damned_institute | Day 31: Intercom, Evening

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Day 31: Intercom, Evening

The intercom's jingle came on with its usual overly-cheery quality, echoing through the halls and doctors' offices.

"I trust, as always, that you all enjoyed the last shift and that all the staff-patient interaction went smoothly. Of course, we're nearing the end of another day and so we must begin to bring things to a close. Nurses and orderlies, please escort all the patients to their respective rooms and make sure everyone gets their dinner--which is, by the way, chicken teriyaki and assorted tempura, along with rice and miso soup--before they retire for the night. A vegetarian substitute is of course available, and we have our usual assortment of drinks; we also have a special of hot green tea to go along with the meal.

"Thank you, everyone, for an exceedingly pleasant day, and our therapy sessions will continue tomorrow as scheduled. Enjoy your dinner, and I will be on again before bedtime to say goodnight."

The announcement ended.

[ As always, individual dinner threads go in response to this post, and it helps to put your character's room number in the subject line. Thanks! ]

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Artemis gave a nervous laugh, "It was entirely my own fault. I reasoned that since nothing was moving, we could move across the room. One of the suits of armor surprised me and I attacked it. Before my sword even touched it, I was thrown back. There wasn't anything anyone could have done..."

He looked uncomfortable, "It wasn't their fault, I promise."

Haku shook his head. "I didn't say it was their fault. It's not your fault either." He smiled and, without warning, lightly tossed his pillow at his roommate's head.

"Relax and lighten up a bit. Tonight will be like an adventure for you. I look forward to hearing about it."

"Hey!" Artemis laughed as he shielded himself from the pillow with his arms. He immediately snatched it up.

"Well, you won't get to hear any of it if you assault me again with your pillow!" He grinned evilly, "Which shouldn't be a problem, seeing as now I hold control over both of the pillows in this room~"

"Ah, but can you actually manage to hit me with one?" Haku spread his hands. "You are but a novice in the art of pillow manipulation."

Good. Artemis needed to loosen up a bit. Being nervous and worried before a misson never ended well.

"Oh, you think so? Well," Artemis stood up on his bed, a pillow in each hand. "Unfortunately for you, Haku, I studied the fine art of Pillow-Jutsu, and you shall be my first victim!" He pointed dramatically down at Haku with one of the pillows.

"Prepare yourself, knave!" He grinned.

"Knave?" Haku laughed, and didn't move from his relaxed-seeming posture on his bed. "I will have you know that I've studied Pillow-Jutsu for many years. It is one of the first and oldest techniques taught in my village.

Go on. I dare you."

"Insolent whelp!" Artemis cried, playing his role to the hilt, apparently. "I shall show you some respect!"

And with a rather loud cry, he leapt from his bed onto Haku's and brought both pillows down on his roommate. "Take that!"

Haku was moving as soon as he spotted the tensing of muscles in Artemis' legs. He rolled down onto his back and brought both hands up, each seizing a pillow before they could hit him.

Gently, and carefully, he hooked a foot around one of his roommate's legs and tugged, positioning the attack so that the other boy would fall harmlessly on the bed, rather than to the floor.

"Who needs to learn respect now?"

"Ah!" Artemis' center of gravity went out the window and he fell backwards onto the bed, successfully de-pillowed. He was disoriented for a moment, but regained his role after a few moments.

"I-Impossible! How could someone defeat me so quickly? I spent years perfecting that technique!"

Haku moved and stood up on his bed. "That is because I am the true master of Pillow-jutsu. You never had a chance against me!" Haku posed triumphantly.

"Come back in a few more decades."

"Lies! All of it!" Artemis cried, pulling himself up. "I won't be defeated so easily! Especially by someone who makes such broad statements!" He jumped up at Haku, grabbing for one of the pillows. "I won't lose!"

Haku turned gracefully and stepped off of the bed, releasing a pillow and making a show of it.

"Ah!" He stood on the floor, looking up at Artemis. "We are evenly armed.... But never evenly matched. Come at me!"

"We shall see about that!" Artemis said with a grin. "En guarde!"

He jumped off the bed and swung the pillow in a wide arc at Haku. He was rather clumsy about it, but it was a game, after all. "We shall see who is the true master in this fight to the death!"

Haku laughed, turning and allowing the pillow to smack into his side. "Ah! A hit! Curse you," he said right back. As he moved backwards though, he swung his own pillow in a lower, tighter arc, intending to catch his roommate's side as well.

"Aha! I am not so unskilled as you previously imagined! Such an underestimation of my skills will--" He took the pillow to the side before he could evade.

"Curses! Interrupting my monologue! I will teach you some manners, dog!" He was running out of arcane insults. Artemis raised his pillow over his head and brought it down lightly towards Haku's head.

Haku watched the pillow come down and hit his head. "No!" He fell to the floor. "How could this be? Defeated by a novice? All my training for naught." He clutched his chest for a dramatic 'death' scene.

"You have bested me, but I will be back for revenge!" He lobbed the pillow up at his friend's head again.

"Ha ha! Come back when you have learned--!" The pillow hit him in the face. He laughed and fell to his knee.

"A worthy opponent indeed. I look forward to the day we cross pillows again. Until then, young master, I shall cherish this small victory."

Haku couldn't keep a straight face any longer. He started to laugh, covering his mouth with one hand.

"I am a ninja," he managed to gasp. "You had best sleep with one eye open, lest I," he chuckled again. "Lest I come at you in your sleep."

"Oh no!" Artemis gasped in mock-horror, "I'm doomed! I could never master the art of sleeping with one eye open! And it's never been mastered in less than a day! I shall have to start immediately!"

He lay down on his pillow and shut one of his eyes. "...this is rather uncomfortable," He laughed. "I shall just have to be attacked, I suppose."

Haku stood and moved quietly over to where Artemis lay. "A shame," he said, expression school to look down on his roommate with pity. "For I am not only a Master of Pillow-Jutsu... I have also extensivly studied .... Tickle-Jutsu!"

"What?!" Artemis' eyes went wide and he scrambled to his hands and knees. "You wouldn't...! Have mercy!"

Haku grinned, tossing his pillow over his shoulder towards his bed. "Mercy? You ask me for mercy now?" He stepped closer to Artemis. "Why should I offer you mercy now?"

"Be... cause..." Artemis stared up at Haku, trying to think of a reason why he shouldn't be assaulted.

"I'll probably make some sort of embarrassing noise if you don't take pity on me?" He offered.

Haku laughed and sat down on Artemis' bed. "Well, I suppose I can't have that now, can I?"

He was quiet and considered his roommate for a moment before smiling again. "Are you feeling a bit better now Artemis?"

Well, it looked as though he'd escaped a fate worse than death... for now. Artemis stood up and sat down on his bed next to Haku, frowning slightly.

"About what?" He asked.

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