How had she managed to sleep through another night again… ?
More than that, when Tsubaki found herself waking up, it was to the pre-military uniform, smiley face and all. But even before she could start processing why that was, she noticed the state of Sakura’s side of the room and felt her stomach drop. Empty. Her half was empty, like she had seen before when residents moved out and hadn’t yet been replaced by someone new. Was Sakura--
After a brief search, Tsubaki knew it was true. Sakura was gone. Moved to another room, maybe? She didn’t know. The unusual card Tsubaki had found in Sakura’s desk made her wonder--personal belongings didn’t usually stay in old rooms once someone had been given a new one, did they?
And Landel’s voice was on the intercom, to boot! On a morning like this one, she felt like her head was on a spinning top.
“Um, the girl that was here, is she still… here in the Institute?” she asked the nurse who eventually entered, though before the question was halfway out, she realized to her bewilderment that the ’nurse’ she was talking to could really be nothing else but one of the soldiers. It was something to think about along with the soldier’s grunted answer, which Tsubaki felt took forever to come despite it only being a few seconds’ pause.
No, Sakura wasn’t here. Yes, she would be getting a replacement roommate.
It was with a heavy heart that Tsubaki entered the Sun Room to approach the bulletin. Sakura’s absence sat at the forefront of her concerns, but she was the third roommate Tsubaki had lost already. Was it sheer randomness? Or did it have something to do with the Sakura Landel had shown her? That was a terrible thought, especially having heard Landel on the intercom. Yet it was the soldiers who were still in control by the looks of things…
Biting the inside of her lip, she got some paper to start writing notes. After the first couple of sentences, Tsubaki took a breath and rearranged her features so that her worry didn’t show. She had missed a whole night, and now there was Sakura to consider, alongside Kurogane and Fai, two people she needed particularly needed to get in touch with. Landel was back on the intercom, while the soldiers remained in disguise as staff. And it was a Sunday, which meant visitors. And yesterday’s purchase, which was going to the Arts and Crafts Club, and…
So many things.
It was her roommate, though, that Tsubaki thought about while she posted her notes and finally stepped back to take stock.
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How had she managed to sleep through another night again… ?
More than that, when Tsubaki found herself waking up, it was to the pre-military uniform, smiley face and all. But even before she could start processing why that was, she noticed the state of Sakura’s side of the room and felt her stomach drop. Empty. Her half was empty, like she had seen before when residents moved out and hadn’t yet been replaced by someone new. Was Sakura--
After a brief search, Tsubaki knew it was true. Sakura was gone. Moved to another room, maybe? She didn’t know. The unusual card Tsubaki had found in Sakura’s desk made her wonder--personal belongings didn’t usually stay in old rooms once someone had been given a new one, did they?
And Landel’s voice was on the intercom, to boot! On a morning like this one, she felt like her head was on a spinning top.
“Um, the girl that was here, is she still… here in the Institute?” she asked the nurse who eventually entered, though before the question was halfway out, she realized to her bewilderment that the ’nurse’ she was talking to could really be nothing else but one of the soldiers. It was something to think about along with the soldier’s grunted answer, which Tsubaki felt took forever to come despite it only being a few seconds’ pause.
No, Sakura wasn’t here. Yes, she would be getting a replacement roommate.
It was with a heavy heart that Tsubaki entered the Sun Room to approach the bulletin. Sakura’s absence sat at the forefront of her concerns, but she was the third roommate Tsubaki had lost already. Was it sheer randomness? Or did it have something to do with the Sakura Landel had shown her? That was a terrible thought, especially having heard Landel on the intercom. Yet it was the soldiers who were still in control by the looks of things…
Biting the inside of her lip, she got some paper to start writing notes. After the first couple of sentences, Tsubaki took a breath and rearranged her features so that her worry didn’t show. She had missed a whole night, and now there was Sakura to consider, alongside Kurogane and Fai, two people she needed particularly needed to get in touch with. Landel was back on the intercom, while the soldiers remained in disguise as staff. And it was a Sunday, which meant visitors. And yesterday’s purchase, which was going to the Arts and Crafts Club, and…
So many things.
It was her roommate, though, that Tsubaki thought about while she posted her notes and finally stepped back to take stock.