Second Floor Room Descriptions (In Progress)
Animal Test Subjects Kennel: It's no coincidence that so many cages would be found right next to the Experimental Treatments Laboratory. Two rows of 14 cages stacked on top of each other rest against the north and south walls. Two rows of 8 cages are against the eastern wall. Anyone brave enough to enter in here may be more disturbed by what's inside these cages, however -- animals, or, rather, what used to be normal creatures. Though most vaguely resemble their original forms, they are almost impossible to identify beyond that. Some have extra eyes, warped snouts, or missing limbs, while others are balding, or their fur is overgrown and matted, with fearsome fangs or claws that are too dangerous to be considered natural. Fortunately, every cage has been padocked, so no stray creatures can escape. Attached to every other cage is a clipboard with paper and pens attached to them. Though there are notes written on a few of the clipboards, the handwriting is messy and impossible to read by anyone except for, perhaps, the person who actually wrote them. As such, patients who wander in may find the clipboards and pens to be more useful than anything else.
Autopsy Room 1: Though this room is often brightly lit during the day, at night it is pitch black. Patients who wander in with a flashlight may notice the stark white walls and floor tile. Three cadaver tables can be found in this room, with a set of overhead lights above each one. On the left side of each table is a stand that normally holds a variety of instruments. Those are located in the dark blue cabinets on the eastern wall. They consist of items such as shears, scalples, scissors, surgical spatulas, razors, magnifying glasses, surgical prongs, pipets, and calipers. A scale is located in the western part of room, which is used to weigh the unfortunate bodies that are wheeled in.
Autopsy Room 2: Though this room is often brightly lit during the day, at night it is pitch black. Patients who wander in with a flashlight may notice the stark white walls and floor tile. Three cadaver tables can be found in this room, with a set of overhead lights above each one. On the left side of each table is a stand that normally holds a variety of instruments. Those are located in the dark blue cabinets on the eastern wall. They consist of items such as shears, scalples, scissors, surgical spatulas, razors, magnifying glasses, surgical prongs, pipets, and calipers. A scale is located in the western part of room, which is used to weigh the unfortunate bodies that are wheeled in.
Chapel: Considered a safe haven during the day for patients who need a quiet place to pray behind its large double-doors, or even just to meditate and do some inner-reflection, the chapel doesn't necessarily cater to one particular denomination, and is quite modern in design. An oddly simple, yet sleek wooden pulpit sits at the front of the chapel, a thin microphone reaching out from it. Behind that is a dark, raised platform of sorts, which gleams from a fresh polish job. Three rows of blood red pews are spread through out the room, the shorter pews being located next to the eastern and western walls, and the longer pews located in the center. Black hymnals of sorts are located on the back of each pew, containing a variety of uplifting songs from many different religions, as well as several songs that are simply meant to uplift and inspire without having any religious connotations at all. The walls are a soothing beige color, and the ceiling isn't particularly high. There are no ornate light fixtures, with bulbs seemingly set within the ceiling to give an almost dim, relaxed lighting. This is done so as not to detract from the elaborate stained glass piece of a blue bird rising from amidst a field of flowers, which is located at the very forefront of the chapel. The chapel also has a fountain, which during the day is shaped like something vaguely angelic (though not overtly religious) and expels water. At night, it changes and looks instead like a monster or demon, and it spouts blood. Only at night, there is an engraving at the base of the statue which reads, "Any sinner who is injured, step forward and be healed for a price." There is a square indentation in the ground where someone could stand.
Climate Control Utilities: The temperature in Landel's institute is always kept at an ideal temperature year-round, and that is largely attributed to its state of the art climate control system. It is kept in a simple room with beige walls and a white, tiled floor. There are several control panels mounted to the wall, which are assigned to different portions of the building: more specifically, for the first floor (with a separate panel for the patient blocks), second floor, and third floor. They are activated by sleek touch screens, and were designed for easy use by the staff. The display that gives the temperature on each control panel reads a comfortable 73° F (or 22.7° C), for every portion of the building. Of course, it would also be quite easy for some mischievous patient to tamper with the system, - that is, if they had the key for the door.
Decontamination Room: This place serves to thoroughly wash down anyone suspected of carrying some sort of unsavory pollutant on their body. It is unsual from a lot of the other rooms at Landel's in that it contains three rooms within it. The first room, located on the west side of the area, is very dark, making it difficult to tell at first glance what its function serves. In truth, it's the designated place for people to shed their clothes when going through the decontamination process. There is a table in the middle of the room with a blue tarp draped over it. Other than that, there isn't much else to see in here besides the sterile white floor and walls. A door on the east side of this room leads to the shower rooom, where a series of jet-powered showerheads gleam from the ceiling. A single, grated drain sits in the middle of the white, tiled floor. On the east side of the shower room is a door that leads to the drying and re-robing room. A locker containing Tyvek jumpsuits, over-sized shirts, and grey sweatpants is located in the northern part of this area. Benches are also scattered throughout the re-robing room.
Decontamination Room 1: This place serves to thoroughly wash down anyone suspected of carrying some sort of unsavory pollutant on their body. It is unsual from a lot of the other rooms at Landel's in that it contains three rooms within it. The first room, located on the north side of the area, is very dark, making it difficult to tell at first glance what its function is. In truth, it's the designated place for people to shed their clothes when going through the decontamination process. There is a table in the middle of the room with a blue tarp draped over it. Other than that, there isn't much else to see in here besides the sterile white floor and walls. A door on the south side of this room leads into the shower rooom, where a series of jet-powered showerheads gleam from the ceiling. A single, grated drain sits in the middle of the white, tiled floor. On the south side of the shower room is a door that leads to the drying and re-robing room. A locker containing Tyvek jumpsuits, over-sized shirts, and grey sweatpants is located in the eastern part of this area. Benches are also scattered throughout the re-robing room.
Decontamination Room 2: See Decontamination Room 1
Disciplinary Therapy Room 1: By day, the staff will cheerfully inform any curious patient that this is the area where sleep studies intended to help speed them along the road to recovery are conducted. In reality, though, those who know better dread the Disciplinary Therapy Rooms the most. At first glance, they may seem like something out of a typical hospital: the white walls appear clean and sterile, and the gray tiled flooring is always cleaned after each procedure. Bright florescent lights hang from the ceiling, making it easy for the doctors to see their subjects well. Along the counter that lines the back of the room, one may find a sink to wash their hands, as well as a box of latex gloves. But while the exact equipment used may change depending on what the doctor deems suitable for each patient's needs, it is not uncommon to see a bed in the center of the room that is equipped with straps to keep patients in place. They may say this is done to prevent them from hurting themselves, but everyone who's undergone a “sleep study” and lived to tell about it knows the truth.
