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The Scarecrow of Oz ([personal profile] scarefaux) wrote in [community profile] damned_institute2010-11-26 02:48 pm

Day 53: Sun Room, Morning

With breakfast finished and a new acquaintance made, the Scarecrow's mind turned to his other friends. The disappearance of Depth Charge's friend had brought back memories of how he'd felt when Kaiji went missing: helpless, useless, as though he should have and could have done something more to find him. If only he had his brain, then maybe he could have thought of something!

As much as he didn't like to admit it, it was unlikely his former roommate was still within the Institute's walls at this point, though the Scarecrow wouldn't know for sure unless Kaiji returned to visit him as Dorothy had, encouraging his supposed recovery. There was still the concern that Landel, despite his vile methods, was actually right and he was suffering from the delusion of having been a scarecrow in Oz. After all, that movie had been a pretty elaborate trick. Would he have planted it in town on purpose, knowing the Scarecrow would be taken there the night of the enchanted doors? And how could he guarantee that once he did find it, he'd take it and actually watch it? There was so much guesswork involved- it seemed the Wizard Landel either liked coincidences or he had more power on his side than any of the patients could have guessed.

The Scarecrow stopped by the bulletin board before heading for a seat, considering writing a note to his friends to check on them. He'd heard from Depth Charge, Remy, and Kibitoshin within a day's time, so he figured they were probably fine (as fine as Depth Charge could have been after last night, anyway). He'd seen Mele and Scar the day before. He put a finger to his head, thinking- he'd not heard from Abe or Sangamon in a day or so, but being professionals, they were probably very busy. Perhaps a note would be best for them.

[Kibby]

[identity profile] composers-proxy.livejournal.com 2010-12-03 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
He shrugged, "I can do that. M23."

Not like Sora had gotten back to him yet about plans, so if Minako wanted to just grab it from his room, that was fine. It wasn't like he actually kept anything important in there and it wouldn't slow him up waiting around. Seemed like a fair trade.

Chests? Like treasure chests? Neku actually broke a smile and snickered quietly at that one. A video game reference could only go so far, but she was really taking this seriously! "Right, yeah I got it. Next thing you know we'll be walking into people's houses and going through their stuff or swinging around ridiculously sized weapons."

He made sure to leave off the part about spiky hair because there was no way he was owning up to bringing a manga into the hairdresser's place as a reference for his last cut. Some of the hairstyles were cool dammit.

No way to be sure what Minako had meant to say, but her search sounded pretty rough. Yeah people had scoured the building, but it didn't mean they hadn't overlooked something. "The only weird spot I know of is through the kitchen's fridge or freezer. There's supposed to be a loose tile or something, but I haven't actually looked. But if there's one, there could be more, right?"

And if someone with the sense of a gamer was looking through the rooms, it was a lot less likely they'd overlook something.

[identity profile] ai-no-minako.livejournal.com 2010-12-03 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"M23. Got it." Minako fished out a pen and wrote the number on the palm of her hand, just so she wouldn't forget. As she capped the pen and stuck it back in her pocket she caught a glimpse of one of the nurses giving her an odd look; she just grinned and shrugged and tapped a finger to the side of her head, which earned another puzzled blink but it at least seemed to satisfy the woman. Whatever. Like writing on her hand was weird or something.

At Neku's comment she nodded with some enthusiasm. "Yeah! Or wearing really impractical battle costumes or something. They look pretty cool, but if you try to actually fight in them it's seriously impossible." Pause, then a hasty, "Or so I'd think." Eheh. Whoops.

But there was a good distraction, and Minako seized upon it quickly. "Wait, there's something in the fridge? Like, a secret door? Seriously?" Wow. Secret doors. Maybe this place was more like a video game than she'd thought. "Huh, I'll have to check it out. And look for more of those. It definitely can't hurt."