❖~Come, Little Children~☾

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Both of Samantha's parents sat down on the bed beside their daughter now. They had been arguing for some time, each parent trying to convince 'Sammy' to go through with The Miracle, and each of them failing. If there was one thing that their daughter had inherited from them, it was their stubbornness. Samantha's mother decided to make one more attempt though, one that would hopefully change her daughter's mind.

"Sammy, you have to understand. The special nap they'll put you into, it's going to fix everything. You won't see the imaginary creatures, you won't be as unhappy as you are, and they'll let you come home. Don't you want to come home, Samantha?" the woman asked. Samantha nodded slowly. She wanted many things, as all 9 year olds did, but one of the bigger ones was to sleep in her own bed, in her home. Although, there was still one thing that bothered her. "What about Mr Bear?" she asked. Her mother sighed. While Samantha cherished Mr Bear, her mother was the complete opposite. She saw the bear as the biggest obstacle preventing Samantha from having real friends, from getting the motivation to do anything for herself.

"Can't you leave Mr Bear here, in his home?" she asked. This struck a major nerve in the young girl, one that upset her more than almost anything else. To her, it was as though her mother had just asked her to abandon her best friend to be alone forever, which in a sense she had. She shook her head quickly. "No" she answered.
"Why do you have to have that bear with you?"
"Because Mr Bear is my best friend"
"I think he needs to stay here, at the hospital, isn't that what he would want?"
"Would you leave Daddy here?"
"No, of course not"
"Why not?"
"Because Sammy, Daddy is real and Mr Bear is just a stuffed toy"

A loud gasp was heard from Samantha. She had never seen Mr Bear as a stuffed toy, he had always been there when she needed him. Whenever she needed someone to talk to, to cry on, he was there and her parents were not. And now her parents were saying that he wasn't even real? "G-go away" Samantha said quietly, tears beginning to stream down her cheeks now. "Samantha I-"
"Go. Away" came the response.
"Samantha Joan Pleygian, you speak properly to your-" her father began, only to be interrupted.
"GO AWAY!" Samantha shrieked, tears flowing down her face at a tremendous pace. Her parents sighed and proceeded to walk out. Samantha was having one of her many tantrums, though that didn't make it hurt any less. As they opened the door and left, all that could be heard from the room was wailing and bawling, and the occasional 'go away' shriek again.

 

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◖ ❀ Fear is really ugly. ◗ he told her with a slight frown. ◖ ❀ It's also pathetic if you let this big meanie bully you. ◗​

Ainsley wiggled her nose when it was poked, looking up at the older boy from under Trevor's elbow. Fear was ugly... It was pathetic to let Trevor bully her. Those words sank into her brain, and it was going to be hard to forget. She then looked to the side of her, noticing that there was a white orchid placed by her. Did Elton put that there earlier? She didn't notice. She lowered her piece of banana bread into her lap. Pathetic. She was pathetic. ​

Elton was right. She then heard more footsteps approaching, but it wasn't a nurse like Ainsley hoped it was.​

"If you jackasses have a problem, why don't you take it somewhere else? Some of us are trying to ignore our impending overdose over here."​

The girl gasped silently when the pressure on her head disappeared, followed by the sound of unbalanced feet. She could see that Kyle had stepped in between the two boys and shoved them hard. Then, without another word, Kyle sat down by her... Just like that. Elton didn't do anything wrong, but she was too afraid to speak up. She didn't glance at anyone, just kept her eyes to the floor. 'Go away, go away,' she thought in her head, closing her eyes for a moment. She wanted everyone and everything to disappear for a while. There was too much going on around her. ​

◖ ❀ I really wish you wouldn't touch me so familiarly. ◗ She heard Elton say to Kyle, then felt the older boy sit next to her, but not on the flower. ◖ ❀ My medication was upped in dosage, so I'm practically harmless now. I would have really hurt you otherwise. ◗ There was a silence for a moment, and then Elton spoke up once more. ◖ ❀ Cowardliness isn't becoming of you, so you should be less pathetic in the future. ◗​

A coward, she was a coward. She needed to be less pathetic in the future... ​

'Go away, go away....'​

Ainsley didn't hear the apology that Elton was forced to give to her. She was starting to drown out the noise until everything became a muddled murmur in her sanctuary of darkness behind her closed eyes. But then, her center of peace was interrupted by a very loud voice, gradually pulling her out of her thoughts.

Ainsley was suddenly jolted out of her thoughts when she felt her hair being grabbed, then pulled hard. Her eyes snapped open and she gave out a pathetic cry, waving her hands and trying to knock away her assailant's hand. She couldn't help but to be tugged to where the hand went and then she felt herself thrown to the floor. Confused and bewildered, Ainsley tried to pick herself off the floor, only to feel her head being stepped on roughly. ​

The smell of wild flowers, wet dirt, and fresh grass suddenly wafted up her nose, her heart was pounding heavily in her chest. She then heard the sounds of a neighing frightened animal, and then-​

A scream tore through the silent girl's throat. She didn't even hear the string of curse words; all she felt was the pain tearing through her head. Ainsley flung her arms around wildly, trying land a hit on the assailant once more, to break out of this nightmare. The little snippets of fuzzy memory kept flashing through her head like a broken tape. All she could do was scream and cry, begging for this nightmare to be over but the pain only worsened and Ainsley couldn't get away.