Disciplinary Therapy Room 2: See Disciplinary Therapy Room 1
Disciplinary Therapy Room 3: See Disciplinary Therapy Room 1
Disciplinary Therapy Room 4: See Disciplinary Therapy Room 1
Disciplinary Therapy Room 5: See Disciplinary Therapy Room 1
Disciplinary Therapy Room 6: See Disciplinary Therapy Room 1
Electrical Utilities: Outside the door to this room, the faint rumbling of machinery and the hum of electricity can be heard, but once the thick doors are opened and a person steps inside, the sound is much, much louder. A large square block of generators - encased in industrial steel to protect the mass of cables and wiring within - dominates the center of the room, humming as it powers the entire Institute. Despite the pitch blackness that falls on the building at sundown, these machines never stop running, clearly powering something despite the loss of lights and electricity in the floors and rooms surrounding it. Against the left and right walls are four switchboxes each that control power to various sections of the building, although these seem to have no apparent effect after darkness falls.
Employee Locker Room: People who wander into this room may find the bright and cheery colors a stark contrast to some of the other areas of the Institute, if not a bit unsettling. This is where employees store their belongings, made apparent by three rows of yellow lockers -- 12 on each side, for a total of 72 lockers -- jutting from the north wall. Each locker contains a single-dial combination padlock with its own code. Most are shut, but some patients might discover one or two that aren't properly closed and locked because of a heavy, blue coat that's been carelessly crammed inside, or because a lock is malfunctioning. Open lockers may contain things like a forgotten belt, a pair of worn, green socks, and -- oh dear, is that a diamond ring someone's left behind? Those heartless enough to steal an unsuspecting employee's winter coat, however, may find a five dollar bill in one pocket, a box of mints in the other, and maybe even a nasty surprise ready to jump out at them from the depths of the now-empty locker.
Empty Railed Area: The perfect vantage point for looking into the sun room, the railed area is a favorite spot for staff members who might want to discreetly observe patients during the day as they mill about in the sun room. Once the lights go out, however, less well-meaning creatures might linger around instead - or is that your friend who's been brainwashed for the night? Either way, anyone who wants to take a peek down here after hours should be careful, or else they might have a nasty fall waiting for them.
Equipment/Chemical Storage: Since this room is located next to the kennel, the experimental treatments lab, and the autopsy rooms, it should come as no surprise that this area contains a variety of equipment and chemicals from those places. Bright, yellow cabinets line the far end of the room, with each cabinet door sporting warning labels -- some of which warn of fire hazards. These cabinets contain a variety of chemicals, including, but not limited to, ammonia, chromic acid, nitric acid, ethylene glycol, perchloric acid, permanganates, nitric acid, hydrogen peroxide, ammonium salts, acids, sulfur, acetic acid, naphthalene, camphor, glycerol, glycerin, turpentine, alcohol, concentrated nitric and sulfuric acid mixtures. These are all, of course, properly stored in clearly labeled containers, and are sorted by solvents (ethers, alcohols), inorganic mineral acids ( nitric, sulfuric, hydrochloric, and perchloric acids), bases ( sodium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide), oxidizers, and poisons. The bottles are placed in drip trays, which contain any spilling that might occur, preventing from mixing of hazardous materials. On the otherside of the wall are a bunch of dark blue cabinets, which store a variety of equipment. They consist of items such as shears, scalpels, scissors, surgical spatulas, razors, magnifying glasses, surgical prongs, pipets, and calipers, syringes, a variety of beakers ranging from the size of 1mL to several litres, needles, pipets, a sphygmomanometer, and stethoscopes.
Experimental Treatments Laboratory: Six beds can be found along the eastern wall of this room. Between each pair of beds is a table normally reserved for various instruments, though their gleaming surfaces are empty at night. The equipment normally found there is located in the blue cabinet between the Animal Test Subjects Kennel and the Equipment/Chemical Storage Room. These instruments consists of things like syringes, a variety of beakers ranging from the size of 1mL to several litres, needles, pipets, a sphygmomanometer, and stethoscopes. In the southeastern corner of the room is a desk with a computer sitting on it. Nosy patients who happen to get in will find it's password protected with a code that's too complicated for even the most skilled hacker to crack.
Extra Storage: Stretching out behind the Janitor's Closet, this room is clearly maintained by the same disorganized soul in charge of the previous room. Three of the walls are hidden by shelves crammed with just about anything imaginable. Paper supplies, bottles and cans of cleaning solvents, scrubs, bleach, rags, brushes, duct tape, cables, wiring supplies, and tools of every size, variety, and use. The fourth wall holds no shelves, but against it are leaned the equipment too large to fit in the narrow closet. There are several vacuums, a carpet steamer, several different ladders of varying heights, a hand truck, a mop bucket. In the center of a room sits a much abused janitor's cart, its sides scuffed and dirty, evidently having seen much use. The air smells faintly of oil and the sharp sting of cleaning products.
Female Nurse Prep Area: Located just south of the women's restrooms and showers, this is the area where female nurses get ready for another day's work. The floor is made up of a blue tile, and the walls are an off-white color. A couple of comfortable sofas are positioned against the western wall, which are made from soft leather. Mirrors, which are almost always squeaky clean, line the eastern wall. In the northwestern corner of the room, there's a vanity that includes a mirror surrounded by small bulb-shaped light fixtures. A long, brown table sits in the center of the room, which includes an old copy of National Geographic that a nurse must have snatched from the lobby and accidentally forgot to return. Against half of the southern wall is a large, brown closet. Patients who decide to rummage around inside will discover mostly empty coat-hangers, though they may find things such as a nice handmade sweater and scarf. The other half of the wall consists of lockers where nurses keep their possessions. Lucky patients will find things like cigarettes, gum, bite-sized candy bars, mints, a small make-up kit, or a couple of dollar bills scattered throughout them. Take care that none of the nighttime staff catches you rummaging around their things, though, or else you might regret it.
Female Nurse Restroom/Showers: The first thing one might notice when entering the nurse's restroom and showers is how much nicer the area is in comparison to the ones reserved for patients. In fact, it's kept so clean that in some places it may gleam under the beam of a flashlight. Smooth, maroon tiles span across the floor, while the walls are cream-colored. Counters with mirrors and hands-free automatic sinks line each side of the entrance. To the left of the eastern door is an automatic paper towel dispenser, as well as a tampon machine that takes quarters. The northern wall contains six black bathroom stalls right next to each other. Each stall contains a motion-activated toilet, a small waste bin, and two rolls of toilet paper. Four private shower stalls are situated against the western wall, each with removable nozzles, knobs clearly marked for hot and cold water, soap and conditioner, and body gel. While the nice exterior might lull some patients into a false sense of security, anyone who enters here should pay close attention. If the faucet comes on while your back is turned, it might be a glitch - but what if it's because something else is lurking around in the dark?
General Storage: As the name implies, this area contains genreal items that are currently being stored by the Intitute. It's a simple, practical room with white tile and grey walls. The most important thing to note here is that there are stacked boxes and cabinets organized neatly through out the room, many of which cast large, distorted shadows when all-too-curious patients wander in with a flashlight. Anyone brave enough to venture through the dark and rummage around will discover the cabinets contain items such as male and female nurse uniforms, hair nets and lab coats, while the plastic boxes store things like latex gloves, basic first aid kits with small band-aids and tiny bottles of about 20 Tylenol, gauze, bandages and plastic shoe-coverings.
