http://right-handed.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] right-handed.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] damned_institute2007-08-14 12:56 am

Day 26: Cafeteria, Lunch

Scar felt cold and sick, though more the latter than the former. As he rose from his bed, he didn't quite know which way was up, and the artificial light coming from overhead seemed as hot and as blinding as the Ishbal sun.

His head hurt, but that was nothing new. After all, the last thing he remembered from the night before was fighting a homunculus off of Lust and then having a conversation about events best left forgotten. The man hadn't been his brother. He just hadn't. And if what Lust had said they'd done to her was true...

Scar stood with shakiness that he wanted to attribute more to a bizarrely weakened physical state than a mental one. Had he been knocked out by some kind of lurking monster before the morning had come? He felt as if he had been out for days, being a veteran of such circumstances, though as he took the practiced role of being an obedient follower behind the nurse and orderlies that came for him, it didn't seem as if much had changed.

This place was probably just playing tricks on him again, and he was tired of being the man left out of the loop. He grabbed some food he didn't really care for and sat down, not seeing anyone he knew already seated. On one hand, he wished he had someone to talk to, and on the other, it scared him that he was no longer used to being alone.

He dug his fork into his food and tried to block out any related thought.

[identity profile] icy-pole.livejournal.com 2007-08-19 06:17 am (UTC)(link)
A TV show? That was definitely unexpected. From what Ami had learnt about people coming in from different places, her theory about different timelines and dimensions seemed to be becoming more accurate. "It sounds like an alternate dimension where instead of being being...us...in real life, we are characters in a television show," she said slowly as she thought about the situation. "Have you told anyone who you really are?" Ami doubted Usagi would do that, particularly in this kind of situation. "If not, we can just pretend like we're fans of the television series."

Ami was more concerned, however, about Usagi's question regarding what was happening in their world before Ami was taken. She had a horrible inkling that perhaps this wasn't the Usagi she knew, but another one, and that telling her what was happening could well change the future of both their dimensions. "Things weren't exactly normal," Ami said cautiously. "Do you know of Queen Nehelenia?"

Ami realised the conversation must have sounded strange to Anthy, and turned to her to apologise when the intercom clicked on again, and the head doctor's voice rolled out over the cafeteria. Ami sighed. It was difficult to talk about what was happening when they were continuously shunted from place to place. She could see her nurse beckoning her.

"Well, looks like I'm off to the showers now," she said to Anthy and Usagi, standing up. "Usagi, about tonight, I've spoken to someone who has asked me to join them. I'll post on the bulletin board to see if it's okay with them if you can come as well, since it's probably better that we stick together, although we may be able to cover more ground if we separate." She could see her nurse coming over and said hurridly, "I guess I'll see both of you in the showers." Waving as she left, Ami allowed the nurse to herd her towards the women's shower block.