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damned_institute2012-01-27 11:42 am
dualistic) wrote in damned_institute2012-01-27 11:42 am
Day 61: Greenhouse
While Harvey never really enjoyed having to babysit one of the newer patients, he had to admit that Barnaby had been pretty easy to deal with. He'd been composed, quiet, and focused, which was a lot better than some of the other patients who only gave confused looks or had over-the-top reactions to everything they heard.
The point was, that conversation had almost been enjoyable, which was strange for Harvey to admit. He didn't know how Barnaby was going to manage in this place in the long run, but he wouldn't be surprised if he found his feet eventually and then did decently well for himself. It wasn't Harvey's job to care either way, but the close quarters they were kept in meant he'd probably end up finding out anyway.
Unfortunately, a positive note could only last for so long. As usual, it was a nurse who ruined it by insisting that he should go to the greenhouse for the last shift of the day. "Mr. Eckhart, it's not cold in there, so it shouldn't be any strain on you. It might be nice to help something grow, don't you think?"
He didn't dignify any of that with a response and instead resigned himself to his fate. He was one of the first people to make it into the muggy greenhouse, and he realized that he wasn't a fan of being cold or being hot. He fanned the air in front of his face for a few seconds and then went to find somewhere to sit down.
All the plants were lined up in pots; it almost felt like they were staring at him, waiting for him to do something about it. Well, that wasn't gonna happen.
[For Peter Parker.]
The point was, that conversation had almost been enjoyable, which was strange for Harvey to admit. He didn't know how Barnaby was going to manage in this place in the long run, but he wouldn't be surprised if he found his feet eventually and then did decently well for himself. It wasn't Harvey's job to care either way, but the close quarters they were kept in meant he'd probably end up finding out anyway.
Unfortunately, a positive note could only last for so long. As usual, it was a nurse who ruined it by insisting that he should go to the greenhouse for the last shift of the day. "Mr. Eckhart, it's not cold in there, so it shouldn't be any strain on you. It might be nice to help something grow, don't you think?"
He didn't dignify any of that with a response and instead resigned himself to his fate. He was one of the first people to make it into the muggy greenhouse, and he realized that he wasn't a fan of being cold or being hot. He fanned the air in front of his face for a few seconds and then went to find somewhere to sit down.
All the plants were lined up in pots; it almost felt like they were staring at him, waiting for him to do something about it. Well, that wasn't gonna happen.
[For Peter Parker.]
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He could always try to just round up Jones and Sangamon and go as a group of three, but he doubted he'd be able to track them down before they were taken back to their rooms. As much as hated to admit it, he was going to have to be more on top of the bulletin board in the future, even if it meant he was the one who had to put up the first note.
Leave it to Peter to come up with the most inventive possibility for what might be waiting to kill them down there. A giant ape. The sad thing was that Harvey wouldn't have been that surprised at this point.
The kid's comment about feeling like a boy scout was definitely something Harvey could relate to, though. "Yeah, I'd almost rather they didn't. I don't like feeling like I'm doing a favor for Landel." Even if that was the truth, which was possible, he sure as hell didn't need it shoved in his face. "Still, I guess we've gotta at least give it a shot when we get around to going down there again." He wasn't going to ignore it out of pride, because that would have been even more foolish in the end.