Nightshift 40: M11-M20 Hallway

[rocksthecourt]

[M12]

There was this 'Avatar' again, the thing that supposedly linked one's consciousness within this video game. Klavier couldn't quite understand how such a thing could help anyone fight, but he was certain that this connection had something to do with how and why Endrance was taken. If this really wasn't something every player experienced, then there was little doubt others might find such a thing interesting, yes? He still wasn't sure how this all worked, but preserving this connection had to be the point of it all. At least in this particular case.

Any further discussion on this or the strange 'Kira' murders was cut short with the intercom announcement. If one could call it that. Herr Doktor's voice and demeanor changed come nightfall, true, but this was stranger than usual. In fact, he couldn't even be sure if it was the doctor. It was far too raspy to identify either way.

This was getting more bizarre with every evening. First taunting then what may or may not have been snoring... and now this strange dilapidated voice?

"Open the box?" he repeated. What could he possibly mean by that? ...Wait. Was this voice even addressing the patient population? It seemed too specific a thing to say to everyone. Could this be a message for Herr Doktor? Or was this a message for a specific party? Maybe someone had managed to do something recently...

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[whirlingwinds.livejournal.com]

Naruto had never been good in understanding or detecting how a girl was feeling, and this was one of those cases. He could tell something was off, but not what. He looked at her curiously, unsure if he should ask if she was okay or not.

Except then Jiraiya said something gross that implied he was gross which wasn't true at all! He showered everyday, thank you very much.

"Oi, that's not true! You're worse than us, ero-sennin!" He said, loudly, giving him a light shove.

[see-my-back.livejournal.com]

Had Jiraiya been given the same instructions? She wouldn't doubt it. Could be why he was escorting Naruto to the room now. Whatever the reason, she was actually grateful for the comments, which allowed Naruto to focus on something aside from her for a few moments.

She went on ahead, mostly to hide her face, giving a quiet knock before she pushed the door open again.

[dragging everyone up to the other thread]