ext_201968 ([identity profile] whiteychan.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] damned_institute2008-02-09 03:17 am

Day 30: Cafeteria, Breakfast

Hitsugaya woke with a start.

His entire body ached, but the pain was nowhere near as bad as it had been the night before. His injuries had been tended two with clean gauze and bandages, and he found every movement wasn't agony. He wasn't in the best of shape, but thanks to the miracle of landel's strange time distortion, he had mostly recovered from the vile poison without having to waste anyone else's talents.

And in his hand, still...there was the key.

He dressed quickly, sliding the key onto the key ring from his desk drawer and stuck it into his pocket. Whether the key stood to gain them anything or not, it stood as a vital reminder that they could succeed in this place. There was hope, as insignificant as it often seemed. They could beat this place.

That small shred of hope made getting up worth it.

The nurse who escorted him to breakfast was cheerful, and commented idly about how wonderful it was to see young Tommy Winters up and about again after his unfortunate run-in with a bad case of food poisoning. He smirked slightly, knowing that any lies the institute forced into their heads were only that: lies. He wouldn't buy it for a second. And on top of that, the concept of muffins sounded almost appetizing. While he still preferred his authentic Japanese cuisine, the food here was slowly becoming more and more bearable. He would have preferred a warm bowl of sweet nattou over rice over the mufffins, but they would do. The plain yogurt and fruit, on the other hand, was excellent. He piled his plate high with fruit as usual, and got several small bowls of yogurt as well.

Finding the most convenient table to the end of the food line, he took a seat and scanned for the new arrivals. New arrivals meant people who would be lost and confused. Renji did a good job of making a bulliten post last time...he should recommend abarai-fukutaicho do the same again this time.

[Waiting for Angel]

[identity profile] broken-exorcist.livejournal.com 2008-02-13 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
Allen wasn't sure he had the strength or hope for either of those, but he nodded slowly for Sanji's sake. His body language might say he agreed, but his eyes told a different story. He couldn't let what had happened to Komui happen to anyone else. And even if the people here were bad, terrible people... he wasn't sure he'd be able to actually kill them. It was just like with Rhode. He couldn't stand her, hated the things she did to people, but he couldn't bring himself to do something so terrible as to kill her either.

He knew Sanji had a point, that he shouldn't dwell on the past. But Komui's death was still such a fresh and vivid memory... it was difficult to forget. It might come, in time, though he had his doubts. It wasn't until he heard a noisy clatter across the room that he looked up again. Fights were beginning with the nurses and orderlies all over the room. It looked like some of the big bar brawls he'd seen while traveling with his master(though Cross was usually the one to incite them in the first place if only so he could skip out on his bill). "What's... going on?"

[identity profile] misterprince.livejournal.com 2008-02-13 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
Sanji frowned and stood, trying to see what was going on over the crowd. Why the sudden outbreak? People were fighting the orderlies. And not just the orderlies! The nurses too! That was something Sanji wouldn't tolerate. Attacking orderlies was one thing, but striking a woman was unforgivable. He needed to get some of them out of the way before they were hurt!

"A mess, that's what," the chef answered in response to Allen's question. "You feel like relieving some stress? Cause now might be the time."

[identity profile] broken-exorcist.livejournal.com 2008-02-13 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Allen didn't like seeing anyone get hurt, no matter who they were. He hoped Sanji wasn't planning on jumping in and fighting with the nurses or orderlies. He'd just as soon try to see if the fallen ones had any keys or useful things he could give Renji and Rukia. "I... um..." he glanced around. "What should we do?"

[identity profile] misterprince.livejournal.com 2008-02-13 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
There was plenty of reason, at least as far as Sanji was concerned, to jump into the fight. But then, he also had Allen to worry about. He wasn't in the best mindset right now, and who knew what could go down if the chef was to just leave him? Probably nothing, but it would be taking a chance to just leave him.

He sighed. "What do you wanna do? I don't think the nurse'll do anything to us if we don't get involved. Might be a chance to escape, but I'm not leaving my friends even if I could and I figure you prolly feel the same. I'd like to beat in a few orderly skulls or more, but I don't like the idea of the nurses getting hurt."