damned_institute | 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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"Yes, I think you're right," Obi-Wan said with a small nod. The riot today had been very foolish, in every sense of the word. Really, it was rather disappointing that it'd escalated so quickly and brutally. Worse yet, that the staff had been able to suppress everyone so systematically. But as disappointing as it was, it had not been unexpected by any means.

The way Schuldig had seemingly brushed off his concern wasn't exactly unexpected, either. Obi-Wan doubted he was the sort of person who accepted other people's kindness so freely. "All right, then," he easily replied, willing to let the matter drop.

He watched in silence as Schuldig began to sketch the basement's layout. The Jedi wasn't really sure why his roommate had offered, but he figured as long as they were rooming together, they ought to take advantage of the arrangement by sharing information without the staff's prying eyes.

Sometimes, just having someone agree with him and be cooperative was a godsend. (It was just as well Farfarello wasn't the telepath; Schuldig tried not even to use phrases with the word God in them around the berserker, and he wasn't sure if that would inspire a nasty reaction in him or not. Given the balance of probability, there were even odds he'd get pissed off.) It wasn't that Schuldig wasn't used to opposition - he even enjoyed it most of the time - but sometimes it was just wearying.

"Consider it an even trade," Schuldig replied without looking up, again responding to Obi-Wan's active surface thoughts. "I can get information from you without even asking. Besides, the more people who explore the basement, the more I find out about it, so it serves my own purposes to see to it that more people go down there." After a few moments he handed the map back, his additions made. "There are some strange rooms down there. One has massive boulders rolling around inside it - don't ask me how it works logically, because it doesn't, but believe me, they're there. And the room after that is shrouded in fog, although I only got a glimpse of that one before nightshift ended."

Obi-Wan accepted the maps with a small nod. Of course, it made sense Schuldig had some sort of ulterior motive, but he still appreciated the maps just the same. He didn't really have a problem with sharing that kind of information with anyone. After all, it was foolish to withhold it for the sake of withholding it, for the precise reasons Schuldig had outlined. Without sharing knowledge, it would be difficult to collaborate and get a better feel for the whole picture.

"It sounds more like an obstacle course than some basement," he remarked. Whatever was down there was definitely well-guarded. He'd have to tell Qui-Gon all this later. "Either way, I appreciate the maps. Thank you." He looked curiously at his roommate. "Are you going back to the basement tonight?"

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