Day 34: Lunch

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Yuffie bounced all the way through collecting her lunch, all the way to a good seat- one with a nice view of the whole cafeteria, which was something she'd been missing out on during the past day or so that she'd been stuck in the Institute- and hell, she even bounced into her seat.

A good mood? No, really?

Despite the occasional blip, talking to Sagara had been awesome. He was a fun guy; he wasn't a prude, didn't have a stick shoved so far up his ass it was poking out his eyeballs, and he'd actually had a conversation with her. One that hadn't revolved around doom, gloom or how much life sucked. If she could find other people like that and keep in touch with Sagara, maybe there was a little hope for this place.

After a quick gulp of pink lemonade, Yuffie settled to munching through her food and keeping an eye on the door.

[Waiting for Dean, I think? :x]

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"The usual is you run into a monster or whatever, escape if you're lucky, wind up hurt if you're not." Takaya shrugged, then frowned, remembering something.

"Shit. I forgot. Every night, this place takes people and fucks with them." Anger crossed his face for a moment. "They either brainwash you, give you back whatever skills or weapons or whatever you had, then send you out to attack the rest of us, or ... or they use you for experimentation." The last was said considerably softer than the rest.

[tony-castaway.livejournal.com]

"Neither of those sounds like something I want to mess with," Tony admitted. "Do the monsters run very fast?" he asked. "I don't know if I should even go out."

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"They can be," Takaya said. "But they tend to be tied to one place or another. The big shit is really all you have to worry about."

Looking up again at a nurse,he sighed. "Staying in is a bitch too, but you won't get hurt there."

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"You don't learn anything either, do you?" Tony asked. And that was the problem. "I need to see what's out here."

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"Then you go out and watch yourself." That was obvious.

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Tony nodded. "This is a big building. Is-I hate to ask this, but is there anywhere I can find a musical instrument." He wouldn't mention a harmonica out loud, but he could hope, couldn't he?

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"There's a music room," he said, nodding his head in the direction of the room. "I don't know anything about music, that's more my sister's thing, but they've got a few different kinds of stuff there."

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"Are any of the instruments small?" It didn't matter what kind. He could learn to play about anything so long as he could carry it around. Though that gave him a destination.

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Takaya shrugged again. "I guess so. I never really paid any attention."

[tony-castaway.livejournal.com]

"So important question. Where is the music room?" He grinned, thinking he was sounding so deadly serious about something that should be simple.

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"Leave here and go into the Sun Room, then it's the first door on the left." Takaya blinked, then snorted again. "Fuck. I've been here too long."

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"Better asking you than a nurse." Tony grinned again. "No awkward questions to answer. Besides, I'll just a kid any day over an adult."

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"Even if that 'kid' isn't a kid?" A dig at himself. Takaya hated being reminded of how old he really was. Or was that how old Kagetora was? Did it matter?

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"Even then," Tony agreed, though he didn't seem as cheerful. "You're not one of them, and you're helping."

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Takaya looked at Tony for a moment, expression unreadable.

Finally, he smiled slightly. "Thanks. I think."

[tony-castaway.livejournal.com]

"You're welcome. Didn't anyone ever tell you you'll catch more flies with honey than vinegar?"

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"I've never been friendly. My few friends back home would tell you that." Takaya was a little less harsh and was warming up slightly. "Besides, if I was some happy-go-lucky fuck, I probably wouldn't still be here with that asshole in my head."

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"I don't think the people here care if you're happy or not. You're still stuck here." Tony didn't quite get that statement. He was tired.

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Takaya rolled his eyes. "No, I meant that I wouldn't be here. He'd have taken over by now." He shook his head.

"Look, this probably has been a shitty day for you, and I know I didn't make it better. I can leave you alone if you want."

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Tony blinked sleepily at Takaya. "Do you mean that god person would have killed you?" He shook his head.

"You don't have to leave me along or go anywhere, unless you want. I don't mind. You know things I don't." Even if he didn't believe him all the time.

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Waving a hand, Takaya shook his head. "I'm fine where I am. Take a fucking nap or something. You've got time." And he'd keep an eye out for trouble, though he wouldn't mention that.

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Tony lay his head on his folded arms and trustingly drifted into a light sleep.

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Takaya blinked. The guy actually just .... fell asleep... That showed a weird amount of trust. Might as well earn that.

Shifting in his seat, settling in a bit more comfortably, he glared at a nurse that started to come over, apparently to 'check' on Tony. Shaking his head, he crossed his arms and watched her move away. This wasn't the first time he'd kept an eye on someone while they slept, but it was the first time around someone he didn't even fucking know.