inner struggle that he failed to recognize the familiar aura nearby, or really notice anyone around him at all.
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He hardly needed another reminder of his failures, and it only made him more determined to find the Book, as a refuge from this place where he was neither wanted nor useful. "Yes?" he asked, voice cold. Perhaps if he scared the young onmyouji away, he'd be left alone to continue on without even more interference.
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Into the main hall, and still not many people. She slid along the wall to the next hallway.
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And back to the main hallways.
Renamon pulled up a mental map of the path she had to take. She'd run the errand for her Bulletin Board aquaintence first, then see if she could find some items for Dairine.
No where to go but up.
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Kagura rounded the corner quickly and quietly as she could. She didn't want to waste time and she didn't want to stick around any longer than she had to. The sooner she was back in the relative safety of the dormitories, the better she'd feel.
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