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screwthegods ([personal profile] screwthegods) wrote in [community profile] damned_institute2008-07-30 09:03 am

Day 34: Breakfast

[starting off in M13]

The last part of the night was little more than a blur in Homura's mind. The men had rushed in, but not joined them, instead staying off to themselves. Before any of them had a chance to react, however, a voice sounded through the air, mocking some other person Homura had never heard of, and the patients themselves.

To Homura, whoever that man was, he sounded a great deal like a god.

But before he could ask questions, the demi-god found himself no longer in the chapel, but some strange room on a bed. Is that what Kenren had meant from his earlier warning? Homura sat up, glad at least that the world didn't spin when he did so. Then the same man from before began to speak again, with a completely different tone. It was confusing to hear him talk that way, calling them patients instead of prisoners as he had before. Homura listened quietly as the announcement was made, then got out of bed.

Maybe he wouldn't have to go anywhere yet. It wasn't like Homura knew where to go anyway, and that meant he had time. If this was his room, and if he had been here as long as Kenren had said, there was a chance he could find something with answers. The Taisho had even told him that Homura had seen Rinrei. Certainly he would've written something down, made a map, something that could let him find her again! He started with the desk at the end of his bed, first finding a small stack of notebooks. Picking up the first, he flipped through, turning the pages with quickening desperation as he found each one to be blank.

[identity profile] hamenleai.livejournal.com 2008-08-02 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
Shana blinked at her brother's sudden declaration. "What?" she squeaked, staring at him with wide green eyes, completely distracted from the problem at hand for the moment. "When did this happen? You never said anything! Who is this person??"

[identity profile] valyns-shadow.livejournal.com 2008-08-02 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
Keman? In love? With a girl?

Perhaps he wasn't the only one who was changed last night. Shadow would have given anything to break free from the Change. He wanted to congratulate Keman, to throw him some sort of fete to welcome him to the wonderful world of human (or halfblood and elf) pleasures. In fact, he would have given anything just to smile.

Oh, the things I could tell you, Shadow thought as the stranger gave Keman an odd look and turned back to Valyn. First thing I do when I get back to myself is find out who the girl is and devise a plan to get you both together. You deserve it, Keman.

[identity profile] notmyfather.livejournal.com 2008-08-02 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
Valyn blinked as well, not sure how to react.

"Ah...congratulations," he offered, meekly. But even that surprise attack hadn't seemed to rattle Shadow. "I'm sure she's...lovely." Though he wondered who Keman was interested in as well.

"And if that doesn't snap Shadow out of this, I'm afraid we have to look at other means." He rested his chin on his hand. "Shadow, I need you to listen to me. You're going to treat...Lord Keman and Lady Shana here the same way you'd treat me, alright? They have the same authority as I do. And when it gets dark, and your door unlocks....wait for us."

He couldn't risk Shadow wandering around as he was.

[identity profile] adorkabledragon.livejournal.com 2008-08-02 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
Keman turned bright red and buried his face in his hands, shaking with almost hysterical laughter. "You know," he groaned, "that worked out a lot better when I imagined it in my head." Shadow would snap right out of his Conditioning and everyone would have been so very relieved that they'd forget what it was he'd told them.

Oh, if only things were so simple.

"I met her about a week ago. She's a healer; she's actually the one who healed me last night. And she knows what I am, but that hasn't changed anything." Or he hoped not, anyway.

He left out her name on purpose.

[identity profile] hamenleai.livejournal.com 2008-08-02 12:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Shana gave a quiet laugh and patted her brother on the shoulder. "Well, you shocked the rest of us, at least?" she consoled him with a crooked smile as he shook with laughter. "And I'm glad you've met someone here. I hope I get to meet her." There was a glint in her green eyes that said next time she got her brother alone, Keman was getting all of the questions she was refraining from pestering him with right now.

Valyn's command drew her attention back to Shadow once more and she watched him curiously, wondering if that would actually work.

[identity profile] valyns-shadow.livejournal.com 2008-08-02 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
The stranger looked up for the first time and acknowledged Shana and Keman's presence. "My lord, my lady," he said, bowing his head to them deeply.

It's a good thing they're too upset to really use this to their advantage, Shadow thought ruefully. The things they could get me to do under this condition...