Janitor's Closet: The Janitor's Closet is cluttered and narrow, much of the equipment required for the maintenance of the institute crammed into this too-small room.. One wall is completely covered and hidden by all sorts of brooms, mops, and other cleaning equipment, attached to the wall by metal racks and hooks. The other wall holds a large, deep, square-shaped sink, its surface stained from dirt, grime, paint, and any other number of things washed in it over the years. Beside the sink stands a tall, narrow metal shelving unit, stacked full to overflowing with cleaning solvents, half-used rolls of paper towels, dirty rags, a few large half-full cans of leftover paint, some gardening gloves, and any number of things stashed back behind these visible objects. There seems to be no recognizable order or logic to the bottles and cans and other items stuffed onto the shelf, and most seem to retain their places in the most haphazard of fashions. Jostle the shelf too hard when squeezing through this room and you might find yourself buried under a good majority of it.
Kitchen: This kitchen is almost as spotless as the one downstairs, although it's difficult to tell whether it's due to someone's meticulous cleaning, or if it's because it's only used to feed the staff, although it could be because of both. Blue drawers and cabinets line the cream-tiled walls, and patients rummaging around will be likely to find items like a microwave, spatulas, egg beaters, cookie sheets, ladles, stirring spoons (made of wood or metal), smaller pots and pans, can openers, forks, butter knives, regular spoons, bowls, plates, glasses, and measuring cups. The floor is made up of cheerful, blue and white tiles. At night, it can be difficult to navigate through without a flashlight. Of course, since this kitchen is used primarily by the staff at Landel's, patients who come here at night just might be lucky to find a sharper knife or two tucked within one of the drawers.
Laundry Room: For an institute the size of Landel's, laundry is a never-ending job. The laundry room is divided up into four rows of industrial washers with the dryers stacked atop them. Two of these rows line opposing walls while another pair are placed back to back facing them, numbering twenty sets of units in all. At the end of each row are stacked shelves holding all the laundry and cleaning supplies required, containing detergents, softeners, and bleach. The wall to the left of the door has a wide counter attached to the wall for sorting, folding, and ironing the institute's linens. Beneath the counter are lodged wheeled metal carts for transporting the clean laundry. To the right of the door are several large wheeled canvas-lined bins that hold piles of the dirty laundry from various places in the institute, such as towels, sheets, and uniforms still waiting to be laundered. The air in here is almost always hot, damp, and humid from the constant running of the laundry machines.
Mail Room: This room is kept impeccably organized despite the amount of paperwork and correspondence that filters in and out of here during the day. The floor is covered by a thick grey industrial carpet and the walls are painted a bright white. The left wall and back wall are covered with shelves of open mail slots that reach over five feet high. The longer expanse of shelving along the left wall has each of its mail slots labeled with a patient name and room number while the back wall holds the mail slots for the Institute itself and the staff residing there. Most are emptied and refilled each day by the diligent staff, although the patient boxes are most often found empty and waiting for correspondence that rarely comes. Along the right wall is a row of counters holding filing bins, along with various office supplies such as paper, pens, pencils, scissors, staplers, and envelopes. A computer is set against the wall with a large printer beside it, although after dark, it stubbornly resists any efforts of booting up. Beside it sits a large paper cutter. In the center of the room sit two metal work tables with three large burlap mail sacks secured over wire frames beside them, used for sorting the correspondence that arrives at the Institute.
Main File Storage: The main file storage room on the second floor is considerably larger than the file rooms on the first floor. And with good reason -- instead of records of current patients, this room houses files from all past patients held within Landel's. Eight long rows of filing cabinets span across the white-tiled floors, which cast exaggerated shadows when illuminated by a flashlight. The drawers are alphabetically arranged by last name. Strangely, none of the cabinets are unlocked, making it easy for wandering patients to search through their contents. Some may wish they never had, though, especially if they happen to stumble across frighteningly familiar faces paper-clipped inside some of the files, though only of patients who have already been released from the institute.
Male Nurse Prep Area: Located just south of the men's restrooms, this is the area where male nurses prepare for their daily work. The floor is made up of a white tile, and the walls are a light blue. A couple of comfortable sofas are positioned against the eastern wall. Mirrors, which are almost always squeaky clean, line the western wall. A round, brown table sit in the center of the room, giving the room a decietfully warm touch. Against half of the southern wall is a large, white cabinet. Patients who decide to rummage around inside will discover mostly empty coat-hangers, though there might occassionaly be a left-over coat or belt, having been carelessly forgotten by one of the many male nurses. The other half of the wall consists of lockers where nurses keep their possessions. Lucky patients will find things like cigarrettes, gum, bite-sized candy bars and mints scattered throughout them. Just take care that there isn't anything else lurking around in there, especially at night.
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Meeting Room 1: This is where the staff congregates to discuss everything from potential treatments, to new programs, to the day's menu. Abstract paintings hang on the cream-colored walls, and a gleaming, long table sits in the center of the room. Scattered across its glass-covered surface are several notepads and pens; a few notes are jotted here and there, but the handwriting is difficult to read. In the center are two empty, metal water-pitchers, and next to those are small containers with mints. Anyone who sits in here will find it comfortable, as ten leather swivel chairs surround the table. But patients who wander in at night shouldn't get too cozy -- it's difficult to tell what might be lurking underneath it, after all.
Meeting Room 2: See Meeting Room 1
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Morgue: The morgue at Landel's temporarily stores the bodies of anyone who has met an unfortunate demise within its walls and is mostly used to confirm whether a person is truly desceased. Doctors and nurses keep their fragile patients away from it during the day for obvious reasons, but anyone who manages to get inside at night are quite literally met with a chilling air, as the temperature is kept at a steady 39°F to slow down the decomposition of any bodies there. The walls are a pale blue, though the floor tiles are stark white. Three empty beds are neatly placed beside one another, and a series of refrigerated cabinets line the walls. Even though the morgue currently isn't storing any bodies, patients who dare to venture in at night may find something much more terrifying lurking in the shadows.
Nurse Lounge: This is where the nurses can have an area of their own to take a break. A couple of large windows are positioned along the wall, which likely allows a healthy amount of sunlight in during the day. (At night, however, the blinds are kept shut, giving the area a much more closed feel.) Beneath the windows is a large, comfortable green couch that looks like it'd be nice to sink into for awhile. Four cushy chairs are also positioned along the western wall. In the center is a round, black table with several plastic chairs. Along the eastern wall is a cream-colored cabinet that contains a coffee maker, several plastic plates and mugs, sugar, salt and pepper, aluminum foil, saran wrap, plastic eating utensils, a purple jar of chocolate mints and a microwave. Weirdly, there's a couple of clean, empty thermoses next to the microwave, as if they were left behind by one of the nurses. On the floor next to the cabinet is a mini fridge that holds several bottles of water and a couple of unopened cans of cola. While people in here are usually willing to chat over a hot cup of joe, don't let the cheery painting of a vase of summer wildflowers next to the couch fool you: patients wandering in here after hours might not get such a warm welcome.
