For now was an interesting addendum, but then again, it wasn't as if Aidou hadn't made it clear that his need for nourishment was an ongoing handicap in the Institute. How long did the vampire go between meals, Sasuke wondered, and how much did the Institute test his limits? Landel had made no such tests of sheer endurance with Sasuke --
But the Institute had tested him in other ways, and he still had no idea what to make of the score. If he thought about it ... if he thought about it, there was a dangerous edge of darkness that he couldn't afford here, cramped and claustrophobic and reminiscent of a time he didn't remember clearly enough to recall how he'd survived.
The only thing to do was put one foot in front of the other and claw towards strength and vengeance, the promises he'd made his blood and the ones that were bound up in his alliance with Aidou, now the oldest here. Retribution was to be had; in the meantime, there was this complication of bonds and debts owed that Sasuke had no time to consider.
For this particular moment -- this step forward -- he could pull his wrist back to himself and watch as the red in Aidou's eyes faded. That in itself was a strange tie, blood in the eyes, but Sasuke merely followed the nod of acknowledgement by retrieving his sword from the bed and striding to the door.
"Have you spoken to her since yesterday?" He asked, pulling the door open and stepping out to turn in the direction of the other cell blocks. "She seemed cogent during the day shift."
forgot to mention they were in M58 before AND NOW THEY ARE NOT.
But the Institute had tested him in other ways, and he still had no idea what to make of the score. If he thought about it ... if he thought about it, there was a dangerous edge of darkness that he couldn't afford here, cramped and claustrophobic and reminiscent of a time he didn't remember clearly enough to recall how he'd survived.
The only thing to do was put one foot in front of the other and claw towards strength and vengeance, the promises he'd made his blood and the ones that were bound up in his alliance with Aidou, now the oldest here. Retribution was to be had; in the meantime, there was this complication of bonds and debts owed that Sasuke had no time to consider.
For this particular moment -- this step forward -- he could pull his wrist back to himself and watch as the red in Aidou's eyes faded. That in itself was a strange tie, blood in the eyes, but Sasuke merely followed the nod of acknowledgement by retrieving his sword from the bed and striding to the door.
"Have you spoken to her since yesterday?" He asked, pulling the door open and stepping out to turn in the direction of the other cell blocks. "She seemed cogent during the day shift."