Day 64: Intercom, Evening

[damned_intercom]

When the cheery jingle sounded over the speakers, the Head Doctor could be heard humming a song that suspiciously sounded like pieces of "Superstar" from today's movie. Then, as if realizing people were listening, he abruptly cleared his throat.

"Good evening, patients!" he greeted after a quick recovery. "I do hope everyone had a pleasant day. And what better way to end things than with a scrumptious steak dinner? We'll be including fries on the side, as well as offering our usual assortment of water, milk, and juices. Of course, we also carry vegetarian options for those of you who don't eat meat. Enjoy!"

The intercom turned off, leaving the nurses to escort patients to their rooms.

((Please make all dinner threads under this post with your character's room number in the subject line. For updated roommate assignments, refer to the latest Lounge Post. Thanks!))

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F9

[survives]

Strange as it was, reaching her room that evening was almost a relief. It wasn't just that they'd never even reached them the night before, though that definitely played a part in it. Not having to end her day running for her life could lift anyone's mood, after all. But the fatigue that had taken hold of her had only worsened during the day, to the point where Leanne could think of nothing more appealing than crawling between the sheets for a good night's sleep.

Which was exactly what she couldn't let herself do. No matter how tired she found herself, their daily freedom was something she couldn't let herself miss, not for anything else. Throwing away an opportunity just because she was tired? No, she wouldn't, couldn't, let herself to that. She'd taken a short nap after the movie and that would have to do for now. She refused to let this sickness, whatever it was, take her out.

Settling herself on the desk, Leanne found herself staring at her plate more than eating from it. Food didn't look very appealing either...

Re: F9

[madeinthehrl]

Soma didn't usually speak to her nurse at all, but tonight she didn't even favor the woman with a nod as she left. The day had been mentally and emotionally exhausting, and both had only served to make her feel worse. It wasn't even a matter of pride anymore; she knew she wasn't fit to fight tonight, and she'd only be a liability to any team she joined.

Dropping into her chair, she glanced across the room at Leanne, who didn't look much better.

"You too," she said, more of a statement than a question. "They have to be doing this on purpose."

[survives]

It wasn't until Soma sat on her own chair that Leanne looked up, more at the sound of her voice than at having heard her come in. That wasn't good. Was she really so out of it that she hadn't heard her or her nurse come in? Distraction like that could be fatal when facing monsters, she couldn't let it continue.

Come on, Leanne, get it together.

"Yeah, you too," she echoed, one look at her roommate all it took to realize she was in a similar state. Offering Soma a small smile, she could only hope it didn't look as strained as it felt. "There's no way they're not behind this. That guy just sounds so smug every time he talks about it."