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.

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[youlackmascara.livejournal.com]

Itachi made sure Fai continued to follow him as he proceeded to the Sun Room entrance.

[youlackmascara.livejournal.com]

[vintagebrit]

[from here]

Mason glanced down at the little boy as they walked.

"Aw, poor kid. Your family, right?" he asked, remembering that Lei had said his family was dead.

[hellmunchkin.livejournal.com]

Phibrizzo stopped in his tracks. Mason couldn't have set this up more perfectly if he'd tried. He looked up at the man, giving him a horrified and hurt look, and pulled his hand away. "Y-you're friends w-with Zelgadis?"

His eyes began to well up with tears as he repeated, "You're friends with Zelgadis?!" He drew himself away from the reaper, acting as betrayed as he could.

[quickdrawbkiddo.livejournal.com]

[from here] (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/420935.html?thread=35395911#t35395911)

The Bride lead Donna into the front hallway. If she remembered correctly, the pharmacy was, according to the map, on the other eastern side of the prison, near the doctor offices. As she walked, her eyes caught sight of Mason arguing with a kid. She paused, thinking he might need help, and her expression softened into something akin to affection.

Then she remembered how damn cheeky the Brit was, so she decided to leave him to his fate of babysitting. Maybe she'd tease him about it in the morning. She started walking again.

"It's on the far end of the hallway," she told Donna.

[mateswithnobody.livejournal.com]

Donna only gave the arguing pair a glance (now didn't that remind her of someone?) but kept walking behind Arlene. With how gung-ho the woman seemed to be, losing track of her even slightly was not a good idea. She could round a corner suddenly while Donna kept walking, and then where would she be? Lost, probably, though she did have that soggy map. Lot of good it would do without a light to see.

"Bit too much to ask that it'd be closer, I guess?" Donna was all for walking though. Now running? Running was something she could do but would rather forgo if it could be helped. She needed some kind of break from it once in a while.

[osakapwnzu.livejournal.com]

(From here! (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/432302.html?thread=35303086#t35303086))

Heiji scanned the hallway, making sure that he didn't see anything that was going to leap out and rip their throats out. Without his pipe, he was rather vulnerable. According to Robin and what he knew of Kaito, he was most likely the muscle of the group. Just great. Well, time to earn Okita's respect, it seemed.

"'S clear. Let's move quickly!"

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[miracle-grow.livejournal.com]

[Coming from here. (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/420620.html?thread=35471116#t35471116)]

Claire slipped out into the wide hallway, shining her flashlight up and down the corridor as she cast a quick look around. She didn't see Peter or her dad, so she guessed that she must have beat them both here. Huffing a quiet little sigh, she found a quiet stretch of hall, clicked off her flashlight to save her batteries, and settled back against the wall to wait for them.

[miracle-grow.livejournal.com]

Time passed and Claire grew impatient. Had she gotten the meeting place wrong? Or had something happened? She hoped there wasn't a monster between here and where her dad and Peter were. Wasn't this the night the brainwashed patients were out again? That might explain it. But what should she do, then? Go and try to find them? There wasn't much she'd be able to do to help, not yet, although her presence might make things easier for Peter...

Shifting from foot to foot, she debated for several minutes, watching up and down the hall, before finally coming to a decision. She didn't know what their room numbers were, but she'd head up past the male dorms to see if she could hear any sounds of fighting. Maybe that would tell her where the rest of her family was...

[Going here. (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/421626.html?thread=35697146#t35697146)]

[dawn-rune.livejournal.com]

[from here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/429430.html?thread=34902390#t34902390)]

There were fewer patients around than Frey had hoped, and less ambient light, but as long as he kept one hand on the wall he was able to navigate well enough. The pillowcase full of metal was heavy, and he had his staff awkwardly tucked under one arm, but he'd manage. The women's block wasn't far.

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[eyrien-prick.livejournal.com]

[from here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/421626.html?thread=35543290#t35543290)]

Lucivar turned the corner and paused for a moment, feeling for Karla's thread once more. He'd never been down this hallway before and he was cautious, looking around him for any signs of danger. When none were to be found, he proceeded down the hallway, grasping the metal pole as he prepared to fight.

[eyrien-prick.livejournal.com]

[headed here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/420935.html?thread=35544391#t35544391)]

[tsunagari.livejournal.com]

It would be just down to the left a ways now. He couldn't remember for sure which hallway led directly to it, but if he was lucky then there'd be more then one door.

He paused in this hall, hearing noises ahead and shining his light in that direction. "There's something large down that way," he muttered, flashlight aimed at the central corridor outside the sun room. "Looks like it's already engaged in combat. Still want to go through?"

[toadally4boobs.livejournal.com]

[from here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/421626.html?view=35559162#t35559162).]

Jiraiya followed the flashlight's beam, trying to get a clear view of who was fighting what. It only took a moment for him to make up his mind, being a Konoha-nin. He glanced at Sai.

