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Postby BurningBridges on Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:10 pm

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Disturbed

They think we're disturbed, so we'll show them disturbed.

Safe Haven Mental Institution for the Youth is hidden away in the vast deserts of New Mexico. Surrounded by sand and the brutal sun, many patients, even in severe mental states, can tell that they want to stay in the hopsital rather than escape. It's not like they could anyway. The hospital is equipped with the latest techonology and equiptment to provide a safe and enjoyable experience for all of it's patients. Of couse, not everyone of the residents look at it that way.

It's a place where young people are sent once they have reached breaking points. Some come with cases of severe depression, post traumatic syndrome, schizophrenia, etc. Each patient is treated depending on their status and stability around themselves and others. Some are treated like normal teenagers, while others are kept under a close eye.

We welcome you to Safe Haven and can only hope you come back alive!

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Taylor's hands were beginning to go numb as she scrubbed and scrubbed at them. The burning water had stopped hurting minutes ago, but now as she scrubbed the soap onto her hands, the pale skin was beginning to tear. Taylor didn't mind though, because that was just going to make her cleaner. She would've continued this morning routine for hours if there wasn't a knock at the door. The glass door was pushed open once Taylor found a second to glance over, and in came one of the nurses. If there was one thing that Taylor hated about Safe Haven, it would be the lack of privacy. The doors made of thick glass if you were harmless but needed to be watched as Taylor was, metal with a glass window if you were dangerous, or wooden with a large glass window if you were semi-normal. But they were always watching no matter what.

That part didn't bother her that much. Unless she was stealing, Taylor was normally just sitting in her room or in the commons stacking up blocks, books - anything she could get her hands on really, and then taking them down. She'd line things up, sort them by size color and shape and then repeat it. She wasn't like the others who screamed and yelled, kicked and bit, she didn't like to hurt people.

"Taylor, it's time for breakfast," The woman said, a bright smile liting her wrinkled face. Taylor smiled back slightly, before nodding. She slipped on her glasses, pulled her sandy hair into a pony tail and walked out of her room. She was wearing more clothes than she needed to be on this sunny July morning, but it wasn't like Taylor would go out into the hospital yard. There were too many germs out there, and Taylor hated germs. Jeans, a white tank top and a white sweater fir the thirteen year old and she was content as she slipped down the hallway bare footed.

The dining hall was pretty empty, so after Taylor finished on the breakfast line, she walked over to one of the empty tables and sat down. Before she even touched the table though, she made sure to wipe down the area with a bacterial wipe. The table was definitely coated in grime.

Her eyes wandered as she took a small bite of her toast. She skimmed the room, counting up all of the things that were red, and then blue and then yellow. She was going to have to yell at the doctors later for not putting the same colored items together.
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Postby MeAgainstTheWorld on Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:03 pm

"Come on Spencer, it's time to wake up. The sun is up and you should be too!" The high-pitched voice had been buzzing in Spencer's ears for the past ten minutes, put he kept the covers pulled over his head, ignoring the nurse's demands. If Spencer didn't hold such a strong hatred against his mother for sending him here, he would almost say that this nurse was acting like the woman that he used to love. But even this nurse was more of his friend now than that bitch of a mother.

"Get the fuck out of here," Spencer scoffed, flinging the covers off of him and sliding out of his bed. His hazel eyes followed the young nurse out of the room, watching as she lightly closed the door behind him. He didn't move his eyes until he watched her give one final glance back at the room, and walk down the hallway.

Walking over to the small white dresser, Spencer pulled out a pair of jeans, and a long sleeved, navy polo. He had to wear long sleeved shirts on every day. The doctors thought it would help to prevent him from trying to destruct his skin but it didn't. It's not like his skin could get that much worse anyway. There were scars and scabs all over his body, and most of them never would heal. Spencer didn't like to hurt himself, but when he got nervous it was the only thing he could do.

After getting dressed, Spencer shook out his caramel colored hair and let it fall anyway that it wanted before he walked out of the room. It was a nice day he could see as he walked past one of the large windows in the commons. Outside the morning sun was shining brightly and the small patch of grass that they called the yard was being flourished by the morning sprinklers. It was the only bit of grass that was really around in this desert so Spencer usually went out atleast once a day.

