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damned_institute2012-03-20 08:39 pm
ninelivesonce) wrote in damned_institute2012-03-20 08:39 pm
Nightshift 62: F-A Block Hallway
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Taura was passing the door to the bathrooms when a thought occurred to her. Could that have been what Okita had been worried about? Did he know something had started? He hadn't looked especially well, come to think of it, but he'd never looked terribly energetic, except in the middle of a fight.
But if he'd known this was coming, why hadn't he said anything? He didn't have to use his own handwriting -- if he'd wanted to, he could have let them all know that something was coming without tipping his hand.
Or it could be something else. Politics. Loyalties. She hadn't expected him not to have any, but she wished he'd been willing to explain. Did he think she'd be disappointed? Maybe she would have, a little, but she would have listened to what he had to say. Did he -- no, he didn't think her unworthy of trust, but perhaps he hadn't been able to turn that same regard to himself? Or maybe it's just embarrassing, Taura.
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Taura was passing the door to the bathrooms when a thought occurred to her. Could that have been what Okita had been worried about? Did he know something had started? He hadn't looked especially well, come to think of it, but he'd never looked terribly energetic, except in the middle of a fight.
But if he'd known this was coming, why hadn't he said anything? He didn't have to use his own handwriting -- if he'd wanted to, he could have let them all know that something was coming without tipping his hand.
Or it could be something else. Politics. Loyalties. She hadn't expected him not to have any, but she wished he'd been willing to explain. Did he think she'd be disappointed? Maybe she would have, a little, but she would have listened to what he had to say. Did he -- no, he didn't think her unworthy of trust, but perhaps he hadn't been able to turn that same regard to himself? Or maybe it's just embarrassing, Taura.
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Robin walked through the hallway with a rare sincere expression on her face: worry mixed with confusion. All of the same people she'd seen throughout the day - these same people who were tailed every step they took by a member of the Landel's staff - they were simply... walking around. They were talking. They were acting as if there were far more important things to garner their attention than the lack of security at the moment. To Robin, this meant they were all equally oblivious of the danger they were in, or equally aware that this was a commonplace occurrence.
Either way didn't calm Robin's acute concentration on her surroundings; it was a forced habit after so long in her situation. She took note of her roommate's companion in particular, then just kept moving along.
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