Night 69: M51-60

[behind_my_smile]

Fai had finished his dinner in relative silence.  He had been thinking about the events of the day and the fact that he had yet another long night ahead of him.  He had determined that he should do some exploring but as the doctor's voice came over the loud speaker, something had caught his attention.  The third floor..he wondered if that was the place that Kurogane had been trying to take him when he had first arrived.  Things had been a little strange then and they never seemed to end up where they were supposed to.

Standing up, Fai set his dinner plates aside and headed out into the hall. He looked around for a moment, finding that things were fairly quiet still.  It seemed he was a little early in heading out.  He wondered who he might run into while out tonight.  He hadn't met a lot of people on this world yet, but the few he had were certainly interesting.

Starting down the hallway, Fai briefly wondered if he should stop by Kurogane's room before continuing. The other had said he would check up on him.  That thought made Fai pause.  He had promised to wait for Kurogane to check up on him before venturing out each night, but certainly the ninja wouldn't care if Fai met him half way or even made it to the room before Kurogane left. 

With a smile on his face, Fai continued down the hall. He put his hands behind his head as he took his time. No sense in rushing since he did have all the time in the world to get there. And with no destination really in mind, Fai wouldn't have to worry about being late.

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[seekingmystrength]

"Were you looking for me?" Kurogane asked, wanting to keep the situation from dragging out too long.

Between Fai's faked smile and Tsubaki's uncertainty of how to react, Kurogane couldn't see any other option for him to take. He didn't like these kinds of things, and in these hallways, explanations of the complicated were best avoided. Getting a simple answer of "yes" or "no" would at least get them moving.

[behind_my_smile]

Fai stayed quiet. If Tsubaki had been looking for Kurogane then it might give Fai an excuse to escape from a possibly uncomfortable situation. He was still having a hard time dealing with a roommate that knew more about what happened to him while in this place then he actually knew himself. He felt very out of place on this world. Everyone had gone through some terrible things and while he would like to avoid that kind of thing, he felt bad that his days here had been so easy when they had to deal with such hardship..and in some cases..loss.

[thecamellia]

Tsubaki turned her gaze to Kurogane when the man cut in, feeling the pinch of just how awkward their relations had become in so short a time. But at least in this... in this she could be useful. Skirting around discomforting subjects was something she knew a little about.

But Kurogane's only brought attention to just why she'd wanted to find him in the first place. She nodded automatically.

"Yes! I wanted to see how you were after... you know, taking the flower."

[seekingmystrength]

"You didn't get my message," he realized, knowing that was his own fault. He hadn't sought her out, and he'd only managed to get a notice up near the end of the day. That was why she'd made the trip to come and find him. "I'm fine."