Day 28: Bus 2

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Momo tugged on the collar of the light blue sweater she was wearing as she followed her nurse to wherever these buses were, winding her hair up into its customary bun as she went. It was an odd feeling, knowing she was about to go outside of the institute's borders. Maybe the Head Doctor was about to make an error and the shinigami, as well as everyone else, would no longer be limited and they could finish what they started several nights back.

That was probably too much to hope for. She was feeling better this morning, even with the blood moon, and was mildly looking forward to the bus ride. Captain Jack said he was going to be here this morning and even if it wasn't customary breakfast in the cafeteria, she's be satisfied with him sitting next to her on the bus.


The nurse handed her a muffin, some napkins, and a small box with a straw. She stared at this box for a moment before shaking it. From the sound it contained liquid. How odd... Momo wasn't sure why they would but liquid inside a small paper box - it didn't make any sense to her and she wasn't sure how one was supposed to get it out of the box.

Clambering onto an empty bus, Momo chose to sit in the very back near the emergency exit. Maybe she could force her way out of it as they were moving and escape the limiter enough to come back and level the institute, freeing everyone. Or maybe she just wanted to be able to see everyone that was on the same bus as her. Wishful thinking versus reality.

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"Thanks." she offered a smile as she sat next to him.

The bounty hunter continued to remain observant, taking note of the other people that came into the bus. She had seen L.A. last night, but didn’t seem like he was in the same bus as her. While that was one less thing for her to worry about, it also meant that she wouldn’t have a way to keep an eye on him until they arrived at their destination, wherever it might be.

"I’m Nadie." she said, remaining friendly even to a total stranger. "Nice to meet you!”

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"Eddie," Brock said. He didn't extend his hand to shake, but he offered a smile to make up for it.

Maybe in another lifetime he would've been hitting on Nadie hardcore, but right now he was far, far more tempted by the bagged lunch with her. It took an effort to not just stare at it hungrily, he realized, keeping his eyes on her face. She wasn't exactly his type - a bit too exotic looking for his tastes - but she seemed approachable enough.

"Haven't seen you around before," he said after a moment. It wasn't the most original thing to say, but that wasn't the point - the point was to just keep himself distracted until he could get some real food around here, and Nadie seemed like she'd be up for some random conversation.

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"I've only been here since last night, that must be why." It was a given that Eddie had spent more time in Landel's than her. However, Nadie couldn't help but wonder just how long it had been since his own arrival. Days? Weeks? Months...?

Not exactly an encouraging thought to mull over so early in the morning. Well, maybe she'd learn more as the day rolled on. Speaking of which...

Even if she didn't have much of an appetite, Nadie split the muffin in half and started eating one of the pieces. Might as well eat something at least.

"Want some?" she said, holding out the other half to Eddie. "I'm not too hungry right now."

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And Brock liked Nadie already. He managed not to make a desperate grab at the offered muffin, to his credit, and took it instead with a smile.

"Thanks," he said. Taking a bite, he savored it for a moment. It wasn't the greatest muffin he'd ever had, but at this point it was food and that was a huge, huge selling point. He polished it off before speaking up again, his opinion of Nadie raised a few notches higher. "So did you find out the hard way about this place or you still in the dark?"

He didn't like holding newbie's hands, but since Nadie had given him some food, he supposed he could go through the whole run-down with her. He had to wonder if she had any special powers; the people he'd met so far had been a freak in some kind of way, whether it was a human Gumby like Luffy or a mind-reader like River.

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Wow, Eddie must've been really hungry to have eaten the muffin so quickly. Well at least they were off to a good start.

"My roommate told me what goes on here, and I've already seen what happens night." It was pretty hard to forget something like a giant wearing a funky helmet with one hell of a sword. "I'm still trying to fill in some of the blanks, though. Like..." she noticed that the bus was moving now.

"Where are we going?"

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Peering out the window, he could see they were definitely making some progress. There wasn't anything much to see aside from trees but after being stuck so long indoors, where the only thing you had to see was white and more white, trees and lots of them was almost a refreshing novelty. The forested mountain they were winding down in the buses had that quality that you only saw on calenders. Leaning back, Brock glanced aside at Nadie:

"Looks like we're starting the field trip," he said. "Last I heard, they're taking us to some town called Doyleton."

There didn't seem to be much of a point of getting too excited to Brock - it was just another carrot dangled before the patients and while it looks like it was a prime opportunity to make a break for it, he seriously doubted anyone would be successful if this weird "dampening" thing followed them from Landels to this mountain town.

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"Doyleton?" Though she traveled often and had visited many places, Nadie was unfamiliar with that name. Through the window, she looked at the trees as they passed by. So the Institute was located in the woods, eh?

It was a start, at least. Now all she needed to know was…

“What country are we in?”