R R I - REHABILITATION & REINTEGRATION INITIATIVE

Characters: Charlie and open to all!!
Setting: The Courtyard, following directly on from this scene

Charlie decided that, if they were ever going to reach a conclusion about this bullshit, someone was going to have to take charge. Proper charge. And that, he decided, may as well be him.

He jumped up onto one of the stocks and balanced himself, raised up above the milling people and standing on what was the focus of their conversations, if not their direct attention. "Okay, people. Look - I get it. We've been put in a shitty situation. Apparently, two people here have fucked up. Nobody's bothered to tell us how, or give us any information, other than the fact that we're meant to put them into these things here." He banged his foot hard several times against the wood. "So, we can stand here and argue about 'human rights' and 'cruel and unusual punishment' and what the fuck they will do to us if we don't bow to their every command. But, really, it comes down to a simple choice: are we doing this or not?" He let that question linger for a moment or two, then continued. "So, what I suggest is a really simple check. Everyone who thinks that we should go ahead with the punishment as mandated, go stand over by the tool shed. Those that think we should look up at the cameras and say 'fuck you' to the people watching? You go stand by the gym. Let's see what we all think. Vote with your feet people!" he announced, before jumping down, and heading right over to stand by the gym. He leaned against the building, waiting to see what everyone else would do.

Characters: Cal and Becka
Setting: Clinic, very late morning

( When all we can do is try. )

Characters: Cal and Reggie
Setting: Clinic, afternoon sometime

( ...or was it Sunday? )

Characters: Cal, Becka, and Adam
Setting: Clinic, mid-morning

( ...always get messy. )

Characters: Cal and Jason
Setting: Hall outside their rooms, late morning

Cal would admit it; he was excited. The message from the Administration had dire tones, sure, but despite them? He had a clinic, a real space to work in again. Really, he was feeling like a kid on Christmas, whiling away as much time as he could to savor the morning's anticipation.

He'd showered, pulled on a thermal shirt and jeans, made his bed meticulously and spent time on the journals with messages until he just couldn't take it any more. A trip for coffee and then he'd have to try out this elevator. Slipping out of his room and locking up, Cal started right across the bank of doors next to his to avoid the indistinct shapes of others out in the courtyard.

Characters: Cal and OPEN TO ALL!
Setting: Library, 10 AM - 7 PM

Cal had to admit that he was nervous, something much easier to do when he was alone. But it was true, he felt the same acidic stomach flutters that had plagued him in his first days of residency, no matter how prepared he'd been then or was now. Though he definitely was prepared, situated in the library with a cleared table and his hefty box of supplies.

It helped that he was even somewhat mentally scheduled, having reviewed the journals before coming down here, a freshly written list of confirmed visitors waiting next to his kit, and under it? Score sheets, because Cal already knew that today would be invaluable for much, much more than physical assessments.

Characters: Cal and Mazie
Setting: Courtyard to the kitchen, late afternoon.

Even if Cal had only been up for two hours (or a little less), he was already feeling accomplished with his day so far. Working on the journals had kept him focused since he’d grudgingly crawled out of bed to stop his monitor’s blinking, and the mental energy eventually shifted to physical. Cal had bailed on his room, pulling an a-shirt on before heading to the kitchen for breakfast and a coffee.

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Characters: Autumn and Everyone Playing Games
Setting: after dark, starting at the courtyard

Autumn had gotten a sheet of poster board from the activity room, and she had drawn up a big sign. It said 'HIDE AND SEEK' and beneath it were a list of rules. Sure, there weren't many, but she figured it was best to have them down and all. What she'd written down was:
* All hiding must take place in public areas!
* Once you're found you have to return to this tree!
* Aiding and abetting IS allowed!
* Have fun!

She thought it was a decent list. She'd also left room for new rules as they went. She was disappointed that she couldn't find enough flashlights to get them playing flashlight tag, but maybe she'd request them later.

Characters: Wu and OPEN TO ALL!
Setting: Cafeteria, 7 PM

With two tables pushed together as an improvised buffet serving, Wu was feeling proud of himself, as usual. He'd brought out steaming bowls of food and laid them near stacks of plates, bowls, and utensils for people to make use of, and from the pot of simple eggdrop soup to the brimming-over bowls of rice, beef stirfry and chicken gung bao, there was more than enough to go around.

Help from Caroline had made it an effortless thing to time all of the dishes out, and Wu had a feeling that if Carmel was half as proficient as she seemed, dessert would be no matter either. Settling at another table, Wu started to reroll his sleeves, eyes trained on the door as he waited and wondered if this was even going to work, or matter. If no one came? Well, he'd have a lot of leftovers to work on.

Characters: Susanna and OPEN
Setting: Late afternoon, about 4PM, the Gym

After coming to the revelation that she was going to have to be far more friendly, Susanna decided that hiding away in her room would not be wise. And as it was, she wasn't particularly interested in being trapped in by four walls. What she wanted more than anything was to dance, but without the proper shoes, she would only be able to do so much. She figured that the Gym would be the best place to get in a good workout, blow off some steam, and perhaps do a few exercises that would be feasible without her shoes. She found a comfortable pair of sneakers, yoga capris, and a tank top, pulling her hair up in a smooth bun before crossing the relatively short distance from her room to the gym.

It was a fairly standard layout with the equipment you would expect to find in a gym, but Susanna ignored those for a moment, heading toward the empty space before she noticed a music station, detouring over it to turn on something loud with a strong, steady beat. She wasn't particularly picky about the music, it was just far more preferably than silence. She'd had enough of silence. Going back to the empty space, she started stretching, enjoying the pull in her muscles.

Characters: Reece and Cal
Setting: Courtyard, late morning
rating: pg

Reece didn't give two shits about the room. He'd looked around it, poked at the computer long enough to make the screen stop blinking then changed into real clothes, which were surprisingly close to what he'd worn five years before. What it was was a room, with doors and walls and that was the last thing he wanted. He'd spent five years behind walls, and the moment he was dressed, Reece was leaving the room, headed for the courtyard.

It was different than the prison yard, for a multitude of reasons. Sure it was still blocked off, but there was actual plants and not just stomped on somewhat grass. The sky could be seen and even the air seemed fresher. As a result he'd settled there, basking in the nice weather by sitting on the table part of a picnic table, feet on the bench. What he really needed was a cigarette, but he hadn't found that yet. Eventually.