damned_institute | Day 41: Intercom, Evening

When the intercom's jingle sounded, there seemed to be some kind of tapping in the background noise, like letters being punched into a keyboard. It stopped and the Head Doctor chuckled.

"Hello, everyone! I'm actually taking a break from paperwork for once – everyone needs some recreational time, you know! – and of course, now we can all look forward to a scrumptious dinner from our cooks. Tonight, herb-seasoned grilled salmon is on the menu, served with buttery mashed potatoes and asparagus. All our regular drinks and vegetarian options are available, and for dessert, we will be serving yellow cake with a whipped cream icing.

"...Well! I can hardly wait to get my own dinner after saying all that. Good bye for now, everyone, and enjoy your delicious food!"

The intercom clicked off.

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That...certainly sounded like more than just a "little" trouble, and accordingly the doubt in Yukito's look grew even stronger. A brainwashed patient and a monster, right after each other? Ken apparently had the worst luck possible.

Yue gave a sardonic little snort at that, silently wondering what that meant when it came to his roommate assignment, and Yukito blinked once. That wasn't what he'd meant at all, but...well.

He cleared his throat quietly and refocused on his dinner, stabbing a piece of asparagus and examining it for a minute before taking a bite. "Hopefully tonight's a little better, then. Maybe you should see if one of the healers can take care of that shoulder?"

Ken shook his head. "The healers can only do so much each night. I don't want to interfere if someone else really needs them. Plus I wouldn't have the first clue where to find one." He did appreciate the concern, but really...he didn't want to waste everyone else's time and effort.

"Aya and Yohji should be meeting me here. Then we'll be giving Aya the midnight tour."

"Tour?" Yukito glanced over and blinked, frowning slightly. "Someone new, then?" There'd been a whole group of new people today, from what he'd seen and heard. And he didn't think he remembered Ken mentioning that name before.

Of course, there were apparently a lot of things that Ken hadn't mentioned before, considering their conversation the previous night, but still. Hopefully tonight's "tour" would be significantly less eventful than the night before.

"Kind of. He's been here before." But the Aya who'd been here before was different than the one who'd just woken up here. Ken's eyes drifted closed for a moment or two. "...I was hoping he wasn't really gone."

But the other, younger Aya coming into this place had confirmed that the elder was gone. Probably 'released,' which meant that this place had gotten to him just as it had Omi. What did that mean for him? What hope did he have of resisting when the hospital's lies had taken in someone like Ran?

People coming and going like this was...well, not very pleasant. Both for the people who found themselves here and for those who were left behind, Yukito was certain. He absently scraped the last of the mashed potatoes from his plate, finishing off his dinner with brow creased slightly in thought.

"Someone else I know arrived today, too, and...well, as much as it's nice to have a familiar face around here," and how much Yue had cheered up (relatively speaking) since he'd found her, "I'm worried about her." Yukito sighed, resting his elbow on the desk and his chin in his hand as he stared at the far wall. "She's a lot younger than most of the people here, and without her powers..."

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