Nightshift 49: 2nd Floor Staff Lounge

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(From here.)

Touya stepped through the door and stopped. He'd been in quite a few closets in his time of various kinds, and this was not a closet. Not unless Landel started storing couches and paintings of puppies in his closets. Did he take a wrong turn?

He turned to look outside the door, maybe check the plate on the front, but it slammed shut as Yue walked through. Dumbfounded and disoriented, Touya struggled for something to say.

"Uh..."

That was about all he had.

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A shadowed cheek was offered to Albedo as Nigredo stepped to retrieve the bottle left behind. The can was placed in its stead. "That's good," he stated gently. No lie. He was glad that Albedo was no longer treading on glass.

The child made to move toward the door but stopped a few steps before the threshold to allow his brother to catch up. Then, he touched the knob.

[To here.]