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"RYUUZAKI" (L - Death Note) ([personal profile] ryuuzaki) wrote in [community profile] damned_institute2009-09-30 05:12 pm

Day 44: Arts and Crafts Room, 4th Shift

The day had been slow for L so far, slower than he required: the events of the previous night were traumatic, but they did not outweigh his need for information and a useful way in which to apply whatever he might learn.

When the nurse shepherded him from the cafeteria, through the Sun Room, and over towards the door of the Arts and Crafts Room, he experienced a small internal wince: this was the room where it had happened the night before. Unpleasant, yes, but likely to be irrelevant in terms of my own welfare, except in terms of what I can learn from it, he reminded himself.

He had the impression that he could avoid the room if he wanted to, but there were several convincing reasons to push past his reluctance: his meeting with Lunge was necessary, the opportunity to see the room in more usual circumstances might be valuable, and he did not want the staff to see that he had been affected. He wasn't sure how they were tied to the events of the previous night, but the buzz of information around the Institute suggested some kind of strong connection.

As he stepped into the room, feet feeling imprisoned in the slippers that the staff kept insisting that he wear, he avoided the area where he had collapsed. Instead, he turned to the right and proceeded as far into the room as he could, then left, then took a seat in the back corner.

If the nurses pressed him to be more creative, he would take up painting. However, he expected to express his creativity in other ways.

[For Lunge.]

[identity profile] wantsyourzex.livejournal.com 2009-10-05 07:11 am (UTC)(link)
ZEX was about to continue with his compliments when Venom started looking a little... strange. He couldn't quite identify it, but it made him pause for a moment. Perhaps Venom didn't know that ZEX wasn't human yet? It was hard to remember that most people here wouldn't be able to tell he was a VUX at first glance anymore...

And then Venom stood up and left! He just up and left just like that! ZEX stared after him, plainly confused, and managed a "Wait-" before Venom was out of range. What had he done wrong? Other humans had been rather open to his techniques before... he hadn't been doing anything differently this time than he had before, had he? He didn't think so... and he thought he'd even changed color for him, although now he wasn't sure.

What would make a human just leave like that? How offputting... ZEX had been looking forward to learning more about Venom and maybe groping him at some point during the night if he had time, and now he'd run off to be with some other humans instead. Maybe it was something important, but what could be more important than him?

ZEX sighed and he looked down at his scribbly attempt at a VUX with a frown. Well, he still had Xigbar for tonight, so that was something. Still, he was disappointed that the encounter hadn't worked out quite the way he wanted it to... what a shame. Maybe Venom just wasn't in the mood now... perhaps if he caught up with him later, he'd be more approachable? Maybe that was it.

ZEX picked up his crayon again and resumed where he'd left off with another sigh, his movements a bit slower and more glum now. And he'd been so close, too... well, maybe some other time.