The dining rooms were still quiet, and the food line moved pretty quickly. Spencer pulled a bagel out of the bin and onto his tray along with a cup of orange juice. He looked around, trying to spot someone to sit with. Not many people at Safe Haven were that friendly, or safe for that matter, so it was hard to find friends. He did spot Taylor though, one of the younger girls at the hospital. She always seems calm and quiet, which was something that Spencer liked in the mornings, so he walked over to her table and sat down in one of the empty chairs.

"Mornin' Taylor," He said with a forced smile as he glanced around the room, hoping some others would join him. Spencer was usually one to start conversations, but it was hard to keep it going with Taylor. He didn't know much about her.
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Postby YuukiMoniSama on Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:10 pm

The nurse opened the metal door and stepped in she knew Eumelia would already be awake, if it wasn’t her job to go in and wake her she wouldn’t. Eumelia was always awake before 6 and usually in a better mood then she was today. Before the nurse could get a step closer Eumelia yelled “No, Get out! I’ll get up when I want to! GET OUT!” Eumelia yelled at the nurse. She was sitting next to her bed her face drenched in tears. She didn’t want anyone to see her this way. She pushed the nurse away mildly hurting her.

“Have you taken your medication today Eumelia?” The nurse asked with a soft friendly voice.
Eumelia looked at her with fiercely angered eyes. It took everything she had to control her anger and keep it to a safe level. She could not afford to hurt the nurse again. Eumelia got up and took her ipod. She rushed out in her pajamas putting her ear pieces in so she could listen to some music. Walking down the hallway she passed rooms with glass and wooden doors knowing very well that she had a metal one, meaning she was dangerous. This did not appeal to her. She stamped to an empty table she usually sits at not wanting anything to eat. She tends to lose her appetite when she gets angry. She sat there bopping her head to Slipknots Pain, calming herself with every word she heard Corey Taylor sing.
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Postby LaurenAFI on Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:24 pm

Honor's fingers hit her computer keyboard vigorously as she rushed to finish another precription for one of the patients. It was hard work having to handle the entire hospital, and she was extremely glad and thankful to have other doctors here to help her. Honor loved her work, but caring for so many troubled children did get to her sometimes. She hated having to do the paperwork, requesting for more medicine or reading over transcripts and applications from doctors. She liked to be on the scene, helping and listening to her patients.

That's why she was rushing to finish today's emails early. She finished her last one, sent it and stood up, walking away from her laptop. It was the early morning, but Honor was already dressed in her work attire. She liked to be casual, but still appropriate at the same time. Jeans, a blouse and high heels usually fit her when she was working a normal day like today.

By the time that Honor had gotten down to the dining hall, some of the patients were already eating. She smiled, seeing that no one was having an outburst and everything seemed nice and calm. "Good morning," Honor said, flashing a bright smile as she walked down the food line. She liked to be treated just as the patients. It wouldn't be fair to have it any other way. After grabbing an apple and a coffee, Honor walked over to one of the designated doctor's tables. She sat down and took a sip of her steaming coffee.
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Postby BaneSlayer2 on Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:43 pm

Blake's eyes fluttered open silently. After blinking a few times to remove the sleep from his eyes, he sat up in his sterile white bed. Where was he? Confused, he looked wildly around the white room, on the verge of a panic attack. The metal door in his room, opened with a slight creak. Turning to look at it, Blake saw a young woman in a nurses outfit enter the room. "Wh-where am I?" he stammered. "You are at Safe Haven Mental Institution." the woman replied kindly. Still confused Blake spoke again, "Safe Haven?" Yes," the nurse replied with a smile "And it's time for your breakfast."

