Night 66: Main Hallway, 1-West

[dualistic]

[From here.]

That hadn't taken long. So much so that it looked like he was the first person to make it this far. Harvey took a moment to scan the hall with his flashlight, including near the stairs, but he didn't see (or hear) much of anything. It was the sort of thing that set him on edge.

Since he couldn't do much else, he leaned himself against the wall by the stairs and then grabbed for his gun, holding it near his side as he waited. Normally he didn't take the weapon out unless he planned to shoot it, but when there was a possibility that some transformed patient might come barreling down the halls in the next few seconds, he wanted to take precaution.

Hopefully Scott and Sangamon would haul ass over here before all hell started to break loose. If things got too hairy, Harvey was ready to make a run for it on his own. That was the logical thing to do.

[Waiting for S.T.]

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[showmeyourwreath]

What do you know, she was right after all. Her shoulders sagged a little bit and she lowered her flashlight. What a relief that was. "It's nice to meet you, Klavier!" ...In the dead of night, in the middle of a creepy hallway where monsters roamed. Um. "...well, under the circumstances." She gave after a moment, shrugging helplessly. Still, the setting, as she was finding more and more, was far from ideal, but he seemed really nice. Charming.

"To answer your earlier question, this might might be a little strange, but you wouldn't happen to know where I could get good water, would you? I've checked the bathrooms, and that didn't go well at all." To say the least. She wrinkled her nose in distaste. "It's perfectly fine during the day, but not so much, now. I was thinking about heading for the kitchen, maybe the lab again, but if you know anything, it would be appreciated!"

[rocksthecourt]

A random encounter with a sunny little Fräulein was enough to make even the institute's dark and dreary atmosphere seem just a tad brighter. How nice it would be if they could just stand around and play at simple small talk like they hadn't a care in the world. But unfortunately, such a wish could never be. Her inquiry sharply reminded him of that fact... and of the frustrations he had tried to push away. His smile remained in place, but its brightness faded slightly.

"Hmm. I was wondering just that myself, actually. I can assure you that the men's bathroom is no better." He turned away from her for a moment and glanced down the hall, back in the direction of the Medical Wing. "...I'm not sure if anywhere has clean water for certain, unfortunately. But I'd advise against trying the kitchen. In order to get there, you would have to go through the Sun Room. More often than not, it's best to avoid going through there without good reason."

He tilted his head slightly at her, curious. "You went to the labs earlier? Are you certain there were sinks in there?"

It might have seemed like a stupid question, but this place was farce. It wouldn't shock him one way or the other. Half the time, he expected to find some kind of master control room that would make even NASA jealous, where people monitored the patients and documented their every movement. Very little would be surprising anymore.

[showmeyourwreath]

Immediately, Flora wanted to ask what was in the Sun Room at night, but it was enough to know that it was bad, for the time being. She nodded her assent, unsurprised. "That bad, huh."

"Yes, I did. I was thinking of checking the storage room for distilled water, actually. It's a common thing to have in labs, and usually kept in its own containers to keep it free of impurities. I found just about everything else I needed there." Maybe her optimism would be misplaced, it would be just her luck for the one thing she needed to be missing now, but she'd have to check somewhere and going back to the lab again seemed like the logical option at this point.

[rocksthecourt]

Interesting. He had nothing but guesses when it came what sort of things would be considered standard inventory for a laboratory, let alone one in a hospital. So it was curious that she seemed at least somewhat knowledgeable on the subject. He couldn't help but wonder what kinds of things she had "needed" and what she "needed" them for. Did it have anything to do with the search for a cure or was this something else entirely? Either way, his interest had been adequately piqued.

"Well, that certainly sounds more appealing than anything that was coming out of the sinks if I do say so myself," he said with another light laugh. "If you don't mind, might I accompany you up there? I was hoping to find some water myself. And it would be best if neither of us wandered alone out here."

It did sound like a safer alternative to wandering around, lost. Supposedly, she had already been up to these labs tonight as well. If there had been anything dangerous there, he doubted she would have so eagerly returned. And distilled water sounded like a much better thing to use for cleaning a wound than nothing at all.

[showmeyourwreath]

"I don't mind at all. It'd be a lot better this way, I think." She had to admit, having someone with her came as a bit of a relief. It wouldn't have changed her plans, she would still have gone through her plans, but he had a point, one she readily agreed with. It was better not to travel alone. She just hoped nothing happened to either of them.

Flora pointed her flashlight and started walking.

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