Day 43: Courtyard, Third Shift

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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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"There are such things as intelligent criminals," Kratos said with a faint smile. "They're typically the ones who know when not to talk." He had met his fair share of those, although their silence was due to the fact that most of them committed suicide upon being caught. It complicated things, but that was what spies did in the first place.

He honored Leon's silent termination of their zombie discussion and changed the subject. "Ah, anyway, have you spoken to Stahn yet?"

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"I'm not sure that was exactly the case with Mary. She was a woman of fairly uncomplicated needs, and travelling on the King's business fulfilled them as well as anything else." Well, uncomplicated until their encounter with Dalis brought her forgotten past back to her.

Leon shook his head, sighing a little. "No, this is the first I've been out and about today, I haven't seen him yet." And just as well. Leon didn't mind a little time to settle his mind before talking to Stahn again.

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"I see." It was about midday, and Leon had just gotten out? If there was anything Kratos was sure about, it was that the Institute wreaked havoc on its patients' internal clocks. He was always amazed himself at how he lasted an entire day on perhaps a few hours of sleep.

"I'm sure he'll end up finding you regardless. As I mentioned, he was quite concerned about you last night. No doubt he is running around searching for you as we speak; his persistence astounds me." In a way, Kratos reasoned, Stahn was comparable to a very loyal dog. He certainly had the hair for it.

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It was probably for the best that Leon had gotten some real sleep for a change--and apparently a lot of it--but he still felt a bit put out that he'd lost so much time that he could have spent doing at least marginally useful things.

"I'm sure. He's quite determined to believe we're friends." Leon tried to sound properly disgusted with Stahn, but he suspected that a tiny hint of fondness had crept into his tone somehow.