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Sora ([personal profile] lighthearted) wrote in [community profile] damned_institute2007-09-19 02:24 am

Day 27: Breakfast

Day came too soon.

Sora hadn't been able to find Rena, had instead been forced to crumple onto the grass of the recreational field and bleed all over himself, and hadn't even accomplished what he'd been sent out to do. What he'd been entrusted to do. He didn't know how he was going to be able to face Renji and the others, but he also knew he wasn't going to hide from them, either. That would just be low, after all, and he was ready to face up to the consequences.

He didn't try to make excuses for himself. Even though there had been a Special Counseling patient, they had managed to take her down by sheer numbers. The fact that he hadn't seen any sign of Rena was what had him the most worried. He hoped he could find her today.

The boy laid in his bed for a good while that morning before his nurse finally came in to collect him. She clucked over the bandages wrapped tightly around his chest and leg, and asked him if he was okay to walk.

Once Sora assured her he was fine (he didn't really want to use crutches, as that would just attract attention to himself, and he didn't need others worrying over him), they made their way to the cafeteria. Sora yawned and winced against the bright light of morning - it seemed even earlier than usual, and he realized why when they entered the cafeteria and found it empty.

The boy shuffled over to grab a chocolate chip pancake, a bowl of cereal, and a glass of milk (good for the bones, or so his mom had always told him) before settling at a table. He kept an eye on the door, hoping he would see Rena walking in soon.

[identity profile] tsunagari.livejournal.com 2007-09-22 09:59 am (UTC)(link)
Sai nodded. The pancakes were odd things. And rubbery. Edible, though. "I've heard about the same." Or rather, not heard, as the case may be. "That isn't promising."

He hadn't made much attempt to escape yet, had he? More scouting may be in order for that. But for Uchiha Sasuke not to have found a way out before he'd arrived, this place must be powerfully barricaded indeed. The image of the missing-nin blowing up a good portion of Orochimaru's hideout when they'd first met flashed clear in his mind.

[identity profile] icy-demise.livejournal.com 2007-09-22 08:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"It really isn't, but I don't think most people here are trained for this. And the institute clearly has the advantage here," It was surprising no one had gone over the wall yet, but it did look like it would be really hard to scale without some sort of help.

[identity profile] tsunagari.livejournal.com 2007-09-22 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes, a clear advantage, considering most patients remain confused for a good while after arriving. Myself included."

Sai tapped his fork to his chin as though in deep thought. "My companions and I felt something last night," he said. "I thought it felt a bit like a strong chakra aura, but I didn't think any of the patients still had the ability to control theirs. Could it have been an act of our captors? Or one of them?"

[identity profile] icy-demise.livejournal.com 2007-09-22 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"I think it was one of the brainwashed patients with full powers back. Several of the people I was fighting alongside last night were struck by lightning from a female patient. It seems like a large number of people here would be powerful enough to take this place apart by themselves if they had their full powers," Certainly, SubZero would be long gone if he had his full powers back.

The staff weren't easy to fight right now, but with his powers back they wouldn't be much of a problem.