Day 26: Intercom, Dawn

[damned_intercom]

As the sun rose up into the blue, cloudless sky, it seemed as if this day would be a particularly warm one. The Head Doctor, at least, seemed happy about it as the intercom clicked on and he began his first announcement on a cheery note

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[lucia108]

The first thing Ana Lucia noticed upon waking up was that she didn't feel as if she'd just been shot. She'd been shot before. She remembered the pain that went with it. How long had she been out? She sat up easily, which was also a surprise. She found she was lying in an unfamiliar bed, wearing clothes that weren't her own. There was no trace of an injury after a quick inspection of herself, hands against her chest and a quick glance down the front of her shirt. Not even a scar, although her older scar, from her first bullet wound was still where it belonged. What the hell? Michael had shot her. Hadn't he? Was she going crazy? No, he'd definitely shot her. What the hell was going on

[damned_nurses]

In this line of work, a nurse had to expect to get assaulted by their patients sooner or later. It was always important to remember that after the trauma that most of them had undergone, they would feel the need to lash out. The nurse who was assigned to Miss Acosta had heard of this speech thousands of time.

Yet, even then, she carelessly opened the door without a second thought. The female patients never usually gave them trouble, it was usually the males who were more rowdy. Boys would be boys, after all?

"Miss Acosta?" the nurse called out as she entered the room, prepared to lead her out to breakfast if the other woman was feeling comfortable enough. "It's time to -"

She stopped, seeing that Jennifer Acosta was holding one of the Institute flashlights in a way that could only be described as threatening.

[lucia108]

Ana Lucia only had an instant to wonder who "Miss Acosta" was. Maybe she was supposed to have been under a guard or something. Whoever this woman was looking for obviously wasn't there, anyway.

She swung at the intruder with her flashlight in hope of knocking her out in order to bolt past her and into the hallway.

[damned_nurses]

The nurse tried to move out of the way, but she was not fast enough as the flashlight clipped her in the head, sending the nurse staggering back. This wasn't good... Already, there were patients who were out of control!

Thankfully, an orderly was patrolling the halls, and he had seen the scene before him. However, although he was halfway down to where they were, the nurse tried to reason with the woman and keep her from escaping.

"Miss Acosta, please! You're in a safe place, we are not trying to hurt you!"

[lucia108]

Ana Lucia found herself involuntarily hesitating as she realized the woman was addressing her with this unfamiliar name. She shook her head. They were trying to confuse her and she was letting it work.

"What the hell are you talking about? I don't know what kinda game you and Henry are playing, here, but I'm not buyin it, lady!" She lashed out once again with her flash light.

[damned_nurses]

[Erm, yes. X( The previous NPC mod forgot to tell you that she won't be available for a few days so another one is taking her place. Sorry for the wait!]

This time the nurse was prepared to move back when the flashlight swung in her direction. She moved out of the way when the Orderly finally reached the room, rushing forward and grabbing hold of the patient's wrist.

"Please calm down Ms. Acosta! You're only hurting yourself if you continue to act violently." The woman urged, hand pressed against the area that the flashlight managed to hit.

[lucia108]

(Oh, okay. Thank you!)

Ana Lucia's first instinct was to try to jerk away, but she reconsidered her situation. She'd made too much noise. She might be able to overpower these two and run, but undoubtedly the Others would have more guards. They always did. And she'd be severely outnumbered. Screaming and making a big show was not going to get here out of here.

She narrowed her eyes at the orderly, resisting every instinct to fight him. If she wanted to escape, she'd have to do so quietly. Wait and watch, and figure out who here had a gun. "Fine."

[damned_nurses]

It was a good thing that most of the nurses were rather forgiving, and surely enough the woman seemed to be recovering from her injury at a remarkable rate. Giving the sore spot a last rub down, she stood to her full height and dusted off her clothes.

Despite Ana Lucia’s calming mood, the orderly didn't relinquish his grip, instead guiding her out of the room with his hand still on her wrist.

"Now Ms. Ascota, with all of that settled, let's get you to the Cafeteria shall we?" The nurse smiled back before leading them to their said destination.