As the nurse escorted Blake into the caferteria, he looked around, still a bit paniced, yet now curios at this new place. Safe Haven. As they neared the line, the nurse turned to Blake, "Here's the breakfast line, just grab what you'd like to eat and sit down at a table, ok?" Blake nodded and watched the nurse walk back into the hallway. Turning back around, Blake stared at the line blankly, where was he? What was he supposed to be doing? Why was he standing in this line? Luckily, a cafeteria worker saw Blakes confused look and helped him through the line and off to sit at a table that already held two other youth. Sitting down in a chair across from a boy wearing a long sleeved polo shirt, Blake's face went blank once more. "Who are you?" he asked the boy.
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Postby Damien Silverwing on Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:41 am

Damien walked into the hospital wearing his profesional looking outfit with his reading glaces still on his face. He took in a breath and smelled the familiar scent of anticeptics. He eyes were a little blurry but that was from not being able to sleep the night before. he had been up late into the night reading up on files and making sure the pateints had the correct dose and seeing if there were any improvments to their condition. Hopefully today there would be.

Damien walked into the caferteria like he always did in the morning and grabbed a small breakfest of dark coffee and toast. He scanned the room, giving a "hello" or a "good morning" the patients as he passed. He quickly found Honor and took a seat beside her. "Good morning Honor. How are you today?" he greated cheerfully before taking a sip of his drink and bite of toast.
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Postby BurningBridges on Wed Jul 08, 2009 11:11 am

Taylor was forced out of her sorting when a familiar voice rang in her ear. Glancing back down, she spotted Spencer sitting down across from her. It took a lot of fidgeting, and control for Taylor not to shout at him for forgetting to clean down his portion of the table before setting his food down, but she managed. "Good morning," She replied with a meek smile, her eyes quickly wandering away from the boy. The bright window caught her eye, and although Taylor would never go outside, she loved to look out there. Sure, the colors did bother her a lot but most of the time they were sorted correctly in nature. The blue sky on top, the green grass in the yard, and then if you looked out really far you could see some of the tan sand that formed the vast desert.

Taylor always told herself that she would go back outside one day, but she knew that that day would only come when every germ in the air was dead. Never.

"It's a nice day out..." She said quietly, trying to add onto Spencer's conversation. "It's probably hot out though." The July sun always seemed to burn twice as strong in the summer months. "I wonder where everyone else is..." She continued, letting her eyes wander the room.
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Postby Alice.Larson on Wed Jul 08, 2009 11:41 am

Roman stepped out of his black jaguar and shut the car door behind him after pulling his leather briefcase out of the backseat. Safe Haven Mental Institution was a large building that looked incredibly out of place in the middle of the New Mexico dessert. It was certainly a different setting than his previous job in Washington DC, but the atmosphere reminded him of his early childhood in Matamoros.

The sparse palm trees near the entrance provided a nice contrast to the orange and red sand. Even the pavement was a welcome color change. The front door was unlocked and led into a nicely air-conditioned lobby with a glass plated front desk complete with a spinsterly looking desk clerk. "May I help you?" croaked the woman as she looked at him over the rim of her square glasses.

"Yes," he replied with a soft smile as he pulled a card from the front pocket of his black suit jacket and handed it to her. "Dr. Alejandro Roman-Rumaldo to see Miss Honor Collins,” he said with his accented voice. Over time his brogue had begun to fade, but it was quite clear from his appearance and speech that he was not fully American.

Dr. Collins,” the woman corrected and Roman gave her an apologetic smile. “I’ll page her for you…” the woman grabbed a silver microphone from a speaker board and pressed the button, “Dr. Collins to the front desk. Dr. Collins to the front desk, please. You have a guest.”

“Thank you,” Roman said and took a seat in one of the leather chairs to wait for the woman who was his new boss.
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Postby LaurenAFI on Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:20 pm

Honor was still sipping at her coffee as Damien came over, and took a seat next to her. She smiled, pushing some of the strands of sandy colored hair back behind her ears. "I'm doing good, Damien. What about yourself?" She placed the hot coffee down on the table as she glanced away from him, and peered around the room. She was happy to see that most of the patients were interacting as they normally did.

She was startled when she heard her name over the loud speaker, but quickly remembered the new man who she had hired as a doctor here. She stood up, leaving the apple on the table and taking her coffee. "Sorry to leave quite suddenly, but our new doctor has arrived. If you would excuse me..." Honor pushed in her chair and quickly scurried back down the hallway. She slid her employee key into one of the elevators and impatiently waited for the lift to arrive.

