Day 43: Cafeteria (Lunch)

[host_club_honey]

Honey's tummy was growling loudly by the time he was finished talking with Tsubaki.  It'd been an eventful morning, but he was glad to see that his friends were safe.  The nurse led him to the line and he filled up his tray with as many sweet-imitations as he could.  Fruit, juice, pancakes, whipped cream, muffins, the works.  But when he got out of

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[mukuchi]

He...really needed to learn how to stay awake. After the morning spent with Mitsukuni, Hikaru and their friend Sen, Mori had been led off by the nurses and separated from his cousin. After that, his nurses said he'd found somewhere and slept apparently. While Mori appreciated a nap now and then, he really needed to stop napping during the day. Maybe it was because he was hungry? Because he was definitely hungry. No dinner last night and waiting until lunch today to eat was a bad idea, especially when his nurses kept shoving pain pills at him. He tried to refuse them, but they insisted that his collarbone and ribs had to be hurting him and forced the pills into his hand anyway

[host_club_honey]

Takashi was the first one to show up. Honey had seen him long before he set down his tray and sat at the table. He'd smiled to himself when the nurses had to tug him into the line to get his food first. It was a struggle not to feel like climbing up onto his cousin's shoulder just to greet him. The nurses didn't seem to like that sort of roughhousing. But he still sent the other boy a contented smile before taking another bite of his sticky pancakes.

The sugar was a godsend and Honey planned on enjoying every last bite. With how rarely it came around in this institution, he had to wolf it down in huge portions when they had it. Honey did not like being cranky, nor did he want to be if he could help it. Some times were harder than others. Right now though, with sweet cake-like food in his mouth and sitting next to his best friend, he was perfectly happy.

[mukuchi]

Someone else had come into the cafeteria and Mori straightened, watching him for a moment. He didn't seem like a threat though and once the man was seated, Mori went back to watching over his cousin. He could tell that Mitsukuni wanted to climb on him. In truth, Mori missed it a little. He'd gotten so used to his cousin's playful contact that he was starting to feel out of sorts without it. Reaching over with his good hand, Mori patted the boy on the head and then turned to his meal.

He could feel the nurses watching them and since he still had an arm in a sling, he knew they'd get all huffy if he tried to do anything else. He really didn't get why people thought he was so fragile though. Glancing down, Mori noted what was on Mitsukuni's tray and watched the rate at which he was eating. Soon enough, Mori would be putting the waffles he'd picked up on Mitsukuni's tray, but not yet. Arranging his egg on his toast, he was about to start eating when a thought struck him. "How was last shift?"

[hangenki]

Kaoru had had a bit of a lazy morning. Things seemed...strangely peaceful. Despite the terrible things that happened at night, Kaoru was talking to his brother again. It felt like things were just...coming to a nice conclusion. Which was silly because they were trapped here. But he wasn't going to let go of the feeling that easily.

Having done his time with the nurse and a plate of food, he was released to the wider world and went straight for Honey and Mori, hugging his little friend from behind.

"I love you guys," he grinned. Nothing could ruin his mood. "Everything's good again."

[irishpirational]

When Lockon had asked to go to a place where he could talk to other patients, he hadn't been expecting that he would get lunch. In fact, he had trouble wrapping his brain about it being lunchtime. His internal clock was kind of off. Maybe that was just what dying, or almost-dying, or whatever it was that had happened to him, did to a person.

But he didn't entirely mind, either. At least there were other people here, and he could absorb himself in a nice normal routine while he tried to figure out who to talk to. Besides, at least he knew something now: even if he couldn't trust the windows, they were probably on Earth. The food was of a better quality than one could usually get in space. That didn't tell him a whole lot, though, and he was still determined to get other patients' perspectives

[irishpirational]

Hearing Haro called a toy was not very encouraging to Lockon--but he had to admit, there was no way for this man to know any better right now. So instead of fretting over that, Lockon gave Kenshin a somewhat bemused smile and headed over to sit down at his table.

He might have normally waited or at least asked for an invitation first, but the situation was a little different now. Besides, this guy looked a little troubled. Lockon didn't want to risk the possibility that he'd try to push people away in order to brood in solitude. That never did anyone any good (except when Lockon himself did it, of course).

"Yo," he said, lifting a hand in greeting as he placed the tray down. "He's not a toy, but...it looks like he might as well be, for now." He looked down at Haro wistfully. "The nurse I spoke to said I'd be allowed to keep him for 'therapeutic value.' I'm not sure what she meant." A beat, and he added somewhat sheepishly, "I just woke up in this place."

[wearsthehakama]

Kaoru had refreshed herself with a little nap in the sunlight. She, thankfully, hadn't dreamed anything, and decided to find Kenshin. A check of a few of the adjoining rooms got her redheads, but not her redhead, and she finally stepped into the cafeteria to find him. Her eyebrows came together. He was still here, in the cafeteria? Had he turned into Sanosuke while she'd slept? Kaoru pursed her lips and walked up behind Kenshin. She hung back slightly, wondering if she should get his attention, since he seemed to be talking with another man and his... toy.

Still, Kenshin looked sad, and like he was trying to mask it. Kaoru straightened her shoulders, and drew in a breath. "Kenshin...!" she called and put her hands on his shoulders, before looking at the other man. "I'm sorry for interrupting, I was looking for him."

[demon_beast]

The scent of blood and rotting flesh was still fresh in Argilla's nose when she finally awoke to a disapproving looking nurse shaking her. She snarled at the woman, concern for her companions and hunger raging within her. Being around those monsters had made her hungry, despite her distaste for spoiled meat. The demon wasn't always so picky whne it came to sustenance.

To make matters worse, the woman guided her into the cafeteria, despite her insistence that she bbe allowed outside. A plate of food was set down in front of her, the scent making her feel a little ill, but the nurse admonished her to eat. She began to pick at it, moving it around on her plate more than anything.

[Free]