Suddenly, the pressure on her head was gone and she felt the vibrations of someone's foot step right in front of her. Ainsley was a broken mess by now and could only curl up on the floor, sobbing and coughing as she covered her head with her arms and rolled up into a fetal position. To her, she was still on that trail in the mountains, the pretty place by the meadows. Only it was covered in shadows, it was raining, and it was ugly. Her little body shivered as if a cold winter's wind washed over her. The nightmare was still repeating itself in her head, over and over again, even though she was not being attacked anymore.​

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"What the hell is going on?!" One look at the situation, and Nurse Anthony knew that it was a dire one. Ainsley was on the floor in bits, Kyle had Trevor pinned up against the wall, and for some unknown reason Kyla had wandered out of her room and she too was in pieces. He held back a sigh. "Get this situation under control, now!" Anthony yelled at the other nurses. He was the head nurse of this hellish pod. He didn't take any shit from any of the patients. All he cared about was everyone's safety and security, and that wasn't being accomplished at the moment. ​

He stepped through the the main pod right up to Kyle and Trevor, taking Kyle roughly by the shoulders and moved him aside. "Break it up!" he barked, keeping the two boys apart as the other nurses began to swarm in. One had a B52 shot, something that only the most aggressive patients got. As soon as it was administered, it acted like a tranquilizer and calmed even the meanest bully down. The nurse with the B52 shot moved in on Trevor while others held him down and poked it into his arm, administering the drug right away. "Take him back to his room, and keep an eye on him. Do not let him out until I say so." The nurses nodded their heads and began to escort the sadistic teenager back to his room where Anthony did not doubt he wouldn't come out of till it was time for the "Miracle" test. ​

When he saw that Ainsley was being taken care of by two of the remaining nurses, Anthony turned his attention back to Kyle. Kyle didn't need a shot. To Anthony, Kyle didn't even need to be here. But the doctors hadn't listened to the head nurse and his observations. Taking a deep breath to try to calm himself down, he met Kyle's eyes and nodded to Ainsley who was being picked up by one of the nurses since she couldn't stand on her own. "Alright, what happened here?"​

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Nurse Bianca sighed as she crouched down by the disturbed Kyla. "Such tragedy," she whispered under her breath, pulling out a clean handkerchief and dabbed the blood away from the girl's lips. "There, there Kyla. You're alright... I'm here." Nurse Bianca was usually the one that kept calm amongst the chaos, and thus she was the one that took care of patients like Kyla all the time. "Let's get you to your room, shall we? Hm? Up we go from the floor, that's it..." Nurse Bianca helped ease the broken girl from the floor, letting her clutch her radio as it played some pop music. "Alright, here we go, away from all the noise. Walk with me now, one step at a time... That's it..." She walked with the girl away from all the noise and back toward the girl's room where safety awaited Kyla. Nurse Bianca opened the door, allowing Kyla to step on through. "See, back to your room. You're safe and sound..."​

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Nurse Rachel was almost done with her Checks. There were just a few more patients to account for and she was done. Then she saw Sammy's parents being escorted back out of the pod and to the land of the deemed normal society and heard the quiet sobs of the little girl from where she stood. Nurse Rachel checked off the last few patients as she walked passed their rooms and then found herself at Sammy's door. She knocked, opening the door just a bit. "Sammy, are you alright dear?" Nurse Rachel saw that the girl was clearly upset and frowned, making her way inside the room. "Do you need anything?"​

 

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ooc: free periods man, so many free periods in school today... WHERE ARE MY TEACHERS. I ACTUALLY DID MY HOMEWORK TOO.​

Xyloh had stopped talking to Leah at one point, and was kind of sitting there with the clackers until she noticed something going down over by the couch. Her focus shifted to the banana bread for a moment, and she realized that Ainsley must have gotten that really good bread from her guests again. If that was what the food was like in heaven, she couldn't wait to get there.

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Xyloh watched as Elton and Trevor went at it, and not long after Kyle became involved, and she knew how interesting a group that was. Xyloh turned back over to Leah and told her, "Sorry, I'm going to just... move away now." and Xyloh stopped with the clackers and got up to listen a bit better. She didn't go too close, she stayed a fair enough distance away and crossed her arms and tried to keep from smiling when things got ridiculously out of hand.​

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When things started to get physical, the nurses started to pour out and settle things down, and Xyloh watched as Trevor got tranquilized and everything seemed resolved. When she watched him get escorted out of the room, she made sure to stick her tongue out at him. She probably pissed him off even more but she didn't care, people weren't furniture even if they thought they were.​

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"Alright, what happened here?"​

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Xyloh let out a chuckle and shouted out, "Banana bread happened! I didn't even get any..." Xyloh murmured the ending part sadly and then looked away, "If we all weren't already dead those two looked like they would have killed each other."​

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Kyle didn't loosen his grip, because if he did so for even a second, he'd probably be beaten to a pulp. The last thing he needed was some big talking maniac ruining what time he had left awake.

