Twisted Asylum

Dinner Time

The dining hall.

A place where the underpaid lunch ladies tank being yelled at by literally everyone.

A place where friends from different wings of the asylum could mingle.

A place where the guards were constantly watching.

And a place where I avoid like the plague. I have never been more glad that I have a mandatory break during the lunch hour.

The best part? Aren's break time didn't line up with mine.

Literally one of my only times to relax in this job. But the pay is incredible somehow, so I can deal with it.

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MEANWHILE, IN THE LUNCH ROOM.
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"You got a new doctor as well?" Trey said smoothly, pushing the roast veggies on his plate around with his fork.

"Yeah! About time, am I right?" Cater laughed, leaning his head against his palm. "Their name is Yuu, and they're, like, super chill."

Trey's eyes widen, a soft smile spreading across his face. "No way, I have them as my doctor too."

Before Cater could respond, Ace and Deuce approached the table. Deuce looked grumpy, and Ace looked incredibly smug.

"Guess who got the last burger?" Ace asked with a smirk.

"Not Deuce, I'm guessing?" Trey piped up, smiling tiredly.

Deuce huffed angrily, slipping into the seat next to Cater. Ace promptly sat next to him.

"Awe, cheer up Deucey! What you got instead looks pretty good." Cater gently ruffles his hair, making Deuce pull away slightly.

"Heh. Right... By the way, did you guys get new doctors too?" Deuce says, rubbing the back of his neck.

Ace chuckles softly, resting his head in his hands. "Me and juice got the same doctor."

"It's Deuce" Deuce retorts, sighing.

"Did the doctors name happen to be Yuu?" Trey asked with a small smirk, scooping some food into his mouth.

Ace's face shifted. "... You have them as a doctor as well? Shut up, so do we!" He gestured to himself and Deuce, who was now smiling.

Cater laughed again, clapping lightly. "Aren't we all lucky then?"

"Lucky how?" A stern voice spoke up from behind Trey, making him turn to the voice.

"Took you a little bit to arrive today, Riddle." He said softly as Riddle sat next to him, placing his plate of food down in front of him.

"Hm. The line was simply longer today, that's all." He looked over at Cater. "And.. you have yet to answer my question."

"Ah, sorry! We were just talking about the new doctor. You got Yuu as well?" Cater smiles at the redhead.

Riddles expression seems to soften slightly, but only for a moment. "Yes, I did. They were a lot more professional than I expected from the doctors here."

Ace smiles smugly. "All of us got 'em. And I think I'm their favourite."

Deuce looked almost offended by this. "No way, you're an asshole."

Now Ace looked offended.

As the two squabbled, a different group was silently listening.

"Huh. So the Heartslabyul guys got our doctor too." Jack spoke to himself, before taking a bite of his sandwich.

"Ugh, really? Damn, they have to walk so far between wings." Ruggie laughed, poking a chicken cutlet on his plate.

"I couldn't care less about the doctor." Leona grumbled, his head in his arms as he laid on the table.

There was a guard standing awfully close, in case anything happened.

"The way your tail sways when you talk about 'em says different." Ruggie says in a smug tone, causing Jack to scoff lightly. "Admit it, you're curious"

Leona growled. "Shut your mouth."

"ShishishiShi..."

At the same time as this, a few fishy patients sat at their own table.

"Fwa... So my Little Shrimpy has a lot of patients? And Goldfishie is one of 'em..." A jealous smile flashes across Floyd's face.

"Dear brother, did you really expect Yuu-San to only have three patients? They would get paid hardly anything." Jade responded smoothly, cutting up a piece of fish on his plate.

Azul sighed, adjusting his glasses. "I don't understand the fuss about them. Yes, they are better than our past doctors, but-"

"They smell nice~" Floyd drawled, smiling lopsidedly.

"Floyd!-"

Cut to a different table.

Kalim was rambling on about his new doctor to Jamil.

"And- And they didn't even interrupt me or yell at me! Th- They were so kind!"

"That's great." Jamil responded with faux interest, just trying to eat.

"You have them as a doctor too, right? Surely you agree with me!" Kalim smiled widely, as Jamil simply smirked.

"... Well, they're quite. Interesting, I suppose."

"Aren't they?" Kalim says dreamily.

... A pair of pink eyes scanned the room, the owner becoming increasingly more anxious by the minute. His teal and red hair draped over his shoulders, his antennae twitching as he leant on the shoulder of his friend.

"Fern." A stern voice broke him out of his anxious looking about.

Lyf placed a gentle hand on his shoulder. "It's okay. Aren doesn't come into here during dinner."

Fern simply nodded, before going back to looking around. How he wished Yuu were here...

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RAHH LYF AND FERN ARE FRIENDS PLOT POINT!!