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] inb4crazy.livejournal.com 2008-02-15 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
Mion tensed up at first, but the feeling that came didn't exactly hurt... so she let Arlene do her thing. It actually felt good... though after last night, Mion wasn't entirely sure what good felt like anymore.

"May you... what?" Mion asked slowly, glancing from Arlene back to her food, and then back to Arlene again. She... didn't want to be touched there, but if Arlene really wanted to, she could probably overpower her... Not that Arlene seemed to be in "danger mode" right now, but then again Rena was well known for going into "take home mode" on the flip of a switch.

[identity profile] quickdrawbkiddo.livejournal.com 2008-02-15 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
The Bride continued to soothingly rub Mion's back, trying to keep her calm.

"I would like to briefly examine your injury so I can have a better idea how long it will take to heal," she replied, her voice soft and gentle.

She knew from her own experience with head injuries that the girl probably didn't want to let her, but she also knew things would be better if Mion did let her. It would also give her a good idea of exactly how much pain to inflict upon those responsible before she killed them. She hoped her offer of partaking in one of those idiotic games Mion liked so damn much would ease her into allowing it. Ridiculous that she'd consider it, but when it came to children, especially those she'd taken under her protection, she'd put up with an awful lot.

Beatrix watched Mion with caring eyes, an odd thing to see in the normally icy blue color. "I'm not going to ask you what they did, because I don't want you to have to relive it. It's also something I trust you'll tell me when you feel comfortable enough with me. But I do want to check your wound."

"Please, Mion? I'm not going to hurt you. Promise."

[identity profile] inb4crazy.livejournal.com 2008-02-15 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
"W-Well..." Mion was silent for a few moments. She was really at a loss... Finally, taking deep breath, she closed her eyes and told Arlene it would be okay... so long as she was very gentle. "It's stiched, somehow, too, so... I'm not sure if you'll be able to tell anything..."

[identity profile] quickdrawbkiddo.livejournal.com 2008-02-15 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
Beatrix shifted closer to Mion. "We'll see," she replied quietly. "If something hurts, let me know." Gently, Beatrix put her fingertips to the bandages at the base of Mion's head. Carefully, she probed the area, feeling some scar tissue, stitches and...

The Bride's lips turned down in a faint frown before she moved even closer to the girl. She ran her fingers over the area again, exerting just a tad bit more pressure as she did. Her eyes turned a little cold as she found the edges of the plate. If she didn't have personal experience with such things, she might not have caught it. She was going to kill all those responsible for this just as she'd killed Bill and the Deadly Vipers.

"Bastards," she swore in a whisper as she removed her hands.

She moved back away from Mion, giving the girl a bit space, and blinked a few times, forcing the murderous desire to leave her eyes. Yet, she could not make the knowing look leave them.

"The external injuries seem like they'll heal pretty quickly. The rest..." She paused as she looked at Mion for a long moment. "Well, eventually you get used to it. I'm sorry, Mion."

[identity profile] inb4crazy.livejournal.com 2008-02-15 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
"It's... okay, I guess... I mean, it's not, but... You know what I mean," Mion was feeling a little calmer now. admittedly she would have preferred if Arlene hadn't touched her at all, but... Well, at least that was over with. And the wandering thoughts of Arlene wanting to hurt her seemed to have passed too.

"Say..." Mion paused. Speaking of Arlen wanting to hurt her... She wanted to ask, even if she was still probably not in the best of shape. "Do you think... maybe tomorrow, or even tonight, we could try again for that training...?"

[identity profile] quickdrawbkiddo.livejournal.com 2008-02-15 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm sorry, honey, but not tonight. Maybe tomorrow, but definitely not tonight," she said, an apologetic look on her face even though her eyes did not change. "I want you to stay in your room tonight."

She reached out to rub the girl's back again lightly. "We'll talk about it again, once you've gotten... used to the weight... balance adjustments and some of the mild trauma has passed." She sighed. "It's going to be weird... for a while."

[identity profile] inb4crazy.livejournal.com 2008-02-15 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
"My room? All night?" Mion gave Arlene a defiant look, but it faded quickly. It was probably for the best... But she didn't want anyone thinking she was weak, espescially after her first two nights here and now last night. She was the club leader! She was being a failure of a club leader and Sonozaki heiress! She should make it so Rena doesn't have to worry about her, or have to rescue her, and the same went for Hanyuu and Arlene and Celes! "... Tomorrow then. I'm not gonna take no for an answer, either."

Weird... Weird was a good word for it. "Painful" and "sick" also came to mind, but it was too late for that, now wasn't it?

[identity profile] quickdrawbkiddo.livejournal.com 2008-02-15 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
A ghost of a smile touched the Bride's lips as she saw the defiant look on Mion's face. She really did like the girl. And she was smart, too, realizing she should be cautious this first night.

"Tomorrow, then. You stay in your room tonight and work on your balance through stretching exercises. If you move the mattress off your bed and set it on the ground by the wall between the desk and the closet, you can even do a few handstands to further improve your balance with something soft there for the first few times you fall," she replied. "You do those things, adjust to the weight and placement of the plate and work on stilling your mind, and I'll have no qualms starting your training tomorrow night."

[identity profile] inb4crazy.livejournal.com 2008-02-16 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"Alright... By this time tomorrow, this old man will be the most ballanced person in this entire dump! You can bet on it!" Mion nodded, taking care to repeat the words Arlene had said to her over in her mind, so she'd remember them when night finally came. And maybe she'd get lucky and nothing bad would happen... though she had been wondering why monsters simply didn't walk into rooms and kill off the patients within.

[identity profile] quickdrawbkiddo.livejournal.com 2008-02-16 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Beatrix chuckled lightly and smiled at the girl. "Just don't push yourself too much, alright? If you start to feel woozy, take some time to sit down. If you force yourself too much, your body might try to reject that plate and you really don't want that to happen." Not everyone had four years of a coma to let the body accept something so foreign as a metal plate in the head.

Her eyes narrowed then at the sounds reaching her from across the cafeteria. She turned partway in her seat to watch the fight breaking out on the other side. As long as it stayed over there and did not endanger Mion, the Bride would let things be.