"What the hell is going on?!"

He heard the head nurse shout at them. He was probably analyzing the situation so he could order his lackeys around to restrain them, and Kyle was probably going to look like the bad guy, especially considering the victim liked to stay quiet. He hated that.

"Get this situation under control, now!"

He heard the shout, and suddenly he was being pushed out of the way.

"Break it up!"

He scoffed at the order and took a step backward, looking back down at the girl who was screaming and crying. Two of the other nurses were taking care of her, and he could've sworn he got a dirty look from one of them. They had to have injected the other guy, and he heard the magic words.

"Take him back to his room, and keep an eye on him. Do not let him out until I say so."

It was nice to see a shithead like him get what he deserved, and he would've cracked a smile had he been alone. But he wasn't. People surrounded him, and he still had complete and utter contempt for most of them. He looked back at the head, who seemed to be staring him down in that dumb white coat they all wore.

"Alright, what happened here?"

He was about to open his mouth when the 'sixth sense' girl from before chimed in.

"Banana bread happened! I didn't even get any..."

Jesus! Just how dumb could someone be? He turned his hateful stare towards her briefly and she spoke up again.

"If we all weren't already dead those two looked like they would have killed each other."

He looked back toward the nurse again and shoved his hands in his pockets, willing to tell his side of the story.

"I don't know about any bread, but I was just minding my own business when I saw flower boy and books-for-brains starting something over her." He gestured in blondie's general direction. "I tried to keep shit calm by breaking them up, but suddenly this dumbass tossed her to the ground and started grinding his foot on her head. If I'm honest, I would've gladly fed that little fucker a knuckle sandwich."

 

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Samantha was still sobbing at what she believed to be the betrayal by her parents. No matter what she tried to think of, whether it was all her toys back at home, or the warm smile of her mother, nothing seemed to cheer her up; nothing would stop the tears. She hated depression, she hated the fact that she saw things that people said weren't really there, and most of all she hated being treated differently. She wanted to be just like all the other little boys and girls, but that was impossible unless she went to sleep for The Miracle. She couldn't even bring herself to do that though, her paranoia saw to that. Suddenly a light knocking sound interrupted her thoughts.

The young girl looked up and for a brief moment her sobbing quietened as she wondered who it was. Nurse Rachel peered through the doorway, a face that Sammy was familiar with. Nurse Rachel was Samantha's favorite nurse, and probably the one that she saw the most too. Samantha quietly sobbed still though, still hurting over the recent incident with her parents. Upon being asked if she needed anything though, she couldn't take it.

Samantha broke down once more, wailing very loudly. She pulled with all her strength against the restraints that held her down to her bed, but to no avail; she wasn't going anywhere. She slumped her head in defeat, still crying, as she opened her mouth to speak.

"Nurse Rachel..please don't make me go to sleep" she begged, her voice incredibly shaky due to the immense sadness mixed with paranoia inside of her.

 

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Mood: Not Surprised ⇎ Location: Main Wing ⇎ Current Personality: Leon/Allen ⇎ OOC: Arigato Cstar for the banners ⇎​

Visiting hours, it seemed to be that time again. A time where Leon would see his father with small hope of seeing his mother and sister again. If anything, that was what he wanted most, but just like previous times, it wasn't going to happen. As he looked his father in the eye, he could see that he was still nervous about seeing him. While it may have been understandable, it was starting to get annoying for him. "So, how's mom and Alisa doing?" Seeing as how he wasn't going to say anything anytime soon, he decided to be the one to break the ice.

At first his father remained silent before actually saying something. "They're both doing fine."

Well that was good to know. "Do they even know that I'm here." There was some silence between the two of them before his father shook his head. Not surprising, they probably didn't even know why he was in this place either.

Instead of showing signs of anger, Leon sighed before speaking. "Then at least tell them that's I'm on some kind of trip and will be back when it's done." As simply as that may have been, he trusted that his father would be able to sugar-coat it more. As long as they won't worrying about him, he was fine.

It seemed like his father was going to be able to do that since he nodded in agreement. "I'll see what I can do." With that, he stood up and took his leave. Another day down. At least something good came out of this day.

Do you think he's actually going to do it? Asked Allen, one of the residences in his head.

He should, not like I asked him to tell the truth about where I was. He knew that he wouldn't do that if he asked. Since there was nothing left for him to do, he got up from his seat and started walking off. As he walked, the faint smell of banana's caught his attention. It had been awhile since he's had any so of course his eyes were drawn too the source of the smell.

