Day 61: Sun Room (third shift)

[witchoftruth]

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 ]

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[nobleman]

Guy had just reached the board and was looking over the most recent notes that he could spot (in this case, a role call from the History Club) when he heard a voice from his side. As he glanced over he realized it was the redheaded young man that he'd exchanged looks with before. Apparently that had struck him as strange, if the guy had decided to come over here. Guy felt kind of bad, since it had just been an honest mistake.

"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;

[vulpinisms]

Kurama took the offered hand and shook it, giving a friendly smile back.

"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."

[nobleman]

Now that Guy had a closer look at the stranger, he could confirm that he didn't look that much like Luke. His facial features were pretty different, and he was also a little younger. Still, it was an easy mistake to make from a distance, especially when he was trained to search out Luke and make sure he was safe. Old habits died hard.

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.