"I want a closer look, if possible. If someone's in trouble, and we can help them... then it wouldn't be right to leave them to their possible death." Jiraiya replied.

[transgenix.livejournal.com]

[Coming from here. (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/422313.html?thread=35559849#t35559849)]

Max moved quickly and silently on her way, maneuvering the maze of corridors with relative ease. Not needing a light like most the other patients trapped here, she crept along unnoticed, only pausing when she came to the wide hall that stretched the length of the building.

Here she hesitated, debating which path she wanted to take which would gain her the most advantage. There was the basement, but she hadn't told Renji she was coming along tonight and had no idea where his crew would meet. There was upstairs, of course, which she hadn't gotten to explore in its entirety, but it certainly wasn't going anywhere.

And then there was outside. Which intrigued her the most at the moment. Was there a limit to the institute's reach? Could she get far enough away that dawn would not have her waking back in her room once more? And what was this discovery the intercom had mentioned?

Deciding that might be the most profitable direction for the night, she headed down the hall. She'd try the front door first, and then head for the back walls, if the main entrance was blocked. Might as well eliminate the easiest and closest options first, after all.

[reanalyze.livejournal.com]

(From here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/425991.html?view=35560967#t35560967))

It was remarkable how difficult it was to find a monster when looking for one. Citan didn't require anything complex, a rat or a cat would be fine. He simply needed to see inside of them.

Lost in thought, he nearly (or so it seemed) didn't see the young woman heading his way.

"Ah, excuse me," he offered, bemused smile and rather distant look in his eyes focusing on her. Young, athletic. "I'm afraid I was rather lost in my own mind!"

[yourtravelagent]

[ from here ]

The ex-salesman froze for a few seconds, casting a glance left and right at two sets of stairs. Hmm. He remembered walking past them today, and his 'nurse' had acted like they weren't even there. He wondered what they could be hiding up there...

He moved for the stairwell on the left, seeing how they might get cornered if they went for the other one.

[yourtravelagent]

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[gorram-doc.livejournal.com]

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Simon turned into the next hallway, noticing that it was different from the last. It was larger and therefore had to be the main corridor. Unfortunately, there weren't any markings anywhere so he was completely disoriented.

"This luh-suh hospital is grating on my nerves," Simon said to no one in particular as he continued on.

[gorram-doc.livejournal.com]

[headed here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/421626.html?thread=35646970#t35646970)]

[flawed-sight.livejournal.com]

[Coming from here. (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/420935.html?thread=35722311#t35722311)]

Another quick turn and they were in the wide corridor that connected one end of the institute to the other. Alice paused here, golden eyes searching the darkness, from one end of the hall to the other. Or at least, as far as she could see. Others were passing through - more would come. This place was full of such interesting people.

"Almost there," she murmured softly, for Edward and Bella's ears, then turned and moved down the hall to the room that would lead them outside.

[flawed-sight.livejournal.com]

[Going here. (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/429677.html?thread=35723117#t35723117)]

[idolism]

_{[from here]}

As he continued down the hallway, his right side to the wall, Aidou cast a cursory glance at the faces scattered about the corridor. And a cat, yet.

He wrinkled his nose at the smell and kept going

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[youlackmascara.livejournal.com]

They were nearly to the patient rooms now, and would probably not run into anything at this point. Ignoring the other patients in the hall, Itachi proceeded steadily back to the patient block.

[not-rly-fai.livejournal.com]

He could feel his body started to tire, so Yuuhi was relieved that they made it through the Sun Room without any incidents. It was kind of nice after the last few messy nights.

"The same room as before?" he asked when he had breath. He probably shouldn't have pushed himself after last night's injuries, but the sooner he got away from Homura, the better.

[notachick.livejournal.com]

[from here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/421626.html?thread=35820538#t35820538)]

Whatever that creature was in the other hall, it hadn't been interested in them and they'd reached the main hallway without incident. Moments like these, when they were able to go unmolested, were rare and Okita wasn't about to waste it. He kept moving forward, getting about halfway down the hall when he felt something give.

Not good.

Had he been rushing? He hadn't thought so. Hijikata set a good pace and all he had to do was follow it. It should have been easy and yet the telltale pain in his side said he needed to stop and catch his breath. But how could he do that without making Hijikata worry? Taking a step toward the wall again, Okita casually reached out with one hand, keeping it low and behind him as he pressed it against the smooth surface. Sure, he had to tilt at a bit of an unnatural angle, but that little bit of support gave him a little relief.

[haikudemon.livejournal.com]

Hijikata saw the movement. It helped that he'd been watching Souji intently for exactly such a flinch.

Trying to wipe the worry off his face - and almost succeeding - he stopped, leaning against the wall in front of the younger man. His own wound twinged at the movement, but it was nothing he couldn't ignore. At least not yet.

This hallway seemed empty. "We can rest here," he said, voice low as he glanced reflexively up and down it to confirm the lack of monsters.