http://damned-nurses.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] damned-nurses.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] damned_institute2008-02-14 03:14 am

Day 30: Staff, Morning

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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Re: M36

[identity profile] undesirableone.livejournal.com 2008-02-16 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Harry had spend the day sleeping as well. He hadn't wanted to wake up after seeing... them. He sat bolt upright as the sirens sounded and groped for his glasses. His roommate got to the door first, but it was locked.

"What's going on?" he asked, standing up. He got a better look at his roommate the second that his vision was less groggy. He cursed and then asked, "Are you okay?" He was frowning as he went up to the guy, to see if he could help. He didn't look so good.

Re: M36

[identity profile] her-lion.livejournal.com 2008-02-16 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't know." Edward tried the doorknob again, and it stubbornly refused to turn. This was just getting better every second. "Door's locked. It must be morning, but something's happened..." Probably didn't help that both of them seemed to have been asleep throughout whatever had happened.

He'd probably slept through the announcements, too. Great.

The hand over his wound was wet, and he peeled it back with a look of disgust. "I'm fine. Just got stabbed is all." What a way to put it. "Woman had a fire poker last night. There's not much I can do for it except to stop putting weight on it."

Re: M36

[identity profile] undesirableone.livejournal.com 2008-02-17 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
Harry frowned. He had spent the night in the room, being useless, and his roommate had gotten hurt. Who else had gotten hurt?

He didn't push his way to the door to try for himself. He figured that Edward wouldn't lie to him. He went back to sit on his bed, watching his roommate. "Looks painful," he said. "Maybe you should lie down a bit more."

Re: M36

[identity profile] her-lion.livejournal.com 2008-02-17 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes," he agreed, following behind his roommate to his own bed. He didn't lay down, but it eased the pain enough to be sitting. The blood would clot over it soon enough, anyway.

"It's not something I'm exactly used to." But it could've been worse. It could've been in his eye, and that wouldn't grow back. Hopefully he could get out of here more quickly than the nurses would notice his hair never grew. That would be annoying.

"You look pretty glum yourself," Edward eventually looked up, seemingly curious. "Have you seen a ghost lately?"