damned_institute | Nightshift 55: Main Hallway, 1-West

[From here.]

All righty. First one here. Surprise surprise.

Peter took a thin breath and took up a post across from the hall, where he could watch both entrances for the gang. His arms crossed and he leaned against the wall. The whole thing was rather broody-looking, to be honest. Not the kind of chipper attitude you expected from a guy dressed like a cast member of Cirque du Soleil.

He was allowed to have bad moods. They happened. He hadn't started the night in one, but he'd tripped into it easily enough on his own. That sort of thing happened when your life sucked this much, okay. There was no sanctuary from the suckage. He sighed yet again. It'd be easier to perk up once somebody else showed up. Then he could push his mind away from all of this garbage and pound some small talk out of it.

Not to mention that waiting out here alone in the big hallway was twice as creepy as it was moving alone through the little ones. His flashlight swung back and forth. Please don't let anything be creeping on me in the dark. Please please please...

He was so not in the mood for whatever monstrosities were lying in wait for him. And knowing Landel's, they were.

[For the Platonic Family!! Y'all know who you are.]

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Kibitoshin was barely a few hallways away from his room and already he could feel himself starting to get nervous. After last night's attack he wasn't sure that he felt safe anywhere at all, especially not with his injuries. He'd almost been tempted to heal them once he discovered that walking as quickly as he'd planned to wasn't exactly going to be on the menu for tonight, but he didn't want to waste his energy so early.

It was still dark but Kibitoshin could just about make out shapes in the upcoming hallway: people he thought he recognised from the cafeteria or Sun Room and a couple he'd spoken to already, but they all seemed fairly preoccupied, either talking to other people or heading off towards some unseen goal.

Except, that was, for one. He didn't even notice him at first, small as he was, but when he did it was the silhouette of his hair that tipped him off more than anything. "Goku!"

He hurried over, flashlight bobbing back and forth with his wobbly steps- only to notice that Goku wasn't exactly in the best shape either. Well. He looked healthy enough, but with the way he was staring into space and his trousers were slipping down, he could hardly say the young saiyan looked alert. He slowed down, uncertain as he approached. "... Goku? Are you okay?"

When he heard his name, the young boy sort of turned around as if he was on a wobbly lazy susan. The monkey boy had inhaled his dinner, and if ever there was a high in his day, it had been that moment when food and stomach came together. Now, a few hours later, Goku had already burned through the meager calories in the pink porridge.

His slack mouth was fully gawked as he looked up at his friend, big black eyes blinking spasmodically. All his senses were muddled from the lack of energy. What he could see of Kibitoshin was a white fuzzball. Huh.

"I'm... I'm hungry~!" Goku whined. He was miserable, he felt miserable--and what was that strange draft on his legs? Oh, his pants fell down and there was no effort made to pull them back up.

((This is your hero of the universe :/ be afraid))

At first Kibitoshin wasn't entirely sure if Goku had seen him at all, staring blankly into space in a way that seemed to suggest that he was made from glass or clouds or even just plain thin air. He certainly wasn't focusing on the Kaioshin, at least.

Just as he was contemplating waving his arms around a little or maybe even flashing his torch in the younger patient's face, though, he got a reaction. Namely, Goku's pants fell down and he started to complain about being hungry.

Kibitoshin winced, looking away. Near-perpetual state of hunger, no sense of decency... yes. Definitely Goku alright.

To the Kaioshin's credit, he at least tried to co-operate. "G-Goku, this isn't really the time for that. We should really, um..." He considered- then coughed awkwardly. "Get properly dressed first."

"Dress...?" Goku asked, confused. He wasn't a girl, and frankly, he didn't want be reminded of the one time he'd had to wear women's clothing. It hadn't gone well.

Taking a cautious look down, the young boy realized his pants were down around his ankles. No wonder there was a breeze! "My tail won't fit in it..." He huffed, but Goku pulled them back up without a second request. It couldn't sit on his hips like it was designed to do. Goku, however, was very resourceful. Surprisingly, his friends never seemed to pick up on that. So, using those critical thinking skills, the monkey boy kept a hold of his waistband with both hands. It took more effort than necessary since Goku refused to place his makeshift nyoibo down. Those pants wouldn't last long, especially if they run into a monster, but whatever. Goku wasn't self-conscious. It was easier to fight naked actually!

Now that he was decent, the boy just had one more thing to say: "I'm hungry..."

Wait a second. 'Tail'?

Kibitoshin froze, eyes fixed downwards as it slowly dawned on him that the long, furry brown thing bobbing around behind Goku wasn't just some strange delusion on his behalf. Oh, no. That was definitely a tail.

Yes!

He could have hugged the saiyan. This was it! This was the chance they'd been waiting for! All he had to do was get Goku out into the moonlight somehow and then he'd be able to transform into a great ape and smash his way through to the people in charge, and then they'd all be able to go free! There was the small matter of great apes being uncontrollable monsters to consider, yes, but was that really so bad? They could just wish anyone who got hurt back with the dragon balls and...

... oh. Okay. Never mind. The great ape thing was out of the question. So- so maybe they just needed to get to Super Saiyan Four. Yes! That just needed a little training on Goku's part, right? It wasn't like it would take them that long.

... but hadn't it taken Goku thirty years or more to reach that level...?

... oh.

Kibitoshin sighed deeply, shook his head and tried to think positive. At least Goku was decent now? "Hungry?" He blinked, then nodded. "Alright! Why don't we find something to eat, then? You can't fight on an empty stomach."

"Yeah! Food!" The excitement of anything potentially being shoved down his throat gave Goku a momentary burst of energy to flap his arms in delight.

"Let's go find a mountain lion and eat it!" This was the best idea ever! Re-invigorated, at least for a few moments, the monkey boy decided it was the perfect time to try out his new nyoibo. Keeping the end of the pole flat on the tile, he propelled himself upward and over Kibitoshin with the strength of a seasoned warrior. For once, Goku found his footing without problem and continued down the hallway without faceplanting into the cold, merciless ground below.

But now he was faced with a real challenge. Where the hell was outside? Not sure exactly which way to go, the monkey boy began weaving a strange route through the large hallway and the succeeding corridors surrounding it.

At first, Goku seemed to take to the idea. Luring saiyans into control with the promise of food seemed to be a time-honoured trick in the universe; with their seemingly bottomless appetite, it was generally a surefire way of getting on their good side.

It was, however, that whole 'bottomless' part that made things all the more unpredictable.

The next thing he knew, Goku was halfway down the corridor in search of a mountain lion.

"Goku! Wait!" Shouting alone wasn't going to do any good here; with a little cry of disbelief (this was so unfair!) he took off after the younger patient, flashlight wavering wildly at his feet as he chased the darting blob of shadow up ahead of him. "You can't eat a mountain lion! It's too dangerous!"

Nightshift 55: Main Hallway, 1-West

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oh gawd I'm so sorry for his behavior

LMAO GOKU who needs decency anyway when you can blast shit

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LOL NO! Kibi go sacrifice him to the moon outside! GO GO!

LMAO TO THE MOON IT IS