R R I - REHABILITATION & REINTEGRATION INITIATIVE

Characters: Matt and Autumn
Setting: spiritual room
( mildly awkward, but getting better )

Characters: Autumn and Open for Everyone
Setting: The Courtyard, during the fireworks show

Autumn had tugged a spare sheet out of the wardrobe in her room, and dragged it out into the courtyard to sit on. She was lying on her back, staring up at the sky as the explosions of color were just starting to play out. It was absolutely beautiful, in a wonderful way.

She felt free today. Even if they were still technically locked up, she was still not free to live her own life and leave, she felt so much better than she ever had in prison. It was Independence Day, and there were even fireworks. Life was good.

███ D A Y ◊ T W O ◊ July 5th ◊ ◊ W E A T H E R ◊ Despite being cloudy and overcast, the day remains warm and slightly humid. There is not much breeze. ◊ E V E N T S ◊ Three new residents enter the facility - Albert in room 3, James in room 4 and Ryan in room 16. Left in the cafeteria by the elevator are several large boxes. Each are labelled - ‘kitchen’, ‘Reece’ and ‘Autumn’. The boxes are sealed with tape, but there is nothing that will actually stop anyone else opening them. The contents are as follows:- Kitchen Rather than a single box, this is a stack of boxes. They contain an improved supply of goods for the kitchen. One box contains perishables - fresh fruit and vegetables of a wider variety than had been had before. There is also a large box of baking supplies, which includes supplies and equipment for decorating. One box contains a variety of cookbooks at all levels from the very basic to advanced level, and for a different types of food as well. A smaller box is filled with jars of herbs and spices. Reece This box contains 1,000 cigarettes of Reece’s usual brand, together with a half dozen ashtrays and three disposable lighters. Autumn This box contains a dozen bottles of various types of bubble bath, bath salts etc. ◊ C O M M U N I C A T I O N S ◊ New residents receive this welcome message on their computer. Furthermore, all residents receive the following message:- We hope that you are all settling in well enough. To help you get to know each other, we should be grateful if you would complete the following questionnaire and post it to your journal. Please do not do this as a private entry. That would defeat the object of the exercise. It goes without saying that you are expected to be honest. What is your name? Tell us an interesting fact about yourself What time did you get up this morning? What is essential to starting your day? If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? Where would you visit if you had the chance? What is your favourite cuisine? What foods do you dislike? What are your top 3 favorite foods? Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? Favourite time of day? Do you consider yourself attractive? What did you want to be when you were little? What is your best childhood memory? Are you a cat or dog person? How many tattoos do you have? What was the last lie you told? What are your favorite 3 sports (to watch or participate in)? What are your top 3 favorite “good causes” or charities? What was the last thing you did for someone else? Name 3 places you have never been that you want to visit. What was the last musical or theatrical event that you attended? Describe or name the last piece of art you looked at. Describe or name the last serious injury or illness you had? What was the last thing that someone said to you that you will remember forever? What instruments, if any, do you play? What do you notice when you first meet someone? Describe a bad habit of yours. What was your favorite toy at age 3? The monitor blinks until the messages are read.

Characters: Carmel and Becka
Setting: The kitchen and cafeteria, early-ish morning (7:45-ish?)

Well, at least she’d managed not to wake anyone up with a screaming fit their first night in this place, Carmel thought wearily. Of course, the trade off had been that she’d slept restlessly, waking up frequently. She never had slept very well in a new place, though the lock on her door was rather reassuring to have.

She finally pulled herself out of bed and took another shower, relishing in the privacy and hot water. Her nose wrinkled faintly at the feeling of the general soap on her skin; she wondered if it would be too soon to ask for a nicely scented body wash. A cup of coffee sounded really good right about now, so she finally headed out, though the time was still early. She wandered through the cafeteria to make sure everything got cleaned up after last night.

Her eyes immediately caught on the boxes near the elevator. Her eyes narrowed as she padded closer, but then she smiled as she saw boxes labeled Kitchen. “So they do listen!” she murmured, moving to pick up a couple of the boxes and cart them off to the kitchen. She was very curious about how they’d delivered them, and what would have happened if someone had waited around to see. Like a freaking demented Santa Claus, she thought with a snort. Probalby wouldn’t have come at all.

“Let’s see what you brought us,” she said, deciding she’d go back for the last few small boxes in a minute, and grabbing a knife from the drawer to cut the first box open.

Characters: Reece and Susanna
Setting: Courtyard, around 10:30 am

Reece had gotten up after the blinking computer screen made him downright batty, and went about filling out the survey thing as best he could, though if someone was going to ask about art he was going to give the answer he gave. He wasn't a complete moron, but hed grown up in a world where he was more cultured than others because his church had stained glass windows. After that it was a quick shower, mostly because he could, alone, and a new shirt with the same jeans from the day before. Why waste the seven pairs of pants he had?

The best part was probably the boots, just like the ones he'd had before, though not worn in, but they were at least comfortable like work boots usually were. He headed down towards the cafeteria, feeling more like himself than ever and hell bent on a cup of coffee. The boxes laying out wouldn't have caught his eye if it weren't for the fact that one had his name on it and that was reason for pausing enough. Picking it up he turned it over a few times then ripped at the tape until he got it open, grinning at the contents. So some wishes were granted. Forgoing the coffee he took the box back to his room, studying the contents until he had good somewhat hiding place for the stash. With a fresh pack, lighter, and ashtray in hand he started for the courtyard. Overcast or not, it was an unassigned time he could spend outside and he was going to take advantage of it.

He wandered back towards the table he'd been on the day before, lighting up a cigarette as he studied the nearby grill. Seemed like something that could work well enough and grilled steaks or burgers would be a nice treat. Going back to sit, Reece found himself content with blowing smoke towards the sky, a sky that seemed closer than it had just two days before.