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Nightshift 21: F1-F10 Hallway

Naminé realized all too late when she returned to her room that she had neglected to ask where Kairi's room was. There was a good chance that she was close by, but at the same time... there was a chance she was all the way in the very last halls. Or maybe she had already left!

Naminé didn't bother eating her dinner, leaving it on the desk with a note indicating it was alright if some scavengers wanted to eat it, and then she went out into the hallway, armed only with her flashlights and a few pens.

There was no way she could fight like River, but Naminé had to have something.

She had half a mind to call out Kairi's name softly as she wandered the halls, but remembered what happened last time. She had attracted some... nasty visitors to say the least. The woman with the poker. Naminé had never seen her again, so it seemed safe to assume that one really could die at Landels.

Shuddering at that sobering thought, Naminé hurried along a little quicker than she intended.

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Night again. Alyssa wasn't one to complain about things, but this constant bombardment of monsters and things that wanted to kill her… well. It didn't take a genius to guess that the instant the door unlocked, she bolted out her room with pens and flashlight in hand.

"Oh!" She wasn't expecting anyone to be out here, but after what that one guy said… Alyssa looked at the girls in the hall, waving the pen wielding hand in meek greeting. "H-hello."

Maybe this communication thing would work out better than last night.

If there one--ONE--single thing that Landel's had over Serenity...it was the food. Kaylee loved the food here. Fresh fruit, vegetables that were actually INTELLIGIBLE as such, meat that wasn't from a can...even though being stuck here was NOT fun, the mechanic had to admit that it was a definite improvement from the processed protein they ate on Serenity.

She had eaten her meal with gusto, still trying to go through all that she heard today. People from hundreds of years ago...a mind reader like River...it was a lot to swallow, but Kaylee didn't want to let it dampen her appetite. She could ask the Captain ab

Soon, the now familiar voice at the intercom and the click of doors being unlocked heralded the start of Nightshift, and she ventured out. Kaylee told herself that she wasn't going to go very far...just hang around while she waited for the Captain and Inara and everyone else.

And she didn't go very far. Standing only a few feet away were several girls...the oldest of whom looked about River's age.

"Hey there."

"Abilities...?" Naminé frowned. More like the opposite. Well, perhaps what Kiden meant was that there were people who had abilities, but... well, that was sort of irrelevent now.

"Abilities? I know many people do, but here, they are all useless to us. So it doesn't really matter if you had powers or not before coming here," Naminé explained, hoping to ease some of Kiden's... concerns, maybe?

"My own powers are useless, at any rate."

Just then, two more girls approached. Naminé was just about to jump again before realizing that they were also human, and perhaps just as lost as they were.

"Oh, hello there!"

Kiden nodded at Namine, absently. She wasn't going to go into it, then. It was probably close to useless anyway, and if they got attacked by bugs again or ... whatever else Namine had seen it wasn't going to help much.

She turned her head to look at the two who had joined them. She had settled back a bit, cautious but not nearly as jumpy as Namine. However, they turned out to be people and not monsters.

"...hey," She offered.

Alyssa jumped slightly as another girl joined them. Man, they shouldn't just sneak up like that! Someone could end up getting hurt if someone mistook them for a monster!

'So you suggest putting bells on everyone? I don't think that'd go as smooth as you'd think, Alyssa.'

"So, um… Hi," she began, doing her best to ignore Bates' commentary.

'I could make a better introduction if I was in a room full of dead people. In fact, I have.'

It, uh… wasn't working so well. She visibly flinched, biting down the bad memories as though they were bile. "I'm Alyssa. Alyssa Hale." shutupbatesshutupshutupshutup

[from here (http://community.livejournal.com/landels_damned/55506.html).]

Walking out of the room, Elena spied a small knot of girls congregated out in the hallway. Moving towards them--she'd need to, to get to the hall way the lead to the main building (right?)--she spotted a small form with them and smiled.

Naminé.

"Hey cutie! What's up?" she called, waving. Pointing to Reno (who stood out like a sore thumb in this mass of teenage females), she introduced him. "Naminé, this is my friend, Reno. He's the one I was waiting for last night. Reno, this is Naminé. She's one of the first friends I made here."

As Elena stopped, Reno did as well, finding himself suddenly surrounded by the girls. He couldn't deny that it was a bit of a weird position. He'd been the only guy within a group of women before, but not girls.

In any other case, he wouldn't have minded pausing for a bit, but for some reason, he was anxious to get a move on. He still wasn't sure what it was, but the feeling had been with him since he'd spotted the note Rufus had left behind. It had gone dormant for a bit while in Elena's room. Now that they were back out here, though...

He glanced at the one Elena had pointed out. She looked even younger than Elena, fourteen at most. Damn. How young was the youngest?

He gave Naminé a slight nod in greeting before motioning to Elena that they should get a going if possible.

"I'm Kaylee," she said to the other girls (who all seemed several years younger than she--this place was sick, taking kids!--and would have continued, except for the sudden arrival of another young girl from one of the rooms, followed by a much older man, who introduced one of the younger girls to her friend. The mechanic leaned against the wall closed her eyes.

