Maribel's mood could not be more dissonant if she'd tried to make it so.
She bounded out of the car, the long sleeves on her bright yellow sweater drooping down over her hands, and cheerfully skipping up the walkway to the hospital, she beamed, waving and shouting "Hi, Maya!" And using her other hand to push her glasses farther up onto her nose.
"How ya doin'?"
go ahead and do every stupid thing you can imagineMaya smiled as she gave a small bow to Maribel. "I am well, thank you, and yourself?"
TVTropes Nuzlocke Thread. - Arceus Help Us All."Well, with time, you'll become even better. Trust me."
TVTropes Nuzlocke Thread. - Arceus Help Us All."Just in time"
Best moment to arrive in Akira's opinion. Too soon and you are left waiting for people to prepared, too late and... well you're late. After letting her borrowed car finally take a rest the girl in the red jacket lost no time stepping out of vehicle, her dark eyes immediately finding the familiar figure of her oldest friend.
She stood by the car for a few moments, giving some time for the others to get out before she locked the thing. Besides, seeing Maribel bound off to greet polite Maya was always a nice sight.
"Hey Maya. How was your trip here?"
Jordan climbed out of the car, shielding his eyes in the light. Was it this casual when they pulled me out? he wondered, watching the three girls converse. They must be used to it by this point or something...
Deciding that initiative might be good, he spoke up. "So, uh-" He stopped almost immediately, then continued. "How's this going to work, anyways? Do we just go in there and... Go to sleep?"
"Yes, indeed we do, Maribel. How we do these things, Jordan, is we go and find out as much as we can before the day ends. The more we know about our target, the easier it will be to enter his dream." Maya gestured for her team to follow her as she walked to the hospital entrance. "What I know is his name is Arthur Senft, 19 years old. It is our job to learn where he lives, what he does, and what he is like. Our first job will be to find his immediate family."
TVTropes Nuzlocke Thread. - Arceus Help Us All."So we'll know what we'll be facing?" Jordan hurried to keep up, still not entirely sure if his question had been answered. "Well, as long as it helps..." he muttered, nervously adjusting his shirt. He suspected he wouldn't be of much use in this case. "Where is he in the hospital? Or have they opened up a new ward for the victims yet?"
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"They've been keeping the victims in their own ward for a few months, we just have to go to that wing and see what we can find out."
TVTropes Nuzlocke Thread. - Arceus Help Us All.Maya laughed nervously. "I'm not sure that may be entirely appropriate, Maribel, but we should try and remain positive."
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Maya and the rest made their way into the Prison Syndrome ward. It was quiet save for the shallow breath of the dreaming victims. The stale air had a heavy aura of depression to it, one that Akira was intimately familiar with, and consequently, not at all fond of. Maya lead the rest through the ward until she found Arthur, peacefully asleep. The brown-haired young man did not seem terribly far-gone, but with Prison Syndrome you could never tell.
"Well, I guess we'd better figure out what we can, as soon as we can. We've got 12 and a half hours, let's make them count."
TVTropes Nuzlocke Thread. - Arceus Help Us All."Not a bad Idea Akira. I'll see if I can find one of the doctors." Maya wandered off in search of the doctor in charge of the Prison Syndrome ward.
TVTropes Nuzlocke Thread. - Arceus Help Us All."It's not lupus."
"Definitely lupus."
Perhaps by coincidence, Maya and Akira's searches led them both to exactly the same place: the intersection of two corridors near the entrance to the ward that had been dedicated to housing the coma victims. Unfortunately, however, their targets seemed to be engaged in a rather heated argument. Or at least, one of them was.
"Doctor, after all of this, how can you still be saying that it's lupus?" The dark-haired nurse was standing with her hands on her hips, frowning up at the man who'd been appointed head of the ward. The taller man's face seemed to be marred by a perpetual frown, and though he couldn't be past his late 30s, his beard and brownish hair were already graying in some places, and he leaned heavily on a plain-looking cane of dark wood.
"Because, Norris, that's what it is. It's lupus. Lupus is what we're dealing with here. How many different ways do I need to say this before it gets through that empty space between your ears?" His voice was dry and curt, leaving no room for argument.
"But lupus isn't even-!" Shelly the nurse's expression began to grow even darker as she started to protest, but before she could finish her sentence, she caught sight of their spectators out of the corner of her eye. Instantly, her demeanor seemed to brighten. "Ah, Miss Otonashi and Miss Takada! It's good to see you back! Are you visiting another of your school friends today? You two are so considerate!"
As if finally taking note of some horrible disaster he had been dreading, the ward head turned to fix them with a hard, suspicious glare. "You people. What are you doing here? Come to interfere with my patients again?"
GM: AGOG S4 & F/WC RP; Co-GM: TABA, SOTR, UUA RP; Sub-GM: TTS RP. I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new Empire.Maya giggled and smiled. "But of course, doctor. After all, you work so hard, we feel it is only fair to take some of the burden off of your shoulders. Your capable mind would surely be better up to the task if you had less on your plate to deal with."
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Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
The spring breeze rustled the trees outside of the Evanston Hospital. Maya Takada awaited her allies on a bench at the front of the Hospital, her sundress ruffled by the wind as she silently read a history text.
She checked her left wrist to see that it wass 10:37, only 8 minutes before the appointed time. She sighed, "Akira, how long does it take to pick up three people?"
12:32 AM, that morning
Maya swung her katana with swift, sharp movements as she practiced her iaido kata. The dojo walls have countless weapons from a great many eras and places hung on its walls, with a single tapestry hung front and center with the words "Ever graceful, ever vigilant" written by a calligrapher.
A young woman opened the door to the dojo and and immediately bowed to Maya. "Head Maid!" She says. "A guest has arrived!"
Maya stops and sheathed her sword. "I shall come to greet them. Kyoko, please find Akemi and see to it that our guest is served tea."
Kyoko nodded in acknowledgment. "Certainly, Head Maid."
Maya hung the sword back on its mount on the wall, and changed into her proper clothing with the help of her personal maid Fuuka. She made her way to the entrance of the mansion, where a dark-skinned man in a white suit and blindfold stood at the threshold. Maya bowed to her guest. "Somnus, this is a pleasant surprise. We have tea being prepared for you, it should be out shortly."
The mysterious guest bowed in return. "I appreciate the offer, but I will decline. I do not much care for caffeine."
"Very well," Maya replied "please enter." She led Somnus to the sitting room, where Kyoko came out with a pot of tea and two cups. Maya poured herself one and drank it quietly.
"I must commend your efforts, Takada. I anticipated your skills in saving the victims of the Prison Syndrome, but I did not foresee your ability to get those you've saved to join you in your efforts." Somnus said, as he smirked confidently.
Maya smiled graciously. "Thank you, Somnus. Your compliment does not fall on deaf ears, but I think it is not my doing that these people joined me, I believe it is only natural that those saved would want to help others that suffer as they once have."
"Nonetheless, it is significant. Have you come any closer to discovering the cause of Prison Syndrome?"
Maya shook her head. "I am afraid we are no closer to an answer than when we began."
"Then perhaps you can find one in this young man." Somnus conjured an image of a land covered in clouds and clockwork, a lone brown-haired young man walked through the dreamscape. "His name is Arthur Senft, 19 years old, admitted to Evanston Hospital. He shall be the next person for you to rescue."
Maya took a sip of her tea and set it by her side. She bowed deeply to the mysterious man. "But of course, you have my word."
10:39 AM
Maya heard the sound of an engine as Akira drove up to the parking space nearby. "Finally," she said, snapping her book shut. "it's time to get to work."
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