Day 31: Sun Room (Fourth Shift)

[screwthegods]

Though perhaps not entirely as successful as he wanted it to be, Homura walked away from lunch feeling satisfied with his efforts. Roland and Fai both had shown interest in the goal, and that was enough for the moment. Homura could be patient, had already been for five hundred years, and felt no harm in waiting another five hundred if he had to. He would have his goals realized, no matter what obstacles he faced, be they from the prison or those trapped within.

But now was time for business of a different sort, and the demi-god made his way to the Sun Room, near the common board. He made sure he could be seen from the entrance to the cafeteria, knowing that one stranger and one member of his own group both wanted to meet with him. It worked out well enough, especially given that the stated purpose of the History Club was simple.

Revenge and escape.

For now, Homura had no intention of revealing that it'd grown more complicated than that.

[Waiting for L and Junior]

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[norainu]

Renji grinned, though the expression was still kind of sober. "I think... don't be surprised. If he comes back next week and sees you. He said that he might. I'd hate to see you get as surprised as I was." It was harder to deal with, that way, and he didn't want to think about Sora getting that kind of shock. Though it sounded like he'd probably already gotten just that, in a different situation. "He was sad when he had to go. That's got to be good, that he still wants us around."

[lighthearted]

"Thanks for the warning," Sora said sincerely, his tone becoming a little more subdued as he thought over the possibility of seeing Nowe himself. At first he had been hurt that he hadn't been included in the original visit, but now he was a little apprehensive. Still, he had been able to handle having a brainwashed Riku come to see him, so he could deal with this too, especially since he would be able to brace himself for it.

"Maybe if I do get the chance to see him, I'll be able to knock some sense back into him?" He didn't know how likely that was, but there was always a chance!

[norainu]

Renji nodded. "It's worth a try. I kept trying to, you know, talk about stuff. But I'm not that good at talking to begin with, so it didn't work so well." He frowned. "Then he started getting kinda sad, so I just asked him about this new place they've put him in. It's all... normal. Like they've got him selling books and coffee. Seeing... movies with his friends. Stuff like that." All the things that sounded ludicrous, knowing what Nowe's life had really been like.

[lighthearted]

"I'm sure you did fine," Sora assured the older man with a small smile. While Renji said he wasn't very good at talking, Sora knew that whatever Renji said, it always came across as genuine. He was a very straight-forward person, and it was something the people around him could see. That was how Sora felt about it, at least.

It was weird to hear more details on what Nowe's life was now. It didn't seem right for him to be stuck in a lie like that, and while it bothered him, Sora was glad that he knew now. And they had a plan. "Thanks for filling me in," he said, slowly standing from his seat as the intercom went off. "And good luck tonight!" He didn't know what Renji was up to, but that sort of well-wishing could apply no matter what the case.

[norainu]

Renji gave Sora a confident grin, and stood as well. "Take care of yourself," he said. "And don't let Kairi get you into too much trouble. I'll see you in the morning."