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

[complicatedliar]

Loki's mouth twisted into a crooked smile. "I thank you. It was not an experience I wish to repeat."

"We know not if the sickness is ultimately fatal, though the implication is that it turns those infected into monsters. So perhaps in that case, death would be a mercy. Those afflicted are fatigued, nauseous at times, I think... most visibly they have a rash upon one of their hands."

He laughed softly. "If the cruel get their comeuppance in the end, you must life in a far more just universe than I can imagine."

Loki idly traced a little pattern on the tabletop with one finger. "Most would have to deal with manipulating time itself, though I am aware of spells that can take a spirit from what realm it retreats to upon death. For those, constructing a body for it to inhabit is really the simplest part."

[showmeyourwreath]

Lingormr seemed to have experiences that made him think otherwise. She didn't want to tell him he was wrong, and she didn't think he was, really. It was just too bad, she guessed. "Well, I like to think that the universe is a pretty just place. It might be very difficult and take a very long time, but things will always turn out alright, in the end. You can't completely destroy evil but as long as there are people to fight for what's right, it won't be around forever, and you can overcome it."


Flora leaned forward in her seat rested her chin on laced fingers, very much interested. "You're a wizard?" So did she end up in the magical dimension, after all? How strange. This building looked more like something she'd see on Earth, but she's hardly been everywhere in the universe. Maybe it was possible for there to be some quiet place with retro architecture out there, somewhere. The only other explanation she could think of was there being another wizard on Earth that was kidnapping people for some reason, but they'd have felt him, wouldn't they?

She followed his fingers on the table for a few moments before breaking way to look down at her food, considering the magic in question, quietly. This wasn't Flora's first brush with time magic, but it was fascinating just the same. "Something like reversing the effects of event on someone?" she guessed. Could you really do that when the event was death, though?

[complicatedliar]

No, the universe was not a just place. Not at all. But Loki didn't think this was a good argument to have, not when he was still operating under an assumed identity and working to maintain allies within the prisoner population. He smiled wryly. "One might hope."

He nodded. "Though I prefer the term magician. Though to the more... modern prisoners, that apparently conjures images of birthday parties. I'm uncertain why."

Loki shrugged. "I mean making it so the event never happened to begin with. Tricky."

[showmeyourwreath]

Flora looked positively baffled. "That's really strange. I mean, I've seen displays of magic at parties and other events, but I'm not sure why anyone would get that idea." she tapped her lip thoughtfully. "Maybe where they come from, their magicians specialize in entertaining?" That sort of made sense. "The people of a lot of worlds have something that only they can do and they often pride themselves on it, but it still doesn't explain why anyone would jump that that." Unless.... "Where are you from, Lingormr, if you don't mind my asking?"

"Is that really possible? I've don't think I've heard of going that far." Flora could see into the past, she even knew of ways to reverse time on people, but rolling back time itself? That was a new one. Colour her very interested. "That does sound very tricky."