Night 74: Main Hallway, 1-West

[fourstonewalls]

[from here]

The main hall was not, in fact, full of people. There was a light down the hall, though, where a figure was obviously waiting for someone, and not especially patiently. She could do better than what looked to be a teenager, and settled up against a wall to wait.

If Ryuuzaki wasn't along in a few minutes, she'd call him on the radio, but she'd slept all day; she wasn't exactly the model of punctuality herself.

[Ryuuzaki]

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[envy_the_sinners]

[jumping from here]

Scar slipped into the main hallway silently and quickly, trying to ignore the shudder of relief when he once again had his back to a wall. Why was he so damn skittish tonight? Perhaps it was because of all the disappearances lately...

He was starting to wonder if they would all be gone before they could even reach their goal. He wouldn't be surprised at this point.

Tense, perhaps more than usual, Scar crossed his arms to wait.

[Lust]

[a_sin_for_him]

[from here]

The quietness had gotten under Lust's skin by the time she reached the place where she met with Scar, half fearing she'd find it empty as well. She could remember when the halls were alive with throngs of people. Or so it had seemed in comparison to this...

But the edges of her light showed that he was there, as he ought to be, and she let out a small sigh of relief. It sounded far too loud in the darkness and swallowing silence of the institute tonight.

[envy_the_sinners]

"The Elrics are off on their own." Of course that was a standard greeting, don't be absurd. But Scar had his own moment of relief when Lust rounded the corner from the women's halls. Everything was getting emptier and emptier. A fool could have seen it.

"We thought more streamlined groups may be more efficient." He doubted Lust would complain. Much as Scar didn't like the idea of them on their own in here... It could end up being better for the lot of them in the long run. They were a walking train wreck at best when it was all four of them.

[a_sin_for_him]

Lust couldn't argue with the logic. Or the splitting of the groups. She nodded as she joined Scar, standing perhaps a touch close. As though to assure herself he was solid and real, and not some manifestation.

The emptiness was making her nervous.

"Then let's go."

[envy_the_sinners]

Scar nodded and brushed past her. It was true; the halls grew more empty with each passing night. Was Landel pushing some sort of agenda faster now that he was under pressure? What became of those who were gone, then?

Scar wasn't so naive as to assume that it was anything good.

He maintained close to Lust as he started down the hallway toward the Sun Room.

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