damned_institute | Day 37: Sun Room

Joe had read some of the larger notes stuck up on the bulletin board when the announcement came on the intercom. All things considered, this Landel guy didn't even seem so bad. Even if these people were held here against their will, he was certainly nice about it.

Apparently, the new patients - including Joe - were to hang around in the Sun Room or go to Arts and Crafts with the kids. Well, there was plenty of information on the board, including maps and descriptions of monsters, for Joe to prepare for the nighttime, when he could seriously get going on fighting his way out. He could look for where the boss would probably be waiting, or where his V-watch might be, and figure out how to fight the monsters. In fact, he had plenty of time to work all that out... but this the first time he'd had to really relax since he got his powers. So it couldn't possibly hurt to enjoy the calm period, could it?

The red-head stepped back from the board, and hopped back onto a comfy-looking couch to digest in the sunlight. He reached up to pull his cap down, and sighed when he realized it wasn't there. "Oh well, nothing's perfect. I still wouldn't call this hell."

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"...I hope so. I hoped the evil people running this ranch aren't covering it up," Sheena said quietly.

She then looked over quickly, eyes wide. "There aren't any ghosts here, are there? I don't want to see any ghosts."

Miku shifted uncomfortably on the floor, "There are... I... I can see them, sometimes. If I concentrate hard enough. People from before." She laced her fingers together and looked down at them. "But not always. And usually, no one else sees them but me. So, don't worry."

She tried giving Sheena a smile, but it fell flat. "Most ghosts don't even want to hurt people, they point me to things and away from things, sometimes."

Sheena visibly shuddered at the confirmation that there were ghosts, but she quickly put up her tough, unphased facade. "They better not try to hurt anyone or I'll give them a good ol' Mizuho boot."

She hmphed. "I'm used to dealing with spirits, but not ghosts."

Miku laughed a little at that. "Well, ghosts are... definitely special cases. But you shouldn't touch them, ever. Even if they don't mean to, they do great harm to a person's spiritual energy, draining them and killing them, sometimes.

"So, if you do see one," Miku looked up and her dark eyes were very serious. "With all due respect, run away as far as you can, as fast as you can. They can't pursue a person very far."

Sheena grumbled. "Well... we'll see. I can use my mana to affect incorporeal things. I'm not going to let someone fall prey to one. Evil needs to be defeated."

She cuddled the kitten. "I suppose I can leave the non-evil ones alone."

Miku smiled, "If there's no one around, just run away, please. They're far more powerful than we are, half the time." It would be just the same if she encountered one with Sousuke. They would run, and he'd better well run if he knew what was good for him.

Besides, she felt that their last encounter with the priestess would be their last. Miku yawned. "Maybe last night too more energy than I thought."

Sheena scowled but didn't say anything. She was too proud, too stubborn and too skilled to just run away from things. She'd be even less inclined to do so if she had her pacts, but... Okay, she'd think about it.

"What were you up to last night?" Sheena was curious. "I spent most of the night trying to teach a former-robot how to use his new human body to defend himself as well as not attempt to strangle a friend."

"Ah..." Miku laughed and ducked her head. "I threw a slipper at Yuffie-san's Sagara-san... touched a cursed tattoo and learned more things that I expected..." Cuddled with my boyfriend, Miku added to herself and felt her ears heat up under her hair. It was still... weird to think about. Miku had been by herself for so very long, after all, and physical touching was so hard when you weren't sure if something would happen to set off the ability you tried so desperately to contain.

"It wasn't very busy, but it was exciting, I suppose. Even if Sagara-san --that is, my Sagara-san-- doesn't like it when we're in danger." She peeked up at Sheena through her hair.

"Wow... your night was much more exciting than mine," Sheena replied. An even curiouser look crossed the ninja's face as she saw Miku blush. The question was there in her eyes, but she didn't voice it. She'd save prying into Miku's love life after they'd been friends longer.

"And good for you with the slipper tossing. I could hear Sagara from two halls over," she continued. "So... I mentioned you learning some self-defense. You game? Give it a shot so we're not so worried?" She smiled sheepishly and scratched her cheek. "I, uh... think every girl should at least know the right way to kick a guy. You know... just in case."

Miku's head tipped from side to side as she considered it. "Certainly," she said after a moment and pushed her bangs out of her face. "It's only that... I'm not very strong, so it would be difficult, I think." Miku could hardly move a table much less hit anyone.

Unless they were already dead, of course.

"But, if you're willing to be a patient teacher, I suppose it wouldn't hurt to try."

"If I can teach the irritable robot how to fight, I can certainly teach you," Sheena said with some exasperation. "I like you. Besides, proper self-defense isn't about strength. it's about using your opponent against himself, using his own momentum to your advantage."

She opened her mouth to continue when she was distracted by the sight of Raine on a nearby couch with some blonde male elf's HEAD in her LAP. The ninja's eyes went wide and she gawked as she watched, the male eventually getting up and sitting next to Raine, the two leaning against each other comfortably.

Now who was that and why didn't Raine mention him?

Day 37: Sun Room

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