Night 59: Main Hallway, 1-Center

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[from here]Just like last night, Vino turned the bend to find that he was first in the main hallway again. He couldn't decide if he preferred it or not. Patience wasn't his favorite virtue, but he supposed he'd have to wait. The two meeting places he would have to be at were right next to each other, right? So that was fine. If he had to wait a

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[ninelivesonce]

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Taura strolled down the hallway, her long legs putting her ahead of her companions despite her leisurely pace. There were things moving in the shadows wherever she looked -- even though there were fewer shadows, they were all full.

"I don't know which way we want to go if we head out here. Either of you two know what's out there? I know the mountains are north, but that's a lot of ground." The town was in the opposite direction, and was another thought. It would be a hike, though Taura knew she could make it. There were no guarantees that's where Aguilar had gone, though -- if anything, they'd be massing near here.

[bodhiandspirit]

They ripped. To the point of being utterly destroyed? ... Well, whatever, this was one subject Rita definitely was not going to pursue

[boketa]

Whoa, there were a lot of big words coming out of these girls' mouths. Goku could little more than listen with a slack-jawed expression as things went through one ear and out the other. Fighting, though, was something he could get involved with.

"Well, he's not a very good fighter if people are doing it for him," the young boy added in his two cents, nodding somberly. Then, suddenly, he was struck by an idea. "Hey! Can't ask one of those people with the guns? They gotta know where he is, right? We can just corner one..." His idea had deeper implications than he really understood. He was not out to torture people for information, but he did know someone had the information they needed. A person can't just disappear!

[ninelivesonce]

"Leela said Marc was hiding out to the north," Taura said, addressing Rita's point first. "I'm not sure Landel had a choice in the matter."

People always had choices, but Landel was, at heart, a coward. Taura had seen enough of them to recognize it. Unfortunately, given a little bit of power, they were more dangerous. All of Jackson's Whole was built on cowardice, paranoia, and greed -- the largest in the greatest measure, but tempered with the others.

It was experience she'd never expected to be so useful.

"Do you know where to find one of them?" That was the only problem with Goku's idea -- for once, the straightforward one might be fine. And between the three of them, intimidation could work wonders without doing anything irreversible to whoever they caught. "They've all been called to arms, but I don't see any of them."

[bodhiandspirit]

Leela? Rita knew that name... It took a moment, but she soon realized it was the name of the first person she'd met on her first day at the institute. So she'd managed to find out where Marc was hiding. Maybe she was more resourceful than Rita gave her credit for.

Still, she doubted anyone used the shack she found. Given the conditions inside it, it'd almost be more comfortable to sleep outdoors, even with the monsters roaming around. But then again, she'd only explored a small portion of that area. Maybe there were other, more solid structures that she hadn't found.

"I'd think anyone important would be on the upper floors," Rita suggested with a shrug. That was mostly based on personal experience, of course. Usually, when someone was up to something they didn't want others to interfere with, they'd make sure to keep themselves, along with their most vital equipment and subordinates, in the least accessible place possible. Usually the top floor.

will move

[boketa]

There was a long pause between them until Goku finally piped up, his expression just as blank as usual. A face that said he had heard nothing of the exchange, but it was not true. He held quite the surprise for a backwater hermit.

"Of course I do! I can smell 'em everywhere. They're upstairs, like Birdy said--Well, some. The others..." the young boy grew quiet as he began to sniff the air. "They're deeper." It was cryptic, but Goku couldn't explain it any better than that.

"I can show you! We can grab one and find out where Agoolar's at! C'mon!" Without much care for a response from his two companions, the monkey boy shot off toward the stairs, his tail swinging back and forth against his bare legs and combat boots.

[boketa]

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