Day 30: Staff, Morning

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Burly orderlies and agile Calm Effect nurses flooded the cafeteria from the Courtyard while regular hall nurses filed in from the Sun Room and ushered out those not involved in the rebellion. It indeed seemed as if Landel was sending out all the cavalry, and an effective cavalry they were: The riot didn't continue for much longer after the alarm sounded, though it seemed strange just how quickly all of the mutinous patients fell, even the ones who hadn't been injected with anything.

The hall nurses were quick to escort their well-behaved charges back to their rooms, praising those who hadn't joined in and chiding those who muttered under their breath in response. There were some exceptions, of course: One nice young man had even defended one of the nurses from the violent patients! Now, wasn't that exemplary behavior? Dr. Landel would be so proud to hear about it...

Within half an hour, all of the so-called "loyal" patients had been safely deposited in their rooms, and it was then that the alarm finally stopped and the true difficulty of the situation was tackled. There certainly weren't enough rooms in solitary to accommodate such rampant disobedience, and yet measures would have to be taken to ensure proper consequences for each and every patient involved. After all, something like this couldn't be allowed to happen again!

Different options were considered. Perhaps they should make an example out of the girl who had sparked the riot, but then again, perhaps not. This certainly wasn't the first case of patients attacking nurses or their peers in a crowded area, but what had been different this time was the sheer support that the other patients had shown for her. Should the staff then make examples of all those who had tried to "protect" her from the well-meaning nurses? No, there were too many for that...

In the end, it was decided that the best immediate solution would be to treat the rebellious patients in the Medical Wing while they were unconscious and then move them back to their rooms to await punishment. To ensure the safety of both their roommates and the patients themselves, however, the staff decided to securely fasten their limbs to their beds and keep them heavily drugged. Such a sad sight they were to see, but... it was necessary.

Finally, when each and every patient had been escorted back to their respective rooms, the staff hurried off to an emergency meeting upstairs. Strangely, Head Nurse Lydia was the one taking care of the proceedings in the Head Doctor's stead. She calmly told them that he was preoccupied with more urgent matters, and as she began to speak to the crowd, the staff could only wonder what could possibly be more important than an unprecedented patient riot...

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Kurikara tensed at the other voice, his instincts too blurred by the drugs to understand it at first. It was familiar though, and obvious enough that he relaxed again moments later and focused on his roommate instead.

"Aw..Awake." He managed, his voice roughed by the drugs and natural inflection. "A'think. Lots of'drugs."

The kid's name was..ok, the important thing was that he knew it and he'd just misplaced the information. There was a more important thought tugging at his mind. He was supposed to remember something he had to do, hadn't done. It took him several moments before he could form the thoughts and find usable words.

"Las' night.." He started, but the situation was too complicated to explain or remember well in his state. "Stuff didn't happen. Your thing's under the..the..mattress." Kurikara let out a sigh, but he didn't know himself if it was relief or utter frustration. "Drug sucks."

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By 'things' Sai assumed Kurikara meant his trowels. With the way the other boy was currently fastened down to said mattress, however, the ninja decided to wait until later to retrieve them. They might take a while to get free, and who knew when the nurses would get back?

At the dragon's last comment, Sai gave him a smile. "That's why you should avoid being drugged, Kurikara-san. I won't undo the restraints - I don't even know if I can - but is there anything else I can do for you?"

[hotlittledragon.livejournal.com]

He had to applaud himself for understanding the boy's words without much delay. As long as he didn't try to do two things at a time - like interrupt or think - he could manage well enough. He gave the restraints another slow tug. They didn't stretch him any and they weren't particularly painful, just uncomfortable. The way he saw things, this wasn't so different from every day spent in the institute.

A more obvious prison, yes, but not significantly different. He gave a little shrug, uncaring.

"Hey." Kurikara shot, which was as much as he could manage in defense. "'s nature. Sword's got to cut. I can't.." The thought was lost before he finished it. Kurikara shifted his gaze back to the ceiling, willing himself to be patient. "'Sokay. Talk. Scold. 'M bored."

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Bored? His roommate must get bored easily, Sai figured, as he'd just woken and was already complaining about it. Perhaps that was why he got into fights so often?

One more check over the restraints revealed a probably lost cause with the ninja's current strength and equipment even if he had decided to try and undo them. But Kurikara didn't seem too upset, which was good, and Sai attempted conversation at the dragon's request.

"What did you do last night?" He asked. The other boy had claimed nothing happened, but he'd definitely left the room and headed somewhere. It was as good a topic as any.

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Remembering was hard when thoughts kept slipping in and out of focus.

"Fail. A lot." He replied finally, the words coming out slightly slurred. "'M a crap teacher. He used too much strength and I didn' explain anythin. Night finished before..." He started to shrug and realized he really couldn't. A little growl escaped his throat. "Nothin done."

"You?"

[tsunagari.livejournal.com]

"Trial and error, then," Sai said. It was the most positive thing he could think of to say right off the bat. "Perhaps you'll both do better with more practice." Time was valuable, obviously, but teaching required a good amount of it.

As for himself, "Two companions and I ventured upstairs to retrieve some supplies. We encountered one of the Institute's creatures, but were successful in bringing the items back. My friend is something of a craftsman, so he's been left in charge of them."