Nightshift 39: West Wing, South Hall 1-B

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Yukari peered up and down the hallway, deciding against shining her flashlight this way and that; she didn't particularly want to attract any monstrous attention. Mentally going over the maps, she tried to remember where she was going. Ritsuka had said M35, right? So that was the next block over... she'd have to go through the West Hall, but hopefully could get through without getting attacked her first night.

M35... why did that ring a bell?

Giving a shrug, the youkai headed on her way.

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[kanpekinasenshi.livejournal.com]

[from here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/574534.html?thread=48311366#t48311366)]

Picking up strangers to travel with might be a bit dangerous, especially considering some of the fights she'd seen break out during the day and the attitudes she'd read on the board. Seiya had walked this path with someone who was close to being a genuine enemy at her back before, though; if the telltale swish of a metal pipe came through the air, she'd just have to be quick at ducking.

That wasn't the feeling she got from the woman, anyhow. Eileen seemed nice enough, polite and not too pushy for information despite Seiya's choice of clothes. Maybe in a place like this, it wasn't really that outlandish, anyway. Or maybe in Eileen's home the clothes were stranger, or nonexistent. This reminded her a little of traveling with Leon on her own first nights out. Business talk, not casual conversation, even if she wondered privately.

"I know at least one room upstairs sometimes has knives, if it hasn't been raided out already." Seiya commented to Eileen. "It's a little far out, though. There are storage closets across the hallway upstairs, too, if you'd rather see what looks useful from those."

[themotherreborn.livejournal.com]

"Well, I have my pipe..." Eileen said. "I'm used to using something like this, really. I don't really...need a knife." She wouldn't know what to do with one, anyway. She was better at bashing things than any kind of skilled combat.

"I don't even know what would be useful. I...I mean, I'm sort of used to places like this, but not really quite like this." Which meant she wasn't going to be finding any saint medallions or swords, but since there were no ghosts she supposed that was okay.

They also couldn't just pop back to Henry's apartment when need be, either.

[kanpekinasenshi.livejournal.com]

"Used to it? Then we're better off not trying to change that, I guess." Seiya wondered what kind of circumstances would make someone 'used to' fighting with a pipe, although maybe any blunt short weapon would substitute in a pinch. The idea of what kind of place was like this inspired more curiosity, even if the woman had seemed to be in a daze when Seiya had first approached her.

Glancing around, Seiya headed forward towards the main halls. "Let's look down some of the other halls, then. Spare batteries never hurt, at least, and we might find something else useful."

[to here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/577068.html?thread=48643372#t48643372), so sorry for the delay!]