Night 68: F21 - F30 Hallway

[no_dont_go]

Aigis sat on her bed, feeling exhausted despite her lack of activity during the day. Or maybe that was the problem. She was getting run down from lack of regular maintenance. But how could she revive her usual gusto that she used to take to the field? A long evening in Tartarus was nothing compared to a night in Landel's. Another curse of this frail, flawed, wonderfully human body.

Clutching her stuffed cat to her bosom, Aigis waited patiently for her companion for the night while contemplating Landel's words. Their friends missing, and his own friends to impede them. Yes, Aigis knew the loss of friend here, though she had not realized a greater number was dropping from their ranks. Perhaps it was the sickness that had caused her to miss so much. It was quite distracting, worrying constantly if you were one singled out to become a monster. Were those the "friends" Landel was bringing in tonight?

Aigis hoped Sechs would make it safely to her room. She hoped, really, really hoped, that he would not be drawn into danger because of her. She would not be able to bear that guilt.