"How long did all this take to setup?" asks Amie. "And why here? I mean…"
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"… it's not exactly comfy."
"A few months," says Bina. "I learned a lot more about plumbing than I ever thought I'd have to, but it wasn't that hard, and of course I had the time. I lived in a hotel for a while, but after that… here."
"Why not stay in our apartment?"
"That was Three's place," says Bina. "I couldn't stay there."
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"And the hotel?" asks Amie.
"I couldn't stay there either. There was something… wrong with the hallways."
"The hallways?"
"I - it sounds crazy but whenever I'd walk through them, I kept expecting to see people. I thought I had, once or twice."
"Were there any?" asks Amie. "There's been a lot of weird -"
"No," says Bina. "No, no people. Just my imagination. This place is better. No pretending here."
![](https://allnightlaundry.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/1623_a.png)
"… it's not exactly comfy."
"A few months," says Bina. "I learned a lot more about plumbing than I ever thought I'd have to, but it wasn't that hard, and of course I had the time. I lived in a hotel for a while, but after that… here."
"Why not stay in our apartment?"
"That was Three's place," says Bina. "I couldn't stay there."
![](https://allnightlaundry.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/1623_b.png)
"And the hotel?" asks Amie.
"I couldn't stay there either. There was something… wrong with the hallways."
"The hallways?"
"I - it sounds crazy but whenever I'd walk through them, I kept expecting to see people. I thought I had, once or twice."
"Were there any?" asks Amie. "There's been a lot of weird -"
"No," says Bina. "No, no people. Just my imagination. This place is better. No pretending here."
Notes
So, I caught up a while ago, but I finally feel like posting something.
Is it just me, or did the change in tone from cthonic nightmare to sometimes-confusing Doctor Who episode kind of sneak up on other people too? I didn't really notice it happening until it had already happened.
Hi Meadomancer! Welcome to the PTP!
It kinda snuk up on me too! :)