Night 51: Cafeteria

[girlsandgadgets]

[From here.]The door clicked softly behind Edgar as he entered the cafeteria, barring him from anything that could have been following him through the Sun Room. He'd quickened his pace as he neared the center of the room, hearing the distinct sounds of combat from the balcony above the room- from his position below, he had made out the forms of

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[blood_and_pocky]

[from here]

From a distance, he hadn’t sensed anything off about the cafeteria, nor could he see anything out of sorts once he was inside. Just a few other people. In comparison to what he’d faced here before, they were nothing to be concerned about.

In fact, the way into the refrigerator seemed clear, as far as he could make out. He knew, though, that Landel used predators just as silent as him, ones that could attack as equally fast--one of the bigger problems to getting anywhere in this macabre cesspool of a hospital.

He was halfway to the kitchen door before he shifted some of his attention behind him, checking on the others’ positions.

[sasuke_of_sound]

Zack answered Gaara's question, and Gaara responded to Sasuke's warning. Aidou moved on ahead, clearly the most impatient of all. There was a certain lack of cohesion in the group that made Sasuke doubt their efficacy in face of any of the more complex beasts in the Institute -- but as ever, he was confident enough in his own ability to handle what Landel had to offer to shrug off the concern.

There were creatures that had to be fled, perhaps, or those that demanded a bargain, but by and large, the Institute didn't seek to destroy the patients. Even those it supposedly eliminated returned time and again.

As Gaara had. "You have," Sasuke answered as they moved, blunt truth. "Many arrive and vanish only to return without recollections of the place. I assume that is your situation?"

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