http://damned-intercom.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] damned-intercom.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] damned_institute2011-05-24 12:43 am

Day 56: Intercom, Late Evening

Despite the rough start and the heavier snowfall, the buses managed to stay on route and on schedule. With minutes to spare, they arrived at the gates of Landel's Institute, back to the waiting arms of the military. All pretenses seemed to drop at this point, and the soldiers again took on their patented gruff exteriors. Patients were filed out of the buses in an orderly manner, eventually being escorted to their rooms for dinner in much the same. There, as promised by the personnel, well-behaved patients found their purchases among their returned possessions. A few even found new faces, though whether they brought as much joy as bought goods remained unseen.

The woman manning the intercom seemed to have missed the notice about the day's trip as her announcement remained no different from the usual. "Attention all subjects and personnel," she said. "Lights Out will commence within the hour."

A pause.

"I repeat, Lights Out will commence within the hour. All personnel: please report to your stations. The General will begin his address once preparations are underway. Thank you."

The intercom clicked off.

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[identity profile] nonheinous.livejournal.com 2011-05-26 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
Ted's head snapped up at the voice, reflexive panic lessening with the realization that anyone responsible for him being here wouldn't have asked if he were new. They'd have been more likely to demand to know what he was doing on the floor and if he'd been thinking of escape, and they most definitely would not have been smiling...

The rest of the new person's appearance finally registered in his brain.

That was one weird-looking dude.

Ted nodded. "Yeah, I'm new," he said. "Dude, your eyes are red!"