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damned_institute2009-08-29 09:52 pm
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Nightshift 43: Stairwell by Waiting Room/Lobby 1
[from here]
A sudden wave of fear washed over the Decepticon as his recently-injured foot hit the first step; granted, tonight was, as far as he could tell, no different from any other night here... but the events of the previous evening had had their impact upon him, as it doubtless had on the other patients. Thus, it was with quiet trepidation that he slowly made his way up the two flights of stairs, his back to the inner railing, the flashlight pointed forward with an occasional swing back to the ground floor.
His foot, though no longer in a cast, still ached if he placed too much pressure on it, and though he could walk just fine, he found the branch to serve as an excellent cane in times of particular pain. Perhaps I should fashion this into a proper staff at some point, he mused; it's certainly long enough, and from its heft, it does not appear as if it would break should its mass be decreased to a more manageable amount.
Reaching the top of the stairs after a few tense minutes, Starscream paused, sweeping his light around him. No one here yet, he thought to himself. Rather than stepping into the hall, however, he chose to wait just to the left of the doorway, light shining forward as he slid to a seated position, back to the wall. He held the branch vertically at his side; surely his anonymous companion would not mistake him for someone else now.
A sudden wave of fear washed over the Decepticon as his recently-injured foot hit the first step; granted, tonight was, as far as he could tell, no different from any other night here... but the events of the previous evening had had their impact upon him, as it doubtless had on the other patients. Thus, it was with quiet trepidation that he slowly made his way up the two flights of stairs, his back to the inner railing, the flashlight pointed forward with an occasional swing back to the ground floor.
His foot, though no longer in a cast, still ached if he placed too much pressure on it, and though he could walk just fine, he found the branch to serve as an excellent cane in times of particular pain. Perhaps I should fashion this into a proper staff at some point, he mused; it's certainly long enough, and from its heft, it does not appear as if it would break should its mass be decreased to a more manageable amount.
Reaching the top of the stairs after a few tense minutes, Starscream paused, sweeping his light around him. No one here yet, he thought to himself. Rather than stepping into the hall, however, he chose to wait just to the left of the doorway, light shining forward as he slid to a seated position, back to the wall. He held the branch vertically at his side; surely his anonymous companion would not mistake him for someone else now.
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Seeing how Faize had flashlight duty under control, Sora saved his own battery power as he followed up after the other two, making sure to move fast so that Kratos and his much longer legs didn't end up stepping on the back of his feet by accident. (Sora remembered a few times Goofy had done that...)
Despite that, the boy quickly glanced over his shoulder at the red-haired man while they moved up the stairs. The stairwell was mainly empty right now (except for one person), so he wasn't going to be in much danger of crashing into someone if he didn't look ahead for a second or two.
"By the way," he told the man in a half-whisper, "my name's Sora!" They were almost to the top of the stairs now, but Sora had figured it had been as good a time as any to fill Kratos in.
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He caught Sora's quick look back at him and made a small noise of acknowledgment at the introduction. Kratos filed the name and did a quick mental review: white - Hitsugaya, green - Faize, brown - Sora. The hair colors made for easy reference.
Their group had reached the top of the stairs, and nothing had chosen to pop out of the darkness yet. So far, so good.
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