Nightshift 34: Main Hallway, 1-West

[hajike-tobiume.livejournal.com]

[from here]

The shinigami padded silently down the hallway, keeping to the left-side wall and her hand upon her sword's hilt. Her eyes scanned the area surorunding her as she continued on to the next hallway, especially the nurses' stations as she neared them. This would be a horrible time for her to get attacked by a nurse or two. Thankfully, the halls were empty, btu she didn't drop her guard. She knew better.

Almost there.

[to here]

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[ditched-again.livejournal.com]

[From here. (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/421626.html?view=34631418#t34631418)]

The Star Dragon Sword paused in his journey to take in the newest hallway. Amber eyes carefully glanced down either side to search for any threats, but when none presented itself, the Night Rune continued his journey.

[To here. (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/420935.html)]

[gald_digger]

[From here]

This was part of the main hall, wasn't it? Anise wondered if it was wide enough to test her puppet here. Unfortunately, it looked like being one of the first out of the rooms had its drawbacks: since there weren't any people waving their flashlights around in the area, Anise could hardly see anything no matter how hard she squinted!

Whether the location was good or not, she would just have to wait until after she met up with Ion. There was no point in trying things out if she couldn't even hope to see the results!

Somewhat disappointed, the girl continued down the hall, feeling along the left wall to make sure she didn't miss her turn.

[gald_digger]

[To here!]

[cnflctofintrst.livejournal.com]

[from here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/421742.html?thread=34644590#t34644590)]

Mello gripped the flashlight tightly as he entered the main hallway. Normally, he would waited for someone else to play monster-bait, but today, there simply wasn't time.

[to here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/420935.html?thread=34645319#t34645319)]

[icy-demise.livejournal.com]

[From here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/425991.html?thread=34644999#t34644999)]

Once SubZero reached the main hallway he was faced with a choice. Should he try to go upstairs, or head for the basement again. There would probably be very tough opponents in his path if he tried to go to the basement, though that's where the man on the radio had said Dr. Landel was.

On the other hand, he could go exploring upstairs, there might be something worth checking out up there. With his full powers he would've gone towards the basement, but with the restrictions he currently had using his powers to make an ice blast would leave him too vulnerable immediately after to risk going up against a tough enemy alone.

[jokers-wildcard.livejournal.com]

[from here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/420935.html?thread=34647367#t34647367)]

Ah ha! She was right! The hallway came to a T right at the end. Now, if she remembered right, she would have to make a left to get to the Sunny Room. If she made a right that was where the stairs were... right?

... Maybe she should have asked Meesy if she could take the maps with her. Too late now. Harley would just have to trust in her ability to--

"EEEEEEEEEEEE!!" She jumped nearly three feet and squealed before she even realized what she was doing. Her flashlight had suddenly hit the body of some... guy who was just standing there for some stupid reason. She put a hand to her chest relieved it was just some other patient. The relief was short lived though.

"Hey! What's the big idea?!" Harley demanded, suddenly outraged like this was his fault. "Ya nearly gave me a heart attack!"

[queencrimea.livejournal.com]

[From here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/420935.html?thread=34645831#t34645831)]

Yes, this was a hallway she remembered more clearly. It was around this one that she had started paying more attention to her surroundings than to what the nurse had been saying. It had looked like one of the larger halls and, if she recalled correctly, she could reach both the cafeteria and the Sun Room from here.

Now all that remained was to decide which way to go. She mentally dismissed the cafeteria and Sun Room, thinking instead on what would be in another direction. Looking for an exit was her first priority, but it was unlikely that she would find it in the building's entrance. All of the other doors she had come across had been unlocked, but would she really be lucky enough to find the entrance unlocked? Someone would have surely escaped through it already if it were. ...Right?

Or... Maybe there was an exit somewhere else. Yes, that seemed like a possibility. She would just have to decide which way to go first.

[longlivetheking]

[From here]

Scar managed to reach the main hallway without any difficulties, and scanned the area for threats and patients alike. It wasn't overly crowded in here just yet, and two of them were interacting with one another. There was one person - a female - standing by herself. The woman had a rather odd mane-color (or hair, as humans called it). Green certainly wasn't a very common color for hair to have. But he was referring to a human, not a zebra.

But he supposed he was in no position to be picky about hair/mane colors. A person was a person, and considering the relative empty hallways he had just passed this was an opportunity he should grab. It was better than nothing, and he reminded himself that good help was rare. At least she wasn't screaming like an idiot and thus making herself monster-bait like the brainless individual a hall or two back. With that, the feline approached her.

"Good evening." came greeting, deciding on a polite approach even despite his mood. Mozenrath might be a fool, but that didn't necessarily apply to everyone else. Hopefully.

[lighthearted]

[From here.]

This was almost a nightly routine by now. Sora liked meeting by the stairs. They weren't too far from his room, and most people could find them without a problem. Even though they most likely wouldn't be heading up, it was a good starting point. If they ended up going outside, it would result in a little backtracking, but it wasn't a huge deal.

