Night 48: Sun Room
[from here]Taura had found the assignment listing after her shower; she hadn't had more than a moment to dash off a reply before she'd been harried back towards the bunks. She jogged into the center of the room and over towards the board. The notices and replies were gone each morning, but she'd never seen the staff tidying in the afternoon;
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The room seemed more expansive in the dark -- and more eerie, at that. Zack kept his flashlight pointed in front of him. There seemed to be some signs of disarray, such as pieces of paper on the floor. Had something gone on here? It was all silent now, but that didn't mean there wasn't something skulking in the corner and waiting for them to let their guard down.
His instinct was to warn the two teens to be careful, but they clearly already knew all about that, if they'd been here for so long. Zack couldn't shake a slight feeling of dread, and his instincts were usually trustworthy.
But they were just supposed to cross the room, right? If they made good time, then maybe all his anxiety would turn out to be pointless. Zack figured they were heading for the cafeteria, but he didn't want to assume, and so he held his position, waiting for a cue from one of the others as the scanned the area for any sign of movement.
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He wasn’t exactly confident of the ‘team dynamic’, not anymore than usual, but in this instance all three of them were in good health and willing to focus on what needed to be done. It was one of the better starting points he could hope for. And he would do what he could do ensure things stayed that way.
But to get where they were going, there was a high potential of getting ambushed by one foe or another, and when they passed into the Sun Room, Aidou was almost certain that’d be the case if they hesitated. During the night there was always blood in the air, but in the lounge, it was worse. Much worse. The largest source was from the bulletin, and the vampire’s eyes flared at the sight of it. His own instincts told him something was definitely amiss, even if that was all he could be certain of at the moment.
Aidou stepped out from Zack’s right. “Hurry,” he warned. “Straight through.” He trusted Sasuke to be able to follow suit--and trusted that Sasuke trusted why someone nocturnal might have more ( ... )
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