damned_institute | Night 45: M-A Block Hallway

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Junpei found himself a spot not too far from the door leading out to the hallway. Seriously, if Yukari waned the damn Evoker, she needed to run her mini-skirted ass down here to get it since he wasn't going much farther. It was only fair since he'd trucked down to her block last night.

Setting the bag of stuff on the floor, he leaned against the wall after adjusting the Evoker in the waistband of his jeans. He was not happy with having lost the t-shirt he'd had last night, forced to wear the smiley one again, even if it was turned inside out. He sighed and looked down at the square bandage on his arm. Vampire. He'd been bitten by a vampire.

Just to make sure, the junior checked his teeth. No fangs. Good. He probably would have freaked out if he'd found any. Still... curiosity got the better of him and he peeled half the bandage off to look at the bite. Twin puncture wounds with some redness about them. He poked it.

"Ow." Poking it was not a good idea.

[Hey, Yuka-tan... got any garlic?]

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"I believe in you," Addison breathed. He looked back into Sean's face, and found something there to hold onto. Reoriented by Sean's presence, his existence, Addison spoke with more confidence. His fears were not entirely assuaged, but they did not help him. "I should not question what is truth and what isn't. I know what it is that lies before me. I know you. Whether or not this is a dream, these facts remain. If I wake up, that is beyond my control."

He exhaled deeply, and willed himself to relax. If it was a dream, nothing mattered. If it was reality, everything he thought he knew would fall apart. But either way, Sean (or Shinji) was there.

"I don't think you'll wake up... you're... already awake," Shinji replied. And for just a moment, he offered Kaworu a genuine smile. He didn't like to see his friends distressed or worried or confused. Knowing that Kaworu found his presence helpful, just knowing that Kaworu felt better because of him made Shinji feel better. The smile dropped a moment later as he glanced back into the darkness.

"...what are we going to do out here? Why is everyone wandering around?"

The smile was contagious, and Addison returned it warmly. It was perhaps a little more self-conscious than any smile he gave when he was calling himself Kaworu, but still sincere. It lingered on his face much longer than Sean's did.

Addison shrugged and tore his gaze away from Sean to watch the figures that were coming and going. "It's what they do every night. They're looking for their home," he ventured vaguely, before snapping back to reality. "At least, most of them are. Others are only seeking safety or a means to defend themselves. This place isn't safe."

Regardless of his own words, Addison began to walk towards the door that would lead to the rest of the institute. He half turned to Sean, and smiled expectantly. "Still, it's better to move forward than to wait. Will you come with me?"

Self-conscious or not, the smile made Shinji feel a bit better. A bit safer. He wasn't alone anymore. He didn't have to face the darkness by himself. He edged a bit closer to Kaworu, trying to follow him as he moved and shot curious glances at the other patients.

"...it isn't safe? Is that what he meant...?"

He turned back to Kaworu, "...I... of course! Y-yes. I'll come with you. Just... tell me where to go."

"Yes, I would think. Many people speak openly about this place being dangerous." Addison paused just as he began to move. "I don't know where we will go, but I feel safe if we are going together. I believe time with you will be important." Somehow, being around Sean made him more likely to confess strange things without any second thoughts. At least, that was what he expected. The fact that he was now wondering if he had overstepped a boundary, or if he even made any sense at all, was confusing and uncomfortable.

After he was sure that Sean would be following him, Addison quickly stepped through the door. He was eager to escape his own confessions.

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Night 45: M-A Block Hallway

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