R R I - REHABILITATION & REINTEGRATION INITIATIVE

Who: Kasper
Where: Ont he way to her room, outside Pippa's door
When: Late afternoon

She could have gone completely buck nude after her little escapade in the pool. Screw any of those bastards who might have caught a glimpse of them, Kasper thought as she tugged at the black knit sweater hanging just past her hips now that it was soaking wet. A rather obvious hole widened slightly at the tug, revealing a sneak peek of the tattoo on her lower stomach, close to the bone of her hip. Her feet slapped gently on the steps as she jogged up the stairwell, getting closer to the second floor where she belonged.

Taking a breath as she emerged from the doorway leading out, Kasper fled down the first pathway ahead, watching the numbers rise steadily on each room’s door from twenty-three. With a devious grin, she turned and crammed her left hand in to the bag with her belongings. She laughed gently to herself while digging through the clothing. Slowing her pace, she focused heavily on finding her secret weapon.

With an internal ah-ha! and wider grin she pulled out the black sharpie and eyed her neighbor’s door and placed her boots on the ground. Without hesitation she leaned in and popped off the cap, placing one hand gently on it as she began to draw. It only took her a moment to successfully create her piece of art, leaving behind the outline of an erect penis on the door of room 27. Right in the middle of the top half; it wasn’t too big, nor was it too small. Not her finest work but it was just right, she decided.

Feeling accomplished, Kasper moved on, placing the marker back in her bag where she had put her own room key and got herself safely in to her hideout.

Characters: Brady and Susanna
Setting: Pool, very late night

( ...you have no self respect. )

Characters: Autumn and Mazie
Setting: Autumn’s room, after The Incident

( so do snuggles )

Characters: Dominic and Becka
Setting: the library, late

( cue the dramatics )

Characters: Kyle and Leandro
Setting: Outside of room 2, day 4, late night.


Long after the sun had gone down and the excitement of dinner in the kitchen had passed away, a lone rangy figure leaned up against the wall outside of room 2, his arm across his chest and the faint glow of a cigarette bobbing between his fingers. His face was posed to the sky, in which he could just make out a slice of the moon beyond the facility’s imposing walls. It bathed patches of the courtyard white and turned a ribbon of smoke from his lips into a fading ghost.

Smoking wasn’t his favorite habit, since it made his chest ache, but it did provide the excuse of lighting a match in public instead of doing it inside where the smoke tended to stay trapped. Plus, it was calming. The normally sharply-animated young man somehow managed to look contemplative then, a quiet veil over his eyes. It was only when he thought he heard footsteps that he looked aside. Leandro’s senses were sharp as a tack.

Kyle had taken a walk after he’d left Adam’s room, heading around the perimeter of the upper floor, waiting for the elevator and then walking the edge of the courtyard back towards his own room. It was clearly the long way round, but he needed some space and the air before he headed to bed. Maybe that was why he picked up the cigarette smoke so early, that alone giving him the heads up that he was about to no longer be alone.

He looked up and around, slowing as he caught sight of Leandro, not sure he was mentally prepared for this meeting, after the day he seemed to have had. Still, that fact in itself was nowhere near enough to have him be seen to be backing out of anything. “Hey,” he said, lightly. It was something, a start. Easy enough.

( Down the Rabbit Hole )

Characters: Leandro and Becka
Setting: Activity room, then her room, afternoon

( always makes you laugh )

Who: Ryan and Meg
Setting: The laundry room, stupid o’clock
Warning: nsfw

( In all the wrong places. )

Characters: Edan and Matt
Setting: near her room, afternoon

Edan wanted to run from Brady’s room, to put as much space between them as possible, but her room wasn’t actually that far from his, just around the following corner. Deep breaths, she chided herself gently, though, as always, her internal monologue sounded more like her brother than her own voice. Walk slower. Even steps to get there, lower lip pulled between her teeth to hold back tears.

He’d named his son after Evan. In honor of the man that saved his life. And he was here. He’d let himself get so far off course. She needed Evan here. She needed him to talk to the soldier, to remind him why his life was worth every breath. Edan knew he’d have the right words, the words that she didn’t have, not now that she didn’t even want to be around people. By the time she got to the door she was shaking, one hand flat against it to try and will the nerves away, to forget the part of her skin that felt heated from his touch, a result going so long without proper contact with another person. There was no way she could open the door with her hands shaking like this.

( striving to not be alone )

Characters: Dominic and Meg
Setting: Tool shed

( 'do not have serious Talks whilst inebriated', said wise people everywhere )

Characters: Carmel, Leandro, OPEN to any who want to pizza party
Setting: Kitchen, around 4:30/5:00p.m.

Carmel had the dough ready, of course. She'd done that much earlier in the day, and scoured around for any and all potential toppings she thought anyone might be interested in. She filched a pepperoni from its pack and popped it in her mouth, hoping that everyone would enjoy the change of pizza to everything else she'd been doing so far.

