Day 66: Breakfast

[nobleman]

What Guy had seen on that scan resulted in some mixed feelings. While he had expected to find something in Claude, seeing how he was sick, it hadn't been quite the same as what they'd seen when they had scanned that other ill patient two nights ago. What did that mean? It was possible that the shape of it just looked different because of where it was in Claude's stomach, but Guy couldn't help but feel that there was a deeper meaning to it.

Yet another thing that he didn't understand, then. With a sigh, he got himself up out of bed and went searching immediately for the single leaf that he'd taken from the X-ray room last night. It was stored carefully in his possessions box, which meant that he didn't have to worry too much about that.

While he wanted to quickly sketch the leaf's general shape to post on the bulletin, Guy wasn't given that chance, as his nurse showed up before he could even grab for his journal. He had to relent and let her lead him to the cafeteria for breakfast. While Guy considered stopping by the bulletin to leave a note, that could wait until after he ate. He suspected that Anise or Luke would try to find him as soon as possible to tell him about their findings, so leaving a note for them would be redundant.

He did need to ask about the clue from last night and see if anyone else had further insight on it, but that might be something Claude wanted to do, seeing how he had a better idea of who that baptist was and what it all might signify.

After collecting a small amount of food onto a plate, Guy took a seat near the cafeteria's entrance, keeping an eye out for any of his friends so he could flag them down as they walked in.

[For Anise and Claude.]

Comments

[idolism]

Another one, huh.

After so long in the Institute, Aidou had almost stopped being surprised at finding himself surrounded by weirdos and creatures that had no right existing. It was an aspect of prison life that one had to get used to. Considering his own disposition, he didn't think the claim was crazy--merely regrettable in the sense that there was yet another person who professed to be more than they seemed.

"A machine," he repeated dully. "How many of there are you? You must be in the same club as Aigis, I suppose."

[maverickhunterx]

"Aigis?"

X had never heard that name before. There were others like him, Zero, and Harpuia in this place? Logically, that would make sense; why would Landel only take them? Surely he would have taken others to this...this...

House of Horrors, he supposed.

"I've never heard that name. Other than myself, the only...ex-machines, I guess you can say, that I know here are Harpuia and Zero."

X paused a moment, tapping his chin as he spread his journal and its contents in front of him.

"Then again, I haven't been here very long. Only two days."

[idolism]

"Ex-machines, that's a good way to put it," the noble commented. Since the spluttering and choking seemed to have stopped, he felt safer sitting back in his chair, an arm hooked over the back.

That supposedly there were other vampires afoot besides just him wasn't as bizarre a thought as the hospital filling up with sentient machines. Vampires were real. They were part of the natural order. They belonged. Talking androids and other science fiction nonsense, on the other hand, strictly belonged to the realm of the fantastical. Or they should have.

Although Aidou had seen Aigis' abilities for himself, her status as a robot remained difficult to accept; when it came to others besides her, it was easier just to shrug their claims off.

Ignorance was bliss.

"Well, I've never heard those names, either. Jeez, so many of you... What's Landel doing, enforcing a new policy where all the new prisoners he kidnaps must be robot people?" His tone was wry, and not a little disbelieving. What a thought. "Mm. Well. I'm sure the four of you would get along splendidly."