"If you jackasses have a problem, why don't you take it somewhere else? Some of us are trying to ignore our impending overdose over here."

That was basically the first thing he heard after turning his head. From what he could tell there was some sort of argument going on.

Ooooh, maybe we should intervene. Allen chimed in. Leon already knew what he meant by intervene and wasn't going to let him start a fight. If they could solve it themselves, then less work and trouble for him.

"Well, you seem to think you're so tough, you little cockhole.I'm not even gonna fuss over that prissy little fairy boy over there eating out his grandma or whatever the fuck he's doing because he left.""But you decided to stay, even after that failed attempt of a glare, you rotten, little bitch. And you know, shit like that pisses me off. People who think that their opinions actually fucking matter to me. News flash, dumbfuck, I don't even give two squirts of piss about what you think or if you have a problem with me."

And with that went away his thoughts on them being able to solve there own problems and instead came about another urge. Seeing what this guy was doing to the girl (He never bothered to learn any of their names) severely pissed him off.

Now can I intervene? Allen asked again. Instead of a immediate answer, there was just a quick smirk on his face before he said. Go nuts. In that instance Allen had been given control of Leon's body. He was bout to jump in before something stopped him.

"What the hell is going on?!"

Whelp, it seems like someone else beat him to the punch and since getting in trouble with a nurse wasn't high on his priority list, he stood back and watched.

"Alright, what happened here?"

Allen shrugged. "Things were already shitty by the time I noticed what was going on."

 

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"Banana bread happened! I didn't even get any..."​

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Anthony raised an eyebrow, looking over to see that Xyloh had wandered over here from Leah. "Banana bread?" That wasn't the answer he was really expecting. Though he did notice something on the floor, but one of the nurses swept it away before he could get a good look. Though the patients sometimes couldn't be taken seriously with their responses or answers, Anthony knew better. Ainsley's parents always brought her some home baked banana bread here and there. Even though the girl was deemed withdrawn and antisocial, somehow the bread was passed around here and there. Never before had it caused this much of a problem till now. ​

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"If we all weren't already dead those two looked like they would have killed each other."​

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"Things were already shitty by the time I noticed what was going on."​

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Anthony ran his fingers through his mat of hair, sighing out deeply. Perhaps everyone was just stressed. This was the pod that was chosen to be in the experiment after all with the new drug. To test it on children seemed inhuman to Anthony, but so far it had been reported to work on some adults. Now it was time to try it on children. His attention was drawn back to Kyle, waiting for his explanation.​

"I don't know about any bread, but I was just minding my own business when I saw flower boy and books-for-brains starting something over her." He gestured in blondie's general direction. "I tried to keep shit calm by breaking them up, but suddenly this dumbass tossed her to the ground and started grinding his foot on her head. If I'm honest, I would've gladly fed that little fucker a knuckle sandwich."​

The head nurse held back a smirk. Sometimes he wanted to put Trevor in his place himself, but that was out of Anthony's line of duty. "You know that's my job Kyle, to keep things under control. It's your job to stay out of trouble." He turned away from the children, grabbing a clipboard from another nurse and started to make a report. Anthony did see what happened, but he wanted to get someone else's view on the matter. The fact that Kyle flat out lied about the bread made Anthony wonder if Kyle was trying to cover for Ainsley. "Since 'The Miracle' is going to happen tonight, you're off the hook. Everyone, go back to what you were doing." And with that Anthony was gone, checking up on all the other patients as well to make sure everyone else was okay.​

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The nurse was quick on her feet and moved over to Samantha so she wouldn't strain herself any further. Nurse Rachel took off the restraints on Samantha and then pulled the young girl into her arms."Shhh, you're going to be okay Sammy," she said in a mother like tone, pushing the young girl's hair away from her face as she gently rocked the nine year old in her arms.
"You're going to feel much better when you wake up. No more bad dreams, no more fears... Everything is going to be alright. Going to sleep is going to help you feel better... I'll be there to watch over you, little one."​

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The bandage was placed on Ainsley's injury, and soon the nurses left her alone in her room. Someone stood outside though, watching over her to make sure no one else was going to harass her. She was a complete mess, and more withdrawn than she was before. She had her quilt wrapped around her snugly, hiding under the shadow of the blanket while rocking back and forth on her bed. Her eyes seemed glazed over as if she was in a trance, staring off into completely nothing. Even though there wasn't much going on around Ainsley, there was a lot going inside her head. ​

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'You're such a coward. Pathetic. You need to stand up for yourself. Pathetic. Coward. Why do you let others bully you?'​

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The conversation in her mind kept twisting and turning, constantly repeating the same words and phases that was making her feel worse and worse. Eventually, she pulled her knees up to her chest before pressing her eyes against her knees to block out any light, still rocking back and forth on her bed. This is what she got for trying to be nice. She shouldn't break out of her shell. No good deed goes unpunished. Sure she meant well, but look what well-meant did. ​

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Maybe this "Miracle" thing wouldn't be such a bad idea after all. She would fall asleep, and maybe never wake up. What was there to wake up to in this world anyways? Just more pain and hurt? More fears and lies? Girls her age were just worried about dolls, school, and crushes. She had never so much as thought about them, or maybe she had... She didn't know. Maybe her mother and father would be happy if she didn't wake up at all...​

 

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"Laurence, I'm glad to see your alright, the lord has been merciful with you and that is all a mother wishes for"

The blond haired boy just watched on as his mother continued to speak. The tears that formed in her eyes were oh so sorrowful, but Laurence had to be tough, Laurence had to show his mother that she had nothing to cry about. He tired his best, however tears ran down his face as he clenched his face and held it up.

