No. No! You KNOW who's in there!

[not_tomorrow]

[Up in the North Wing, there's a pounding on one of the doors. Someone or something wants out. But what's worse is the crying. The sounds of a woman, frightened to the point of tears, pounding on the door, hoping someone will let her out.]

P-please... [She sobs.] Please, Harry, open the door.

[The sobs continue for a while longer, alongside the desperate pounding on the door.]




Please don't leave me alone. Please!




Somebody?



[The weeping begins again.]

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[not_tomorrow]

But why? I'm just a nurse in some little town in the middle of nowhere. Why would anyone want to kidnap me?

[She wraps her arms around herself, still glancing around. But the mention of the man's name distracts her a little.]

Snake? [A tiny little laugh.] I've seen patients with all sorts of nature names, but I think this is the first time I've ever met a 'Snake'.

[imthe_shit]

It doesn't care where you're from. These sorts of places will take anyone and everyone. Whether you're important or not... Whether you think you're important or not.

[ He takes out a cigarette. ]

Yeah... Well, hopefully it's the only time.

[not_tomorrow]

Important? [There was something in the back of her mind that reacted to that. But thinking about it she wasn't sure she could handle at the moment, so Lisa forced them back away.

She rubs her eyes again, looking around. Tensing up, she turns back to the door that she had just been released from. However, it is closed and firmly locked. Lisa shivers a little. So many things didn't make sense here. But this wasn't the first time she had been trapped somewhere confusing.]

Is there somewhere that I could rest? I'm still really disoriented from all of this.

You... you didn't lock me in there, did you?

[imthe_shit]

[ Snake furrows his brow at that comment. ]

Nno. Why would I lock you in there? Besides, if I did, why would I let you out? [ Shakes his head. ] I had nothing to do with that. You said it yourself... Some guy named Harry locked you in.

[ He gestures for her to follow him. ] I'll take you to the nurse's office. You'll fit right in there.

[not_tomorrow]

[She shakes her head, trying to chase away the mental cobwebs that seemed to be plaguing her frequently.]

You're right. That doesn't make any sense. Sorry.

[The nurse follows after him, looking around in confusion.

This isn't Alchemilia Hospital. What is this place?

I just noticed the Campus Nurse is also named Lisa

[imthe_shit]

I already told you. It's a school that takes people from all over the place. There's only three staff members here that I've actually seen.

[ He begins heading towards the Southern Wing where the clinic is, moving quickly but slowly enough for her to keep up. He's in a bit of a defensive mode, mostly in case she needs it. ]

I know. I meant to ask if there was any relation, but I keep forgetting. XD

[not_tomorrow]

[Lisa sticks very close to him, occasionally looking around, but trying hard to keep up with Snake. She didn't want to lose him like she did Harry.]

This place is really quiet. Are there many other people who have been taken, like you said?

[imthe_shit]

Yeah, there are a lot of people. Haven't met most of them myself, but enough of them. [ Lot of people with crazy hair. ] You'll meet them all yourself, probably.

[not_tomorrow]

Really? It doesn't seem like anyone else is around.

[Her heels click loudly in the empty hallway as she tries to keep up with Snake.]

Um, no offense, but you don't look like you belong in a school. What are you doing here?

[imthe_shit]

[ He makes a growl-ish sound, but it's only because he's old. ] I don't belong here. I'm a soldier... I've got a job to do back home. There's no reason for me to be here, other than someone wanting to screw with me.

[not_tomorrow]

A soldier? Really?

[He was dressed really oddly. The outfit did sort of remind her of the military, in a weird sort of way. It was hard to stare when he was moving so quickly. She rushed after him to keep from falling behind.]

How did you end up here?

[She had a hard time picturing him locked up in a closet.]

[imthe_shit]

[ Realizing he might be going too quickly, he slows down to proper sneaking speed. ]

I woke up in the clinic. The nurse wasn't in, so I left and started to look around. I don't know how I got here exactly... The last thing I remember was being in another place a bit similar to this.

[ Peeks around a corner before going around it. ] I guess I have experience enough with these places to know you can never figure out how you arrive.

[not_tomorrow]

There are multiple places like this?! [She sounds worried now. Just what had she gotten herself into?]


What are you looking for?

[imthe_shit]

I'm looking for the nurse's office... Haven't been there since I arrived. [ He finds a connecting entryway to the North Wing. ] All right, this way.

[not_tomorrow]

Do you think something is going to try and attack us? It's just the way you keep looking around...

[She trails off nervously. Snake made her rather uneasy. He was carrying a gun and looked nothing like any soldier she had ever seen before. Not that she had really seen any before.]

[imthe_shit]

... Sorry. [ He straightens up, putting the gun away. ] It's a habit... I'm used to getting jumped or surprised in places like this. I don't like being out in the open.

[ Eventually they come to the Clinic. ] Here.

[not_tomorrow]

[Lisa looks quite relieved when the gun is holstered.]

I... we sometimes get gunshot wound victims, from the hunters. It's never pretty.

But thank you. [She darts on ahead to open the clinic door.]

[imthe_shit]

[ Snake nods his head. ]

Will you be okay if I leave you here?

[not_tomorrow]

I think so. Just seeing the clinic is making me feel a little more at home. Thank you so much, Mr. Snake.

[Her nervousness easing a little. Turning back, she gives Snake a smile as blood drips down her forehead and vanishes into the office.