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.]

Comments

Sorry I'm so late!

[maverickhunterx]

"I'm really all right, please. I can step in on my own--"

"No, Alex. I insist, let me help you--"

"I'm okay, really. I've handled worse, and you probably have other things you need to do...I can take it from here."

"Alex--"

The door swung open, and X limped inside, waving a pleasant but firm goodnight to his nurse through the crack in the door before closing it behind him. He'd had enough on his mind to last a thousand lifetimes; the feeling of dull pain in his leg and hand, and being able to walk and muscle through it kept his mind alert, focused on what was around him rather than what was on the inside. It kept him from losing himself in his thoughts...

...Thoughts which at the moment, he didn't really want to get into, thank you. He'd had enough for one day.

The scents of food wafting inside caught X's attention almost immediately, though not as quickly as the other person in the room with him.

A roommate...?

More like a fellow prisoner.

Noting the plate of food sitting on his desk, X hobbled to it, his stomach growling and his mind weary.

"You're staying in this room, too?"

Ahhhh, sitting down felt good after all that walking! Maybe he should have used the wheelchair, after all. He leaned back in his seat with a sigh.

I'm late as well! ^^; We can be late together!

[awokentospring]

Lee turned sharply away from the closet he had been sifting through when the door opened, doing his best to look nonchalant. So far, he had found an interesting assortment of bits and parts, ranging from a flashlight to wire clothes hangers. Nothing really useful on its own beyond that, but potentially helpful in the long run, if he ended up trapped here for some reason. But that was absurd. No place could hold a Konoha shinobi long. Least of all a prison masquerading as a mental institute.

Luckily, the nurse didn't stay long, though she seemed to be having trouble shaking off his new roommate. Poor fellow. Lee could tell by the way the man moved that he was injured, but Lee didn't offer immediate assistance. A man had his pride and Lee wouldn't bruise it unless he seemed determined to hurt himself by moving overly much. It seemed he had the right idea in sitting down.

Lee moved to sit in the seat at his own desk, putting on a smile of welcome. "Evening, sir! Yes, it seems I am assigned here as well!" Lee gave a short nod of his head. "I am Rock Lee! May I ask your name?"


((ooc: Wanna just get intros out of the way? If we don't end up posting much beyond this, it's okay since it's already NS. :3))

Sounds good to me \o\

[maverickhunterx]

X laughed. At least his roommate was pleasant; though he couldn't help but feel that stab of disappointment that it wasn't someone he knew.

Well, considering Landel, if what Zero had said about him had held weight, it would have been far too convenient for patients who were close to each other interacting for an extended period of time.

X mentally shook it off.

"Good evening to you, too."

Rock Lee...

An interesting name for a human; though he supposed that as far as names went, his wasn't much better.

Pushing the pain out to the back of his mind, X stood, holding out his hand for the man to shake.

"I'm X, Mr. Lee; it's a pleasure to meet you."


((OOC: XD That's fine!))

/o/ Excellent!

[awokentospring]

"X-san? The pleasure is mine!" Lee could very well say that the man had a strange name, but he never judged anyone if he could help it. The other seemed pleasant enough, and Lee was certainly glad to be sharing his living quarters with a friendly person.

From the way the nurse had been talking with him, Lee thought that perhaps X was new too, but he figured asking might be a good step into small talk. "I arrived only this morning. Have you been around long, X-san?"