"GOD GIVES US THESE TRIALS, BUT SO LONG AS WE LOVE WE SHALL FIND HAPPINESS! NOTHING TO FEAR MOTHER! GOD HAD SHARED HIS LOVE! AND IT IS MY DUTY TO SHOW THIS LOVE TO ALL MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS!" Laurence cried out closing his eyes with a big smile upon his face. His mothers laughter caught his ears and as he opened his eyes he looked over at both his parents with a grin.

"Yes...but son...about the pill your supposed to take..."

"SUCH A GLORIOUS PILL THAT HAS BEEN CREATED, SURELY THIS WILL REVOLUTIONIZE THIS WORLD AND AID MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS!" Laurence cried out interrupting his father. "Worry not father, this is the will of god, by taking this pill we shall all be free and together...WE CAN FROLIC DOWN THE FIELDS OF FLOWERS! IT WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL SCENE AS GOD WILL WATCH US WITH HIS SMILING FACE!" Laurence yelled.

He never knew exactly what this pill was supposed to do but all he knew was that it was supposed to aid all them and that was good enough for him. He always saw the woes of his brothers and sisters and each one of them had their problems. Laurence wished to aid them in any way, he wished to show them all the love of god so they could live life happily. There were many times he heard the phrase "fuck you" ushered to him, but such an act to him was not allowed by the hospital and something he did not desire. Oh how he grieved about not being allowed to help his fellow comrades fulfill their desires. Many were the days that he wept bullets of tears from his eyes.

"With gods protection there is no way for harm to befall you, know that me and your father love you"

"AND KNOW THAT ME AND GOD SHALL ALWAYS LOVE YOU!" Laurence replied to his mother as the passionate tears ran down. Soon enough the pair hugged their son and were soon off leaving Laurence to himself. The tears were wiped away and with that he walked out.

Laurence marched out in the casual jacket he usually wore and continued to the main pod. It took him a while but soon enough Laurence reached his destination. The place was always marvelous in his eyes and just seeing it and being remind about his brothers and sisters brought a flood of tears in his eyes.. Placing his hand into his pockets Laurence reached the door and kicked it open with a thud. "GREETINGS MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS" Laurence yelled out in glee.

 

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The voice her fears rung through the room in its usual loud tone. Xyloh refused to look in the direction of it, but her face went pale white and although she knew she was dead, she probably looked even more dead. She started shaking and sat down on one of the chairs and curled up into a ball because she couldn't run off. Then she started whispering to herself, "Go away go away go away go away go away go away go away go away go away." Her tears started for form but she was hugged in so tightly she doubted anyone would notice. ​

 

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Hearing the voice as the man walked in caused Allen to cringe. This was the last thing he wanted to deal with not because he was irritated or anything. He just knew that there was a likely chance of him punching this guy if something wasn't done. So he did the smart thing and return control to Leon, leaving him with a Good Luck. Now while he did differ from Allen, Leon didn't want to deal with this either so he simply turned and left the room. He figured that he might as well check on that girl since he was heading in that direction.​

 

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TOO much had started to happen. Everyone was fighting. Everyone was crying. Everyone was shouting. It was always much too noisy. Noisy, noisy, noisy. Why did it have to be like this? Leah had it hard enough the way it was. With everyone being so loud it made it even worse for her to concentrate. She just sat there, staring blankly at the wall. The checkers pieces were left untouched. Xyloh was gone. Everyone was being wrangled back to their rooms. They were all going to be sedated now for being too noisy. She wasn't being noisy. She was being quiet, not like those other quiet people. Leah didn't choose to be like this. It was just easier to not talk to people. Her detachment to the world and her inability to retain information made interactions strange.​

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Her brown eyes shifted from left to right. They scanned the walls and faces. The numbers in here were dwindling. The room was becoming empty. At this rate, she would be all that was left. Leah wasn't being sent back to her room. She wasn't being visited. She just sat there alone, like always -- never really fitting in with anyone. It was okay. It didn't bother her. Her eyes just kept roaming as she held the flower between her fingers and rubbed her thumbs in circles over the smooth petals. It was relaxing and almost helped her focus. There was a buzzing in her ears and she looked to see her sitting across from her. No. They weren't supposed to be here. She rarely saw them. At least it was only one of them. There was no way she could handle the presence of both right now. Leah scrunched her nose and stared into the cool green eyes gazing back at her with humor.​

