Guy's head was still spinning from finding out that his friend was back once again. He realized that he'd done a good job of keeping his cool while explaining everything to Luke, mainly because nothing would have been solved if both of them had been reeling, but ( Read more... )

Three failed mission just within the past 24 hours. Berg would have liked to believe that the patients were interested in their well-being enough to fully participate in their assigned tasks, but many of them could be irrationally stubborn. Attempted sabotage he could deal with, though. Failure to carry out sabotage could also be fixed. But ( Read more... )

Billy surfaced into wakefulness. Sleep receded like an inky tide, and it didn't say anything to him before it was gone. His dreams had been nothing but the sensation of water, rocking him restlessly in his bottle. There seemed to be an ocean beyond his confines, but he couldn't see it and couldn't reach it. He pawed at the glass, but any progress ( Read more... )

[from here]Kratos paused to wipe his eyes again, breath coming just a little harder, throat feeling just a little drier. The gas was starting to have more of an effect now that some time had passed; if they ran into something, he would most certainly be at a disadvantage ( Read more... )

[from here]The door to the office creaked as he pushed it open halfway; Kratos stepped in quickly, flashlight beam darting around, first to search for danger and second to search for anything of interest. There was another computer on the plain, wooden desk and shelves lining the sides - nothing initially out of the ordinary ( Read more... )

[from here]Kratos opened the door fully expecting a deluge of voices to render him senseless. When none came, he breathed a quiet sigh of relief and turned his attention to inspecting the next room's contents ( Read more... )

[from here]The first door in the hallway to the left turned out to be unlocked, so Kratos pushed it open cautiously and stepped in, sweeping the area immediately with his flashlight as he did so to check for any other occupants. He stood aside again to let Soma through as well, but did not close the door behind them this time- a precaution, in case ( Read more... )

[from here]The front desk and the adjoining break room had been the extent of his knowledge from the night prior, so in this next section, Kratos did take the time to carefully observe the scenery. There were two paths that split off straight ahead and to his left, while to his right were a series of identical, plain doors. Somehow, that row ( Read more... )

[from here]Following Soma into the medical wing, Kratos closed the door quietly behind them. The lobby area looked as much as it had the previous night, although he did not stop again to draw comparisons between it and the Elemental Research Academy. His awe and curiosity had both been satisfied, so now it was simply business as usual. This part of ( Read more... )

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The last stretch of hallway was even emptier than the previous one. Maybe people had learned to avoid the medical wing after last night. By all rights, she should have done the same.

Brushing that thought away, she glanced back at Kratos. "I did manage to explore part of the wing before night ended, though. Did you?"