Night 57: Main Hallway, 1-West

[witchdetective]

[ from here ]As Erika approached the meeting spot, she was pleased to see that she was, indeed, first to reach there. This was to be expected: Erika was closest to this particular hallway and she could have given the others a minute's head start and still probably beat them while walking at a leisurely pace. But Erika had hurried to get here and

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[roseoverture]

[From here]

They were out pretty late compared to most other patients, so it made sense that the main hall was mostly empty by the time the two of them made it there. Thankfully, there were no monster remains or other signs of struggle. Good, thought Utena. The fewer attacks on patients, the better.

"How long have you been here, by the way? I'm pretty sure I've seen you around before," asked Utena as they hurried down the hall. If Soma had been around before the chunk of time she had lost, that meant she had been here for at least six days now, probably longer. Was it kind of strange that a week was all it took to be a "veteran" at Landel's?

More like unsettling, she thought with a shiver.

[madeinthehrl]

"Almost three weeks now." Although, she added silently, it felt like so much longer. She should have been able to escape by now--they all should have. But that was a moot point in a place like this.

The emptiness of the hall allowed her to increase her pace slightly, and she did so, trusting that Utena would keep up.

[madeinthehrl]

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