Soubi picked out two cigarettes and held them out to Kio.
"These are for the first exchange," he explained, voice still distant. "If you can make it...I'll go ahead and speak to Ritsuka."
He was dreading that. Ritsuka was angry about this whole thing and Soubi was going to have to argue the point while not freaking out about not!Seimei. He was...almost certain it was definitely the right thing to do. The appearance of this visitor....maybe he didn't visit Soubi because of the names? Did Soubi w-.....
"In the hall that connects the separate corridors. I won't be far if there's trouble," he added. "I don't know how they are." It hadn't mattered to him at the time. The...equipment was important. He'd only shown concern when he'd asked around for somebody with medical expertise.
For a moment, things were almost peaceful. In the same way there's silence after an explosion. It was peaceful, but not pleasant. And then came the aftermath.
Soubi refused the eye contact and kept walking.
"No. That's a lie," he said, still blank. "There are many things you refuse to do."
...well, that was going to be awkward from now on. Not to mention the fact that it was going to worry Phoenix. That was a bridge he would have to cross when he got to it, though.
As Rolo rounded the corner and stepped out into another hallway, something in his peripheral vision flickered. It was slight, but enough to get him to quickly turn his head, shining his light all over to try and find the source.
Was it his imagination? No, there was something... Frowning, he started to head north, after a moment's hesitation (Monsters? How ridiculous). It was something, and when Rolo had next to no leads on the nature of this place, he had to follow what he could.
His search seemed to reveal nothing though, just the end of the hallway and a door blocking his way. Huh. Rolo shrugged, about to turn around to check the other end when he saw it again, just as he turned around. Was it ... the door?
"..." Watching the door for a minute, as if waiting for something to burst out of it, Rolo eventually moved closer and placed his hand on the handle. After another moment's deliberation, he deemed it safe enough and threw the door open.
The halls were the same, and Albedo crept through them, careful as he'd been, and now suddenly more. His right hand touched the flashlight hanging out of his pocket, left held over the opposite pocket. Eyes darted in the darkness, something swimming in his mind. Something would break soon. Something would shift. But first--First, he would see that his brothers would fine. Safe, uninjured. Unharmed. All right.
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Soubi picked out two cigarettes and held them out to Kio.
"These are for the first exchange," he explained, voice still distant. "If you can make it...I'll go ahead and speak to Ritsuka."
He was dreading that. Ritsuka was angry about this whole thing and Soubi was going to have to argue the point while not freaking out about not!Seimei. He was...almost certain it was definitely the right thing to do. The appearance of this visitor....maybe he didn't visit Soubi because of the names? Did Soubi w-.....
Enough. One thing at a time.
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For a moment, things were almost peaceful. In the same way there's silence after an explosion. It was peaceful, but not pleasant. And then came the aftermath.
Soubi refused the eye contact and kept walking.
"No. That's a lie," he said, still blank. "There are many things you refuse to do."
[To here.]
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Leonard shined his flashlight down the hall, then to the journal in his hand. Hope this map is right. My drawing skills are pretty lousy.
He paid no attention to the few people in the hallway. He had to get to his destination.
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...well, that was going to be awkward from now on. Not to mention the fact that it was going to worry Phoenix. That was a bridge he would have to cross when he got to it, though.
[to here eventually.]
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As Rolo rounded the corner and stepped out into another hallway, something in his peripheral vision flickered. It was slight, but enough to get him to quickly turn his head, shining his light all over to try and find the source.
Was it his imagination? No, there was something... Frowning, he started to head north, after a moment's hesitation (Monsters? How ridiculous). It was something, and when Rolo had next to no leads on the nature of this place, he had to follow what he could.
His search seemed to reveal nothing though, just the end of the hallway and a door blocking his way. Huh. Rolo shrugged, about to turn around to check the other end when he saw it again, just as he turned around. Was it ... the door?
"..." Watching the door for a minute, as if waiting for something to burst out of it, Rolo eventually moved closer and placed his hand on the handle. After another moment's deliberation, he deemed it safe enough and threw the door open.
[ heading out to the rec field ]
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The halls were the same, and Albedo crept through them, careful as he'd been, and now suddenly more. His right hand touched the flashlight hanging out of his pocket, left held over the opposite pocket. Eyes darted in the darkness, something swimming in his mind. Something would break soon. Something would shift. But first--First, he would see that his brothers would fine. Safe, uninjured. Unharmed. All right.
Then he would think about killing them.
[to here]
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