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A psychologist? Well, a student at least. Nonetheless, he'd have to watch himself carefully around Kira. He'd just figured she was especially observant or something. Wonderful.

"I'm not sure exactly who took care of you," he lied smoothly, "but I'll do my best. And I can't say I've heard of solecane, but I'm sure I can bring you some aloe. They should have plenty of that in the medical wing."

He was pretty sure he had an idea of which doctor had 'taken care' of Kira. He'd certainly like a word with him...

He turned his attention back to Kira, ignoring his mind's momentary distraction. "What the...?!?" He laughed loudly, shaking his head with amusement. "Chameleon Woman? Are you sure you didn't hit your head at some point?" he teased, reaching over and tapping Kira's forehead lightly with a wink.

Momentarily second-guessing himself, Hayden chuckled. "Nope, sorry. Wasn't me. You're responsible for your own brain damage." It'd been a while since he'd heard honest, good-natured teasing and he thought it sad that it took him time to recognize it.

"Well, I suppose I could..." he drawled slowly, looking away. Why the puppy eyes? How was he supposed to say 'no' to that? He hadn't even seen the pout before he'd turned away. "But seriously, if you're tired, you'll need your rest. I don't mind showing you the important places. We won't go far...and if you start feeling tired, you're coming right back here. Even if I have to carry you again. You hear me, Kira?" He turned a stern eye on the young woman...or at least as stern a look as he could manage while threatening a weak, injured young woman in a hospital bed currently giving him puppy eyes and a quivering lip.

Ah hell, he never had a chance.

Cursing softly, Hayden hurried to help Kira to her feet. "I knew this was a bad idea," he muttered, frowning. Then, he sighed, shaking his head. "Look, I'll still take you around, but not far. There's a fine line between a little good exercise and overexerting yourself. I don't plan on letting you cross that line, you hear me?"

He also knew how quickly one could feel confined in this place. It was almost enough to drive one mad, so any opportunity to get out and go somewhere was a welcome one.

"There's not many places I can show you anyway. Not much here interesting," he muttered, helping her towards the door, constantly watching to make sure she didn't fall again.

Hayden sighed, shaking his head sadly once more. "You can't keep pushing yourself so hard...it's really going to catch up with you one day..." Like he was one to talk. Though, it wasn't in a physical manner that he kept pushing himself to and past the limit...

Passing through the door, he gave Kira an odd look. "Umm...I'm not sure they'll be too happy about your ideas for redecorating the place." He chuckled softly. "I'm not sure I could walk down a bright pink hallway anyway," he joked. It was good that her spirits were high, however. With the way this place tended to drag one's spirit down, she'd need it. And the ability to keep oneself amused was good too.

"Most of this hallway is just rooms, for either guards, guests like yourself, and so on. The only other places I can think of to show you are the cafeteria and the exercise yard. I'm afraid with all the top secret work going on in the labs, you can only access the hallway and the cafeteria on your own. If you want to go to the exercise yard, you'll have to have an escort. I suppose they don't want anyone wandering about or something. So, where would you like to go first?"

Heh...to each their own life philosophy.

"Alright, cafeteria it is. It's located on the dormitory wing itself, so you don't have to worry about getting an escort to leave the hallway to get there. You're free to go whenever you'd like or feel up to it. Until then, remember, you can use the intercom to just call for anything you need."

He fell silent for a bit, simply leading her down the hallway as he debated on how to answer her last question. Slightly embarrassed, he reached up with his free hand to rub his neck nervously. "Well, I never know when I'm going to get called to do something, so I can't guarantee whether I'll be free or not, but if I am, I suppose you could always just call and ask the intercom operator." Rambling again. But...nice? No, he wasn't nice. He was conflicted, yes. That word was appropriate, but not 'nice.' It wouldn't be long before Kira joined the ranks of the others who hated him and wished only for his suffering and dea--

'That's enough of that sort of thought. Take what you can get for now and worry about that bridge when you come to it, fool.'

"So, tomorrow then? Maybe. I could show you the exercise yard then, even if you won't be using it for a while," he chuckled weakly.

Hayden smirked in answer. "I don't know where to get you all those things, personally, but I know how you can get them. The magic intercom," he quipped, winking. "I tell ya', easiest thing in the world. There's little they can't get you and all you have to do is ask. Of course, if it's something tricky, ya' might have to wait a few days 'til they have have it flown in, but they keep all the basics around here."

Reaching the double doors to the cafeteria, he pushed them open to reveal the stereotypical 'lunch line' set-up with a variety of tables, most empty at this time of day. "Not much to look at, I know, but the food's not half-bad," he commented with a smirk.

If Hayden could have had an anime sweatdrop moment, he would have. "Err...beer-pong and darts?" Chuckling softly, he shook his head. She was a spunky one, that much was sure. "Sounds...'interesting'," he commented, unsure of what else to say to the idea. Would they actually get her things like that? He had no idea.

"Oh, trust me, it's much better than anything you'll get in any college," he winked, laughing. He remembered his own college experience and yeah, if nothing else, this place beat his old college caf. "It's no gourmet restaurant, but it's definitely not going to kill you, so no worries. I recommend getting here early if they make pizza. It goes fast."

It was just one surprising thing after another. Hayden raised an eyebrow curiously as Kira continued to rattle. For the love of Lugia...could this really be the same young woman who had hovered so close to death not long ago? You certainly couldn't tell it now, even if she was clinging to Hayden's side just to walk.

'Bet we could power the whole lab if we could tap into that energy,' he thought with a bemused smile.

"I see...well, I know I said to get here early, but I don't think you'll have to wrestle anyone for the pizza. They just stop cooking it after a while and won't start the ovens up again. And even if there is any left, personally, I'd prefer hot pizza over cold. I know some people might like cold pizza though..." Okay, rambling again, but who cared?