http://human-sponge.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] human-sponge.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] damned_institute2009-12-16 12:12 am

Day 46: Sun Room

Peter woke up suddenly, his body twisting in the bed and then forcing him to catch his breath in pain. Pain, which was coming from his middle because of the thing that had scratched him last night, and after that...

After that, Zach had jumped in front of him like some kind of martyr, like the exact opposite of everything Sylar stood for, to take the next hit for him. It got pretty fuzzy after that, so night must have ended right around then.

The man let out a pained grunt as he straightened himself up in bed. For some reason, he got the feeling that he'd slept in. There was no way for him to really tell without a window in the room, but he just knew. The fact that Sam's bed looked long since vacated was another clue.

Sam, but was he Sam again? Had the brainwashing worn off, as he and Roland had hoped, or was he going to have to go through this nightmare for even longer? He didn't know how long he could handle "Zach" and "Harrison" before he started going batty himself.

Pulling himself out of bed, Peter lifted his shirt and saw that he was tightly bandaged. The scratch most likely wasn't nearly as bad as the bite that "Zach" had received, but it still smarted. He let his shirt fall and then had to deal with a nurse chiding him for sleeping through the morning announcements. Not that Peter really cared at the moment. He was too busy thinking about last night and the fact that in a way, he now owed something to Sylar. Except it hadn't been Sylar. That was something he was sure of now.

Lost in his thoughts, Peter reached the Sun Room right as the rest of the patient populace was trickling in from breakfast. Sighing to himself, he headed over to the bulletin board and then saw a note written in familiar yet unpleasant handwriting. Holding his pen in a vice grip, Peter scribbled out a reply and then stalked over to an armchair and fell into it with a huff.

While Sylar was maddeningly frustrating, there was one good thing about the fact that he was himself again. It meant that Nathan was too.

[For Spock!]

[identity profile] faithful-frost.livejournal.com 2009-12-17 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, considering the track record of this place bringing back the dead and recently 'gone',you might still get that chance." As logn as Haku didn't have to see his Master trapped here again, he didn't care who this place brought back.

[identity profile] tartaros-avatar.livejournal.com 2009-12-17 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes. As a bonus, an individual we were to bargain over is now mine by default." For what it was worth. Scourge certainly didn't seem eager to cross him ever again.

[identity profile] faithful-frost.livejournal.com 2009-12-17 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"Another robot?" The idea of robots was interesting, in a vauge sort of way. Haku still couldn't understand why anyone would want one.

[identity profile] tartaros-avatar.livejournal.com 2009-12-17 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes. A coward, but a tracker. Easy to keep in line." What few disagreements they'd had ended with Scourge hurriedly taking back everything he had said and looking afraid for his life. A very well-trained minion.

[identity profile] faithful-frost.livejournal.com 2009-12-17 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"Good to know." He folded his hands in his lap and frowned. "I think I may be going a bit stir-crazy here. I nearly punched a staff member this morning and that certainly isn't like me." He tapped a finger thoughtfully against the back of his other hand.

"And cleaning up after everyone I know now is doing nothing for me." Not that he would abandon Artemis for anything, but he was going nowhere fast at the moment. He wondered if Recluse was doing anything productive at night.