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Pantry: This pantry is smaller than the one downstairs, and contains a set of five shelves that span around all of the walls, along with a ladder that's barely high enough to reach some of the higher items. Food found in here consists of things like canned vegetables (green beans, spinach, carrots, broccoli, tomatoes, corn, black-eyed peas, green peas), dried fruits (apples, peaches, pears, oranges, pineapple), half-used bags of flour, sugar, pepper, salt, smaller boxes of cereal (corn flakes, rice crispies, raisin bran, banana nut crunch, cinnamon grahams), cans of soup (tomato, chicken noodle, alphabet, vegetable), chips, crackers, ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, cookies (chocolate chip, Oreos), and baskets of fruit (bananas, apples, oranges). A single light fixture hangs from the ceiling, but patients who sneak around here at night will need their flashlights to fully navigate this dark area. They should take care, though - just like the pantries downstairs, some unsavory critters like to feed around here, most notably rats and cockroaches.
Patient Possessions Storage: Supposedly, everyone checked into Landel's Institute has his or her belongings stored in a safe location until their release. Though it's hard to believe, any patient brave enough to leave their room at night can go check for themselves. When they arrive, they'll find three rows of brown shelves that wrap around most of the room, and hang closer to the white tiled floor for easy access by the staff. Anyone expecting weapons or clothing from their fantastical lives will likely be disappointed by the array of white cardboard boxes waiting for them, however. Boxes are sorted alphabetically by their real last name, and are organized as follows: A-E sit along the northern wall, F-O are sorted against the eastern wall, P-T are along the southern wall, and U-Z are at the southwestern portion of the room. Still, those who are curious may feel the need to hunt down their own box. Those who do will find fragments of a life they never knew, though items such as family photos, ID cards, or clothing may strike some as unnervingly realistic. It's worth noting that no two boxes are exactly alike. Any patient who wants to know what's “theirs” will simply have to navigate the dark hallways and come look for themselves. (Note: Please contact a mod ahead of time in order to approve the contents of your character's box.)
Pharmacy: This is where Landel's Institute keeps its stock of medication. In the daytime, the bright lights hanging down from the ceiling illuminate the series of tall, circular shelves positioned throughout the room. Many clearly-labeled boxes are neatly stacked on the white shelves. (A list of the kinds of medicines that can be found is located here.) In the south-eastern corner of the room is a cart that contains small, plastic bins, some small, empty bottles, utensils for separating pills, and a clip-board with some sloppy, impossible-to-read hand-writing. In the north-western corner of the room is a sleek, white desk with a password-protected computer sitting on top of it, presumably to keep records of all the medication stored in here. Unruly patients who wander here at night may find themselves getting a dose of a different kind of medicine, however, as the tall shelves make it difficult to see if any creatures are lurking nearby.
Refrigerator: Unlike the refrigerator on the first floor, this is not a walk-in refrigerator, but it still does a fine job of serving the staff at Landel's. As soon as the door is opened, an automatic light will flip on, pouring a bit of light into the room in the process. Anyone rummaging around will find items like lunch meat, bottled water, canned juice (apple, orange, cranberry), and small cartons of skim milk. Sometimes the staff will accidentally leave their sack lunches in there, having been too busy during the day to sit down for a proper lunch break. But if someone is really lucky, they just might find some moist, homemade, chocolate cake tucked towards the back of the bottom shelf.
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Staff Lounge: People entering the Staff Lounge might be struck by how much more warm and inviting it is in comparison to other parts of the second floor. Plush, green carpet spreads across the room, and several wall-mounted lamps are scattered around. A blue sofa, three recliners, and a tall, thin lamp, are arranged in the middle of the room, and are facing a small television, which is standing on top of a counter at the east side of the room. Next to the TV is a painting of a little boy playing with a puppy. Along the southern wall is a long, cream-colored cabinet that contains things like a coffee-maker, a bag of Styrofoam cups, and a bowl of saltine crackers. There's also a mini-fridge, which has several other tasty items, like a pitcher of orange juice, a few cans of soda, and some cheese. If you're lucky, you might find a pack of cigarettes or a few sticks of gum lying around on the coffee table, forgotten by staff members who are often hard at work in caring for their patients.
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Staff-Only Outdoor Patio Lounging/Eating Area: With easy access to the fresh air and a lovely view of the courtyard, the outdoor patio area provides a perfect place for Landel's Institute's hard-working staff to enjoy their lunch, take a relaxing breather, or pleasantly converse with one another. The concrete floors have been stained and polished a clean, beige color, with mosaic-like designs covering the surface. Ebony-colored, rod iron railing lines the edge of the patio, which is kept so clean that it practically gleams from the moonlight at night. Five white, plastic tables are scattered through out the patio, each with a set of four plastic chairs and a closed umbrella set up in the middle. There is a switch on the side of the umbrellas that allows them to be removed from the tables. When removed from the table, these umbrellas are about 5 feet high, and when opened, the light-colored canopy spans another 5 feet. But don't let the easy-going atmosphere fool you -- it's just as easy to become some other creature's snack if exploring patients aren't careful.
Staff Recreational/Exercise Area: This is the area where staff members are welcome to build up some muscle (and blow off some steam) during their off hours. Those who enter might immediately notice the dustless mirrors that compose the northern, eastern and southern walls. Against the northern wall sit five treadmills, while five bike machines are lined up against the eastern wall. Across the center of the room are several weight-lifting sets for those who prefer a more classic work-out, with weight plates ranging from 2.5 to 25 pounds, as well as a weight bar to use them with. A couple of elliptical machines are positioned along the southern wall in addition to a rower. The vending machine next to the entrance contains nothing but bottled water , though some grumble about the steep 2 dollar price. That will be the least of your worries if you wander in after dark, though, particularly if something unsavory is staring back at you from the reflective walls.
Staff Research/Medical Reference Library: Upon entering this room, newcomers may be pleasantly surprised to find this area rather airy and spacious, a sharp contrast to a stuffy, cramped research library one might picture. The walls are a soothing aquamarine color, and the carpet is dark blue. Many black, sleek bookshelves are positioned throughout the room, lined with a variety of medical journals and published research materials. Several wooden tables with soft, leather chairs are towards the center of the room. Three gleaming computers rest on top of the tables' surfaces, although they are always shut off during the night. Paranoid patients snooping around in hopes of finding glimpses of the supposedly sinister practices of the Instute will only find the sorts of things any medical researcher or doctor would want to refer to in order to give their patients the best care -- like that fourth edition of Statistical Methods in Medical Research lying open on one of the tables.
