Nightshift 26: M31-40 Hallway

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He’d walked past the bathroom Usopp had introduced him to on the first night, before heading directly towards the last hallway in this particular block. It was rather fortunate that he was placed so close to his ally’s location, and he found it more of just a matter of playing a waiting game as he silently marched down the hallway.

Passing by the other rooms without too much notice, Yuber’s movements came to a stop just after halfway down the corridor as he came across M33. It took a little rearranging, but the knight managed to hold the two blades and the torch in one hand, before he neatly folded his arms across his chest. He didn’t bother with his usual tactic of simply entering into the room, but instead found himself comfortably leaning with his back up against the wall while he waited for Usopp to emerge.

The knight was only hoping that he wouldn’t be kept waiting for too long.

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"Good! We make a great team. Together, our alliance will bring this place into extreme Chaos!" Usopp put a fist up as though enthused. "And in the meantime, we can at least take things apart and steal things. That's chaotic enough."

He lowered his fist and sighed. What is with my mood tonight? Stupid atmosphere. "But it's too bad Luffy isn't up yet. Maybe you can meet with him another time." Usopp glanced at the doorway he knew led to Luffy's room. "I'll put these blades away for now, then be heading out. Does that sound good?"

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Yuber found himself regarding Usopp carefully at his ally’s comment, and he found that no matter how hard he tried to consider things any other way, the knight couldn’t help but find the others actions to be rather amusing. This was the first time that his services has been under the direct influence of such a temperament, and it left Yuber curious to know just how this little contract between them will turn out.

“Fortunately our work should go largely unnoticed considering everything going on around us.” He murmured thoughtfully after a moment of consideration. It always ended up this way no matter which world he was summoned to, and those who would be affected by the Chaos he brought never knew of its existence until it was far too late. “What we are able to ultimately achieve will remain relatively safe until time is at hand.”

Nodding his head at Usopp’s words, Yuber turned his attention down the hallway for a moment before his gaze drifted back to his ally. “That is fine with me,” He murmured, “shall we meet back up later in the evening, or wait until tomorrow to show the spoils we managed to find?”

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That was true, though Yuber made it sound so dark. Keeping his head down a bit was for the best, especially if he did succeed in some of the weapons he hoped to make. Usopp risked having them stolen by a stronger patient, or even made off with in the night. That idea was almost enough to make him shudder, or maybe it was the air of darkness. At any rate, he'd genuinely tried working with Order, considering Colonel Roy Mustang seemed pretty orderly, and while he didn't dislike the guy in any way it hadn't been very satisfying either. Vague comments, suggestions of forming orderly groups and going out under directions. He might do some of it anyway, since Luffy had agreed and since he did like Roy personally. That'd be a side-job, though, behind his important job. What we are able to ultimately achieve... until time is at hand. No, Yuber had it exactly right. Quiet building. Quiet construction of the instruments of Chaos. Mice destroying the maze.

"I'll try to head back here if I have the time tonight, so I can work on your swords." Usopp answered. "It'll be hard to be sure, though, considering how abruptly night can end. Let's say we'll work on meeting back here if we have the time after gathering supplies. If not, we can meet tomorrow night."

Secret meetings in the dark. Exchanges of materials. A slow gathering of power. Was Yuber's darkness wearing off on him? Was it the oppressive air that made even him want to fight back? He felt more like a Captain now than in any of his conversations with Sousuke. Chaos was also freedom, and freedom was what a pirate went out to sea in search of. A path that wasn't directed by anything but the whims of the man, the wind and the sea. Finding and smashing the invisible walls in this place, ignoring the visible decoys...

Chaos, yes. He felt weird, warm and powerful, dizzy. Maybe this was a little of how Luffy felt all the time, living without a thought of other's constraints.

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“Then we’ll meet first this tomorrow night if we’re unable to this evening.” Nodding his head in acceptance, Yuber remained in silent thought for a moment as he tilted his head to one side. “If you’re to maintain fooling this roommate with yours, one of power can hardly be seen with their heads bowed so submissively in front of another.” He lightly commented as he half turned his attention away from Usopp. “Those who lead must do so with confidence.”

“Oh and I’m sure I don’t need to remind you to keep our little dealings between only a select few - the least people who know of our actions the better.” Yuber mentioned in what appeared to be an afterthought – yet all who knew the knight knew that nothing he said was ever by mere happenstance. “And it would assistance us greatly if you keep an ear out for any information that could benefit our goals.”

There was much information out there, but unlike his information network back in his realm; Yuber didn’t have such a luxury here. Yet that was something he could work on, and then use such information in order to adjust their plans accordingly.

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"I'm full of confidence! I'm crazy with confidence!" Usopp asserted at that comment, stiffening his back. "People used to call me, 'Captain Usopp the Confident!'"

As Yuber turned to leave, Usopp let out a little sigh--not an unhappy sigh, but maybe a touch tired. "I wouldn't tell anybody I thought you wouldn't get along with." Which was a simple enough way to divide persons; Roy was probably not on the list. Luffy liked anyone if they didn't do anything overly rotten to someone else Luffy liked. Sousuke, his roommate? It was just another little thing to lie about; not even lie. Omitting was easier than lying, but it also lacked art. A really good lie had power.

"See you later!" As Yuber left, Usopp hurried back into his room to secret away the blades at the bottom of his closet, under the torn shirts and the "Warning: Poison!!" sign. After that, he headed for Luffy's room, hoping that the other pirate was awake already and just waiting.

[Just moving downthread (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/183215.html?thread=12764079#t12764079) a bit]

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Contented with Usopp’s response the knight left shortly after he gave his ally a short sharp nod. Without any further attention given to their situation, Yuber turned back down the hallway, and began to make his way over towards his meeting place with Cloud.

moved out to here. (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/184780.html)