http://bodhiandspirit.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] bodhiandspirit.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] damned_institute2011-06-22 02:13 am

Day 57: Sun Room

It figured that night would end before Rita and Taura could progress any further. Rita wasn't particularly disappointed to wake up abruptly, as they had reached a dead end. Really, the institute was doing them a favor by bringing them back to the starting point, where they could regroup.

What she didn't appreciate was the loss of valuable time, and the fact that her equipment had been confiscated once again. Rita didn't have time to mess around... which was precisely why the cheery voice broadcast over the intercom only served to grate on her nerves more than usual. In fact... how was the Head Doctor even giving that announcement? She doubted he'd managed to take the institute back in such a short amount of time, though the broadcast itself was suspicious for a number of reasons. Even though she could clearly hear the man's voice, it didn't necessarily mean that he was there. She had to look at things critically.

Still, it seemed almost as if everything had returned to normal... with a few exceptions. The different staff was one, and her lack of possessions was another. It didn't seem like the staff was expecting to fool the patients into thinking this was the same old institute, so why...?

Even as she went about preparing for the day and walking to her first destination, Rita kept her most pressing questions in mind, coming up with multiple hypotheses to explain what was happening. Since she didn't expect that the Chapel would hold anything of interest to her, Rita opted for the Sun Room instead. She was interested in seeing the bulletin board, for one.

When she entered the Sun Room, Rita brought a pen and her journal with her. If no one approached her, she would at least have a chance to document her discoveries from the previous night. First, however, she checked the bulletin board, only to find it completely empty. That confirmed a few suspicions of hers. Content to see evidence supporting her ideas about the strange occurrences, Rita sat down on a couch, opened her journal, and began to write.

[Free!]
kingside: (cold nobility)

[personal profile] kingside 2011-06-30 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
And just like that, Lelouch had hit a brick wall. It just figured that the one potentially useful thing she might be able to tell him was the one she wasn't willing to divulge. He could always work out some form of payment with her, but considering the quality of the information she'd shared with him thus far...

He let out an internal sigh. For a second or two, he was almost tempted to use Geass, but for something so insignificant... even if he hadn't made that promise to Nunnally, it would have been a waste. He would just have to let it go.

"Very well. Thank you again, Ms. Soryu, and do let me know if you ever change your mind."

[identity profile] lookitmemama.livejournal.com 2011-06-30 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Her smile fell but was replaced quickly with indifference, even if she was rather put out by his stubbornness. Men just didn't know how to give and take, clearly. Well, if that was the end of this fragile discussion, the second child was going to be the one with the last words!

"It won't matter. I won't be the one to break first." She planted herself upright on both feet and moved to leave him alone. "Have fun tonight." The eva pilot hoped Lelouch got shot right in the butt. That'd teach him!