Nightshift 44: M21-M30 Hallway

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[M30]

So the doors really did unlock, huh? That was something. And look, he even got a convenient flashlight. Well wasn't that something.

It was only as Haine reached for the door that he realized he had no idea what room that idiot partner of his was in. He'd been too busy growling at Giovanni to think of asking anything useful. Then came dinner, and now there was some crap about monitoring the bulletin board. Haine hadn't even looked at a bulletin board all day, so whatever, as far as he was concerned. There was some weird shit going on here, though, that was for sure.

He was really beginning to think that this might not be the Underground, but what other explanation was there? He hadn't exactly spoken to anyone who'd disillusioned him of that thought, so he'd stick with it until he had a better explanation.

The back of his neck suddenly felt funny, and he put his hand back there...wait. How was it possible that the metal collar was suddenly there? He was sure it had been gone! He'd been losing his fucking mind about it earlier! He was sure he hadn't been hallucinating that...

Fuck this. He was going to find that worthless partner and figure shit out while the doors were still unlocked.

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Outside M29

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Ah... this was a little obnoxious. Mr. H. had better not have gotten himself jumped again, or Joshua might find himself a tiny bit upset. Just a tiny bit. But then again, perhaps it was just the older man waiting for him? If that was the case, it wouldn't be so bad; after all, he had said 'same place,' which meant 'this place.'

With that thought in mind, Joshua made his way down the hallway and knocked on his partner's door, waiting patiently for a response. Hopefully soon, too; he wanted to make sure that they managed to get to their destination this time, ghosts or none.

Re: Outside M29

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Jiraiya took off shortly after the intercom announcement for whatever business he had, leaving Sanae to get his stuff together and wait for Joshua to arrive while mulling over exactly what the Head Doctor meant by "taking your training to the next level". Yeah. Who hadn't seen that one coming?

The knock at the door caused the barista to spring from his seat and open the door with much more enthusiasm this time around. "Hey, Josh!" He threw a really casual salute. "All ready for round two."

Joshua would notice that there was a distinct change in uniform this time: Sanae had decided to make use of the coat hanging in the closet - mostly for its pockets. Two scalpels were sitting at the bottom of one, cloth wrapped around the blades; his precious spray paint was peeking out of the other.

"I've got some good news for you too; we can talk about it on the way."

Re: Outside M29

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Ah, there he was! Joshua was pleasantly surprised by how energetic Mr. H. was- without even a supply of coffee! That was certainly a positive thing, and it made the young man more hopeful for the future. Of course, he still had his shovel and his cell phone handy, so they were about as well-armed as they could hope for.

And the promise of good news? Well well, that was a bright spot as well. "All right," he amicably agreed, "we should get going anyway. Hopefully there won't be any interruptions this time." Dying by his own hand was not an experience that Joshua wished to repeat again.

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