The stairs were wide, made for the heavy traffic of many, eager students. There were signs that they had been recently escalated, and, from the bumps and cracked edges of some of the steps,, they had been dragging something along. Something heavy.

The second story of the school had a long hallway. Mitsuya's arrival made some dust come down from the ceiling, but other than that, it was quiet and empty for the moment. However, walking further would alert her to some muffled sounds... and voices, with pauses in-between. Someone, in a distant room, was talking into a phone.

"--well this should be good enough for now, shouldn't it?"

Pause.

"I told you, best I could do. At least they won't look for these things up here. And I'll be keeping an eye out..."