NIGHT 64: MAIN HALLWAY, 1-EAST

[envy_the_sinners]

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Scar continued through to the easternmost end of the hallway, finally reaching the door to the medical wing. Grumbling at the damn thing being locked, the Ishbalan bashed it a few times with his flashlight until it broke, and he pushed open the door somewhat cautiously.

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[lighthearted]

[From here.]

The amount of patients thinned out as they got closer to the medical wing, which Sora was surprised by. Shouldn't just about everyone have been heading this direction? Or at least anyone who was sick or had a sick friend, he would think. Maybe he and Link had just been fast.

As he moved his flashlight around, though, he saw some bloodstains on the wall. That wasn't a good sign, but it might also just be something that Landel was doing to worry them.

"Umm," Sora said, quickly pressing forward in the hopes that Link hadn't seen that, "the door into the medical wing should be right ahead!" Then they just had to find the X-Ray room.

[his_legacy]

Link's eyes widened slightly as he shone his flashlight on the wall. There was... a lot of blood. Had someone already been here tonight? Were they okay?

"Sora, I realize how important this cure is..." They had arrived at the only door in his sight, so he assumed that this was the medical wing. "But whatever was bleeding this badly must have come out of there."

Link watched the ajar door closely, eyes narrowed. There were bits of smeared blood on the floor, the trail clearly leading to their destination.

[lighthearted]

Well, it had been silly for him to think that Link would just miss that much blood. Sora had been hoping that his new roommate's first night here would have been calmer than this, but that was a lot to ask of Landel's.

He sighed, realizing that entering what was clearly a danger zone when he was feeling sick and with someone who was both new to this place and unarmed was a bad idea. But what else was he supposed to do? This was his only chance!

"I know," he said after a pause, looking away from the blood as he faced Link, "but I have to go in. You don't have to come with me. It's going to be dangerous and you don't even have a weapon. But... well, I'm one of the people who's sick and who might end up hurting people if I don't get better, so I have to go." He frowned, hoping that Link would understand. Sora wouldn't hesitate to go on his own from here. This wasn't Link's battle, after all.

[his_legacy]

"Of course I'll come in with you," Link said without a moment's hesitation. But they were both completely unarmed and getting ready to enter a room with blood at it's door frame.

"Are you somehow armed?" This seemed to be a place of magic... Perhaps Sora had abilities that weren't obvious at Link's first glance?

[lighthearted]

So Link was coming along either way. Sora got the feeling that even if he tried to convince his new roommate to stay behind, he would refuse, so the two of them would be in this together.

At the question, Sora cocked his head to the side before grinning and patting his chest. "Yeah, I do! I have a weapon called a Keyblade, but it only comes out in immediate danger, so... we'll see what happens, I guess."

It was nervewracking walking into an area that was clearly dangerous, but that was no different from what Sora had been doing since he received the Keyblade. He neared the door, placing his hand near the broken lock as he eased it open.

"Here goes," he whispered back to Link before walking inside.

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