Day 37: Sun Room

[hismastersdance.livejournal.com]

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."

[free!]

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[not-rly-fai.livejournal.com]

Perhaps it was just his imagination, but with Yue here instead of Yukito, it was hard not to feel a strange sort of tension in the air. Their personalities were so drastically different. And once Yue was satisfied with the current topic, he was quick to move on to another one.

It wasn't that he wanted to go run the errand tonight, but he still owed Homura and a deal was a deal. He'd just rather other people didn't find out about it. There was no use saying he was just trying out different clubs, that was obviously not the case. And the truth was suspicious enough, if he tried to lie about it, that was only going to make it look worse. So half-truths it would be. Just enough of an explanation to eke by. Hopefully.

"I'm not exactly sure yet," he admitted scratching his head as though embarrassed by the question. "Probably something easy, collecting metal or medical supplies?"

[winged_moon]

This time Yue turned the rest of the way to actually face Fai, one pale brow quirking just a little in inquiry. "You know you have somewhere to go, but you don't know where. Or what." Though his voice was entirely expressionless, the look on his face probably said more than enough about what he was thinking about that. "Dare I ask if you know why you're going on this unspecified errand?"

Hopefully it wasn't something as potentially suicidal as their mission to the rooftop a few days ago. And it was more important than exploring the staircase that might lead them to some answers? But if Fai didn't even know what it was, then...well, unfortunately for him, Yue wasn't about to just let that pass without comment.

[not-rly-fai.livejournal.com]

It was hard to tell if Yue was simply not amused and potentially upset by this news or if he just wanted more information. Either one was a little scary to deal with.

"Eheh," he gave a short laugh, though it was hard to keep from sounding nervous. "I kind of owe someone a favor. So... they asked if I would help run some errands, that's all. They just... haven't really gotten back to me on it yet. Don't worry, I'm sure we can handle it no problem!"

[winged_moon]

Whether Yue noticed the nervousness or not, he didn't say; he only folded his arms across his chest and glanced away again, apparently fascinated by the skylights or the staff members on the walkway above. Or both. "One would hope."

Although he told himself he didn't care, Yue couldn't help but wonder what kind of "favor" this might be a payment for. It clearly was something that made Fai uncomfortable to talk about, although whether that was just because Fai seemed to dislike talking about things in general or if there was something specific going on here, he wasn't sure.

"I'd like to know as soon as you do," the guardian finally said, still looking away. "It would be nice to be able to plan for where we're going."

[not-rly-fai.livejournal.com]

Yue didn't seem too pleased when he heard about it, but he didn't ask questions. Kurogane, Yuuhi was completely positive, would've threatened and tried to deal mortal harm if he weaseled out of answering or given such half truths as he just had.

"Of course, of course!" he smiled, waving a hand as though there was nothing to be worried over. "You'll know as soon as I do. I'll leave you a note on the board or something. If you don't hear from me by then, mm... then I'll just let you know first thing when I meet you at your room, okay?"