Alrighty then!
"Society's collapse!" Gracie said aloud while deep in a dream. Suddenly, she sat up, fully awake. "Nurse? Nurse!"
Her assigned nurse rushed in. "Gracie. It's just a dream. Calm down. The society will not collapse. You hear me?" the nurse said calmly.
"No, it's true!" Gracie protested, to no avail.
"Now, now Gracie. You know you just had a dream," the nurse reassured. "Come on, it's time to go to music therapy with the other kids." She took Gracie firmly by the shoulders and guided her to an empty room. There were a couple chairs in the vague shape of a circle, and Gracie sat down in the one closest to the door.
"I don't wanna be here," she grumbled.
Maddie woke up abruptly to a woman pounding on her door and screaming out her name. It was around 5 am in the morning and Maddie was in no shape or mood to see others, but she obliged and opened her door, letting the orderly pick out her outfit and watched her get changed like every other day. She let the woman she’d named Whippy in her head lead her down the hallway to the room she always went to at this hour on Sunday mornings.
“Friken Music Therapy” she grumbled under her breath, playing with the pen she’d used to sign in to the room.
"Oh, another person. Great, just great," Gracie mumbled under her breath so Maddie couldn't hear, rubbing her birthmark.
Tomas was escorted into the room by an older nurse, she had been there even before he came to this hell hole. "Hello everyone." He said, his smug grin in place as usual.
Kani was forced into the room by a male nurse. Even by glancing at the pair, you could tell that the two did not get along. She sat down in a chair and crossed her arms, not saying a word.
"Well patients, It's good to see you all here!" a nurse who had just come in said cheerfully. In front of her was the box of allowed musical instruments in the hospital. "I want everyone to come here and pick an instrument, and let's make music!" the nurse gave a wide smile.
gracie grumbled but against her will, her assigned nurse forced her to her feet and she reluctantly went to the box and picked a drum. It was the top instrument, and she really didn't care what one she got. as long as she didn't have to do anything, she was fine.
Tomas grabbed a hallow drum, looked the nurse who was leading the class straight in the eyes. Then, he punched through the fabric top and stuck up his middle finger at her.
The nurse looked at Tomas' assigned nurse meaningfully. Finally, Tomas' assigned nurse pulled him back as best as he could. "Now now Tomas. Let's not get mad. Anger isn't good for healing," the nurse leading the class said with a bright smile on her face, though everyone could tell it was fake.
"Healing is bullshit and you know it. I know at least that you're only here for the drugs you steal, isn't that right Wendy?" Tomas's voice got sickly sweet.
Kani burst into giggles at Tomas' reaction. She normally didn't become too fond of others, let alone men, but she couldn't help herself.
the nurse, wendy gave tomas an exasperated look and gave up on him. "and what 'magical powers' would you happen to have, hm?" she asked.
gracie snorted at tomas' response. he was the first one she knew to actually retaliate against the nurses.
"kani, gracie, is something funny?" wendy asked sternly.
gracie couldn't help it - she burst out laughing again. when she finally stopped, she replied. "no, miss," she said, blinking her eyes innocently.
"I dont know miss Wendy." Tomas drawled, starting up his powers. "But wouldn't it be real funny if you laughed along with us thrn walked out of the room?"
Wendy blinked, then laughed suddenly. "I don't know," she said. "You're kinda funny…" Wendy did head to the door, however. Eventually she walked out of the room. "Have fun, kiddos!" she shouted back in the room before she left.
"what was that about?" asked gracie, very confused.
"Have fun crackie." Tomas sweetly called out before turning to Gracie. "Power of persuasion i suppose."
"hmm" gracie replied, rubbing her birthmark as a stress reducer.
"Yeet skeet, Imma go throw some intruments against the wall. Anyone wanna help?" Tomas offered, a gleam in his eyes that could only be described as either feral or absolutely crazy.
Kani looked at him with a look that seemed devious. "I do," she got up and casually walked over to the instruments. "Which ones first?"
"yes!" gracie replied, eagerness in her eyes. and, i suppose the way she was jumping up and down excitedly. "though i doubt this drum will break," she continued doubtfully.
"Try anything. If the nurses try to stop me I usually just kick their ankles and run away." Tomas said, looking complelty serious.
(Tomas… Tomas is Remus…)
Kani didn't hesitate. She instantly picked up a flute and threw it at the wall full force, making it break. "Like that?"
Tomas giggled, clapping his hands and grabbing another drum. He threw it into the wall and whooped. He was honestly surprised that the nurses hadn't tried to stop them.
Gracie grabbed the nearest wooden instrument and threw it at the wall, pouring all of her anger, at her old classmates, at the nurses, at this place and in the process, she splintered the entire instrument. She didn't even know what instrument she had thrown, she had just done it blindly. Blindly. Ha, what a fitting word, considering her situation.
"I'm going to go stab a nurse with a flute, brb." Tomas gave an unusual smile and gtabbed a metal flute. So he was actually crazy, cool.
"Be sure to get blood everywhere," Kani called out after him, picking up another instrument and slamming it down on the ground.
"I-…" Gracie didn't know what to say, so she pulled out all that anger and rage again and broke the instruments in whatever way possible. she saved the metal instruments for throwing at the nurses. if she was calm and collected, she probably would've thought twice about that, but well, she had pulled out her rage and anger and now that would stay out until it was all used up for the day or she was too physically exhausted to continue anymore.