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⌈You're not supposed to be here. Go,⌋ she demanded. They weren't supposed to be here. That's what her medicine was for. It kept them away.​

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She shook her head and stroked the white rabbit she brought with her. Leah didn't like that rabbit. It always tried to bite her -- meanie rabbit! Isn't it more fun with us here? Look at everyone else, having all the fun without you. She circled her arm wide and pointed at all the fighting kids and the nurses breaking them apart. Was that fun? Leah tried to decipher the difference to no luck. Why don't you participate in the fun? She cocked her perfect black eyebrow and her green eyes seemed to sparkle. Leah shook her head no, still stroking the flower. She set down her teacup and stroked her rabbit dismissively. Suit yourself, but you're going to regret it.​

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Leah blinked and she was gone. Where did she go? Huh. They always seemed to just go poof. ⌈GREETINGS MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS!⌋ So much noise! Leah turned her head to see the Anti-Christ beginning yet another sermon -- was that what an Anti-Christ was? She couldn't remember, not that it mattered -- of his.​

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She rose from her seat, knocking the chair back onto the floor. Her dull brown eyes followed the commotion it caused and she stared at it. The chair looked funny all tipped over like that. Leah lifted her head from the sight and looked back to see Laurence standing in the same spot as before. Her feet started to move on their own and didn't stop until she was standing directly in front of him. Leah pressed her finger to his chest and looked up into his eyes. Her head lulled to the side and she blinked twice. ⌈Anti-Christ, too much noise. You will make the others fight again.⌋ she told him flatly.​

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OOC: Totes forgot to cred. Leeb for the side banner. 1000 gomens.​

 

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Although he didn't look over his shoulder much once he started playing again with his halmeoni, Elton had heard what Trevor did to Ainsley. He didn't really care that she got hurt { or that halmeoni said that he might have actually made the situation between those two worse } and wondered why she didn't stab him. Elton most certainly would have.​

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Instead of worrying about pathetic little girls or idiotic bullies, Elton started to think about the so-called Miracle pill. It wasn't much of a cure if they were just gonna put all of the patients to sleep for what was probably forever. It was a waste of time. Elton ad better things to do, like tend to his garden outside. In fact, he could be doing that right now, but instead, he was playing chess with his halmeoni who wouldn't wipe that absurdly kind smile off her face.​

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He wanted to sew her lips into a permanent frown.​

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The number of visitors and patients in the room was dwindling and he watched { trying to keep a horrified expression from his face } as his halmeoni glanced at her watch. ◖ ❀ You're going to leave me . . . ? ◗ he whispered, almost brokenly. She looked at him with a tired expression that made her seem years older.​

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Elton dropped his head into his hands and tears began freely flowing as he heard someone loudly shout about brothers and sisters. ◖ ❀ ¹Sonja . . . ◗ The wretched woman murmured, standing from her chair. He quickly drew his knees up to his chest and his fingers clenched into his hair. Feverishly, he began to shake his head. ◖ ❀ Elly, I won't leave forever. ◗​

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◖ ❀ Yes you will, you filthy liar! ◗ he whispered loudly, still shaking his head. ◖ ❀ You're gonna leave me like eomma² and appa³! ◗ Even though he really meant to say that first, she took him away from them, and now she was going to abandon him.​

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For a moment, Soon Hi looked helplessly at her sonja. Her little Elly did this every time she had to leave him. With a deep breath, she steadily patted his head, knowing full-well the danger she was putting herself in by touching him while he was like this. He immediately grasped her hand and she prepared for the worst, until she felt wetness in her palm; she looked down to see him desperately rubbing his cheek into her hand and she sat down next to him and held him as he sobbed almost uncontrollably into her arms.​

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The nurses looked their way with concern, but she simply held her hand up to keep them at bay. Her grandson was not a monster like they thought he was. He was simply . . . a lost little boy whose parents { her hateful adeul⁴ and myeoneuri⁵ } had completely destroyed him when he was little. She wasn't completely sure what to think of this Miracle pill, but considering the care he was in { and his conditions }, what other choice did she have but to consent?​

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◖ ❀ I hate you, halmeoni . . . ◗ he sobbed into her cardigan and she continued to rub soothing circles into the small of his back until his sobs dwindled to sniffles and hiccups. He was soon dozing into her side and she let out a tired breath.​

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One of the nurses came over. ◖ ❀ He'll likely be unstable again when he wakes up, so we'll have to return him to his room now. Thank you for calming him down. Another outburst wouldn't be good for the other patients. ◗ Soon Hi nodded and then kissed her Elly on the forehead.​

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And then, she had to watch one of the male nurses easily lift her extremely light, precious sonja and whisk him away to his prison.​

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❀ ~ ELTON'S KOREAN DICTIONARY !! ~ ❀​

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✿ ¹sonja/손자; [ n. ] grandson​

✿ ²eomma/엄마; [ n. / informal ] mother ​

✿ ³oppa/아빠; [ n. / informal ] father​

✿ ⁴adeul/아들; [ n. / informal ] son​

✿ ⁵myeoneuri/며느리; [ n. ] daughter-in-law​

 

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It was true beauty to see his brothers and sisters and look! A sister had rushed up to him and that brought his heart even more joy! Oh how she placed her hand on his chest and showed her concern for him. It was only right that he addressed her plea! "What is the matter my sister?! Is there anything that I can do to aid you?!" Laurence said before pausing the moment he heard her voice.

