Night 68: West Wing, South Hall 1-A

[armoredsoul]

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For a moment Al pondered which direction to go. He'd seen other patients being led both past this block and down the hallway to another. After a moment he headed down the hallway and through the open door, keeping an alert eye out for anything odd.

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[ever_loyal_dog]

Soushi glanced aside when he heard the foreign words being spoken down the hall. Perhaps last night had been a fluke. Tonight, it seemed there were plenty of people he could have gone exploring with. None of them seemed quite as bothered by him as Lingormr had been the night before.

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?"

[impudentsongbird]

Of course. That idea had never even occurred to Gabe; he hadn't had anything to bring in with him. Even his clothes were usually just a metaphysical manifestation. But that didn't mean he might not have any, if his life before the Institute was supposed to be a human one. It was worth checking.

"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.

[asteroidbelt]

"Sure." Maybe Miketsukami would mind, but Ryusei didn't really care. In any case, if Miketsukami was going to have Ryusei along, he didn't think he'd mind one more, and anyway if that were the case, Miketsukami wouldn't have bothered to introduce himself.

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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