Staff Training Area: This is the room where many newly-hired staff members receive training, and where occasional seminars are held. It looks like it might have been used recently, as this room isn't quite as neat as the nearby pharmacy and staff lounge. A projector screen sits against the northern wall. Towards its left is a life-sized skeleton model, as well as a plastic brain sitting on the desk beside it, on display for trainees to have as an easy reference. Against the southern wall are several sets of stacked, cushioned chairs. Against the eastern and western walls are three desks with password-protected computers. Interestingly, there's also a dummy used for CPR demonstrations, along with a box of latex gloves and some unused syringes, tucked in the upper right-hand corner of the room, as if waiting for someone to pack them away somewhere.
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Autopsy Room 1: Though this room is often brightly lit during the day, at night it is pitch black. Patients who wander in with a flashlight may notice the stark white walls and floor tile. Three cadaver tables can be found in this room, with a set of overhead lights above each one. On the left side of each table is a stand that normally holds a variety of instruments. Those are located in the dark blue cabinets on the eastern wall. They consist of items such as shears, scalples, scissors, surgical spatulas, razors, magnifying glasses, surgical prongs, pipets, and calipers. A scale is located in the western part of room, which is used to weigh the unfortunate bodies that are wheeled in.
Autopsy Room 2: Though this room is often brightly lit during the day, at night it is pitch black. Patients who wander in with a flashlight may notice the stark white walls and floor tile. Three cadaver tables can be found in this room, with a set of overhead lights above each one. On the left side of each table is a stand that normally holds a variety of instruments. Those are located in the dark blue cabinets on the eastern wall. They consist of items such as shears, scalples, scissors, surgical spatulas, razors, magnifying glasses, surgical prongs, pipets, and calipers. A scale is located in the western part of room, which is used to weigh the unfortunate bodies that are wheeled in.
Chapel: Considered a safe haven during the day for patients who need a quiet place to pray behind its large double-doors, or even just to meditate and do some inner-reflection, the chapel doesn't necessarily cater to one particular denomination, and is quite modern in design. An oddly simple, yet sleek wooden pulpit sits at the front of the chapel, a thin microphone reaching out from it. Behind that is a dark, raised platform of sorts, which gleams from a fresh polish job. Three rows of blood red pews are spread through out the room, the shorter pews being located next to the eastern and western walls, and the longer pews located in the center. Black hymnals of sorts are located on the back of each pew, containing a variety of uplifting songs from many different religions, as well as several songs that are simply meant to uplift and inspire without having any religious connotations at all. The walls are a soothing beige color, and the ceiling isn't particularly high. There are no ornate light fixtures, with bulbs seemingly set within the ceiling to give an almost dim, relaxed lighting. This is done so as not to detract from the elaborate stained glass piece of a blue bird rising from amidst a field of flowers, which is located at the very forefront of the chapel. The chapel also has a fountain, which during the day is shaped like something vaguely angelic (though not overtly religious) and expels water. At night, it changes and looks instead like a monster or demon, and it spouts blood. Only at night, there is an engraving at the base of the statue which reads, "Any sinner who is injured, step forward and be healed for a price." There is a square indentation in the ground where someone could stand.
Climate Control Utilities: The temperature in Landel's institute is always kept at an ideal temperature year-round, and that is largely attributed to its state of the art climate control system. It is kept in a simple room with beige walls and a white, tiled floor. There are several control panels mounted to the wall, which are assigned to different portions of the building: more specifically, for the first floor (with a separate panel for the patient blocks), second floor, and third floor. They are activated by sleek touch screens, and were designed for easy use by the staff. The display that gives the temperature on each control panel reads a comfortable 73° F (or 22.7° C), for every portion of the building. Of course, it would also be quite easy for some mischievous patient to tamper with the system, - that is, if they had the key for the door.
Decontamination Room: This place serves to thoroughly wash down anyone suspected of carrying some sort of unsavory pollutant on their body. It is unsual from a lot of the other rooms at Landel's in that it contains three rooms within it. The first room, located on the west side of the area, is very dark, making it difficult to tell at first glance what its function serves. In truth, it's the designated place for people to shed their clothes when going through the decontamination process. There is a table in the middle of the room with a blue tarp draped over it. Other than that, there isn't much else to see in here besides the sterile white floor and walls. A door on the east side of this room leads to the shower rooom, where a series of jet-powered showerheads gleam from the ceiling. A single, grated drain sits in the middle of the white, tiled floor. On the east side of the shower room is a door that leads to the drying and re-robing room. A locker containing Tyvek jumpsuits, over-sized shirts, and grey sweatpants is located in the northern part of this area. Benches are also scattered throughout the re-robing room.
Decontamination Room 1: This place serves to thoroughly wash down anyone suspected of carrying some sort of unsavory pollutant on their body. It is unsual from a lot of the other rooms at Landel's in that it contains three rooms within it. The first room, located on the north side of the area, is very dark, making it difficult to tell at first glance what its function is. In truth, it's the designated place for people to shed their clothes when going through the decontamination process. There is a table in the middle of the room with a blue tarp draped over it. Other than that, there isn't much else to see in here besides the sterile white floor and walls. A door on the south side of this room leads into the shower rooom, where a series of jet-powered showerheads gleam from the ceiling. A single, grated drain sits in the middle of the white, tiled floor. On the south side of the shower room is a door that leads to the drying and re-robing room. A locker containing Tyvek jumpsuits, over-sized shirts, and grey sweatpants is located in the eastern part of this area. Benches are also scattered throughout the re-robing room.
Decontamination Room 2: See Decontamination Room 1
Disciplinary Therapy Room 1: By day, the staff will cheerfully inform any curious patient that this is the area where sleep studies intended to help speed them along the road to recovery are conducted. In reality, though, those who know better dread the Disciplinary Therapy Rooms the most. At first glance, they may seem like something out of a typical hospital: the white walls appear clean and sterile, and the gray tiled flooring is always cleaned after each procedure. Bright florescent lights hang from the ceiling, making it easy for the doctors to see their subjects well. Along the counter that lines the back of the room, one may find a sink to wash their hands, as well as a box of latex gloves. But while the exact equipment used may change depending on what the doctor deems suitable for each patient's needs, it is not uncommon to see a bed in the center of the room that is equipped with straps to keep patients in place. They may say this is done to prevent them from hurting themselves, but everyone who's undergone a “sleep study” and lived to tell about it knows the truth.
Disciplinary Therapy Room 2: See Disciplinary Therapy Room 1
Disciplinary Therapy Room 3: See Disciplinary Therapy Room 1
Disciplinary Therapy Room 4: See Disciplinary Therapy Room 1
Disciplinary Therapy Room 5: See Disciplinary Therapy Room 1
Disciplinary Therapy Room 6: See Disciplinary Therapy Room 1
Electrical Utilities: Outside the door to this room, the faint rumbling of machinery and the hum of electricity can be heard, but once the thick doors are opened and a person steps inside, the sound is much, much louder. A large square block of generators - encased in industrial steel to protect the mass of cables and wiring within - dominates the center of the room, humming as it powers the entire Institute. Despite the pitch blackness that falls on the building at sundown, these machines never stop running, clearly powering something despite the loss of lights and electricity in the floors and rooms surrounding it. Against the left and right walls are four switchboxes each that control power to various sections of the building, although these seem to have no apparent effect after darkness falls.
