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Harvey Dent / Two-Face ([personal profile] dualistic) wrote in [community profile] 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.]
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[personal profile] tasteoftruth 2012-02-06 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Badd would buy that. He spent half the nights of the week hanging around with a man who didn't remember that he'd been dead for seven years.

"I wouldn't bet on it. They'd censor anything that came in here and we already know they're not scared to write fake letters to make us think we're crazy." Badd shrugged. He almost felt like patting the man on the back, but logic would be more of a comfort. "And if she's all right she won't be writing to you. It'd be too dangerous."