Day 66: Sun Room (4th shift)

[gald_digger]

Anise was glad that Barnaby had gotten back to her. Now she could meet him and hopefully learn something about the weird illness they had.

She didn’t want to look like a mess in front of the man, though, so she first made a stop in the washroom by the Sun Room to clean herself up a bit. She washed her hands and face, and fixed her pigtails, which had been looking a bit messy. There was no hiding the large rash that covered her hand and arm, even with a long-sleeved shirt, but she made herself look as presentable as possible.

With that finished, she returned to the Sun Room and stood where she was sure she’d be seen. Once she met up with Barnaby, they could probably take off to a more secluded part of the room for their talk. As cheerful and pleasant as she had been on the bulletin, this probably wasn’t going to be a very fun conversation.

[for Barnaby!]

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[unpriest]

Seishin was content with staying in the Sun room for now. He had never been any good at most games, so it was probably best that he didn't bother with them.

He paused at the bulletin board, glossing over the newly added messages. Someone had already died as a result of the illness, it would seem. Was Landel-san getting his way, then? He could only hope the death count wouldn't rise any further, but it seemed inevitable...

It was before long when he walked over to a secluded seat in the corner.

[Free!]

[asteroidbelt]

The Game Room sounded...uninteresting. He'd already peeked in there, anyway, and if it were up to him, Ryusei would rather be in the Library. The nurse apparently either expected him to go to the Game Room himself, or she'd forgotten to come. Ryusei had gotten up and was halfway there when he noticed that not everyone in the Sun Room was getting up.

Well, then. His strict nurse wouldn't do anything but yell at him, right? That settled, Ryusei headed to a corner. Now how had Nakatsukasa approached before? "Uh, hello. Mind a little company?"

[unpriest]

Seishin had been too lost in thought to notice a stranger approach, so he couldn't help but to be a little startled when someone spoke up. He blinked, looked up in mild surprise before regaining his composure.

He should have expected for someone to approach him, after all.

"Ah-- No, I don't mind," he offered, a polite smile forming on his lips.

[asteroidbelt]

"Thanks. Sorry for startling you." He took a seat.

Nakatsukasa hadn't answered his question about the Sun Room after all, but with the way she had reacted, Ryusei wasn't sure he wanted to hear her answer. He didn't know what had been wrong with the way he had phrased the question, anyway. Generic topics, then?

"Have you been here long?" Hopefully it wasn't an incensing question; Ryusei was not having a good track record with those. "How is it so far?"

[unpriest]

Seishin shook his head, indicating that he was not particularly bothered by being startled. "A little over a week," he answered to the question.

The second question made the former priest pause, however. It was not a strange question on itself; at least, not for someone who was new here. "It's--"

He trailed off, uncertain how to continue for a moment. It was probably best to eliminate any misunderstandings, he supposed. "Pardon me, but you have not been here very long, have you?"

[asteroidbelt]

What mistake was Ryusei making?! There were no common threads in his exchanges beyond the niceties that Ryusei could see; maybe he should comment on the wallpaper next time, but he wouldn't know if that was a lie by the nurses, too. Maybe his mistake had been trying to reason at all, but his nurses seemed to want the residents to socialize, so he had to—

"—Is that a problem?" Ryusei responded, the wavery smile from before making a small reappearance as he folded his hands in his lap. "I got that question a lot today," he added. He leaned in conspiratorially. "Is there something I should know...?"

[unpriest]

Well, that confirmed Seishin's suspicions. This stranger was the second one he had met today, wasn't he? How many people did Landel-san drag into his cage on a daily basis?

At the young man's wavering smile, Seishin tried offering a reassuring one of his own. He could hardly blame a new arrival for his ignorance, after all.

"Then, I take it no one has told you about this place yet?" he asked. That would be...problematic after sunset, and he had to wonder why no one had. "I don't mind informing you, but you might not even believe me..."