Immediately realizing his fault that was addressed by the girl, Laurence immediately placed both hands on his cheeks "OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" Laurence cried out as he placed his arm over his eyes and raised his head "OH HOW COULD I BE SO INCONSIDERATE, WHY MUST MY ACTIONS BE SO BAD! WHY MUST I CAUSE CONFLICT AND DESPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIR" Laurence cried out as he reached into his jacket pocket still blubbering like a baby "I MUST ATONE FOR MY ACTIONS...I MUST SUFFER!" Laurence yelled before pulling out a writing utensil "I MUST COMMIT SUDOKU!" Laurence yelled before running off with the writing utensil.

Before long Laurence sat on the table with the demon puzzle before him, tears ran down his face as he held his crayon in one hand and the newspaper in the other "Why...WHY DOESN'T THE ONE GO HERE..its not right...ITS NOT RIGHT!....maybe a seven?.....NOOOOOOOOO WRONG!....CURSE YOU SUDOKUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU" Laurence cried sniffling with each pause ending with a big cry.

 

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"You know that's my job Kyle, to keep things under control. It's your job to stay out of trouble."

Kyle rolled his eyes. He was tired of people telling him what he could and couldn't do.

"Since 'The Miracle' is going to happen tonight, you're off the hook. Everyone, go back to what you were doing."

He sighed and started to walk back over to his couch. Before he got the chance, though, he heard the worst voice in the whole complex: Laurence.

"GREETINGS MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS"

The cry seemed to echo through the whole pod, and if Kyle hadn't learned to control his more "unjustified" outbursts, he would've socked him right in the jaw. The clacking girl from before started crying and whispering to herself, and he heard one of the more normal -- in a sense, anyway -- patients speak up.

⌈Anti-Christ, too much noise. You will make the others fight again.⌋

He chuckled softly and pulled his player and phones out from his pocket again. After plugging them in and turning God Wears Gucci [x] up about halfway, he sat himself down and tuned out the rest of the world around him. He honestly couldn't care less about most of these freaks... and yet, blondie kept popping up in his mind. It was odd and he didn't particularly want to dote on it, but he decided to see her before their mass execution tonight. He pulled out the whole slice of banana bread that he hadn't already eaten and scarfed it down. If he wasn't going to get any food for a while, he'd have to be sure and indulge while he could.

 

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Time~ 7:37pm​

Saint Rose Pediatric Psychiatric Hospital​

"Miracle" Time​

Day 1​

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The rest of the day went on almost like any other day. You all had dinner together around 5:30pm (except for Trevor, who had to eat in his own room), and Ainsley probably gave you that piece of banana bread you were look forward to.

After dinner, you didn't go back into your main pod like usual. Nurse Anthony let you all know ahead of time that you would be going to a different place in the hospital after dinner. The "Miracle" had to take place somewhere else after all. You (and Trevor) are all led into one big room. There are hospital beds lined up on either side of the wall, just enough for your group. You're all instructed to change into hospital gowns, and then each of you are assigned to a bed. The nurses that you are most familiar with are in the room with you, helping others get comfortable and ready. As soon as everything is situated, Nurse Anthony takes a step to the head of the room and looks at all of you.

"Head Researcher Ms. Izanami will tell you what to expect."

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Doctor Izanami didn't bother to correct Anthony. She liked to be addressed as Doctor, but she read over the patient's files. Some of them were afraid of even the word. As soon as Anthony stepped aside, Doctor Izanami took his place at the head of the room and smiled warmly. "Hello everyone," she began with a slight nod of her head. "It's nice to finally meet all of you in person. I have spoken with your parents and loved ones over the last few months and have heard so much about all of you. I know I am a complete stranger to you. I am Ms. Izanami as Anthony had said, and my goal is to help all of you feel better and help you get a hold of your lives once more. Most of you have been in this place for a very, very long time and I'm sure you want to get out of here as soon as you can." She paused for a moment, letting her with everyone. ​

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"That is why you have all been opted to try a new medication, generally known as "The Miracle". As you might have heard, it is a medication that will help you feel better, more relaxed, and with help you carry on a normal life outside of this hospital. Yes, you will be asleep for a while, but I and your nurses will be watching over you to make sure you are receiving the best care as you're healing. Your parents and loved ones will also visit you as you sleep, and they will be watching over you too." ​