Employee Locker Room: People who wander into this room may find the bright and cheery colors a stark contrast to some of the other areas of the Institute, if not a bit unsettling. This is where employees store their belongings, made apparent by three rows of yellow lockers -- 12 on each side, for a total of 72 lockers -- jutting from the north wall. Each locker contains a single-dial combination padlock with its own code. Most are shut, but some patients might discover one or two that aren't properly closed and locked because of a heavy, blue coat that's been carelessly crammed inside, or because a lock is malfunctioning. Open lockers may contain things like a forgotten belt, a pair of worn, green socks, and -- oh dear, is that a diamond ring someone's left behind? Those heartless enough to steal an unsuspecting employee's winter coat, however, may find a five dollar bill in one pocket, a box of mints in the other, and maybe even a nasty surprise ready to jump out at them from the depths of the now-empty locker.
Empty Railed Area: The perfect vantage point for looking into the sun room, the railed area is a favorite spot for staff members who might want to discreetly observe patients during the day as they mill about in the sun room. Once the lights go out, however, less well-meaning creatures might linger around instead - or is that your friend who's been brainwashed for the night? Either way, anyone who wants to take a peek down here after hours should be careful, or else they might have a nasty fall waiting for them.
Equipment/Chemical Storage: Since this room is located next to the kennel, the experimental treatments lab, and the autopsy rooms, it should come as no surprise that this area contains a variety of equipment and chemicals from those places. Bright, yellow cabinets line the far end of the room, with each cabinet door sporting warning labels -- some of which warn of fire hazards. These cabinets contain a variety of chemicals, including, but not limited to, ammonia, chromic acid, nitric acid, ethylene glycol, perchloric acid, permanganates, nitric acid, hydrogen peroxide, ammonium salts, acids, sulfur, acetic acid, naphthalene, camphor, glycerol, glycerin, turpentine, alcohol, concentrated nitric and sulfuric acid mixtures. These are all, of course, properly stored in clearly labeled containers, and are sorted by solvents (ethers, alcohols), inorganic mineral acids ( nitric, sulfuric, hydrochloric, and perchloric acids), bases ( sodium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide), oxidizers, and poisons. The bottles are placed in drip trays, which contain any spilling that might occur, preventing from mixing of hazardous materials. On the otherside of the wall are a bunch of dark blue cabinets, which store a variety of equipment. They consist of items such as shears, scalpels, scissors, surgical spatulas, razors, magnifying glasses, surgical prongs, pipets, and calipers, syringes, a variety of beakers ranging from the size of 1mL to several litres, needles, pipets, a sphygmomanometer, and stethoscopes.
Experimental Treatments Laboratory: Six beds can be found along the eastern wall of this room. Between each pair of beds is a table normally reserved for various instruments, though their gleaming surfaces are empty at night. The equipment normally found there is located in the blue cabinet between the Animal Test Subjects Kennel and the Equipment/Chemical Storage Room. These instruments consists of things like syringes, a variety of beakers ranging from the size of 1mL to several litres, needles, pipets, a sphygmomanometer, and stethoscopes. In the southeastern corner of the room is a desk with a computer sitting on it. Nosy patients who happen to get in will find it's password protected with a code that's too complicated for even the most skilled hacker to crack.
Extra Storage: Stretching out behind the Janitor's Closet, this room is clearly maintained by the same disorganized soul in charge of the previous room. Three of the walls are hidden by shelves crammed with just about anything imaginable. Paper supplies, bottles and cans of cleaning solvents, scrubs, bleach, rags, brushes, duct tape, cables, wiring supplies, and tools of every size, variety, and use. The fourth wall holds no shelves, but against it are leaned the equipment too large to fit in the narrow closet. There are several vacuums, a carpet steamer, several different ladders of varying heights, a hand truck, a mop bucket. In the center of a room sits a much abused janitor's cart, its sides scuffed and dirty, evidently having seen much use. The air smells faintly of oil and the sharp sting of cleaning products.
Female Nurse Prep Area: Located just south of the women's restrooms and showers, this is the area where female nurses get ready for another day's work. The floor is made up of a blue tile, and the walls are an off-white color. A couple of comfortable sofas are positioned against the western wall, which are made from soft leather. Mirrors, which are almost always squeaky clean, line the eastern wall. In the northwestern corner of the room, there's a vanity that includes a mirror surrounded by small bulb-shaped light fixtures. A long, brown table sits in the center of the room, which includes an old copy of National Geographic that a nurse must have snatched from the lobby and accidentally forgot to return. Against half of the southern wall is a large, brown closet. Patients who decide to rummage around inside will discover mostly empty coat-hangers, though they may find things such as a nice handmade sweater and scarf. The other half of the wall consists of lockers where nurses keep their possessions. Lucky patients will find things like cigarettes, gum, bite-sized candy bars, mints, a small make-up kit, or a couple of dollar bills scattered throughout them. Take care that none of the nighttime staff catches you rummaging around their things, though, or else you might regret it.
Female Nurse Restroom/Showers: The first thing one might notice when entering the nurse's restroom and showers is how much nicer the area is in comparison to the ones reserved for patients. In fact, it's kept so clean that in some places it may gleam under the beam of a flashlight. Smooth, maroon tiles span across the floor, while the walls are cream-colored. Counters with mirrors and hands-free automatic sinks line each side of the entrance. To the left of the eastern door is an automatic paper towel dispenser, as well as a tampon machine that takes quarters. The northern wall contains six black bathroom stalls right next to each other. Each stall contains a motion-activated toilet, a small waste bin, and two rolls of toilet paper. Four private shower stalls are situated against the western wall, each with removable nozzles, knobs clearly marked for hot and cold water, soap and conditioner, and body gel. While the nice exterior might lull some patients into a false sense of security, anyone who enters here should pay close attention. If the faucet comes on while your back is turned, it might be a glitch - but what if it's because something else is lurking around in the dark?
General Storage: As the name implies, this area contains genreal items that are currently being stored by the Intitute. It's a simple, practical room with white tile and grey walls. The most important thing to note here is that there are stacked boxes and cabinets organized neatly through out the room, many of which cast large, distorted shadows when all-too-curious patients wander in with a flashlight. Anyone brave enough to venture through the dark and rummage around will discover the cabinets contain items such as male and female nurse uniforms, hair nets and lab coats, while the plastic boxes store things like latex gloves, basic first aid kits with small band-aids and tiny bottles of about 20 Tylenol, gauze, bandages and plastic shoe-coverings.
