Day 63: Bus 3 (Evening)

[lighthearted]

Sora had to admit, that soup had definitely hit the spot even if he'd had to force the first few bites down. His stomach was full and warm and while the fever was definitely still there, it felt more manageable now that he had some fuel in his system. It was too bad he couldn't carry a water bottle around or something, since that would have also been a help with cooling him down.

Then again, the wind seemed to be doing a fine job of that on its own. A nurse made sure to walk with him as they moved back toward the buses, doing her best to shield him from the wind with her body. It was something that Sora actually appreciated; she didn't have to do that, after all, and with how weak he felt right now fighting the wind was pretty tough.

Still, they made it back safe and sound, and Sora boarded the bus, realizing at a delay that he hadn't even bought anything on the trip. It was a waste, but he wasn't going to dwell on it too much. He already had enough on his mind as it was. Like the fact that he hadn't seen Riku and Kairi all day and couldn't have told them about his illness even if he wanted to. He'd at least had the chance to make plans with Tsubaki, but still, where were his friends? If there was a time when they should have been around, it was now.

Sora leaned against the window, keeping an eye on the other patients that were approaching. He wiped his hand over his forehead and found that it was still covered with a thin sheen of sweat. Not much he could do about that unless he found some medicine or Dr. Facilier worked out a cure. One step at a time, right? He could beat this.

[For Albedo and Nigredo.]

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[damned_nurses]

Although quick on her feet and well-trained for such scenarios, the nurse did not expect the punch. An overwhelming force connected with her stomach, sending her stumbling back into the railing and onto the floor. She gasped and winced at the resulting pain, but the woman still reacted with excellent precision. A hand shot up, waving to call for nearby assistance. The gesture summoned an orderly from the back of the vehicle, who gave up his attempts to pacify the lackluster noise and made his way toward the front.

Another patient, however, reached the problematic patient first and was already in the process of restraining Mr. Davidson. Here, both the nurse and the orderly took pause. Though appreciated, the assistance would prove more troublesome than helpful. It kept the orderly from properly subduing the out-of-control patient while exposing the well-intentioned patient to harm. Though she could not speak at the moment, the nurse frantically signaled for the female to take her seat.

On the other hand, the orderly was in a relatively focused state. Rather than yelling at the woman for her proximity, he took another route. "Miss, if you'll move to the side, I can takeover from here," he called.

[heroesdontshave]

Snow had been expecting that hit to knock the woman out or else make her drop to the floor in a curled ball, out of the way. The fact that she was still on her feet was pretty impressive, he had to admit. It made him feel a little less bad about having to hit her if they were a little closer to equal footing. Maybe he should've expected it since the staff here tended to be a lot stronger than they looked. And maybe he shouldn't hold back any, either.

Despite her immediate gesture, he didn't pay any attention to what might be behind him. It wasn't important. All that was important was barreling through whatever was standing in his way and taking control of this thing so they could get the hell out of here. But before he could even attempt a second hit, someone suddenly grabbed him from behind, an arm slipping around his neck in a choke hold that had him craning backward just a little bit. He was able to turn just enough to see who it was though. It wasn't another nurse or one of the guys either. It was... some girl. One of the other people trapped here. And she was... attacking him?!

"The hell are you doing?!" he managed to yell out, a mix of confused and completely outraged. The nurse and the other guy and pretty much everyone and everything else was completely forgotten. What. The. Hell?! Did she not understand what was going on?! Why was she helping them?! Was she... on their side?!

Honestly, he had absolutely no interest in fighting any of the other "patients." They were all on equal footing and shouldn't be fighting amongst each other to begin with. But whether she was a real "patient" or not was questionable at the moment. That and... well, the confusion and adrenaline of the whole thing meant he couldn't think much anyway. He was only reacting. And right then the only thing he could think to do was thrash. And thrash wildly, at that. He used his body weight to twist and flail like a tantruming kid to try and throw the woman off and let him go!

If it didn't work, he'd probably start throwing himself around like a bull and a rider, against the sides of seats and whoever or whatever might be there.

[ichangedforgood]

Admittedly she hadn't expected him to be THAT strong - enough to swing her around like that. Did he have an Ability too? Still, she held on tight as possible and realized he was trying to rotate too, such that her feet would not only go into the air but might even hit the driver's seat. She focused on her timing and managed to push off of the seat-back, while holding onto Snow, so that both of them went tumbling down to the ground.

Satisfied, she stood up and off of him while the nurses took over, even with the bus rocking violently. Before she could stand up fully, however, she realized that something had happened - she turned to the driver and he was whipping the wheel back and forth.

He's lost control! "Everyone brace-"

Then came the impact, which sent Robin falling backwards through the aisle and into one of the nurses.