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It'd been almost a week since he'd been down this way, though it felt like much longer.  Allen was pretty sure he remembered the right office, especially after he'd watched Tyki and that other patient facing off over a package of cigarettes.

His ribs still hurt from last night's injuries, but at least some of the bruises had started to ( Read more... )

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Allen hoped to finish the errand as quickly as possible so he could get on with the important things and mentally kicked himself for getting into this mess in the first place.  Of all the wagers he might've made, this was probably the easiest to fulfill, but it was still a pain.  And who knew if Sora would be waiting for him?  He ( Read more... )

[from here]As she neared the big doors to the Sun Room, Anise's pace slowed to a stop. This part of the hall was eerily quiet. Could she really be the first one there? It was a good thing, since it meant she had probably gotten there well before that Wonka guy, but it also made her a little nervous. If there were monsters lurking around, she was ( Read more... )

[From here]Just as in the hallways inside the building, the field looked completely deserted. von Karma saw not a single person nor creature upon it. Far to the northwest was his destination: an old supply shed that contained items that he would find marginally useful to defend himself -- at least until he could acquire something better. As much ( Read more... )

[From here]For the first time all day, von Karma was now in an area that was somewhat familiar to him. The last day that he had had full consciousness, he had passed through this hallway on his way to the recreational field. Oddly enough, although there had been a number of patients meandering through this hall last time, it appeared that he was ( Read more... )

[from here]The main hallway was empty, too. The quiet was broken only by squeak of S.T's shoes on the tile floor and tiny creaks of metal as the toolbox swung as he walked ( Read more... )

Recluse had used his uneventful dinner as time to hammer out and sharpen a new blade for Scourge, and do maintenance on the rest of his own weapons, then changing into his black Arachnos officer's uniform, ready for the night. Then, it had simply been a matter of waiting, impatiently as always, for the doors to unlock ( Read more... )

Allen was bruised and sore when showers rolled around and he was only too happy to make it as quick and painless as possible.  There were still stitches healing in several places on his chest and sides along with all the new scrapes and bruises he'd gotten from Tyki last night during their scuffle.  Worse than that was the fact that he'd lost.

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[From here.]There was, regrettably, not many unique descriptors for the second floor. In fact, when you omitted the tiny layout discrepancy and a severe lack of patrons, the two levels seemed exactly the same. It was a bit of an anticlimax, even if Nigredo technically should have expected the matching scheme ( Read more... )

[ From here.]Scourge ascended the stairs carefully, squinting up into the darkness and wondering for the first time whether he should have brought the flashlight. He'd gathered that most humans didn't see quite as well as he did in the dark but this was a bit much even for him. He kept hold of the handrail with one hand and gripped his frying pan ( Read more... )