The main hallways. Good. And the coast seemed to be clear, so far. Link briefly wondered if the new clue would help the situation, or only make it more grim. He would know soon enough.
Zero got Harpuia's look, alright, but he wasn't ready to give any lectures, either. At least, not yet. Their present situation was too messy to be sitting around talking for too long. They just escaped from a monster which could follow them here at any moment, and one of their own was injured. So arming his allies was priority number one; continuing to protect them from further harm was priority number two. Scolding X for being reckless? A little further down the priority list.
But soon...
"I know what you're talking about. The upstairs closet... I found some decent supplies up there before." A metal pipe, for starters, and also a flashlight. There were other things in there, but Zero hadn't had enough time to examine them all before that particular night ended. In any case, it was a good start for these two.
"Then let's go there now. We need to keep moving," he repeated, eying the stairwell across the hall impatiently. "That thing is faster than we are, and we don't need anyone else throwing themselves at it recklessly." ...Okay, so he managed to sneak in an indirect scolding after all, complete with a look briefly shot at X. But no full scoldings yet. The quicker they got to that closet, the better. They didn't need any more injuries.
Though speaking of that... The first aid kit he had in his pocket...wonder if that would help Harpuia's arm any...? (However one would use half of the things that were in it.) But once again, it was something that could be discussed after they got moving. Not before.
Anyone else throwing themselves at it recklessly...ouch. If Zero's words had points at the end, X would have felt them lodge in his stomach and maybe twist a little bit.
...Well. It wasn't as though he didn't deserve it. He'd been more than a little reckless, and...well...
"All right."
X's eyes flicked down to the piece of glass still in his hand, clutched like a lifeline in a vice-grip. He was lucky he didn't cut himself, in hindsight. It glittered dimly in the light, but bits of it had chipped off in the fall, leaving part of it almost serrated in appearance.
It didn't have much use now, but until he found something better, he didn't have much of a choice. Maybe when they reached the closet, he could find something decent to replace it.
Who knew? Maybe along the way, they could find some medical supplies, a lone first aid kit, perhaps.
Glancing at both Zero and Harpuia, he moved away from his guardian, to at least stand up straight on his own. He had a limp and his leg burned, but he could at least try to move. Besides, it was starting to feel a little better, now...
Zero knew the way, then? Harpuia wasn't exactly eager to follow Zero's lead anytime soon, but this was hardly a situation where he could afford to be choosy. This place was big enough that he would likely just end up lost if he tried to find the closet on his own. With that monster out there (and the distinct possibility that there might be even more patients like that roaming the Institute), it made far more sense to shelve his pride.
Harpuia spared a quick, concerned look X's way. He wasn't sure X should be standing on his own, since he seemed to have aggravated his leg injury, but it wasn't like he still needed dragging anywhere. Harpuia decided to let it be, instead cradling his bleeding arm in his free hand.
"Let's go, then. You can lead the way once we're on the second floor," he told Zero, ushering them all onward and upward.
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But soon...
"I know what you're talking about. The upstairs closet... I found some decent supplies up there before." A metal pipe, for starters, and also a flashlight. There were other things in there, but Zero hadn't had enough time to examine them all before that particular night ended. In any case, it was a good start for these two.
"Then let's go there now. We need to keep moving," he repeated, eying the stairwell across the hall impatiently. "That thing is faster than we are, and we don't need anyone else throwing themselves at it recklessly." ...Okay, so he managed to sneak in an indirect scolding after all, complete with a look briefly shot at X. But no full scoldings yet. The quicker they got to that closet, the better. They didn't need any more injuries.
Though speaking of that... The first aid kit he had in his pocket...wonder if that would help Harpuia's arm any...? (However one would use half of the things that were in it.) But once again, it was something that could be discussed after they got moving. Not before.
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...Well. It wasn't as though he didn't deserve it. He'd been more than a little reckless, and...well...
"All right."
X's eyes flicked down to the piece of glass still in his hand, clutched like a lifeline in a vice-grip. He was lucky he didn't cut himself, in hindsight. It glittered dimly in the light, but bits of it had chipped off in the fall, leaving part of it almost serrated in appearance.
It didn't have much use now, but until he found something better, he didn't have much of a choice. Maybe when they reached the closet, he could find something decent to replace it.
Who knew? Maybe along the way, they could find some medical supplies, a lone first aid kit, perhaps.
Glancing at both Zero and Harpuia, he moved away from his guardian, to at least stand up straight on his own. He had a limp and his leg burned, but he could at least try to move. Besides, it was starting to feel a little better, now...
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Harpuia spared a quick, concerned look X's way. He wasn't sure X should be standing on his own, since he seemed to have aggravated his leg injury, but it wasn't like he still needed dragging anywhere. Harpuia decided to let it be, instead cradling his bleeding arm in his free hand.
"Let's go, then. You can lead the way once we're on the second floor," he told Zero, ushering them all onward and upward.
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