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She glanced over at each of the patients. They were all so young... Life was cruel sometimes to let these children suffer for so long. "Your parents all signed a permission slip for all of you to take this medication, however, if you do not wish to participate in this, you may opt to not take it at all. I will not force any of you to take it. It is solely up to you, and you alone." ​

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Her smile faded just a bit, growing very serious. "If you choose not to take this medication though, it might take you months or even years to become stabilized enough to leave the Saint Rose. Most of you are close, or have reached the age of eighteen. At this point, you could be transferred to another hospital where they are more strict and it will most defiantly be an unpleasant experience..." She took in a little breath of air, relaxing her shoulders. "Now, do any of you have any questions or concerns?" ​

 

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Samantha sat quietly after hearing the explanation, and after getting changed, but she was certainly not calm. She sat there on the bed, fretting and worrying without a sound. After all the times she had brought up how she didn't want to go through with The Miracle, all the moments she had shared her fear of not waking up from it, now she was staring at the woman that would administer it to her. She was still afraid of it, and yet..

She longed to fit in with the other boys and girls she had once known, she wanted desperately to be considered 'normal', to not be bullied because of her illness. Wasn't this the way to go about it? She was still a little scared that she wouldn't wake up, but Nurse Rachel had said she'd be okay, and Nurse Rachel wouldn't lie. She looked down at Mr Bear, who she had done everything she could to bring with her, not that there had been much of a problem about it. She picked up the bear and placed it underneath the covers so that he would be nice and warm, and then she herself climbed underneath them. Samantha then raised her hand and asked her question.

"How long will it take to fall asleep after the medicine?" she asked. It was a simple enough question, but she wanted to know just how long she would be worrying for before she could worry no longer.

 

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This was it. She’d been more than upset when she heard that she’d been signed up to be sitting in a hospital gown, exposed so much to so many people, and wait for “Miracle” treatment, but she knew it was all on her. Kyla had tried and failed to conquer her fears, and this was her second chance. This was her second chance to be free of all her fears; she just had to bite it back long enough for the medication to take effect. She closed her eyes and tried to block out all those voices.

“You’re going to be alright. Listen to Ms. Izanami.” Henry picked up Kyla’s bowed chin. He knew the woman was a Doctor, but he also knew his granddaughter; any mention of doctors would send her reeling out of the room.


Kyla nodded and listened to each detail. She wanted to know because she was afraid of every detail, so she wanted something in there to bring her some kind of comfort that she hadn’t found yet. “Can I listen to music before I fall asleep?” She asked once Ms. Izanami asked for questions. Music. She just needed some relaxing music and she’d be able to drown everything out; the “Miracle” would probably be the first thing to actually be able to knock her out as opposed to all those other weak drugs that never worked. Actually, that was what scared her the most: what if, even though this was a super strong drug, it wouldn’t work? Would there be anything that would work? She didn’t want to think about it; it made her hyperventilate.

 

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"How long will it take to fall asleep after the medicine?"​

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Doctor Izanami smiled once more when the little girl spoke to her. "It won't take long to fall asleep, and it will quite peaceful. You will fall asleep right away without any problem." ​

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“Can I listen to music before I fall asleep?” ​

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"You certainly may." And with that request, Nurse Bianca went to fetch Kyla's player and wireless headphones before she was to take the medication. "Any other questions?" Doctor Izanami looked around the room, making sure she had everyone covered. "No? Alright... We will be handing out the medication to you now. As soon as you take it, just sit back and relax against the bed. Like I said, your nurses and I will be watching over you and taking care of your every need while you're asleep."​

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Nurse Bianca came back just in time with the radio for Kyla and helped her find her favorite song before handing the girl her headphones. The other nurses began to go up to the rest of you, handing out one pill with a cup of water. It was small, for it had been reduced to match the chemistry of a child to an adolescence. Should you take it? Or not? If you don't, you could be stuck in this place for the rest of your lives. On top of that, you could disappoint your loved ones and parents for being afraid to undergo this treatment.​

When one of the nurses came to Ainsley with the medication, Ainsley had to admit she was quite scared now. She wasn't before, but the thought of being asleep for a long time kind of scared her. But she didn't want to be a coward, did she? She looked around, glancing at her peers. She met her eyes temporarily with Kyle, and then she suddenly wanted to thank him for protecting her earlier from Trevor. But the nurse cleared her throat, not wanting to wait on Ainsley forever.
Looking back down, Ainsley took the pill and plopped it in her mouth, then took the cup of water and swallowed it. She handed the empty cup of water back to the nurse and then did as she was told. Ainsley laid back on the bed, sighing out deeply. What was going to happen from here? It seemed like barely thirty-seconds went by before she started to feel drowsy. She fought to keep her eyes open, but her eyelids felt so heavy. Before she knew it, all sounds had drowned out and all she saw was darkness.... Ainsley had fallen asleep.​