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damned_institute2012-01-23 11:40 am
witchoftruth) wrote in damned_institute2012-01-23 11:40 am
Day 61: Sun Room (third shift)
The moment dear Landel-san announced that it was time for lunch, Erika wasted no time and headed straight for the Sun Room's bulletin board to check if there was any response to her message left for her dear friend. Predictably, there was nothing for her on the board, and the detective scowled as she realized she might have to write him off as a loss. She had lost a good number of potential allies in this place, but losing this one was a bit of a blow, if only because he had useful things on him. On the other hand, if he was gone, and that ring was still here...
Perhaps it was not a great loss, then. Still, Erika was mildly annoyed as she wandered away from the board and back towards a nearby couch. She was spending a lot of time in the Sun Room lately, which seemed to be a bit of a waste as she could have spent in going around the Institute. On the other hand, she had a sandwich here that was waiting to be consumed and after spending a week with little access to "real food", Erika was more then happy to enjoy her time spent eating.
Still, at some point she was going to have to manage her time a little more effectively. There was no reason why she couldn't multitask, so Erika kept her gaze on the door of the Sun Room so she could watch people filter in on their way to other rooms. She wouldn't get everyone, no, but perhaps she would find someone useful that she could bother for the rest of the shift. A familiar face, or maybe someone new. She'd decide on that eventually.
[ hau Seishin ready for round 2. /killed ]
Perhaps it was not a great loss, then. Still, Erika was mildly annoyed as she wandered away from the board and back towards a nearby couch. She was spending a lot of time in the Sun Room lately, which seemed to be a bit of a waste as she could have spent in going around the Institute. On the other hand, she had a sandwich here that was waiting to be consumed and after spending a week with little access to "real food", Erika was more then happy to enjoy her time spent eating.
Still, at some point she was going to have to manage her time a little more effectively. There was no reason why she couldn't multitask, so Erika kept her gaze on the door of the Sun Room so she could watch people filter in on their way to other rooms. She wouldn't get everyone, no, but perhaps she would find someone useful that she could bother for the rest of the shift. A familiar face, or maybe someone new. She'd decide on that eventually.
[ hau Seishin ready for round 2. /killed ]
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Despite all that, though, he had to admit he was relieved when they were allowed back inside. It had been pretty cold out there, which wouldn't have been a problem if he'd been doing some sort of physical activity. He and Claude had just been standing and talking, though, which meant he was eager to heat up again now.
As Guy was led back into the main area of the institute (at least for the daytime activities) and handed a bagged lunch, he tried to figure out where he should go next. He didn't have anything in particular that he needed to accomplish now that he'd spoken with Claude, but he didn't want to squander the chance to go where he wanted.
Well, first things first. He was already in the Sun Room, so checking the bulletin would probably be a good idea. Maybe if he was lucky, Natalia would have left a response to the note that he put up this morning. That would ease some of his worries, at least.
As he walked across the room, he was distracted for a moment when he saw someone with red hair out of the corner of his vision. For a split second he thought it might be Luke, but when he got a better look he realized he'd been mistaken. He didn't want to make things awkward now that he was staring at the stranger, so he nodded to him before he kept walking.
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But then the man gave him a nod and continued walking. Kurama blinked. What had that been about? He took a glance around him just in case he'd been mistaken and the other man had been looking at someone else. It didn't seem to be the case.
What should he do? It was just curiosity really, but it wasn't like Kurama had anything else he was doing currently. Besides, he wasn't planning on eating his lunch, but sitting here doing nothing felt a bit too overt, just a bit. On the other hand, if he were talking to someone, he wouldn't look quite so strange to onlooker's eyes. Besides, he was still on the hunt for information. He hadn't yet learned enough that he would need to narrow down the spectrum of things he was looking into.
So Kurama stood up and followed after, hoping that he wasn't drawing too much attention from the nurses. Maybe he should move out of the Sun Room. There weren't enough patients here to distract from himself and the presence of people constantly watching from the balcony above made the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end. He wasn't going to be able to relax at all.
He caught up quickly enough. "Ah, hello," he said quietly. "May I join you?"
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"Of course," he responded, wanting to make that clear first and foremost. He hadn't really planned to stay in this room for long when there were a number of other places he could go, but chatting with someone for a few minutes wasn't exactly a problem.
"Sorry about that," he said as he kept scanning the board. Mostly it was just people asking after others or wanting to be caught up on the events of the past few days. And unfortunately, there didn't seem to be any sign of a response from Natalia, not that Guy had been expecting it. "I thought you were a friend of mine for a second. The name's Guy." He reached out and offered the stranger his hand.
sorry for the late! ;A;
"So that's what it was," he said. "I was wondering if there had been something strange about me."
He turned his attention to the bulletin board as well, not that there was much of anything new, since he'd only just checked it a short while ago. He shot a quick glance up at the balcony, noticing a lady that was writing something down on a clipboard. Perhaps he shouldn't have focused his attention there before; now that he'd taken note of the people up on the balcony, he couldn't help being fixated on them, especially since he was trying to keep from being noticed.
"I'm Shuuichi," he said, just a beat late. "Sorry, I'm a bit distracted. It's nice to meet you, Guy-san."
In the eyes of the institute staff, it wasn't suspicious for him to be interacting with other patients. Under the guise of a mental hospital, it would even be encouraged, wouldn't it? It was certainly less suspicious than a patient, sitting on his own and refusing to eat the lunch he'd been given after having skipped the last meal. As well as the meal before that.
"So how long have you been here?" Kurama asked, hoping that if he made conversation, he would be less noticeable to the staff's eyes. Interacting was normal. Checking out the bulletin was normal. "If you don't mind me asking, that is. I only arrived yesterday, so I'm trying to get as much information as I can about this place."
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This Shuuichi definitely was distracted by something, though. From what Guy could tell, he kept sending glances over to the nurses who were watching them. Guy was so used to their presence by now that he barely noticed, but he could see how it would bother someone who was new. So, like his conversation with Leanne earlier, it looked like he might have to answer a few questions.
"It's nice to meet you too," he said, making sure to be polite before all else. "And I've been here..." He paused, remembering what he'd told Leanne. "Around thirty-five days, I'd guess. So if you're looking for information, I'm not the worst person to ask." He sent Shuuichi a calm smile.