Night 63: Bus 1

[age_of_kings]

By the time the darkness fell and the strange fluxing of air swept across the buses, Tolten still wasn't certain what was going on. Only that there was some problem with the final bus, and that they had been waiting to resume.

Of course now it was very certain that there would be no return trip tonight. Whatever the implications of that were, the young king had no idea. Nor did he spare a thought to it. Rather he found himself lurching to his feet and losing his lunch in the empty seat space behind him.

It was the only reaction his body could offer to what he saw unfold before his eyes, a twisted carnival show of gore and depravity the likes of which he had never imagined. Even the creatures in the sewers were less violent and torturous than this!

He knew he didn't have time for pity or wonderment as to whether or not the staff was always like that, under the surface, but his mind was slow to follow. He could only stare, shaking, his mind buzzing with fear and disgust and sorrow.

This was simply wrong!

[For Locke!]

Comments

[nobleman]

It was clear to see that Anise had been shaken by what had happened to the nurses, but now wasn't the time to talk about it. There was no saying that she was going to end up changing like that, although any possibility was still pretty horrible. But right now the main concern was just staying alive.

Still, Anise was trained for this sort of situation, and she quickly refocused her attention and even found a viable exit for them. Guy took note of the emergency door, relieved to see that the bus was well-designed if nothing else.

He rushed to the back ahead of Anise, grabbing for the door before it shut again and holding it open for her. She was going to have to squeeze past him, so Guy did his best to push his body as far back against the wall of the bus to make sure that they didn't touch. "Go!" he yelled to her, wanting to make sure that she deboarded safely before he followed.

[gald_digger]

They had to run. Anise couldn't let anything take priority over that. She snatched up the shopping bag she'd left on the floor and hurried after Guy.

Ever the gentlemen, even in a high-pressure situation like this, he'd stopped to let her escape first. There wasn't any time to argue, comment, or even thank him; any seconds wasted meant giving the nurses time to gain on them. With just a quick nod, Anise ran past her friend and jumped out of the vehicle.

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