Night 71: Sun Room

[monkeyboy]

[From here]

Now this place, he remembered intimately for a number of reasons. Goku couldn't feasibly count the number of times Taura, Birdy, and he had come through here to get to the basement. Most of the time they had been stopped by someone or something lurking in here. The memory started his heart pumping with excitement. It had been a long time since he had a proper fight!

The one with Birdy didn't count. Goku thought back further and stopped on the time he had attacked Kibitoshin in this exact room. He tried, but he couldn't remember why he had wanted to defeat the man... Either way, it had been a great fight. It was also the night he had truly met Taura and everything she was capable of. Yeah, those were all fond memories!

Welp. Goku flicked his gaze back and forth within the spacious room, but nothing seemed willing to assault him. That was a real drag!

"Ah well..." Technically, he had a job to complete. Reluctantly, he peeled his feet off the carpet and moved to the doors that lead into the main hallways. He could there'd be a lot of people out there to throw these bricks at.

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passing through with permission!

[dividedby]

[From here.]

...But more concerning than knowing the route was the Sun Room itself, as Zero was very quick to find out.

What the-? He halted at the doors immediately, briefly holding one arm out as a way to stop his allies in case they hadn't noticed right away. Something had been here - or, if they were unlucky, was still here. If the scorch marks all over the place were any clue, it had probably been a fire breathing monster of some kind, and it might have already gotten into a fight with some other prisoners. Just what they needed to deal with right now...

Zero scanned the room multiple times trying to see if he could spot any shapes that might be creatures rather than chairs, but wasn't able to see anything unusual. If the monster was still here, then it was good at hiding. But maybe they could slip past unnoticed if they were careful? Zero would prefer that, especially if it meant avoiding this unnecessary fight...

[sixth_attack]

Even though they were half-way through to the trapdoor leading to the basement, Sechs refrained from thinking the words, "So far so good" to himself, as that was just asking for trouble. Especially since their trip meant going through the Sun Room; during the day it was always safe (except for those annoying cats) but Sechs knew that it was a hotspot for monsters and brainwashed prisoners at night.

Such caution was proved the moment Sechs entered the Sun Room just behind Zero and Aigis. The traces of a blazing battle were clear within the darkness. Seeing the severity of the burns left Sechs feeling just a little disappointed -- he obviously had missed a pretty good fight by a few minutes...

However, that aforementioned fight may not have been over though. As much as Sechs loved a good tussle, it was the last thing they needed here. Like his companions, Sechs scanned the room as keenly as he could but he knew he couldn't totally trust his senses at night. Not when imaginary shadows were being forced into his vision by the drug. He had to depend on his instincts and the reactions of Zero and Aigis. When nothing dangerous seemed to be detected by his allies, Sechs took the risk and stepped forward into the open.

When nothing pounced forth from the darkness, Sechs signaled to the others with a jerk of his head before moving on, stooping low to avoid possible detection as he made his way to the cafeteria.

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