Day 63: Bus 2 (Evening)

[dualistic]

After finishing up his purchase and parting ways with Klavier, Harvey quickly realized that the wind was even worse now than it had been earlier in the day. The nurses even seemed hurried by it this time, probably because they were trying to make sure that every last patient was rounded up. The thought had never occurred to him, but had anyone ever tried to stay behind by hiding somewhere? Would that actually work? And would it be of any benefit? In the end, it would just get you stuck in a town filled with hungry zombies, so... maybe that was why he'd never heard of someone trying it before.

He headed back to the bus at a quick pace, his batteries in one hand and the other shielding his face from the wind as much as possible. While going back to that institute was depressing for any number of reasons, the thought of being able to sit in that warm bus, protected from the wind, didn't seem so bad.

The headlights made it easy to find the vehicles and Harvey let the nurses search him before quickly jumping on. So, his trip had earned him beer and batteries. What else could a guy really ask for? Except for maybe some more ammo for his gun, but he knew that was a pipe dream. Breaking into the sheriff's office during the day was probably impossible, and it would just land him into a world of trouble he he didn't want to deal with.

Harvey settled back into a seat, his gaze fixing on the sky as he watched the sun dip further and further down. He was hoping they made it back to the institute without any trouble this time. The last trip had been fine, but he wouldn't be surprised if Landel made a point to switch it up just to mess with them.

[For Allelujah.]

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[sixth_attack]

Whew. Sechs hadn't accidentally squashed Aigis to death there then! Still, her response was disheartening to him. She was always the articulate one while he was the one who usually responded with wordless grunts. When she did speak, her answer was didn't help much either.

"Uh..." Sechs' role to be the grunter of the conversation kicked in as he slumped into his seat. He was at a loss over what to say and nearly fell into an unreachable silence. Yet the movement of Aigis' gloved hands gripping into her knees caught his attention. She wasn't hiding something like he was too, was she...? Oh no...

"You.. You sure...?"

[no_dont_go]

Aigis kept silent for a moment, unsure if she could confide in her friend. She had kept mostly quiet about her infection in order not to startle anyone. And also to keep anyone who might feel particularly strong about the subject from overreacting to it. But she could trust Sechs, if no one else. Rei and Utena were one matter. But Sechs was different. Like Aidou, Aigis had a special relationship with him, though in a completely different way. He really was like a brother, being both an android and a battle droid like herself.

She sighed, pulling back and setting her gaze on the trees starting to slowly inch by as the bus started up. ".... No."

Aigis knew she could just show Sechs, but she didn't want to take off her gloves. They were just a pseudo-barrier, but that was enough to make her situation less depressing. "I have been infected, it seems."