[b]12:05AM[/b]

It seemed that some of the others were starting to wake up. Haruka walked back towards the group, still clutching the right side of her head.

Sho and Toby were up, trying to figure out what was going on. Suzume, however, was still out. She stumbled over, sitting down next to Suzume and gently putting her hand into Suzume's.

"Hey," she said, responding to Sho. "Do we not count? I mean I know I'm not an angel but..."

She paused. This whole situation still hadn't fully sunk in.

"What are we... what are we going to do now?" she asked, her tone now more serious than it was before.

And wasn't that the question? The whole 'barrier around them' thing put a stop to the very reasonable 'go and get help from the police or something' plan that would have been perfect in this situation. It seemed like the only place that was accessible now was the old building. They'd reached the point of no return, apparently. They were going to explore the old building now, whether they still wanted to or not.

Well, considering that was the original plan anyway, Haruka didn't feel like this incident changed her enthusiasm. Well at least it wouldn't if she didn't feel like crap right now.

So, she tried to steel herself. If this what happened outside of the building... then what would happen if they went inside?

Her grip on Suzume's hand tightened.