Nightshift 30: M1-10 Hallway

[norainu]

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Renji slowed a little as he headed up the hallway, sweeping the ceiling with his flashlight. So far, no giant spiders. He liked that. It wasn't that he had anything against spiders; he wasn't some pansy that was afraid of a little bug. Or a big one. He just hadn't liked the feeling of getting bitten and poisoned.

He went to the room almost at the end of the hallway - M2.

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Re: M1

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"You... do you need something to lean on for a while?" he asked. It was uncomfortable asking, but Knives had basically ordered this man to be his guide and watching Roy give so much of himself to Hisoka had really reminded Knives of Vash. It made him way too thoughtful. "I don't want you to wear yourself out trying to walk in case you end up wasting all of your energy before we actually need it."

M1

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Roy wasn't much for relying on others, but the way Knives explained it made it a little easier to accept. They were already running late, and he didn't need to slow them down any further. The fact was that neither of them liked the situation, but they had to be practical - or that was how Roy felt about it, at least.

"Perhaps that would be best," he agreed as he opened the door and waited for Knives to move over, trying to make sure it didn't get awkward.

Re: M1

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Knives moved over and offered himself for Roy to lean on.

"Which way do we go?" he asked, as they stepped into the hallway, not exactly sure of the direction Roy had been planning to take him, though it did seem pretty obvious they should at least start to move down the hallway, since their room was the last one. He started to move that way, testing how fast he could go with Roy relying on him.

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The added support did make moving a lot easier, though Roy did his best not to lean too much of his weight onto the other man. It helped that Knives was a good amount taller than he was, at least.

He wasn't sure why he was allowing this when he had denied the help of so many of his friends, but he imagined it was because he had to keep a stronger front around the people he was closer to, especially if they looked up to him and relied on him. Knives was different in that aspect, especially since they hardly knew each other.

"The Sun Room," he explained as they continued down the hall. "Do you know how to get there?"

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Knives nodded and started to move down the hallway.

"You know," he said as they moved. "Saying that you are like my brother is the highest compliment I've ever given to a human." He spoke almost as if he were still thinking too much about it and also as if it had just occurred to him. He would have never before compared a human to a Plant in such a way. He wondered if that was more a statement of his mental state now or of Roy's character.

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