http://whiny-egomaniac.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] whiny-egomaniac.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] damned_institute2009-04-05 02:35 pm

Day 40: Lunch

*hobble wobble*

"Damn that SCOURGE!" Starscream cried out, the slowly-filling cafeteria producing a jarring echo of his raspy voice. His limping, already bad enough from not knowing how to properly use his crutches, was now exacerbated from the injuries he'd received the shift prior. Despite the gauges in his non-casted leg so lovingly provided by the aforementioned 'patient', Starscream could still put some weight on it, but not so much that he could really stop and rest; relieving the soreness under his arms was out of the question. The nurse that walked behind him with his tray, already upset at having to deal with yet another troublesome inmate, was growing rather impatient as his charge slowly made his way down the food line.

"Just...give me a standard serving of the aquatic creature's flesh, some of those fried potato slices, two bananas, and three bottles of juice," Starscream sighed, his anger from just a moment ago assuaged by the physical exertion needed to move the way he did. "I'm going to sit down here...bring it to me when you're done."

He was hardly surprised to find that one of the bananas was completely bruised along its inner curve, or that the handful of 'chips' on his plate were all on the small side. Tired and frustrated as he was, however, he could barely muster a 'damned flesh-creature' before moving his fingers to the plate, picking one of the longer 'chips' and shoving it into his mouth listlessly.

There was an unusually high concentration of sodium chloride crystals on it. Of COURSE.

[For Tony Stark]
falseblack: (silence)

[personal profile] falseblack 2009-04-10 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
In contrast, Nigredo's opinions of the albino seemed far less defined. What existed barely scraped the surface of hostility, but he soon found difficulty in keeping it in the foreground. Instead, the anger, the wish for retribution slipped past his awareness, leaving the child with nothing to say.

The sensation was odd, to say the least. He was supposed to hate this brother, for the emotional blackmail inflicted and for thwarting every effort for stability he hoped to find since the Conflict. And he certainly despised the sudden power the elder held over him, as though the younger owed a debt. One so severe, multiple payments could not adequately cover.

Every time Nigredo reached that breaking point in fury, however, it vanished. Even a biting remark felt strangely out of place. And in the variant's mind, what did not fit was not worth bringing up. If Albedo decided on agitating the situation, Nigredo would choose to let it go.

He dropped his hands, eyes blank and unreadable. The sounds of people and silverware returned; the world no longer centered on their little issue. As if to affirm the other's words, the boy nodded once before pulling himself out and away.

"I would like to leave now," he called to a nurse, who wasted no time intervening. Allowing the woman to slip a hand into his, the duo made their way toward the exit. He didn't spare Albedo another look-- Honestly, Nigredo had no desire to meet the face staring at his back.