Janitor's Closet: The Janitor's Closet is cluttered and narrow, much of the equipment required for the maintenance of the institute crammed into this too-small room.. One wall is completely covered and hidden by all sorts of brooms, mops, and other cleaning equipment, attached to the wall by metal racks and hooks. The other wall holds a large, deep, square-shaped sink, its surface stained from dirt, grime, paint, and any other number of things washed in it over the years. Beside the sink stands a tall, narrow metal shelving unit, stacked full to overflowing with cleaning solvents, half-used rolls of paper towels, dirty rags, a few large half-full cans of leftover paint, some gardening gloves, and any number of things stashed back behind these visible objects. There seems to be no recognizable order or logic to the bottles and cans and other items stuffed onto the shelf, and most seem to retain their places in the most haphazard of fashions. Jostle the shelf too hard when squeezing through this room and you might find yourself buried under a good majority of it.
Kitchen: This kitchen is almost as spotless as the one downstairs, although it's difficult to tell whether it's due to someone's meticulous cleaning, or if it's because it's only used to feed the staff, although it could be because of both. Blue drawers and cabinets line the cream-tiled walls, and patients rummaging around will be likely to find items like a microwave, spatulas, egg beaters, cookie sheets, ladles, stirring spoons (made of wood or metal), smaller pots and pans, can openers, forks, butter knives, regular spoons, bowls, plates, glasses, and measuring cups. The floor is made up of cheerful, blue and white tiles. At night, it can be difficult to navigate through without a flashlight. Of course, since this kitchen is used primarily by the staff at Landel's, patients who come here at night just might be lucky to find a sharper knife or two tucked within one of the drawers.
Laundry Room: For an institute the size of Landel's, laundry is a never-ending job. The laundry room is divided up into four rows of industrial washers with the dryers stacked atop them. Two of these rows line opposing walls while another pair are placed back to back facing them, numbering twenty sets of units in all. At the end of each row are stacked shelves holding all the laundry and cleaning supplies required, containing detergents, softeners, and bleach. The wall to the left of the door has a wide counter attached to the wall for sorting, folding, and ironing the institute's linens. Beneath the counter are lodged wheeled metal carts for transporting the clean laundry. To the right of the door are several large wheeled canvas-lined bins that hold piles of the dirty laundry from various places in the institute, such as towels, sheets, and uniforms still waiting to be laundered. The air in here is almost always hot, damp, and humid from the constant running of the laundry machines.
Mail Room: This room is kept impeccably organized despite the amount of paperwork and correspondence that filters in and out of here during the day. The floor is covered by a thick grey industrial carpet and the walls are painted a bright white. The left wall and back wall are covered with shelves of open mail slots that reach over five feet high. The longer expanse of shelving along the left wall has each of its mail slots labeled with a patient name and room number while the back wall holds the mail slots for the Institute itself and the staff residing there. Most are emptied and refilled each day by the diligent staff, although the patient boxes are most often found empty and waiting for correspondence that rarely comes. Along the right wall is a row of counters holding filing bins, along with various office supplies such as paper, pens, pencils, scissors, staplers, and envelopes. A computer is set against the wall with a large printer beside it, although after dark, it stubbornly resists any efforts of booting up. Beside it sits a large paper cutter. In the center of the room sit two metal work tables with three large burlap mail sacks secured over wire frames beside them, used for sorting the correspondence that arrives at the Institute.
Main File Storage: The main file storage room on the second floor is considerably larger than the file rooms on the first floor. And with good reason -- instead of records of current patients, this room houses files from all past patients held within Landel's. Eight long rows of filing cabinets span across the white-tiled floors, which cast exaggerated shadows when illuminated by a flashlight. The drawers are alphabetically arranged by last name. Strangely, none of the cabinets are unlocked, making it easy for wandering patients to search through their contents. Some may wish they never had, though, especially if they happen to stumble across frighteningly familiar faces paper-clipped inside some of the files, though only of patients who have already been released from the institute.
Male Nurse Prep Area: Located just south of the men's restrooms, this is the area where male nurses prepare for their daily work. The floor is made up of a white tile, and the walls are a light blue. A couple of comfortable sofas are positioned against the eastern wall. Mirrors, which are almost always squeaky clean, line the western wall. A round, brown table sit in the center of the room, giving the room a decietfully warm touch. Against half of the southern wall is a large, white cabinet. Patients who decide to rummage around inside will discover mostly empty coat-hangers, though there might occassionaly be a left-over coat or belt, having been carelessly forgotten by one of the many male nurses. The other half of the wall consists of lockers where nurses keep their possessions. Lucky patients will find things like cigarrettes, gum, bite-sized candy bars and mints scattered throughout them. Just take care that there isn't anything else lurking around in there, especially at night.
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Meeting Room 1: This is where the staff congregates to discuss everything from potential treatments, to new programs, to the day's menu. Abstract paintings hang on the cream-colored walls, and a gleaming, long table sits in the center of the room. Scattered across its glass-covered surface are several notepads and pens; a few notes are jotted here and there, but the handwriting is difficult to read. In the center are two empty, metal water-pitchers, and next to those are small containers with mints. Anyone who sits in here will find it comfortable, as ten leather swivel chairs surround the table. But patients who wander in at night shouldn't get too cozy -- it's difficult to tell what might be lurking underneath it, after all.
Meeting Room 2: See Meeting Room 1
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Morgue: The morgue at Landel's temporarily stores the bodies of anyone who has met an unfortunate demise within its walls and is mostly used to confirm whether a person is truly desceased. Doctors and nurses keep their fragile patients away from it during the day for obvious reasons, but anyone who manages to get inside at night are quite literally met with a chilling air, as the temperature is kept at a steady 39°F to slow down the decomposition of any bodies there. The walls are a pale blue, though the floor tiles are stark white. Three empty beds are neatly placed beside one another, and a series of refrigerated cabinets line the walls. Even though the morgue currently isn't storing any bodies, patients who dare to venture in at night may find something much more terrifying lurking in the shadows.
Nurse Lounge: This is where the nurses can have an area of their own to take a break. A couple of large windows are positioned along the wall, which likely allows a healthy amount of sunlight in during the day. (At night, however, the blinds are kept shut, giving the area a much more closed feel.) Beneath the windows is a large, comfortable green couch that looks like it'd be nice to sink into for awhile. Four cushy chairs are also positioned along the western wall. In the center is a round, black table with several plastic chairs. Along the eastern wall is a cream-colored cabinet that contains a coffee maker, several plastic plates and mugs, sugar, salt and pepper, aluminum foil, saran wrap, plastic eating utensils, a purple jar of chocolate mints and a microwave. Weirdly, there's a couple of clean, empty thermoses next to the microwave, as if they were left behind by one of the nurses. On the floor next to the cabinet is a mini fridge that holds several bottles of water and a couple of unopened cans of cola. While people in here are usually willing to chat over a hot cup of joe, don't let the cheery painting of a vase of summer wildflowers next to the couch fool you: patients wandering in here after hours might not get such a warm welcome.
