damned_institute | Day 36: Intercom, Evening

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Day 36: Intercom, Evening

The intercom's jingle rang out and the somewhat uninhibited movement that was going on between the main activity rooms halted as the Head Doctor made one of his usual announcements.

"Good evening everyone, and I'm very pleased to see so many of you in such high spirits after meeting with your loved ones! However, like with all good things, it can't last forever, so I ask now for nurses to escort our patients in the waiting rooms and in the main areas back to their rooms, where they will be treated with a special Sunday... steak! That's right: today, we'll be serving juicy, delicious steak with fries and cooked vegetables on the side – simple enough for everyone to like and good enough for everyone to thoroughly enjoy! (Our patients with specialized diets will receive their alternate meals, of course.) Our usual beverages are available, and for dessert, we'll be serving warm slices of apple pie.

"After all, patients, t's always wonderful to see all of you cooperating with the staff even when given so much freedom, so I'd like to personally thank and congratulate all of you for helping us, your family, and more importantly, yourselves. Hopefully, we can help you to a speedy recovery so that you can see your loved ones more often, but first... dinner! I hope to speak with you all again soon."

The intercom clicked off.

[ All room threads go in response to this post; please post your character's room number as the subject line of the initial post. Thank you!

On an added note, just wanted to clarify to players of characters who are canonly vegetarians and the like that you get to decide (within reasonable and realistic limits) what kind of diet your character gets from the staff. :3 ]

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"I think so," Artemis said, nuzzling the space just under Haku's jaw affectionately. "Unless you're actually lying to me and are secretly planning on breaking my neck once I'm lost in the throes of ecstasy."

"Oh no. I respect you too much to kill you like that," he said. "I would let you know if I was planning that."

His eyes closed as Artemis nuzzled his throat.

Artemis laughed against his friend's throat. "And just how," he kissed it gently. "Would you go about killing me? I would think that breaking my neck would be quick and painless, and therefore a humane way to kill me."

Haku smiled. "While true, if I had to, I would kill you after putting you to sleep. And letting you know, of course."

"Dying with the knowledge that the last thing I would see would be your face..." Artemis shifted a little so he could hold Haku a little closer. "How kind of you. Perhaps dying that way wouldn't be so very bad," he mused.

"Except for the dying part," he pointed out, "I think it sounds like a better way than simply snapping your neck."

Artemis laughed. Haku really wasn't getting his attempts at being romantic, but he supposed that was alright. He just had to figure out which buttons would produce the desired reaction.

"A little less sudden, too," Artemis said, still chuckling a little. "Possibly a bit less painful, though I can't say I've had my neck snapped recently. So I wouldn't really know, would I?"

Haku smiled. "I hope that doesn't happen," he said softly, traling cool fingers along Artemis's forearms. "Sudden death is no fun."

"I suppose not..." Artemis said, trying to pull his mind forcefully away from thoughts of how Haku had died. Was it sudden, or had he known?

"So," the boy nuzzled Haku's ear a little, attempting something a bit more pleasant. "Given the fact that you haven't given me notice that you plan on killing me, will you stay with me?"

Haku's eyes slidclosed and he leaned further into Artemis's arms. "Of course I'll stay with you, even if you're going to be typical and run around on me."

"Typical?" Artemis scoffed. "I am insulted. Artemis Fowl, typical. I should be outraged, I suppose."

"I'm sorry, that was uncalled for." Haku turned in Artemis's arms, careful of any wounds. "You, Artemis Fowl the Second, are anything but typical. Who else would have a former weapon in their arms like this?"

Artemis didn't quite know what to do now that Haku was facing him. "Someone... who didn't have a self-preservation instinct?" he offered, his eyes going blank again.

Haku smiled and laughed softly. "That must be it," he said before leaning forward and pressing a light kiss to Artemis's lips.

Freud's mother, he felt so suave when Haku wasn't looking at him like this. Now he couldn't think of anything romantic or witty or enticing to say. He blamed his hormones. Damn them. Damn them to hormonal hell.

Artemis leaned forward into the kiss. At the risk of sounding petty, he'd been waiting for this for some time now. Ever since that damned dream he'd had.

Haku pulled away for a moment to smile at the expression on his friends face before leaning in.

There was something about rendering the other boy speechless...

Artemis nearly whined again at Haku's retreat. He swore, Haku would be the death of him. He was going to die of embarrassment. The great Artemis Fowl, rendered dumb and speechless by another boy. A very smart, wonderful, different, honest boy, but another human being nonetheless.

He only came up for air, and watched Haku with the same desire-clouded eyes for a moment. "How much time do you think we have?"

Resting his forehead on Artemis's, enjoying the heat he felt there, he sighed. "Not long enough," he said softly.

He nodded, careful not to move Haku too much. He himself was enjoying the cool feeling of Haku's skin. "We should make the most of what time we have, then?"

Haku smiled and laughed softly. "We should. Did you have something in mind?"

"I thought the direction we were heading in previously was... nice..." Artemis said. How did one go about doing this sort of thing? Just saying it was probably a social faux pas. Haku would know more about this sort of thing.

"True," Haku said, "But I don't want to hurt you, or making your wounds worse."

"Leaving me like this would be the unkindest cut of all," Artemis said, looking down at Haku's hands, and looking for all the world as though he was pouting. Perhaps Haku wasn't the only one slowly getting addicted to physicality.

Haku shifted and tugged Artemis close to him. "So dramatic," he teased gently,placing a kiss on Artemis's cheek. "We really need to work on that."

"I'm trying," Artemis said defensively. "But I really have no idea what I'm doing." It annoyed him to think that he couldn't understand how to do something that seemed so simple.

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