R R I - REHABILITATION & REINTEGRATION INITIATIVE

Characters: Edan and Cal
Setting: Pool, morning

( around and around )

Characters: Edan and OPEN
Setting: The Facility Store, late Morning

She woke up sick of herself. Everything had been so off, it was making her sick. The voice in the back of her mind, her twin again and no longer Evan, demanded she get up and get herself in gear. She had a new room, away from the troubles and there was no sense in stewing in them. They were just going to get worse. She'd done everything she could which meant she needed to get her life back in gear. Back on the schedule she'd given herself she started with a quick swim, enough to get her breathing labored, feel her muscles burn from ill use and then she was showered and dressed, a lighter sundress since this weather actually called for it, though while it was a warm it was a sticky warm she wasn't used to in Arizona, and the cool air of the store was a pleasant retreat.

The store had an interesting feel to it, but she supposed someone might as well open it up for the day. While she sat behind the make shift counter she worked on drawing up a working schedule between herself and her 'coworker', since the one guy had said he wouldn't be taking the job. It wouldn't hurt to have regular days and official hours right? Though between the two of them they were going to spend a lot of time in the place if they kept it open every day.

She was humming to herself, a song she couldn't remember the name for from so long ago, but it kept her distracted as she drew out the schedule.

Characters: Cal and Carmel
Setting: Block A corridors, afternoon

( the chef and the doctor )

Characters: Meg, Reece and Cal
Setting: The detention area, morning

( But then life *does* have a habit of repeating itself. )

Characters: Cal and Susanna
Setting: Clinic, morning

( Pathological )

Characters: Cal and Zach
Setting: Cafeteria, evening

( play it cool )

Characters: Susanna, Ryan, Violet, and Cal
Setting: The Clinic, afternoon

( doesn't slow down the snark )

Characters: Becka and Cal
Setting: Becka’s room, late afternoon

( sanctuary, prison, or both? )

Characters: Cal and Violet
Setting: Clinic, early morning

( Prognosis )

Characters: Adam and Cal
Setting: Clinic, late morning

( But it doesn't feel like it )

Characters: Adam and Cal
Setting: Morning, the clinic

( You think I have talk about it? )

Characters: Cal and Jun-he
Setting: Library, morning

( ”Cultural )

Characters: Cal and Kyle
Setting: medical bay, evening

Kyle looked at his watch. Eight on the dot. Taking a breath, he headed into the medical bay. “Cal? Doc?” he called, trying not to let any nervousness sound in his tone. Sure, he felt more stable now than he had that morning, but still - having a talk with the doctor remained a good idea, he thought.

Cal had prepared for this, as much as he could. He’d seen to his appointments for the day, meeting with Jun-he in the library and seeing to matters in the clinic through the day, but through it all Cal knew the clock was ticking down. Upstairs, there’d been a cookout and a memorial for Caroline, as well as what he hoped was kinship forming among the others in the wake of these new tragedies. But down here? Cal was just waiting.

He’d bagged up a pair of sandwiches, sealing them up and tucking them in a little cooler downstairs with some bottles of water before settling in to wait. Really, the clinic’s sterile conditions weren’t as welcoming as Cal would’ve liked for a therapy session, but everywhere else was public space. He would just have to make do. Which he was doing when Kyle stepped in with Cal’s name on his lips. “C’mon in,” Cal answered from his desk, slipping out of his seat and turning the chair. “How’re you feelin’?”

( Talking the Talk )

Characters: Cal and Kyle
Setting: Clinic, evening

With Caroline’s remains put away in one of the patient rooms and the clinic itself cleaned after tending to her, Cal was wishing there was more to do. Granted, there was plenty if he wanted; notes on the others, details of the schematics for Leandro’s breathing devices, even just the general update of his inventory list, to track what had been used. But really, Cal didn’t want any of that.

It was all too silent, too intent and isolated. He hadn’t needed to deal with a corpse in some time now, and returning to such work had left him somewhat restless. If he could’ve, he would’ve left the clinic with Violet or Becka and walked the rest of the facility, but at some point Cal knew he’d get what he wanted. He’d have company if he waited, someone he could try to directly help. Sooner or later, an appointment with Kyle was due.

Kyle entered the clinic nervously. He had been mostly avoiding all day, but as evening had drawn in, he couldn’t any longer. Still, there was part of him that would have preferred to pretend that reality didn’t exist. He knew he couldn’t do that though, and he had never been that kind of coward, so he tried to hide his emotions as best he could behind a blank mask. “Hi - are you the doctor?” he asked, coming to a stop in the middle of the room, posture poised and impeccable.

( Professionalism )

Characters: Reece and Cal, later Violet
Setting: The clinic, morning

( bird with clipped wings )

Characters: Caroline and open!
Setting: Courtyard, just before dawn

Caroline had fallen twice already. She had ripped off two fingernails – one of which was still stuck in a crack above the level two balcony. There was a blood smear halfway up the wall, but the roof was almost in sight now.

Every muscle in her body was burning. Each limb felt like lead and her arms and legs trembled with the effort of keeping going. She had been right – the climb to the roof had been almost impossible. But she’d made it.


( Or she thought she had... )

Characters: Cal and Violet
Setting: Clinic, evening

( And meeting Violet )

Characters: Cal and Susanna
Setting: The Clinic, afternoon

( It was a necessary evil. )

Characters: Cal and Carmel
Setting: Afternoon, Clinic

Carmel was exhausted, but she knew after building the shade for Ryan and Caroline that she wasn't going to get to sleep any time soon. So she decided to do what Becka recommended after she went to splash her face with water again and put on a little more make-up to hide the tiredness.

She decided to try the infirmary first, thinking the walk would probably do her some good. She stifled a yawn in the elevator and then continued into the infirmary, knocking politely on the door to see if he was there, or if she should have started with his room in the first place.

( wearing out )

Characters: Kasper, Cal, Reece, Brady
Setting: Medical

( break what's not )