Snippet #1504003

Otterly returned to the coat stand and carefully lifted her white jacket from the hook, she slid it over her back with a fiery sense of satisfaction. If this new method of punishment worked on the young Jay and his bird, perhaps it could work on two people as well. IF love were to flourish within the walls of her hospital, could she prey on that emotion to punish the pair. Her mind was a flare with ideas, all she needed was the right opportunity. Otterly pulled a whisp of stray hair from her forehead and locked it back into place in her bun before returning to the hall way. She marched triumphantly towards the nurse's desk, enthusiastic to put her plan into motion. So far the patients had been confined to the steady guard of personal nurses, banned to the confinements of their rooms. Perhaps it was time to shake things up a little. Otterly highlighted her arrival at the nurses desk by slamming her fists onto the counter. The quivering nurse was still rubbing her knees from earlier a looked up with wide puppy eyes expecting another sanction of some sorts. But Otterly's face was a neutral and calm as ever, She stared down at the nurse for a moment, burning the silence into the air.
"I have had a marvellous idea." Otterly pronouced, her forced articulation causing an uneasy balance in her tone.
"Oh?" the nurse babbled, not really wanted to know more, convinced she was about to be out of a job...again.
Otterly began to pace, much like a fuelled tiger confined ina cage. " What if, you all..took the weekend off?" Otterly stopped pacing, only to stare down the nurse once more. This wasn't really a suggestion, nor a quection. Otterly was, as one of her great talents, telling the nurse to get out.
"Off? You mean as in, don't come back?" The nurse's voice began to quaver more, she was fighting tears.
"Of course your coming back you snivelling idiot, either to work or be locked away yourself at this rate, I mean, Im giving the nursing staff an enforced payed holiday." Otterly voice seemed to raise a little, but the nurse couldn't tell if it was the warning of a angry eruption or a volcanic idea. She didn't wait to find out. In a scurry motion the bowed to Otterly politely and moved her finger to the interior intercom microphone to announce the news. Before Otterly changed her mind.
"Attention all nursing staff, Attention all G Ward nursing staff. After night shift, Dr. Bently is putting into motion a EPH, i repeat, until nightshift Sunday, Dr. Bently is enforcing a EPH." The nurse lighty lifted her finger from the red button and her eyes darted to Otterly for a moment, as if looking for confirmation. Otterly rolled her eyes and snatched up the mic. In a robotic crackle she relayed the message once more before addressing the patients of G Ward.
"Children, this is Dr.Bently." Otterly voice was almost a chilling as she sweetly announced the news. "This weekend, I thought we all deserved some...me time. SO, For two full days, no nurses, no confinement..unless desired personally. Just Myself, and a locked ward. A little...holiday." Otterly thumped the mic back on the desk, so hard that it almost broke away from its stand. Before adding a blood curdling phrase directed at one person in particulair. A sort of tipping of the hat in thanks. "Gold stars for everyone."