There was a man and a woman talking near him (he didn't know either of them, but they both looked familiar), and Sora was pretty sure there were some more patients hanging around a little further down the hall, but there was no one he needed to talk to here. He wanted to make sure he didn't move from his spot, since he needed to make it easy for Kaiji to find him.

Hopefully his hair would help him stand out, even if it wasn't a weird color or anything.

Sora leaned against the wall near the stairs, looking almost relaxed as he waited.

[missedfortunes.livejournal.com]

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Calm and easy. Kaiji moved smoothly, as if he had done this a million times before. If he didn't screw anything up, he assured himself, the reward of whatever he would accomplish tonight would definitely outweigh the cost. Definitely. Even though he didn't know what either was. This was how all of his previous gambles worked: as long as he didn't screw anything up... He wasn't going to. Sora knew what he was doing, and Kaiji was usually pretty good with directions. He determined that the match was going to work as long as the two cooperated.

This was where things started to count. As Kaiji neared the staircase, he clasped his left hand over his flashlight and once again flicked it on to create a dull, orange-tinted glow that, without his notice, emphasized the seams around the bases of his fingers. A few small spikes of white light poked out of the gaps where his fingers didn't quite come together, but on the whole his hand did a passable job at subduing the light's intensity as he intended. He didn't want to blind anyone, and he didn't want to draw a great amount of attention to himself either. He just needed to be able to see.

Something about Kaiji was noticeably different from the way he was this morning (other than the new bruise on the side of his face.). There was a wickedly haughty look about him that was probably amplified by the strange lighting: whether he was afraid beyond fear or genuinely confident was a mystery even to him. What he did know for sure was that from the moment Kaiji met with Sora until the end of the night, their lives were in each other's hands.

Even with the relative traffic of the area, Kaiji managed to spot Sora in the dim light with little difficulty. At least, he was pretty sure that was Sora. "Hey," he greeted tentatively.

[officer-leon.livejournal.com]

[from here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/424523.html)]

There were a few people in the hallway when Leon reached it, and he kept his flashlight off, relying on the light of the others to guide him. There was a young boy standing near the stairs, probably waiting for someone. Leon decided it was probably for the best if he moved by himself tonight, though. He moved past the young man, and headed for the stairs.

[to here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/428265.html)]

[2cuprhubarb.livejournal.com]

The hallways were surprisingly empty. Perhaps she was just being quicker tonight, or maybe this was how they always were - devoid of human life, with the occasional patter of feet as someone fled from a monstrosity.

[2cuprhubarb.livejournal.com]

[lady-general.livejournal.com]

[From here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/420620.html?thread=34679052#t34679052)]

Celes stepped out into the corridor and considered her options. She could head upstairs and see what kind of new monstrosities Landel had released in the form of their own allies. Or in the form of new, Kefkan-inspired creatures. He gave him credit for Terra; but then again, the story went that she wasn't so much crafted as born. Celes looked down the blacken corridor, where the flash of someone's light flickered about.

She turned towards the corridor of the Sun Room and continued to ponder her path for the night - at least being by oneself had its... advantages.

[clockmongler.livejournal.com]

[From here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/421626.html?thread=34678778#t34678778)]

"We meet again, my lady," came Luxord's voice, calm and cultured as always. There was more of composure to it now, however, having decided to do away with everything he did not care for (which was almost everything, really). The Nobody made his way over to the other blond and cast her a charming smile.

"Are you meeting with someone?" he asked, being ever the gentleman. And it was all the better he saw her first, too. If he had noticed Sora, he would have immediately harassed the boy.

[adorkabledragon.livejournal.com]

[from here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/429082.html).]

It was strange to travel through the building and actually rely on sight instead of sound. "Listening" for his friends' magical signatures had almost spoiled him when it came to finding them. Tonight, Keman had to use his "flashlight" to illuminate the ground in front of him. It was...almost surreal, and rather humbling. He had to remind himself that most of the other patients couldn't "hear" magic the way that he could. They actually had to do this every night.

[jetting on over here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/424817.html?thread=34680433#t34680433).]

[rectifies.livejournal.com]

[From here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/422758.html?thread=34700390#t34700390).]

There, tucked away against one side of this hallway, stood the stairs. It took some time and light to find it, but Ken wasn't going to nitpick. Exploring Tartarus had tempered him quite well.

After adjusting his grip on the spear, the boy made his way up to the next floor.

[To here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/428458.html?thread=34717098#t34717098).]

[blurred-divide.livejournal.com]

[from here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/422031.html?thread=34706319#t34706319)]

It was always quiet in these hallways. In a way, that was kind of nice, if a bit disconcerting given the situation.

Easier to hear things sneaking up on him, though.

[and to here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/422653.html?thread=34615293#t34615293)]

[heraldric.livejournal.com]

Almost there! The right block was just around the corner. Leon sighed in relief. Running through these hallways was always such a pain.

[heraldric.livejournal.com]

[to here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/421626.html?view=34719226#t34719226)]

[hajike-tobiume.livejournal.com]

[from here] (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/421626.html?thread=34725114#t34725114)

It was still quiet. Good. Momo moved across the hall and headed back to the women's block.

