Night 57: Sun Room

[boketa]

[From here]Goku took a giant leap into the room, going even so far as announcing his whereabouts with a loud battle cry. Staff poised to strike, the young boy watched the room for any hint of movement. He turned in a circle, glaring daggers into the darkness as he surveyed chair after couch after table. The lack of lighting put him at a

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[gald_digger]

[from here]

She really didn't see or hear anything.

The clear sky above allowed the tiniest bit of moonlight into the room, allowing Anise to see nearby silhouettes, even with her flashlight turned off. She supposed it might let her see movement in the room too, but for the moment everything around her was still, with the exception of her two companions.

The downside was that if there was something lurking in the shadows still, Anise and the others were more visible tonight, so they had to keep moving. While usually a chatterbox, Anise kept quiet as she walked along the side of the room.

[full_score]

While hugging the wall sounded like a good idea in theory, he remembered the way that Special Counseling patient had caught him, Guy and Dias off guard with her poisonous weapon the last time they'd done that. Claude hoped tonight wouldn't be a repeat of that incident. Escaping into the Game Room hadn't been very fun or productive.

They needed to stay alert. Sticking close to his friends, Claude kept a firm hold on his sword and silently walked. So far, so good, but...he knew they couldn't really breathe a sigh of relief until they reached those doors up ahead.

Even then, Claude had to remind himself that it wasn't unheard of for something to lurk around in the cafeteria or kitchen. And if they managed to get past those areas, there was no telling what was waiting for them in the basement. They had their work cut out for them tonight, that was for sure.

[razing_phoenix]

Everyone was keeping quiet, probably because all three of them had walked through this room at night before and knew the risks and the best way to make it through unscathed. Guy ended up taking the position that was furthest from the wall, wanting to both box Anise in to keep her safe and also make sure that Claude was between the two of them.

He heard someone coming in behind them, though the man escaped into one of the side rooms quickly enough. Unfortunately, they all needed to get across, and that was usually what the guards took issue with. He had his fingers crossed that they would get lucky tonight, seeing how last night they'd been stopped from getting anywhere.

He realized that Aguilar probably didn't give people breaks because of something that had happened before, but still, they did deserve one. Keeping both his breathing and his footsteps light, Guy continued to cross the room with the others.

[mightbetrolling]

Admittedly, he was a bit late, but that shouldn't have mattered. He ran on his own watch after all, and since he'd had to record the last showing while preparing for the evening, it only made sense that he would have to watch it all the way through before applying his intellect. He had to have all the background after all!

Because when it came right down to it, reality television really was the most glorious of creations ever thought up by the Earthians! There was just something so mesmerizing about seeing a group of nobodies struggle for their lives, or watching the twisted love affairs of too many suitors pining for only one mate. Not to mention the sickening delight that came when "Nobody A" chocked down a bucket of sheep eyeballs

[gald_digger]

It was looking like they were going to make it through easily... but all of that changed abruptly when the room was suddenly flooded with bright lights and loud music.

Startled, Anise stopped in her tracks, putting an arm up to shield her eyes. "What!? What's happening!?" she cried. The lights had come on so suddenly that she was seeing spots, but it was like the entire atmosphere changed in an instant.

It wasn't long before the apparent cause of the strange happenings emerged before them: a blonde in a dress. Something seemed a bit off about her, but it wasn't until the person spoke that Anise realized it was a man. That just raised even more questions!

More importantly, was he a special counseling patient, or... something else? Weren't encounters like these usually really dangerous? Utterly confused by the man and his announcement, Anise took a few cautious steps back and moved in closer to her friends. "What's this supposed to be?" she whispered. "Something about dancing...? I don't really get it."

[full_score]

For a moment Claude actually thought they were home free. Before he realized what happened, though, his senses were suddenly overwhelmed with lights, music and the applause of a pre-recorded audience. The strange sensation of being on stage washed over him, and the blond abruptly stopped in his tracks. "H-huh?!"

But if that wasn't weird enough, they were greeted by a man who was clearly wearing a dress, and he was acting like he was the host of some kind of... game show? Was this a Special Counseling patient? Or the military's idea of a huge joke?

Either way, Claude had no intention of sticking around. For starters, they couldn't trust that this was just a harmless competition. There was a chance their "host" would try stabbing them while he forced them into doing the tango or something equally ridiculous. And...was this seriously happening? Really?"I, uh..." Wow, what did he even say to that? "I can see we have the wrong room here. We'll just...be on our way now, sir. I mean, ma'am. I mean...you. Um

[razing_phoenix]

Despite the fact that Guy had been here longer than most and figured that he'd seen just about everything there was to see, along with the secrets of the mysterious basement, this was something he hadn't been prepared for