Day 49: Morning - Main Street

[prodigalson]

[From here.]

Easily forgiven? Unlikely. A pair of (presumably) mental patient committing theft. No, it was highly unlikely they would be easily forgiven. Conscience-wise? It wouldn't even stain his thoughts, really. Nothing like ten years of judgemental slaughter to make your mind jaded against the simpler crimes in the world.

Either way, it could prove to be... okay, he didn't want to say fun because not much about Venom was even slightly amusing (and Edward was very much ignoring the teenage part of him that was all ready to rebel), but it could prove to be adventurous. Especially since he didn't have the agility nor the power to make the feat easy. Having Alice play the stock market wasn't exactly the most hands-on way of stealing after all. It couldn't really be called stealing, after all... it was just using her naturally-created gifts to further the family's fortune.

So his morals were a little skewed. That was okay with him.

Once he'd left the polluted bus behind him - fresh air, thank god - he smiled to see the sky completely overcast, the smallest drops of water misting through the air. He shrugged into the obnoxiously bright raincoat he'd been given, tucking the coupons and the untouched breakfast into one of the pockets, covering his face with the hood. The suit he was wearing was a little worse for wear, but the vampire wasn't exactly looking forward to marching around damp.

Waiting just off to the side for Venom, Edward surveyed what he could see of the town so far. It didn't seen very big... which was good, he supposed. That way it would be easier to navigate. Now that the first order of business had been planned, they would need to find the right outlet for their theft opportunity.

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[lighthearted]

It wasn't like Sora was going to try and argue that there was anything useful in this town, and so when Riku said that he didn't have to answer, he didn't. Even if the townspeople were feeling generous, they weren't going to give them any information that would help them get out of here. Landel wouldn't let them come to this place if there was the risk of that, right?

When Riku brought up stealing, Sora let out a sigh and brushed some accumulated rainwater off of his forehead. Even with the hood on, he was still getting a little wet. "I think the nurses are pretty strict about checking everyone before they get back on the buses," he explained. Well, it had been different last week, but that was a whole other problem.

"Maybe if you hid it reaaaally well, you could get away with it," he suggested. Riku could be pretty sneaky when it came to stuff like that, so he might have a good idea. If it was something small, maybe they could hide it in their boots! That would make walking pretty uncomfortable for the rest of the day, though.

[inherited]

"No point in risking it," he decided. If the nurses were good about checking them, then getting something they might need might be a bad idea. And there was no way of knowing that there weren't spares at Landel's itself. He never heard of other people running out of batteries. Then again, it wasn't like he knew a whole lot of people. He'd have to change that here, but it still seemed like everyone was moving around with a purpose in mind.

"What about this—what places have you not checked out here?" It seemed like a strange proposal, but Riku didn't think it'd hurt. And if Sora didn't have much to say, then he really would go door to door with some of the businesses. It'd be covering a lot of ground, but he was determined enough to get it done.

[lighthearted]

Sora wasn't even sure of what it was that Riku wanted to steal, but it looked like he'd ditched the idea already. That was probably for the best, since Sora didn't want to see his friend getting into any kind of trouble. He wasn't sure if the patients who tried to steal things actually got punished, but it was possible. He'd heard of and seen those solitary confinement rooms up on the second floor. That was not something Riku would have taken well to.

With that next question, though, Sora found himself laughing sheepishly. He might or might not have made it sound like he knew this town like the back of his hand. And he had walked up and down most of the streets during his past trips here, but that didn't mean he'd been into many of the stores.

"Uhh, a lot of them," he admitted. "I mean, most of them don't look that interesting. Why would I want to get my nails painted?"

[inherited]

"Dunno, maybe you wanted to match Kairi." It was almost too easy. As serious as finding a place to go was, he couldn't let his friend down just like that, especially when he gave Riku something so easy to pick on. "She'd probably like pink, Sora. Why don't you give it a try? You've even got a coupon for it, don't you?" Or something like that. Of course, like he'd said already, it was the last thing he wanted to do.

He made up his mind where he wanted to go. Or close to it. Somewhere creepy, somewhere that wouldn't attract a lot of visitors. Wasn't that where no one in their right minds would go? Of course, everyone here was crazy—or something like it. They were perfect candidates, so even if it was a trap, it could be something good.

[lighthearted]

"So do you!" Sora shot back with a frown. Besides, chances were all of his coupons were soaked by the rain already. Unless the raincoat was really that good at keeping the water out, because the pieces of paper were shoved in his pocket. Even though he knew Riku was teasing him just because he felt like it, Sora always felt almost obligated to respond in some way.

He wasn't sure what Riku had in mind at this point, but he could tell that his friend had some sort of idea cooking in that head of his. But right as he was about to ask him about it, a nurse came up to them.

"I know you two are close," she said with a smile, "but don't you think you should go find other people to talk to today?"

Sora couldn't help it. He gaped at the woman, not quite certain of what to say. He and Riku hadn't even been doing anything wrong. Before he could think of any sort of response, the nurse grabbed his shoulder and started to steer him away.

[inherited]

Just as he stepped forward, Riku felt a hand on his own shoulder. His first instinct was to lash out, but he took control of himself and merely clenched his hands into fists. What he wanted to do was explore something interesting around here, but it was obvious that wasn't going to happen. Just as they finally got around to cutting it to the right details, his friend was taken away from him. It wasn't difficult for him to crane his head back a little and glare at the nurse.

Of course, the woman just smiled serenely in return. "Being antisocial isn't going to help you, Adam."

"I thought I was socializing just fine." With his friend, but at least he was with someone instead of lurking around alone. The nurse didn't know how big of a deal that was for him.

He gave a final glance in Sora's direction before tugging away from the nurse, a muttered promise slipping out about how he'd try to find someone new to talk to.