Day 43: Courtyard, Third Shift

[oftemptation.livejournal.com]

Once again, Endrance's nurse interfered with his plans. He had been planning to look around the Game Room, but the moment he began to move towards the Sun Room, she had taken him by the arm. "Your family has asked that we make sure you get as much fresh air and sunshine has possible, and you won't get that by staying inside playing video games all day."

He had thought for a moment about protesting, but decided against it. After all, if what had happened to Haseo was punishment for having spoken too strongly the day before, he didn't want to make that worse somehow. So, when given the choice of going out to the recreational field or the courtyard, he chose the latter.

There were a few reasons behind the decision, the most salient being that he wanted to see what the area looked like for a second time - this time without the threat of a brainwashed patient surprising him. The second reason was just as strong as the first, and it had to do with the presence of a second former Demon Palace Emperor. As energetic as she was normally in The World, he couldn't imagine Alkaid not wanting to spend some time outside.

Just as before, he sat down under a tree by the side of the pond, keeping one eye on the door.

[closed to Alkaid]

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[madeinthehrl]

Soma was silent for a while longer. She'd thought, initially, that Teresa's opinion of matters was different from all the others', but it was turning out to be the same after all. She thought just the same as Hinamori and Senna, and Soma was beginning to think all of them could be right. Perhaps she could make a life for herself after all.

But she wasn't going anywhere without the lieutenant colonel, and convincing him to see matters that way might be a little more difficult. Still, it almost felt as if she had found a meaning for her own existence. It was ironic that it had happened in a place like this.

"I'll think about it," she said, and her voice was a little stronger than it had been before.

[number1smiley.livejournal.com]

Silver searched gold for a very long moment.

"Never forget what you are, Soma," Teresa finally said. "But more importantly, never forget that what you are does not determine who you are. We may have been created to be nothing more than a weapon, but our makers made a mistake; they gave us sentience."

[madeinthehrl]

Soma nodded. She opened her mouth to say more, but the intercom switched on and her nurse appeared almost instantly.

"Thank you for keeping Maria company, Nina! Come along, M--"

"Soma."

"--Maria, you have a visitor here to see you! I'm sure you'll be excited to meet them!"

Trying to conceal the inexplicable dread she suddenly felt, Soma murmured a quick "Thank you" at Teresa again before she found herself whisked back indoors.