Day 29: Cafeteria (2nd Shift)

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Nathan had never actually been in a nuthouse before and had only recently contemplated checking himself into one in a fit of sarcastic, self-depricating humor as of late. It was safe to say that he wasn't terribly familiar with the typical layout, even though he guessed it wasn't too hard to assume in this case. Everything was clean and painfully sterile-looking, if you could tell just by looking anyway, and he had to admit that they did a decent job of dressing this place up like a stereotypical, mental institution. They'd probably wait until evening to run whatever tests they wanted after they'd drugged everyone up nice and good.

The former congressman parted ways with his nurse, offering her a fairly sarcastic "thanks" as she let him loose in the expansive cafeteria. The food choices seemed pretty basic: hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza... The sort of thing he'd been living off of for the past, couple of months. Nathan hadn't realized how hungry he was until he actually picked up a plate. Skeptical as he was of the food here, it probably didn't matter whether it was drugged or not; if he was where he naturally assumed he was, they'd have their way no matter what he did. The only thing not eating would accomplish would be to make things easier for them.

With a hamburger and some fries piled on his plate, Nathan scanned the large room for any familiar faces. If he'd been nabbed in his sleep, there was at least a small chance that they might've nabbed Parkman or one of the others too. Unfortunately, he seemed to have chosen the wrong place to get information. It was practically empty.

Great. It looked like he'd be keeping himself company for the time being. Always a fun person to pass the time with. Sitting down at an empty table, Nathan took a moment to stare his hamburger down before taking a hesitant bite.

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"It's no big deal." Axel said with a lazy wave. "It's common knowledge around these parts so someone was bound to tell you eventually. I just got to be the lucky first."

Even though Raiden's attempt at a smile was a bit unflattering the redhead found himself grinning back in knowing that the latter at least tried. There were still plenty of things for him to do before night came, most of which included sneaking a peak at the bulletin to see if there were any formalized plans, so by the time the nurse came Axel was ready to see his friend off.

"Of course you'll see me around. Heck, one of these days we should group up and do something together." It was always nice to think ahead, and traveling in twos was always the best way to go. It didn't take long for his own nurse to walk by, offering a smile as she began to escort him out of the Cafeteria. Axel sighed out at first, but managed to throw in a thumbs up before he was completely gone.