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damned_institute2012-07-23 08:48 am
- aidou,
- albedo,
- byrne,
- claude,
- doctor facilier,
- edgar,
- gabriel,
- guy,
- klavier,
- l,
- nina,
- rock lee,
- scar,
- scott pilgrim,
- seishin,
- skulduggery,
- the doctor,
- the once-ler,
- the scarecrow,
- tolten,
- tsurugi,
- two-face,
- zero
Day 65: Sun Room
His nurse had whisked him away from breakfast as soon as the intercom’s voice faded. Surprisingly, she didn’t take him to the shower rooms, instead bringing him to the Sun Room (as she called it), explaining that since this was his first day he would be allowed to skip the showers. Besides, it would be good to let his injuries heal a little more.
He’d passed through this room on the way to breakfast, but hadn’t really paid much attention to it the first time. Now that he was standing here, the Once-ler understood why it was called the Sun Room.
Despite the fact that it was cloudy outside, there was still far more natural light coming in through the ceiling windows than he had seen in a long time. The Once-ler stood still for a few moments, simply staring up. It seemed almost like a dream, really. The valley never got brighter than twilight, even at noon. There was too much smog in the air to let any more light through.
After a few minutes, he shook his head. Anybody who saw him just standing in the middle of the room would probably have questions about it, and he did not relish the thought of explaining himself to a stranger. He glanced around the room itself, spotting the bulletin board Soma had talked about during breakfast. The Once-ler decided that was a good place to start, and hobbled on over to get a closer look.
[For Nina, I believe?]
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As Claude stepped out into the Sun Room, he wondered if he'd done a thorough enough job of drying his hair off. He could feel a couple of water droplets falling onto his shoulder as he scanned the room looking for any familiar faces.
Then, he caught sight of Guy standing near the bathroom. Better yet, he was all alone, which meant Claude could approach him without interrupting anything. Without a second thought, he turned toward him and hurried over to his friend.
"Um, hey," he greeted, trying his best to mask the anxiety in his voice. Still, he imagined Guy had hung around him enough to tell just by the uncertain way that he was carrying himself that things weren't exactly okay.
His eyebrows suddenly raised, as if something had just occurred to him. "Were you waiting for me?" he asked.
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Claude wandered over as if it was natural, and in a way it was by now. Of course, the situation they were in now was unprecedented, and Guy only hoped that he could be there for his friend at this crucial time.
"Well, I figured we probably needed to talk," he said in response to Claude's question. Though as he glanced around the room and saw more patients filtering out of the shower area, he realized that it wasn't going to get any more private here. "But did you want to move somewhere quieter, maybe?" They had all sorts of options open to them, even if they didn't make use of it most of the time. Now seemed like the perfect opportunity.
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"Yeah," he agreed after a brief pause. Claude suspected they both had been granted the privilege of walking around the building during the day. Though he didn't think he'd use it that much (it wasn't like that many other people could do the same), now was a good time to get away from too many prying ears.
Glancing up toward the railing overlooking them, he added, "How about upstairs?"
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"Works for me," he said after a pause, smiling at Claude briefly before he approached a nurse and explained the situation. Once she cleared them to leave the Sun Room, they were escorted to the stairs and led up.
[To here.]