MarinaNova Asylum

[The Loss/grieving therapy group was directed to the pet cafe. There are treats for humans and animals alike as well as activities to keep you busy and sharing and growing.]

Animal therapy
Talking about painful things is always easier when buried under kittens.

Inkblots
You look at them and discuss of course!
[Examples: A and B (Don't worry about actually taking that test.) Use any inkblot you find or make up!]


Game
There will be a handout with the following instructions:
Go through the alphabet with a partner, taking every other letter. Come up with a word that starts with your letter which you associate with someone or something you miss and explain what it means to you. [Example: (you) A — Apples — Dad always peeled his apples first, but then he'd eat the peel too. (partner) B — Baseball — My dog had this ratty old baseball he took everywhere. He always slept with his head on top of it.]

Card prompts
There's a table full of cards to get conversations started.
— Finish the sentence: "Today, my grief feels like..."
— Finish the sentence: "Today, I'm really missing..."
— List 5 things you don't miss about what you lost.
— What is the first thing you think about when you wake up in the morning?
— What would you say if you had the chance to speak with someone you've lost again?
— What do you think they would tell you they want for you?
— Name 3 things you will do to fill your time and the void left behind.
— And many more...

(OOC: Don't let these prompts limit you. Be creative, if you want a different kind of prompt or activity then run with it! It's fine if your ideas require additional supplies too. This is everyone's post. Mingle! INFO)

Two days straight of going to sleep and waking up in a place I didn't plan on being. Still in prison, so everyone who said this would be temporary? Not true. Unless by temporary you meant 25 to life with an unlikely chance at parole.

[Annoyed? More frustrated and confused than anything, because that's also two days in a row she's woken up completely alone in a way she's just not used to. The inside of her head has never bee so quiet.]

If they thought they could win me over with cute animals waking me up...not a bad idea. Still doesn't change the fact we're in prison.

[How she ended up in the Pet Cafe, she doesn't know, but there are kittens and puppies and dozens of other adorable animals here. She doesn't stay long--long enough to cuddle a rabbit, maybe, but she will never admit that if no one sees it--before leaving the Cafe. She has to get new clothes again and walk all over when she does it. Her final question is even more hesitant.]

Uh...hey, Flash. Did you end up staying, too? [If he did...they need to talk. Fast.]

[After she sees a certain someone else in red and yellow is here, Danica completely switches tactics from running around looking everywhere she can in the prison. She hits the closest clothing store and gets something--she can't help picking out a red hoodie, it's a comfort thing--and starts walking at a much slower pace. She wishes the rest of the League was here. But she finally decides to address the network because she still hasn't found anyone and maybe they'll answer if they see her.]

[Video]
So I know some of us aren't going to be sticking around, and I'm hoping that I'll be one of them because prison colors just aren't for me and I can only imagine how mad my parents are going to be with me for missing curfew. Which is illegal and another crime to add to the list. Prison is making me commit a crime as we speak, who knew? [Rambling, maybe she should stop.]

So right, to help pass a few hours and maybe speed up the hours, I plan to hang out at the arcade and beat as many games as I can. Anyone who wants to join me, come on. If not, I know I saw an ice cream shop. I will never turn down free ice cream, even in a prison, so join me if you want to see how fast I can get brain freeze.

[So someone may notice the girl with the wild hair slipping into the arcade for some fun. Anyone else in the building may get challenged to a game or two while she waits, but then it's off to The Chill for all the ice cream she can eat.]