[Rei doesn't want to answer any more than that, but this scene is irritatingly familiar, even years out from last seeing it. The hallway is devastatingly clean and dead empty, coldly lit except for the red light above the set of double doors.
Rei lets go of Doppo's arm-- he was barely holding on at all, really-- and stands up properly, staring hard at the silent scene. He's quiet, for a while.
It's uncomfortable to be here, sure.... but the worst part is that THIS DUMBASS is here to see it. What if this stupid cave lets slip Rei's plans before their time? What if this Matenrou guy, of ALL PEOPLE, ends up knowing intimate details about him? Mind reading is really a crime. What kind of fucking place is Avalon to do shit like this as a side quest? Why drag them here anyway? Is this even worth the price they have to pay? And why does his old scar ache so much?]
... What a pain.
[The room is abruptly flooded with bodies, doctors and nurses in scrubs bustling through as if they hadn't just appeared out of thin air. Their faces are blurry-- not important to the illusion, apparently-- but their voices are more distinct: murmurs about patients, accidents and vitals.
Doppo and Rei stand at the edge of it, looking in. They are ignored... for now.]
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Hmm.
[Rei doesn't want to answer any more than that, but this scene is irritatingly familiar, even years out from last seeing it. The hallway is devastatingly clean and dead empty, coldly lit except for the red light above the set of double doors.
Rei lets go of Doppo's arm-- he was barely holding on at all, really-- and stands up properly, staring hard at the silent scene. He's quiet, for a while.
It's uncomfortable to be here, sure.... but the worst part is that THIS DUMBASS is here to see it. What if this stupid cave lets slip Rei's plans before their time? What if this Matenrou guy, of ALL PEOPLE, ends up knowing intimate details about him? Mind reading is really a crime. What kind of fucking place is Avalon to do shit like this as a side quest? Why drag them here anyway? Is this even worth the price they have to pay? And why does his old scar ache so much?]
... What a pain.
[The room is abruptly flooded with bodies, doctors and nurses in scrubs bustling through as if they hadn't just appeared out of thin air. Their faces are blurry-- not important to the illusion, apparently-- but their voices are more distinct: murmurs about patients, accidents and vitals.
Doppo and Rei stand at the edge of it, looking in. They are ignored... for now.]