It only took a moment for her to reach the lobby, and she was happy to find a man waiting there. "Thank you Lucy, I'm so sorry I forgot to come down earlier," She said with a smile as she walked past the secretary. Honor continued towards the man, quickly taking his hand into a shake. "I'm so glad you've arrived! I'm Honor, you must be the new doctor. We're so glad to have you here."
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Postby Alice.Larson on Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:56 pm

"As am I," Roman said with a smile. Honor was a friendly looking woman with bright eyes and a firm handshake. He could tell that the two of them were very different, but would undoubtedly get along. Her passion for her work was evident in the way she walked and even in the assertiveness in her voice. "I apologize for not being able to start sooner, but unfortunately the task of moving from the East proved longer than I had anticipated. I hope I have not caused any delay in the treatment of our patients."
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Postby Damien Silverwing on Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:47 pm

"I am well." Damien smiled and took a sip of his coffee. He nodded to her when she had excused herself. A new doctor? He didn't know there was going to be another doctor. That would mean the patients would be distributed again between them. He was sad a little, but he knew that the extra doctor would definatly help with the load though. They wouldn't have as much stress as before. He remained where he sat and watched the patients eating or trying to talk to each other. The poor things... all he could do is help them cope.
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Postby WiseManoftheSea on Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:04 am

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Morning, feeling normal, and feeling like himself, David opened his eyes, got up, got dressed and, opening the large metal door, walked out of his room.
On his way out he swore that he caught sight of a nurse scampering away from his door. Had she just unlocked it?
David had been in Safe Haven for a little over 4 months, and to this day he was still unsure about all the precautions that were taken because of him.

David filed in with all the other residents standing in line for breakfast. Safe Haven usually had a fairly good selection when it came to food and as David got closer he noted that he would be having eggs today. David absolutely loved the eggs here, much better then his mother could ever make, that's for sure.
Milk, toast - with butter and strawberry jam - and, of course, eggs, lined the small tray he was carrying. As he scanned the room for a suitable table - his seating arrangements were constantly changing - he noticed Mr. Cross, sitting by himself. David decided to have a brief chat with Mr. Cross. There was something on David's mind that he wanted to talk about as soon as he could.

David slowly approached Mr. Cross. "Good morning, Mr. Cross. How are you today? I was wondering if maybe we could talk after breakfast?"
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Postby Damien Silverwing on Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:00 pm

Damien looked up a little surprised. He smiled warmly at David. "Good morning David. Please, have a seat. What was on your mind?" he asked. He waited patiently and finally realized he was still wearing his reading glasses. He took them off and pocketed them while he waited for David to speak his mind. It was rare that one of the occupants besides the doctors came up to him to have a chat over breakfast.
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Postby BaneSlayer2 on Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:59 am

Blake was starting to panic, looking around him wildly, everything was so foreign. Where was he? Why was nobody talking to him? Standing up quickly, toppling his chair over, Blake seemed to crouch like that of a caged animal. He grabbed a water bottle from his table and smacked a girl with it that was holding a breakfast tray that seemed to come to close to him. "GET ME OUT OF HERE!" he screamed through the cafeteria.
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Postby LaurenAFI on Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:43 pm

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Honor smiled, releasing his hand. "No, no, no! We're so glad you could get out here when you can. Work has been a bit hard, and I'm sure that the other doctors are also extremely glad to see you here," Honor said quickly, leading him over to the elevator. She stepped in, waited for him to do the same and then closed the elevator floors. Her finger quickly tapped the third floor button before she turned back to him.

She was beginning to talk again but the elevator doors opened, releasing them into the hospital. Honor began to walk down the white hallway, glancing into each window. Most of the patients were at breakfast which was a good sign. "So, I'll show you your office now. Right now we're walking down the patients hallway. The doors that are metal hold the dangerous patients, glass are the ones that needed to be closely watched and the wooden ones are for the stabler children."

