The morgue hadn't been labeled on the map he received yesterday, but that wasn't so surprising. The staff, after all, probably wouldn't want to see the patients openly discussing such a morbid place on a public forum. He would need to find out the precise location soon, though at least he had a starting point in case he decided to investigate the area with Kotetsu.
Not that he was on the clock as a Hero right now, of course. In fact, given his current mental condition, that was probably for the best. But it was in his better interests to look into any unusual incidents within the institute for possible clues about what was happening. They could also try to prevent more civilian deaths if they found out what caused them (assuming those deaths were real in the first place). Barnaby didn't like the idea of being even partially responsible for casualties he may have had the power to prevent, but didn't, whether out of ignorance or negligence. Neither of those were acceptable excuses, as far as he was concerned.
When Renamon informed him that the latest victims were supposedly children, Barnaby didn't give much of an outward reaction. If Kotetsu had been awake, he likely would have had a strong enough response for the both of them. Perhaps he would have even been a little disappointed by Barnaby's own detached attitude right now. The thought made him ache, but between everything else that happened to him over the past several days, he didn't think he had the emotional capacity to get upset over a stranger's death, particularly if it might not have happened at all.
However, that didn't mean he was okay that the possibility existed, or that it needed to be swept under the rug.
"My condolences to your friend," he quietly said, his expression remaining neutral regardless. Even if Barnaby wasn't sure whether those deaths were a figment of her friend's imagination, that seemed to be the most appropriate response for now. He could at least understand the depth of loss and grief, and how maddening it was to feel helpless in the wake of a love one's death. "You mentioned a message that said those children died. Are you referring to the binary code everyone heard last night?"
He couldn't think of what else it would have been, since he didn't recall hearing anything about it until now.
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Not that he was on the clock as a Hero right now, of course. In fact, given his current mental condition, that was probably for the best. But it was in his better interests to look into any unusual incidents within the institute for possible clues about what was happening. They could also try to prevent more civilian deaths if they found out what caused them (assuming those deaths were real in the first place). Barnaby didn't like the idea of being even partially responsible for casualties he may have had the power to prevent, but didn't, whether out of ignorance or negligence. Neither of those were acceptable excuses, as far as he was concerned.
When Renamon informed him that the latest victims were supposedly children, Barnaby didn't give much of an outward reaction. If Kotetsu had been awake, he likely would have had a strong enough response for the both of them. Perhaps he would have even been a little disappointed by Barnaby's own detached attitude right now. The thought made him ache, but between everything else that happened to him over the past several days, he didn't think he had the emotional capacity to get upset over a stranger's death, particularly if it might not have happened at all.
However, that didn't mean he was okay that the possibility existed, or that it needed to be swept under the rug.
"My condolences to your friend," he quietly said, his expression remaining neutral regardless. Even if Barnaby wasn't sure whether those deaths were a figment of her friend's imagination, that seemed to be the most appropriate response for now. He could at least understand the depth of loss and grief, and how maddening it was to feel helpless in the wake of a love one's death. "You mentioned a message that said those children died. Are you referring to the binary code everyone heard last night?"
He couldn't think of what else it would have been, since he didn't recall hearing anything about it until now.