Night 75: Sun Room

[his_legacy]

[From here]

Link broke into a run as soon as he crossed the threshold of the Sun Room. Even if something was waiting for them in here, there was absolutely no time to be wasted. He only made sure that Sora was still with him as he approached the door into the library.

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[lighthearted]

The truth was that Sora was also more used to running or jogging rather than walking, and so when Link started to run, he was quick on his heels. It was the sort of thing that got his blood flowing, which would help with whatever battles awaited them on the third floor.

He reached the library door a few paces after Link and stepped inside.

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[fourstonewalls]

[from here]

Sora and his friend were long gone, but they'd clearly made it across the room without being attacked. Lana slipped across the room, sticking to the shadows. She was taking larger steps with her left leg than her right, but she was still moving quickly.

[ryuuzaki]

When Lana showed him her magazine, L's eyes widened slightly, and he took up the pace beside her. "Compared to you? Yes. I have 8 bullets -- 9mm ammunition."

They'd have bigger things to worry about if they ran into something that took more than 8 of his rounds and however many simultaneous rounds of hers to kill.

He didn't like not pausing to clear the room, but it had been quiet. If something was in wait, it had elected not to attack Sora. He had never met Sora, but he had met the majority of the remaining patients at least once, and his impression of Sora from the bulletin board was of someone young and enthusiastic. By process of elimination, Sora probably looked like easier pickings than L or Lana did, so L's assumption probably wasn't too much of a gamble.

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[redcladidealist]

[From here.]

As they entered the room, Lloyd's eyes darted around, scanning the area for any hint that they weren't alone. The lantern tied to his tool belt only lit a small area around them, though, the shadows seeming to move as he did. It was disturbing, reminding him far too much of the shadow monster that had attacked him before.

Al... Ed... He hadn't seen the blond brothers that day. He could only hope that they were alright.

[freewill]

Castiel also couldn't understand why some of their more important items, like these key cards, hadn't been confiscated. At this point Landel was no longer playing nice, so it didn't seem to make sense that he would refrain from taking their things simply to make the fight more even.

It wasn't something they could question, but it did make him wary that there was another plan Landel was waiting to enact. Or maybe the Head Doctor simply thought they'd be killed by his guards and monsters.

There was no reason to linger here, and so without a word Castiel led them into the library.

[To here.]

[no_dont_go]

[from here]

Again, Aigis could sense some movement around her but it faded before she managed to see anyone, though she was lucky to manage seeing anyone at all.

Her flashlight was now dead but she didn't much need it. She had walked this same path so many, many times.

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[no_dont_go]

[from here]

Aigis blinked in surprise when she was that the Sun Room itself was empty. Or at least, the first floor was. Above on the second floor she could hear the screaming and cries from both people and beasts alike though she didn't recognize any voices from this distance.

Carefully, Aigis touched Sechs' arm and steered them towards the library. "It seems there are others that could use our help, but..."

It was difficult for her, but they had priorities. While she would have liked to be certain the other patients she had a good acquiantanceship with were fine she could only make doubly sure that was the case if she got rid of the source of their misfortune. And that source was, of course, Martin Landel.

[sixth_attack]

Sechs had been expecting to see nothing but violence and carnage in the Sun Room, yet so far it remained untouched by the chaos ripping throughout the rest of the institute. There weren't even any bodies -- yet. Most of the action was clamoring from the second floor. If he and Aigis spent any more time than necessary here, sooner or later something was going to fall (or jump down) from above.

All of this had put Sechs' instincts on edge, so much so that he twitched slightly from Aigis' touch. By now Sechs was finally starting to get used to such gentle gestures from the fellow android. Looking towards the library entrance and back to Aigis, Sechs gave her a hesitant shrug. He too had planned on finding others, like Soushi and Zero...

"I know..." Sechs replied, understanding Aigis' uncertainty. "We could look for them but... I dunno if we'll have time to find them and get to Landel afterwards..." he said before his words were briefly drowned out by another audible outburst of violence from upstairs. "If we brought Landel down first, then we'd all be ok..."

That was if they could get to Landel at all in the first place. Melee weapons and firearms with limited ammo could only do so much, and their powers were still repressed as well. Taura hadn't caught with them yet either. With what was going on upstairs, what sort of chance did they have to reach Landel unscathed?

[ninelivesonce]

[from here]

The voices got clearer as Taura approached the doors into the Sun Room -- definitely Aigis and Sechs, and they didn't sound like they were in danger. Yet. There were screams somewhere in the distance; the Sphinx might have found someone to chase, or the creatures had found other patients, but she could only solve one problem at a time.

She ran into the room, slightly out of breath from her dash upstairs. "Mission accomplished," she whispered. She didn't explain, though it wasn't a secret. "Glad I caught you here."

She'd been up to the third floor, even if the other two hadn't; and the moving stairs were an excellent bottleneck. If Landel was sending out the troops, all he had to do was hold that door.

[no_dont_go]

"Yes, Landel is the primary objective here." Aigis knew that once he went down things would be better for all. Then they could help with clean up and maybe pool their resources and get back home.

Aigis felt Taura's approach only a second before she appeared behind them. It was with relief that she turned to their friend. "Welcome back."

But they couldn't linger. If they were going to be of any use they needed to move now.

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[thecamellia]

_{[from here]}

The Sun Room was, to the naked eye, just as quiet inside as it seemed from the outside. She didn't look back as she beat a path to the library door, and she didn't think Korra did, either.

Almost there...

Now they were almost ready to get to the third floor and try their best to help the others! Once Tsubaki passed the threshold leading into the library, she let herself feel hope that they were on their way to doing just that.

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