She wished the Captain would come soon.

More people? It was sort of funny how everyone was showing up except the person who Naminé was actually looking for, but the blonde didn't mind this as much. As long as someone was around.

"Elena!" She grinned, glad to see her friend was up and about. Her eyes strayed over the redhead, almost mistaking him for Axel with that fiery mane.

"Oh, I see. Hello, Reno," Naminé did a small bow in greeting. It seemed he wanted to go somewhere... well, she wasn't going to keep him waiting.

[breaking post order liek woah! sorry. XD;]

Elena was quick to notice Reno's eagerness to get going...and she had to admit that she didn't exactly want to hang around, either. Giving Naminé an apologetic smile, she waved and started to walk away. "Sorry, but we've gotta go--see you! Be safe!"

Reno, Elena, Alyssa, Namine and Kaylee. Kiden ran the names a few times in her head to make sure she had them right. All of them sounded weird to her ears and the redhead seemed to be in a hurry. Elena seemed much more pleasant, and Kaylee seemed like a real person (not that Namine wasn't, but the small blonde girl was so jittery). Kiden didn't know what to think about Alyssa, but figured she was probably just a little jittery as well.

"'m Kiden." She offered, but couldn't help but sound a bit standoffish. Then she blinked as Elena and Reno seemed to be already heading away again. Odd.

Reno acknowledged the greetings, but didn't say anything further, filing away the faces and names. That he was coming off as rude was hardly his concern at the moment.

Glad that Elena wasn't trying to hang around any longer than necessary, he followed her out of the block. He kept about half a step behind her to watch her back, his eyes skimming the pathway in front. Everything looked so far, so good.

So why didn't it feel that way?

going here (http://community.livejournal.com/landels_damned/52162.html).]

Huh… That was a little weird. Was there really a point in that? Well, it gave her more chance to put names to the faces, but Alyssa couldn't help but question… well, what the heck was going on! Those two people left just as quick as they came…

Alyssa frowned, tucking her pens back into her pocket. She supposed she wouldn't need them right now.

That was fast... Naminé didn't even get to bid Elena a farewell and good luck, for she already left. Well, maybe it was for the best, since sitting around in a large group seemed like a great way to attract monsters.

... But what now? Naminé looked around the group of girls, as if expecting one of them to take charge or leave or something. She was very used to working alone... But at the same time, she couldn't just wait around for something to happen.

"Um, I guess we'll continue ahead too?" Naminé suggested, already starting to move ahead, although slowly in case anyone wanted to accompany her.

"...why not?" Kiden asked, moving after Namine. She walked a bit more confidently, but didn't move in front of the other blonde. Namine would know the people she was looking for by sight, Kiden would not.

She chewed in the inside of her lip absently, and looked back at the other two girls. "...Here's for a good night, right?" She asked, half hopeful, half false cheer.

"Huh? Oh… yeah." Alyssa was sort of used to people… well, not sticking around. Even that reporter didn't stay with her, and that hospital was infested with zombies!

"Well," she started slowly, running her hand through her hair. This was all so freaky. "M-maybe we should stick together? I mean… If there are more of us, it's less likely for something to hurt us if we all work together… right?"

Hopefully this wasn't a dumb question. She wasn't so good at communication.

Kaylee just watched everything with an amused smile on her lips. The blonde girl and the tall, redhaired guy certainly had been in a rush.

When the smallest girl suggested that they get a move on, she just shook her head.

"Sorry, xiao mei mei, but I'm waitin' for someone. If you want to go on ahead, I'll be fine right here."

Oh, so the other girl would not be joining them... perhaps it was best to wait if one was expecting company, but Naminé didn't think Kairi or Roxas knew where she was either. At the very least, she had company now.

Well, perhaps they were outside. Naminé didn't know. She just didn't want to remain in her room for the night, in case any unexpected visitors decided to drop by.

"A-Alright... Yes, it's safer to travel in groups. I... think," Naminé answered Alyssa's question, then frowned when she realized she wasn't being helpful. Was it wise for her to lead the group? She had lead Kairi in The World That Never Was, but that situation was entirely different.

Well, there was only way to go anyway.

(( moved here (http://community.livejournal.com/landels_damned/50681.html?thread=2750201#t2750201) ))

Inara was lucky to run into Kaylee the moment she'd stepped out of her room. Amongst a small group of girls that was quickly beginning to disperse, it seemed the mechanic was intent on staying and waiting for the Captain. A wise choice, if Inara wasn't worried enough that Mal hadn't found his way here just yet.

"Kaylee," she called softly as she approached, flashlight and radio in hand. She hadn't found a suitable, makeshift weapon as of yet. "Mal hasn't arrived yet, has he?" The Companion tried to sound as level-headed and calm as she could. It was hard not to sound worried, but she'd been schooled for this.

Kaylee jumped a little when Inara called out to her, but after the voice registered, she started to laugh.

"Wow, you scared me. No, the Captain ain't here yet...wonder what's keeping him." She peered at her Companion friend questioningly. "D'you think that we got the rooms messed up and we're supposed to meet him somewhere?"

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