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damned_institute2013-01-24 09:56 pm
armoredsoul) wrote in damned_institute2013-01-24 09:56 pm
armoredsoul) wrote in damned_institute2013-01-24 09:56 pm
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"It isn't that. I'm just not certain where to start looking, I suppose," he admitted, glancing at the floor then back down the hall. But if this other patient was still looking for the same thing, there was some chance they could narrow their search.
"I'm Miketsukami Soushi. If it's to our mutual interest, perhaps we might seek it out together? I've heard it's quite dangerous to explore on one's own."
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'Heard' it might dangerous, Miketsukami had said. Might be more dangerous to stay in the rooms, but there was nothing they could do, it seemed, to stop from being taken.
Never mind that. The weirdo on the intercom had mentioned something about friends, hadn't he? Traveling with someone else as a precaution might not be a bad idea, seeing as the weirdo had also mentioned the patient numbers dropping. That wasn't necessarily sinister, as it meant patients were presumably being released. But Ryusei didn't like the vagueness. And there was no reason to taunt them about it, either, unless he really did mean it threateningly.
There was the possibility that Ryusei was remembering wrong. He'd only been half-listening, and he had to admit that he'd been preinclined to think poorly of whoever ran the place. But he only thought that because the asylum's normal operation (or what he assumed was normal operation) was baffling to him.
"How much ground have you covered? I... got stuck, yesterday." As good an explanation for what happened last night. The intercom guy had used the word 'portals.' That had been true, hadn't it? But he hadn't seen Ryuugamine all day, either. He hadn't been paying much attention, though, so that might not mean that Ryusei had been imagining things last night. "Do you know the dimensions of this building?"
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"I'm afraid last night was my first attempt at exploration. I went through several rooms, but because of the confusion I can't be certain as to their location within the building. I have not yet determined the dimensions of this building, I'm sorry," he replied, hoping that Sakuta might have a bit more experience than he in this place. If not, he would go alone, of course, but Soushi wasn't above trying to make his work a bit easier.
"I thought the second floor might be a good place to start, as it sounds like this level is primarily for medical treatments and housing its patients."
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This hall was a lot longer. Much longer than the others, where the doors were so close to one another. That meant there were more people in there, too. More people, a lot of shadows, and a memory of shadowy vines snapping toward him.
Gabe's step faltered, his voice wavered, but then he forced himself onward, his whole body shaking. The first time someone hurried past Gabe couldn't help but shrink against the wall, his heart suddenly leaping to his throat. It felt like the fear was rattling all in his body, making his gut clench and roll, his limbs rubbery with the exertion he hadn't actually performed.
It took a few moments before he could move again, lifting his eyes to focus upon a light in the distance, down the hall. "Actiones nostras, quaesumus Domine, aspirando praeveni et adiuvando prosequere: ut cuncta nosta oratio et operatio a te semper incipiat et per ta coepta finiatur--"*
He was so focussed that when he came upon the pair speaking in the hallway he was almost startled by his arrival to them, cutting off with a slight gasp. For a moment the Archangel was almost disorientated, his face pale, the fear written large on it; then he managed a wobbly smile as his mind processed what he'd overheard as he came nearer.
"Hello. Looking for something?"
[*Go before us, O Lord, we beseech Thee, in all our doings with Thy gracious inspiration, and further us with Thy continual help, that every prayer and work of ours may begin from Thee, and by Thee be duly ended.]
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In any case, there was only the far side of the Sun Room that Ryusei hadn't yet seen on this floor. No, more appropriate to say that he hadn't yet seen it properly. It seemed Miketsukami had been through the portals nonsense from last night. The two of the couldn't have been having the same dream, could they? He couldn't remember if the intercom person had said anything last night to subliminally affect their psyches; Ryusei had nearly fallen asleep last night before the intercom had gone off.
But never mind that. He could work it out as they went. "Then let's—"
He turned around. Oh, someone else who wanted a 'friend'? The intercom person had mentioned that today. Was that paranoid thinking? He had met Ryuugamine before that announcement about the friends; maybe it was just common sense around here. He couldn't think why that would be, but surely Ryusei couldn't be the only one who'd received that kind of warning, if the patients were going out every night. Come to think of it, Kurogane had just told him not to go out at all, and it might have just been that Kurogane was telling him to go to sleep, but Ryusei didn't think so; he didn't seem like the type of person to make multiple escape attempts and then tell someone else to sit still. More likely it was....
Never mind that for now. "We're looking for our stuff," he answered. "I feel like changing out of these clothes. Do you know where it is?"
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The timing was suspicious, of course, as had been the fact that he and Sakuta were looking for the same place, but Soushi put those thoughts aside. Ririchiyo-sama was not here to look after, which meant that as long as he survived, he could continue seeking her. He might be outnumbered now, but with any luck, these patients were not the sort to go after one another.
"Miketsukami Soushi," he nodded to the newcomer, bowing ever-so-slightly. Sakuta was quick to answer the immediate question, so introductions seemed best, "a pleasure to meet you."
He could already hear other monsters, roars, screams, and thunderous footsteps overhead. Was it better to avoid them? None sounded familiar. He gestured toward the hall that led toward the Sun Room and beyond. "If not, may I suggest we take the route furthest from wherever that ground-shaking noise is coming from?"
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"I wasn't," he admitted, then bit his lip and looked at them hopefully. "But I lost my torch last night, and there might be another one in the same place, if it's for storage."
Maybe they'd let him come. Especially now that he had something to ground him, and those distant sounds were filtering in to make it more difficult all over again. He gripped his rosary tighter, breathing slow and deep, and tried to ignore them with a bow back at Soushi. "Gabe. Just Gabe. May I attend you? I don't know the way, but I'm--not too bad at defence."
Even though he really, really did not want to fight again. Landel had implied he might not have a choice.
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Probably.
"What kind of defense are you not bad at?" Maybe not a good question to ask to calm Gabe down, but Ryusei was genuinely curious. And maybe talking would distract the guy. And actually, it would be useful to know, if Gabe snapped somewhere down the line.
Not that Ryusei would do anything.
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