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Pantry: This pantry is smaller than the one downstairs, and contains a set of five shelves that span around all of the walls, along with a ladder that's barely high enough to reach some of the higher items. Food found in here consists of things like canned vegetables (green beans, spinach, carrots, broccoli, tomatoes, corn, black-eyed peas, green peas), dried fruits (apples, peaches, pears, oranges, pineapple), half-used bags of flour, sugar, pepper, salt, smaller boxes of cereal (corn flakes, rice crispies, raisin bran, banana nut crunch, cinnamon grahams), cans of soup (tomato, chicken noodle, alphabet, vegetable), chips, crackers, ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, cookies (chocolate chip, Oreos), and baskets of fruit (bananas, apples, oranges). A single light fixture hangs from the ceiling, but patients who sneak around here at night will need their flashlights to fully navigate this dark area. They should take care, though - just like the pantries downstairs, some unsavory critters like to feed around here, most notably rats and cockroaches.
Patient Possessions Storage: Supposedly, everyone checked into Landel's Institute has his or her belongings stored in a safe location until their release. Though it's hard to believe, any patient brave enough to leave their room at night can go check for themselves. When they arrive, they'll find three rows of brown shelves that wrap around most of the room, and hang closer to the white tiled floor for easy access by the staff. Anyone expecting weapons or clothing from their fantastical lives will likely be disappointed by the array of white cardboard boxes waiting for them, however. Boxes are sorted alphabetically by their real last name, and are organized as follows: A-E sit along the northern wall, F-O are sorted against the eastern wall, P-T are along the southern wall, and U-Z are at the southwestern portion of the room. Still, those who are curious may feel the need to hunt down their own box. Those who do will find fragments of a life they never knew, though items such as family photos, ID cards, or clothing may strike some as unnervingly realistic. It's worth noting that no two boxes are exactly alike. Any patient who wants to know what's “theirs” will simply have to navigate the dark hallways and come look for themselves. (Note: Please contact a mod ahead of time in order to approve the contents of your character's box.)
Pharmacy: This is where Landel's Institute keeps its stock of medication. In the daytime, the bright lights hanging down from the ceiling illuminate the series of tall, circular shelves positioned throughout the room. Many clearly-labeled boxes are neatly stacked on the white shelves. (A list of the kinds of medicines that can be found is located here.) In the south-eastern corner of the room is a cart that contains small, plastic bins, some small, empty bottles, utensils for separating pills, and a clip-board with some sloppy, impossible-to-read hand-writing. In the north-western corner of the room is a sleek, white desk with a password-protected computer sitting on top of it, presumably to keep records of all the medication stored in here. Unruly patients who wander here at night may find themselves getting a dose of a different kind of medicine, however, as the tall shelves make it difficult to see if any creatures are lurking nearby.
Refrigerator: Unlike the refrigerator on the first floor, this is not a walk-in refrigerator, but it still does a fine job of serving the staff at Landel's. As soon as the door is opened, an automatic light will flip on, pouring a bit of light into the room in the process. Anyone rummaging around will find items like lunch meat, bottled water, canned juice (apple, orange, cranberry), and small cartons of skim milk. Sometimes the staff will accidentally leave their sack lunches in there, having been too busy during the day to sit down for a proper lunch break. But if someone is really lucky, they just might find some moist, homemade, chocolate cake tucked towards the back of the bottom shelf.
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Staff Lounge: People entering the Staff Lounge might be struck by how much more warm and inviting it is in comparison to other parts of the second floor. Plush, green carpet spreads across the room, and several wall-mounted lamps are scattered around. A blue sofa, three recliners, and a tall, thin lamp, are arranged in the middle of the room, and are facing a small television, which is standing on top of a counter at the east side of the room. Next to the TV is a painting of a little boy playing with a puppy. Along the southern wall is a long, cream-colored cabinet that contains things like a coffee-maker, a bag of Styrofoam cups, and a bowl of saltine crackers. There's also a mini-fridge, which has several other tasty items, like a pitcher of orange juice, a few cans of soda, and some cheese. If you're lucky, you might find a pack of cigarettes or a few sticks of gum lying around on the coffee table, forgotten by staff members who are often hard at work in caring for their patients.
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Staff-Only Outdoor Patio Lounging/Eating Area: With easy access to the fresh air and a lovely view of the courtyard, the outdoor patio area provides a perfect place for Landel's Institute's hard-working staff to enjoy their lunch, take a relaxing breather, or pleasantly converse with one another. The concrete floors have been stained and polished a clean, beige color, with mosaic-like designs covering the surface. Ebony-colored, rod iron railing lines the edge of the patio, which is kept so clean that it practically gleams from the moonlight at night. Five white, plastic tables are scattered through out the patio, each with a set of four plastic chairs and a closed umbrella set up in the middle. There is a switch on the side of the umbrellas that allows them to be removed from the tables. When removed from the table, these umbrellas are about 5 feet high, and when opened, the light-colored canopy spans another 5 feet. But don't let the easy-going atmosphere fool you -- it's just as easy to become some other creature's snack if exploring patients aren't careful.
Staff Recreational/Exercise Area: This is the area where staff members are welcome to build up some muscle (and blow off some steam) during their off hours. Those who enter might immediately notice the dustless mirrors that compose the northern, eastern and southern walls. Against the northern wall sit five treadmills, while five bike machines are lined up against the eastern wall. Across the center of the room are several weight-lifting sets for those who prefer a more classic work-out, with weight plates ranging from 2.5 to 25 pounds, as well as a weight bar to use them with. A couple of elliptical machines are positioned along the southern wall in addition to a rower. The vending machine next to the entrance contains nothing but bottled water , though some grumble about the steep 2 dollar price. That will be the least of your worries if you wander in after dark, though, particularly if something unsavory is staring back at you from the reflective walls.
Staff Research/Medical Reference Library: Upon entering this room, newcomers may be pleasantly surprised to find this area rather airy and spacious, a sharp contrast to a stuffy, cramped research library one might picture. The walls are a soothing aquamarine color, and the carpet is dark blue. Many black, sleek bookshelves are positioned throughout the room, lined with a variety of medical journals and published research materials. Several wooden tables with soft, leather chairs are towards the center of the room. Three gleaming computers rest on top of the tables' surfaces, although they are always shut off during the night. Paranoid patients snooping around in hopes of finding glimpses of the supposedly sinister practices of the Instute will only find the sorts of things any medical researcher or doctor would want to refer to in order to give their patients the best care -- like that fourth edition of Statistical Methods in Medical Research lying open on one of the tables.
Staff Training Area: This is the room where many newly-hired staff members receive training, and where occasional seminars are held. It looks like it might have been used recently, as this room isn't quite as neat as the nearby pharmacy and staff lounge. A projector screen sits against the northern wall. Towards its left is a life-sized skeleton model, as well as a plastic brain sitting on the desk beside it, on display for trainees to have as an easy reference. Against the southern wall are several sets of stacked, cushioned chairs. Against the eastern and western walls are three desks with password-protected computers. Interestingly, there's also a dummy used for CPR demonstrations, along with a box of latex gloves and some unused syringes, tucked in the upper right-hand corner of the room, as if waiting for someone to pack them away somewhere.
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