Though she was tired--more than she wanted to be, that was for sure--she was looking forward to it. Leandro was generally good for cheering a person in a way, and she looked forward to getting to know him a little better, along with whoever else chose to show up. Which reminded her she should probably post something on her journal, which she went to do very quickly before setting herself up in the kitchen, setting up the dough for the first pizza.

Characters: Kyle & Adam
Setting: Adam's room, evening

It had been a hell of a day so far, but Kyle was determined to actually make sure that he saw something of Adam. After their conversation last night, he had decided that he would give the guy some time - which was the reason he hadn't messaged him at all. Yet, when Adam hadn’t appeared for dinner (and Kyle had been watching out for him), the guy decided to go straight to the source. He knew where Adam lived, from the first day, and he headed up to his room, canvas under one arm.

He raised a hand to knock on the door, pausing for a moment as he took in the fact that there were symbols all over it. Huh. They hadn’t been there before. That was... another thing that was odd about his day, seemingly. Knocking on the door, he waiting to see if there would be an answer.

( There was certainly an answer )

Characters: Wren and Kyle
Setting: courtyard

( sorry about the rest of your day )

Characters: Carmel and Becka
Setting: Laundry room, early afternoon

( Not so everyday conversation )

Characters: Ryan and OPEN
Setting: Courtyard, around 2:30 p.m.

Ryan grabbed the football from his room, where he’d stashed it after he found it the other day. While he was completely comfortable with having his circle of acquaintances so far being female, he knew it would look odd in the long run, and besides, he couldn’t afford not to have male ‘friends’ in this place. So one of the best bonding things he knew of was football, which he’d played through high school. Team things weren’t his favorite, but he’d done it, and he’d fit in.

He headed down to the courtyard, wondering if any of the people who commented on his journal would show up. He tossed the ball up, letting it rotate and catching it again easily. He had been a decent sportsman. He headed over to one of the benches, waiting to see if anyone was going to join him for a pick up game of sorts.

Characters: Ryan and Wren
Setting: About 10 or 11, Hallway, elevator, laundry room

( More explorations )

Characters: Kasper and OPEN!!
Setting: Cafeteria, Pool, around 4pm
Warning: NSFW

The elevator doors opened with a small pause. One stomp forward, and then another, and out came Kasper, clad in pvc leggings and a old, tattered knit sweater that hung off one shoulder. It had seen many years come and go, and so had she. The holes gave it character, and each one seemed to have its own story to tell. Burn marks were of its essence. The dark locks of hair hung in front of half of her face and beneath it all a scowling look upon her eyes. Everything was so… bright, she thought.

Without waiting around, she stormed through the cafeteria like a lightning bolt, practically running. As soon as she exited, she took a quick look in both directions, and then chose her path, turning right and wandering at a slower pace. Looking down in the palm of her hand after a few moments, she checked the number on her key. “Twenty-eight,” she said to herself, coming to a stop in front of room eight and taking a glance at it. “Man,” she half whined following with an audible, “tch!”

Before dwelling, she noticed an intriguing sight ahead and moving forward carefully and slowly, she came to the communal pool room. Her mouth gaped slightly, and with a grin, she tossed her bag and key aside at the door way, walking forward. Stopping a few meters from the water, Kasper used her right foot to take off the left combat boot, which had not been tied up, and followed with the other. No socks. Who needed socks anyway? She had not seen water in a very long time, and in all honesty never been in an actual pool before. Living on the streets of New York meant you got you baths in the ocean.

Without hesitation she sprinted forward, jumping in backwards with a loud splash.

She took her time under the water, opening her eyes. Looking around her, she felt the world move in slow motion. Small bubbles slowly came out of her nose from the breath she held as she peered down in to the dark blue ahead. It was as if she could see Terry there looking back at her, his long greasy hair floating around him. It seemed like another life and she wondered where he was now.

After about a minute, she pressed her feet against the bottom of the shallow end of the pool and thrust herself up hard and fast. Emerging with splashing water, she howled loudly with an “AOUUUW!” her voice echoing throughout the pool room before breathing heavily, a gigantic smile upon her face as she laughed to herself.

Characters: Cal and Reggie
Setting: Clinic, afternoon sometime

( ...or was it Sunday? )

Characters: Brady and Pippa
Setting: Cafeteria, afternoon

( ...to make a choice like this. )

Characters: Caroline
Setting: Susanna's room, during the pool party

Caroline forced herself to walk a little slower as she headed for Susanna's room. She had memorised what she knew of who was where earlier on - always know everything. It had kept some of the worst of her fixation at bay for a while. Acting like she was preparing. But now, now she could act.

( Breakin )

Characters: Adam and Wren
Setting: Midday, outside his room

( but who else will save your soul? )