NIGHT 65: M-A BLOCK HALLWAY

[his_legacy]

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Link rounded the corner without slowing down to even look over his shoulder. He wanted to get to the medical wing first and get out of there before there was any potential chaos. It was a good thing Sora had shown him the way last night.

The Hylian rounded the corner into the larger hallways.

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[his_legacy]

Link, thankfully, had the self control not to roll his eyes. Of course people had tried to constrain themselves!

"They're turning into monsters. More powerful than whatever weak bonds we could forge in time. The madman was... cryptic in his messages. We did not know of what would happen this night specifically before it was too late." There was no sign of his slight irritation in his tone.

Link eased, though, with the older man's next comment.

"I know. It's already becoming a mess. We don't even know if those infected will be able to return to themselves..."

[longlivetheking]

"Well," Scar remarked, "You had given me the impression that this had been going on for a while..."

One would think there would have been enough time for the proper preparations, but apparently people were too busy chasing down that dubious cure. He supposed he had given those hairless monkeys a little too much credit -- he'd really ought to stop doing that. In any case, it was too late for any of that.

"But I suppose it can no longer be helped," he said before dropping the subject and moved on to the boy's next comment. "Unfortunately, I doubt the dear head doctor would volunteer such information. He would be too busy enjoying himself with our inevitable misery, I'm sure."

To say that Scar was displeased with having landed in such a mess would be quite an understatement. He should have expected no less from the sadistic fool, however. In the mean time, Scar tried not to think about where he possibly could have been for some unspecified length of time.

Nonetheless, he still needed that weapon, and though their little chat was interesting enough, the remainder was perhaps best saved for daytime. "So, what did you intend to do now?"

[his_legacy]

"Well, yes, but... Never mind." There was no sense in trying to make someone who had only just woken up in the middle of this mess understand. One really couldn't, without having been here for it all.

Then again, had Link not woken up only last night? Well, then, Sora was simply better at explaining than he was, clearly.

"I had initially intended on spending the night simply patrolling the hallways- Making sure no one is killed." He paused. "You're welcome to come, though the idea of a fight may not be the best without a weapon."

[longlivetheking]

"I see," he answered, making sure he sounded thoughtful enough. How noble this fellow was proving to be. Fortunately, Scar was more than capable of seeing this wonderful little opportunity presenting itself. Now, it would be a waste not to do something with it.

And, perhaps, the boy would prove to be even more useful if he managed to stay on his relative good side.

"Going anywhere without a means to defend yourself is a rather bad idea in this place, I'm afraid. I was hoping to remedy just that tonight," Scar said, "There should be available options on the second floor if I'm not mistaken. However, it's rather dangerous to go alone -- even more so now..."

He trailed off at that, hoping the boy would make a certain offer. Making sure no one would be killed, was it? Was he not but a defenseless person that required such protection as well?

[his_legacy]

Link nodded.

"Then I will come with you. Once you're armed, we can discuss what to do from there." He wasn't about to let somebody go off on their own unarmed. The man didn't even have a flashlight he could use to beat down monsters, with.

Taking a look around the second floor sounded like a good idea, anyway. Link hadn't seen much of the building, yet.

"I would prefer we moved quickly, though."

[longlivetheking]

Ah, there it was. Scar inwardly smirked in triumph, but outwardly he offered a smile. "That would certainly be appreciated."

It would seem his new-found meat shield was not as dimwitted as some others, which was a relief in a sense. "Of course," he agreed. Who knew how much time they had left after their little chat, after all?

"Let us be on our way, then."

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