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[son-ofkrypton.livejournal.com]

[From here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/422758.html?thread=34729318#t34729318)]

The hall widened out, signaling that he was about to his the big hall he'd been taken down so many times over the past week or so. Just a bit further...

[son-ofkrypton.livejournal.com]

[To here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/428659.html?thread=34731379#t34731379)

[janus-006.livejournal.com]

[from here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/421626.html?thread=34759674#t34759674)]

Well, well. Trevelyan was moving quickly tonight. He was proud of that, though he shouldn't have been. What did it matter? He was going to arrive at the room Armand had told him about with most of the night to spare. Hoorah.

[to here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/420935.html)]

[kanpekinasenshi.livejournal.com]

[from here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/420935.html?thread=34757191#t34757191)]

Seiya was aware of Leon but didn't bother carrying on any more conversation. There was no point; with no sign of any enemies yet and no questionable turns, there was nothing to discuss. They could save their thought and energy for when something came up, instead.

[kanpekinasenshi.livejournal.com]

[to here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/428265.html?thread=34765033#t34765033)]

[littlestrawdoll.livejournal.com]

_{[from here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/421626.html?thread=34761722#t34761722)]}

This was probably one of the busiest hallways in the building, but when the doll passed through, there was only a handful of people moving about, most in pairs, some waiting alone. He kept his flashlight lowered and out of anyone’s eyes.

It was always good to be polite, right?

A wry smile quirked his lips up before he smoothed his expression.

[littlestrawdoll.livejournal.com]

_{[to here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/420935.html?thread=34768967#t34768967)]}

[brokenweapon.livejournal.com]

[from here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/420935.html?thread=34772807#t34772807)]

Almost, Bourne was almost there. Not only could he tell by the growing concentration of transient patients - the Sun Room had to be a popular meeting spot - but he recognized the halls...as much as anyone could recognize bland, same-same hallways.

He turned left and headed onwards. Wesker was waiting for him.

[to here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/428659.html?thread=34710899#t34710899)]

[ellectriclights.livejournal.com]

[from here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/422964.html?thread=34614068#t34614068)]

Elle was getting sick of all these hallways, all looking the same, all full of patients running around like they could really make some kind of difference.

At least she didn't need batteries anymore.

As she walked, slowly, because she shouldn't rush just for some guy, she folded up the strips of fabric, making them less conspicuous.

[sauntering evilly this-a-way (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/423535.html?thread=34780783#t34780783)]

[haiiro-no-chou.livejournal.com]

[From here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/422313.html?thread=34815657#t34815657).]

Retracing the familiar path, Rukia left the patient hallways and moved out into the larger hallway nearby. The strong beam coming from her flashlight was a reassuring change from the last few nights.

[Going here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/428659.html?thread=34823027#t34823027).]

[faceyourdoom.livejournal.com]

[from here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/420935.html?thread=34826567#t34826567)]

Zim peeked around the corner carefully before finally deciding to venture out into the new corridor. So far, everything seemed to be working out just fine. No one had noticed him yet. Truly this proved how amazing he really was. And to think those fools actually dared to question his ability. HA!

At this rate, all he would need to do was locate the exit and make a run for it. Simple. Once he was back in his base and had reverted himself to his normal body, he would be sure to come back here and destroy this facility and every last person in it for daring to mess with this Irken Invader! Oh, and that moment could not come soon enough.

[faceyourdoom.livejournal.com]

[to here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/428659.html?thread=34829939#t34829939)]

[cnflctofintrst.livejournal.com]

[from here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/420935.html?thread=34837063#t34837063)]

Now, there were a few others in the main hallway. Mello consciously disregarded them, focusing his attention inwards to avoid having his sense of time altered. Near could think whatever the hell he wanted; Mello trusted his own deductive skill.

[to here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/421742.html?thread=34837358#t34837358)]

[el-lolly-eat.livejournal.com]

[Coming from here.] (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/425396.html?thread=34840756#t34840756)

It was far more nerve wracking to be traveling alone. At least when he was with Naomi, L could rely on her being there if something happened. Now ideas of a possible attack from a monster were creeping into his thoughts and increasing his anxiety. What if he couldn’t handle it? What if he got injured? What if something happened to him? What if he died ? Come morning there would be no trace of him left. He’d disappear. No body, no evidence, no… He frowned. Hopefully, Naomi will be alright.

L paused once he reached the main hallway. So far so good.

[manhattan-red.livejournal.com]

As he'd suspected, there were constantly people coming and going from the main hallway. That didn't make it much easier to pick out anyone familiar, as everyone was on the move. Luckily, he still found it easy to see at night due to his former nocturnal lifestyle.

There were a couple people milling around, and one he recognized as the odd man he'd spent a meal with not too long ago. He looked confused, or possibly upset about something. It was hard to tell with that face. Perhaps he was just lost in thought.

In any case, Brooklyn wondered if he couldn't make himself helpful. He made his way towards the man. If he wasn't needed he supposed he could move along and look for someone else.

[theycutitout.livejournal.com]

River felt particularly like the wind today. A green wind, but a wind nonetheless. She could hear the whispers closing in, but she was always one step ahead today. With the halls still empty and more inviting than usual, she continued on.