Night 40: F01-F10 Hallway

[bewarethecute]

[ From here. Outside F3]Because she needed to get to Orihime and Shiki's room before either of them left, Ururu had practically run the short distance down the halls. Normally she might not, since she knew better than to run inside. Tessai-san didn't like it when Jinta-kun did that at the shop especially, since something usually ended up broken

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F4

[tostepforward]

It was one thing to be aware of the kinds of things that happened in this place at night, but it was by far quite another to actually have the staff appear at the door to remove one's roommate from before one's very eyes.

Not that Ayumu would have bothered to attempt to fight them off - it had become clear, both from what she'd read and her own observations, that those who ran this place had carefully arranged things to make certain they always had the advantage. What little she could have done, unarmed but for one small blade, against those who used force and drugs to enforce their will, could hardly have made any difference. And besides, she wasn't the type for a head-on attack anyway. Best to bide her time and strike where needed, not end up sedated for the night.

That would certainly have interfered with her plans for the evening.

Had it been any other night, she might have gone looking for Yuffie once the doors opened. Last night had been experiments, so tonight would be brainwashed patients, and it would have been

Re: F4

[whohitreset]

[from here]

Matt approached the door carefully. He was meeting a woman alone in her room. Granted the circumstances could have been better, but that didn't change matters. Sen had asked to meet him and he'd suggested her room without even thinking about it. Now he had a nervous feeling in his stomach almost worse than the one he had before facing Homura.

She was just a woman with a suspicious interest in him. No big deal, right? Yeah, because he certainly had to deal with those often...

He knocked on the door. "Hey, Sen? It's me, Robin. You wanted to talk?"

Re: F4

[tostepforward]

The room had been tidied appropriately well before the knock on the door, with Ayumu's small arsenal and journal alike hidden away, but she still hesitated a moment before going to open the door. Once she did, though, she first opened it only a crack, barely enough to verify her visitor's identity. "Robin-han?" Her tone was mix of worry and relief, with just a hint that she was pleased to see him underneath it. "It is you."

Only then did she open the door the rest of the way and step back to allow him to enter. She'd pulled the blanket off her bed and wrapped it around herself, clutching it tightly as though it were a shield. "I'm sorry, I just...I'm sure they wouldn't be coming back, not after dark, but I was still afraid..." Ayumu glanced down at the floor as she trailed off, as though mildly embarassed.

Re: F4

[whohitreset]

This was unexpected. Matt peered inside the room before entering, seeing no one else. Her roommate must have left before he'd arrived. "Who do you mean? Was some of the staff here?" That could also explain the absence of her roommate, and why the woman was on edge. He hadn't heard of other patients going between rooms during the dinner shift (and if they could he needed to learn how).

Somewhere in the back of his mind he had to remind himself that this could all be an act still, but it wouldn't do him any good to take it just as that. She seemed genuinely afraid. "It's fine now. I got here without any trouble." Not that he could offer much protection.

F5

[shallweplay]

It would take more than a game of catch and some flattery from a man with bandages to change Ophelia's mood completely, but she was at least marginally better by the end of dinner than she had been in the morning. Everything still hurt. She still felt the humiliation deeply. But the day had gone on, and that in and of itself was somewhat surprising and relieving to the defeated warrior. At least she had not encountered her foes from the night again during the day; if they had seen her, at least they had had the decency to stay the hell away

Re: F5

[shallweplay]

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[kanpekinasenshi]

Seiya woke up feeling dazed, and wondered if it were possibly something in the food... but she was sure she'd missed meals in her extended nap after breakfast, left to sprawl out in the Sun Room with just enough waking time to glance over the bulletin board between being marched in and marched out by nurses. It made her a bit nervous; the last few times, people had disappeared on her. But she was running out of people to have disappear. Wally, or Ami...

As soon as the fuzziness had receded enough, she jumped out of bed to hurry and get dressed for the night. Being a little late was one thing, but it wouldn't do on a first trip out to leave them waiting too long. At least she'd woken up at all... Once equipped, she hurried out the door and down the now-familiar hallways.

[kanpekinasenshi]

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F10

[kagurazuki]

Kagura waved goodbye to Seiya, feeling a little dazed herself. She gathered up her things after her roommate left and waited for Bridget. Hopefully her report would be enough. She wasn't sure about either side in the bulletin board wars, but Porky had been very... abrupt and kind of scary to deal with in person. She could see why Lelouch might not want to be stuck owing a man like that any favors. She was also pretty sure she didn't want to join the club.

She picked up her pole and her flashlight, grateful, once again, for Renamon's help. Maybe she could see what kind of clubs people like Falis or Renamon were in tomorrow? They were both really nice and helped a lot of people.

Kagura found herself glancing up at the door every now and again, waiting to see if Bridget was there. It'd only been a few minutes and it had to take a while to get from one block to the other, but it didn't keep her from worrying.

Re: F10

[roger_hug]

(From here.)

Bridget slowed his run to a fast trot until he finally made it to F10. It still felt strange to go out without Roger, but until he could get his friend up and running again, it just wasn't feasable to carry him at night.

Coming to a stop at the door, he knocked, not wanting to just barge on in.

"Miss Sohma?"

[fuyunohanabi]

Another night of dinner in silence with only an unconcious roommate for company. It was beginning to become more than a little wearing. She was a person who needed company and conversation. She wasn't suited for spending so much time in silence and it was unnerving to be in a room with some stranger constantly sleeping. Not quite dead, but definitely not alive either.

She slipped the key into her sash when the intercom finally went off, along with her katana, a little pleased to hear the disturbed message which came across it. It was satisfying to hear anything going wrong for Martin Landel, no matter what it was. May misfortune follow him with every step.

With a faint smirk on her lips, she headed out into the darkness.

[fuyunohanabi]

[From here]

[she_is_ruin]

Apparently she wasn’t expected to be one of the four. That night, at least. There would probably be more, as infuriating as the thought was.

Yomi left F7 with only a flashlight and the pair of winter boots. She hadn’t cared enough the night before, but now, wearing the rat’s teeth marks on her arm like a brand, footwear with a hard sole was better than socked feet, or worse yet, slippers. Stomping on a creature hard enough to break bones didn’t necessarily require shoes, but if she was going to run into more muck like in the bathroom, why not try to stay clean?

The sweatshirt she’d bundled herself in under the guise of being chilled was left on the bed. The cold wasn’t what bothered her. Or the idea of opening a box she couldn’t close.

That, she’d already done.

[she_is_ruin]

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