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]
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[personal profile] lighthearted 2008-02-14 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Sora sat down, though he kept an eye on Renji as he attempted to head over, only to be stopped by two orderlies. That didn't seem very fair, especially since he was only trying to check and make sure that Rukia was all right, but the staff was probably pretty wary of him since he had started fights in the past.

He jumped a little when Renji fell back into his seat and caused the plates to rattle, but frowned sympathetically and set a hand on the man's shoulder for a moment. "I know. I'm sorry."

Glancing to Brooklyn, he quickly shook his head. "This is the first time I've seen anything like this happen." He couldn't stop himself from watching as more and more of the patients who had been fighting started to fall to the ground, succumbing to the effects of sedation. It was a little disheartening, actually, but Sora had gotten the feeling from the start that it wouldn't work.

It bothered him a little, that he couldn't have faith in things working out. But night was the time for that, right?

When the intercom came on, Sora pulled his hands up to cover his ears while still trying to take in the words. They were going back to their rooms now?

Nurses were already heading toward them. Sora let out a sigh and looked to Renji again. "I'm sorry," he repeated. If he hadn't held him back, he might have been able to get to Rukia before those men got in the way. Once his nurse arrived, Sora stood up and let her grab him by the wrist so that she could lead him safely out of the room.
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[personal profile] norainu 2008-02-14 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
If it was possible, Renji was even less happy when the orderlies started taking people out of cafeteria. He stood, stepping a little away from the one coming at him, just in case he got any big ideas about grabbing his arm like the nurse had done with Sora.

"Where are you taking them?" he demanded.

The orderly gave him a soothing smile. "Everyone's just going back to their rooms now," he said.

Renji watched a nurse pick up Rukia, who was limp and obviously unconscious. "What about her?"

"She's just going back to her room too. We don't want anyone to get hurt. You don't need to worry."

He didn't trust it. He didn't trust anything these people said or did, ever. But he also didn't have a hell of a lot of choice. He could fight them - he wanted to, just because he was so upset and anxious - and it wouldn't do a bit of good.

He made a sound like a strangled, frustrated growl, then looked at Sora. "Hey, don't worry about it. Find me again when we're out, okay?" he said. They still needed to talk about their business as well. And to Brooklyn, he said, "If you can find me again, or Rangiku - tall blonde lady, really... curvy - we can finish the talk we started." He wished he could point Ran out, but with the chaos, it was impossible.

Hating every step of it, he let the orderly lead him out of the cafeteria. He kept his eye on Rukia as long as he could. It wasn't nearly long enough.
Edited 2008-02-14 21:55 (UTC)