Day 65: Intercom, Evening

[damned_intercom]

As some of the clouds from earlier began to clear, the intercom jingle sounded over the intercom once again.

"Hello, patients!" came the Head Doctor's cheery voice. "I hope you're all feeling fresh and clean this evening! To top it all off, we've prepared a scrumptious herb chicken dinner for you to eat before bed. Of course, we have vegetarian options available, so please don't hesitate to ask the nurse if you're interested in that.

Also, since we have the pleasure of welcoming a few new patients into our family, some of you will be receiving new roommates. Let's do our best to give them a nice, big Landel's Institute welcome, shall we?"

The Head Doctor gave a friendly chuckle. "Well, anyway, enjoy your dinner!"

With that, the intercom shut off.

[Note: All dinner threads are posted in response to this entry. Be sure to check the Roommate Assignments if you're not sure what room/roommate your character has! Thanks.]

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[his_legacy]

"I'll be fine. I've traveled alone before." Link gave a reassuring smile. That wasn't entirely true, but Midna hadn't always been able to use her abilities in the world of light. Link had won many battles without her assistance. "And I've faced men much nastier than Lingormr, and I have a decent blade. That's enough for me to get by," he added. That was the complete truth. When Ganondorf faced him in the flesh, it had been no one but Link. The goddesses' power still lived inside him even now. That was enough for him.

And Link was determined to help.

"I just need an idea as to what I'm looking for. I'm not sure how this place performs its procedures.

[lighthearted]

Even if Sora believed everything that Link had to say, that didn't necessarily make him feel any better. He'd been more than capable of handling a fight before arriving in this place, after all, but it had still taken him down a few notches. "It's pretty easy to get ambushed here," he warned Link with a frown. "If you got hurt trying to help me, I wouldn't be able to forgive myself."

That had already almost happened too many times, with people like Rapunzel and Kratos. He really appreciated what they were doing for him, but it hurt at the same time. He was supposed to be the one taking hits for others.

"The kind of stuff you'd need is like... a scalpel, bandages, disinfectant, that sort of thing. If you found a place with supplies, it'd probably just be safest to grab one of everything." Sora thought it over, wondering what he would have grabbed if he'd stumbled across a set of supplies. "Oh! Gloves, too."

[his_legacy]

Link sighed. He knew that he would be the same way if the situation was reversed. There's wasn't much to be done for a kindhearted kid who wanted nothing more than to keep his friends safe.

So the Hylian decided not to even try convincing Sora otherwise, and stood to pull the cloth covering from his pillow. If he was getting one of everything, he would need something to carry it in. He gave Sora a reassuring and confident smile.

"One of everything it is, then." Link honestly didn't know what half of those things were. But he was usually quite good at finding what he was looking for when he didn't even know what it was that he needed. This was just another puzzle, and he wasn't going to solve it without finding the things he needed.

"If... we're going to be doing surgery, it may be best not to eat anything," he added with a touch less lightheartedness in his tone.

[lighthearted]

It looked like the "one of everything" approach was going to work out best in this case, and Sora just hoped that Link would be able to find a room that held supplies in the first place. In the medical wing, though, it couldn't be that hard, so long as there wasn't a special counseling patient hanging out there again.

The problem, though, was that more patients might be turning into monsters tonight, which could crowd the halls further. Sora felt his blood go cold at the thought, but he wasn't about to turn away from the reality either.

When Link made a suggestion, Sora glanced over and nodded. "Yeah, you're right, I won't. I... don't have much of an appetite lately, anyway." The lack of food was going to get to him eventually, but he could hold out for a little longer, right? Especially if he went with Link's suggestion and stayed in tonight. For now, Sora fell back onto his bed to lay down, sighing as he felt some relief in his abdomen as a result.

[his_legacy]

Link nodded. Now all he had to do was wait for the doors to unlock. Setting the makeshift bag next to his knife, the Hylian rolled his shoulders and neck, loosening the muscles.

He just needed to get back into the groove of things. Link had thought he would be able to relax now that Hyrule was safe, but he had a new mission now.

"I'll get there and back as quickly as I can," Link said quietly as Sora lay down. For now, his roommate needed to rest.

It was going to be a long night.