The hallway ended and Honor slid her employee card into a hole next to a large metal door. The door opened and Honor proceeded inside, waiting for Roman. She slid her hand into her own pocket, pulling out a card identical to her own. "Here's your key. It'll acess the elevators, employee rooms and patient's rooms. Well, this is your office. The employee boarding is upstairs. I'd like to start you off easy, just so you don't get overwhelmed, so your patient that you shall treat as of now is our youngest here, Taylor Franklin. She's a nice girl, but tends to have strong problems with stealing and being around bright colors. She suffers from OCD and kleptomania. She's a very sweet girl though, and I'm sure she'll take a quick liking to you," Honor said, taking a moment to breathe. "I've got to run up and finish one more document, but you can head down to the cafeteria, meet the other doctors and patients. Just take the elevator to the second floor. Thanks again for coming!"

With that, Honor scurried up a flight of stairs and into her office.
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Postby Alice.Larson on Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:59 pm

Roman smiled and thanked the woman even as she hurried out of the room. He turned back to his office. It was larger than his one at the precinct. There was a mahogony colored carpet over hard wood with a cherry wood coffee table that matched the desk sitting in front of a brown leather couch. Roman walked around the desk noting the items sitting on top. He set his briefcase down and walked to the window. He opened the curtains that matched the green and tan walls.

There was a file cabinet pressed against one wall. He opened it and foudn it filled with casefiles of what he assumed were current patients. He quickly located Taylor Franklin's file and sat in the leather chair across from the couch and begain reading it until his patient arrived.
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Postby BurningBridges on Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:07 pm

Taylor didn't wait for Spencer's response. Blake was getting a bit out of hand and Taylor hated loud noises, so she decided she could no longer stay. Lifting her tray, Taylor quickly placed it on the cleaning cart and threw out the rest of her food. She kept her eyes focused on the ground as she left the cafeteria. There was only one color on the floor and Taylor liked it that way. Every few moments she would adjust her glasses in a nervous habit.

She was on her way up to see her new doctor. Ever since she had been here, Taylor had been under the care of Honor. Well, she had just been notified that there was a new doctor and Honor had handed her over to the man. It did annoy Taylor a bit that Honor wouldn't even let her know that she wasn't going to be taking care of her anymore. She continued down the hallway until she reached the room where she was instructed to go.

Her thin arm reached out, tapping on the large door lightly before she took a step back and crossed her arms.
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Postby Alice.Larson on Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:20 pm

Roman looked up from the folder and checked his watch. It was likely to be Taylor. He set the folder aside and moved to the back closet. He opened it and pulled out a box of wet wipes, a bottle fo hand sanitizer, and grabbed the cup of pens off his desk. Setting the wet wipes on the end table next to the couch, he dumped the cup of pens onto the table and set the bottle of hand sanitizer on the edge of the desk next to his chair.

He moved to the door and opened it, "Miss Franklin," he said smiling down at the girl who looked incredibly frail. "Please come in." He stepped aside and waited for her to enter before closing the door behind her leaving the blinds on the door up. "I'm Dr. Roman, it's a pleasure to meet you."
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Postby BurningBridges on Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:36 pm

Taylor took another step backwards as the door opened. A man was standing in the enterance way, smiling as he introduced himself. She quickly steered her eyes down to the floor as she walked in behind the man. "It's a pleasure to meet you too, doctor," Taylor replied, looking up only to study the room. It was nice, and atleast it was still neat - wait, nevermind. Taylor's eyes scanned over the small table next to the couch frantically. There were pens scattered all over it. There were ten, maybe fifteen of the pens there, just lying there. It wouldn't be bad to just take one or two. The doctor obviously wasn't using them...

She glanced back up at him, pulling herself closer towards the door. "So, why was I called in here?"
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Postby Alice.Larson on Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:47 pm

"Well," Roman said as he walked over to the chair and leisurely took a seat, "seeing as I'm new I thought it would be beneficial to get to know some of the patients here. Seeing as we will be working closely I thought it would be a good idea for the two of us to get to know one another." He gestured to the couch to offer her a seat. Without bother to pick up his folder, he restone leg over the other and leaned back in the chair. "Tell me about yourself Miss Franklin, what do you like to do for fun?"
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