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Nightshift 32: F-A block hallway

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Shion continued to move down the hall, her eyes peering around at every corner she could see. Sadly, she was yet to see these so called “monsters”, but she knew that could always happen later, too.

Hm, first things first. She had to at least get out of the female block. Then she’d be able to figure out exactly where she was planning on going.

And so, Shion continued down the hallway, humming a song as she went.

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"Auauauu." Sliding to a halt, Hanyuu moved her flashlight from one end of the hall to the other. There were others here, but none of them were Rika. Hopefully that meant her friend hadn't yet made it out of her room.

The spirit tried to be happy at that thought, but the despair was already beginning to creep in. Hanyuu often did or said things that Rika didn't approve of, but the other girl had never flat out ignored her because of it. And Hanyuu was sure that she hadn't done anything here that would've made Rika mad... Adding on the fact that her friend hadn't eaten anything all day, it was near impossible to not assume things...

Shaking her head, Hanyuu turned off the flashlight. Rika would be okay; she just had to be! She had probably just slept all day; Hanyuu had done that before herself. She'd just wait a little while, then Rika would come out and everything would be fine.

As darkness fell around the girl, silence rested heavily on the air for a moment before a quiet scuttling sound could be heard. The tap of several spindly legs skittering across the tile towards her as the cockroach edged out of the shadows. Lured by the scent of food, the fall of familiar darkness urged the creature from its hiding place as the insect closed in.

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Rika! was the first word that came to mind once the faint sound started. And Hanyuu nearly ran towards the sound--though she luckily realized the absurdity of that assumption before doing so. For one thing, since when did Rika... scurry like that? And for another, unless she was mistaken, that sound didn't come from human steps. Did that mean it was...

Hugging the flashlight to her chest, and moving as quietly as she could in slipper-clad feet, the spirit moved backwards until her back was pressed firmly to the wall. Monsters only showed up in that front room, didn't they? That had been the only time Hanyuu had seen anything, at least. She had never seen or heard any other monsters since then, so... So what was this?

...on second thought, she really didn't want to know.

Biting her lip in an effort to not make any sounds, Hanyuu tried to press back even more. It had to be the thousandth time she'd wished for it, but she found herself wishing once more that she could pass through walls as she had done in Hinamizawa. Here, all she could do was hold her breath and wait, hoping that the creature passed her by.

The cockroach continued its approach, pausing as it came close. The hall was still dark, which encouraged it onwards, but its prey was acting oddly, much different than most it came across. Still, if its meal was no longer a threat or dangerous, that made feeding all the easier.

Not deterred in the least, the insect scuttled closer, antennae twitching curiously.

The... the thing was still coming. Hanyuu still didn't know exactly what it was, but she doubted it was anything good.

Worse than not knowing what it was, though, was not knowing where it was. That could easily be solved if she only turned on her flashlight and took another look around, but she was wary of drawing the things attention. After all, there were others in this hall, right? There was a chance that the creature was targeting one of them.

Despite her best efforts, the spirit whimpered. She knew she wasn't that lucky; how she had survived five days in this place was a wonder to her. Then again, she doubted she would've lived past her first night if Arlene hadn't been there...

Hanyuu's breath caught at that thought. Arlene wasn't here now, and that creature was moving closer as the seconds passed. Was the thing anything like those monsters that had been in the front room? Did it have teeth and claws, and was it going to... was it going to...

Run! Run! The same word repeated in her mind, but Hanyuu remained frozen where she stood.

The cockroach found its prey with ease after a few inches further. Antennae twitched as it hesitated, instincts warring over what to do next, but hunger won out. Two short legs found the human's legs as it crawled closer to inspect the meal it had found.

Hanyuu had been dreading and yet expecting something to happen. She had expected something with teeth and claws to once again bite and tear into her body which was, she knew, far too vulnerable in the physical world. She had expected the creature to move in, but that expectation did little to calm her fears.

The moment something touched her leg, the spirit screamed and instantly kicked out. Staying in the dark didn't seem like such a good idea anymore either, since it was clear the thing had already found her. So, scurrying to the side, Hanyuu fumbled with her flashlight for a few seconds before finally managing to turn it on. She then looked around the ground, trying to see what it was she was dealing with.

Caught by surprise by the sudden noise and flurry of movement, the cockroach scuttled backwards, sticking to the shadow as it recalculated the danger of its chosen meal. Light flashed about the hallway, but the insect avoided it as much as possible, sticking just outside the glow of light as it circled the human, trying to find the best angle to dart back in.

"Au... Auauauu..." Hanyuu couldn't see anything clearly, but something was still there; the shadow that kept moving just outside of the light was proof enough of that. She wasn't sure which was worse, either; not being able to see it, or still not knowing what it was. On the plus side, it hadn't clawed or bit her, so that was good. Although she really didn't want to stick around and see how much longer that lasted.

Moving along the wall, the spirit began sliding to the side. Thoughts of waiting for Rika were, for the moment, forgotten. All she wanted to do was get out of that hall, away from whatever that creature was.

When its meal began to move, the cockroach changed direction, braving the light momentarily to dart directly for the human, antennae twitching before it as its six legs carried it quickly across the tile. The size of a very large rat, the cockroach didn't want to let its dinner get away that easily.

Once she was finally able to see the creature, she wasn't sure whether to laugh or continue with her retreat. On the one hand, it was only a bug; but on the other, it was a very big bug. Hanyuu had seen plenty of insects throughout the years, but none matched this one in size.

Of course, all thoughts of laughing were forgotten once the cockroach began go move. She hadn't expected it to move as quickly as it did, and she really didn't want to find out why it seemed so interested in getting close to her. Letting out a short cry, Hanyuu kicked once more--although rather than trying to hit the insect with her foot, she kicked her slipper at it. Hopefully that would buy her some time.

The slipper connected with the insect's head, stunning it for a moment, and it skittered back and away at the unexpected blow. Pacing along the edge of the shadows, the cockroach hesitated, instincts debating how best to continue this hunt.

Hanyuu couldn't stop the delighted, "Hah!" as the slipper hit the cockroach. She was glad to see something had worked in her favor for once, but she wasn't going to stick around to see how long that lasted.

Kicking off the other slipper, not bothering to aim for the insect this time, Hanyuu ran as quickly as she could down the hall.

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