The corridor outside was way too long... for some reason.
He discovered this by walking its length, which took longer than it should have, because his left leg had opinions about the floor and expressed them at every step.
He did not ask for help.
Yuki walked beside him at the pace the leg dictated without commenting on the pace or on the leg, which he noted as a form of courtesy.
They reached the elevator and stepped in.
He looked at the floor indicator... while she pressed the button to the basement.
They descended three floors in silence and as Ishiki stepped out he found that it was the parking area. Well and the board at the other end told him that they were in a hospital in Ward 8.
It was still morning, and it was grey and cold with the early cloud cover that had not yet decided whether it intended to do anything.
The street beyond the hospital parking's forecourt moved with ordinary traffic there was an unusual rush for sure, that was acceptable because it was Monday.
