Just try to act normal // open~!

[Alec M'Crae]

Alec was sitting on a shelf. Yes, a steel shelf strong enough to hold his weight and more. The boy held a bear in his hands, one that seemed the same size as him when he crouched down. His head almost touched the ceiling as he peeked over his teddy bear and towards the scene.
Due to one of his many mental disorders, the floor wasn't safe. There were little creatures hopping up and down towards him, trying to bite him while Bloo wasn't able to protect him whatsoever. Alec was so afraid and no one was there to protect him, even through to everyone else he was just sitting on a shelf. No danger. No worries. Just a boy who's a wee but crazy. It's sure the whole 'normal' thing wasn't working out well at all.

[Rose Scarlet]

Rose was handed a shit of paper that was attached to a board. She was stepping in for her friend who had run off to see his wife who was going to give birth soon. Rose told to visit a room, check on what they were doing and help give them food. Rose thought it wouldn't that hard, simple, but the first room she had gone in scared her. The man within the doors scared her. Rose didn't want to fail her friend so she did was she was told and got out. She was sent to many more rooms tell she was give a new one. "Alec..." Rose read the first name. She read more on it, even thought she was most likely not suppose to, but she found it interesting. Rose was given a tray and headed towards the room. She gave a gentle and light knock on the door then slowly open it.

She was wore a soft light pink dress, her short black hair was brushed and neat. The shampoo and conditioner gave the sweet scent of flowers along with her perfume she had put on. She had white flats and had a silver flower necklace around her neck. Her light blue eyes turned towards the direction of Alec and she raised her head to look at him. She was a little confused as to why he was up there and not down here, but after what she had seen in the rooms before, she was not surprised. She placed the tray upon a small desk and turned towards Alec. "Hi, my name is Rose. I am filling in for Dr. Eric. He had to leave for a little bit so I toke is place. It's nice to meet you."

[Alec M'Crae]

Alec pressed himself against the wall, holding his ear tight in his arms, fearing for his life.. The little creatures didn't attack the girl, was she their leader? Was she going to try to eat him too? He could just imagine it now. However she didn't seem scary at all. Really nice actually. Alec didnt understand a single word she said but she didn't look all that scary. But trust is a hard concept for Alec, so could she really be trusted? Trying to find a more secure place to hide, Alec ended up falling off the shelf and falling six feet until he hit the hard floor. The boy let out a cry in pain and gripped his teddy bear tighter for protection from the creatures that were now crawling all over him, nipping at his skin, a pain he felt that in reality was just the pain from hitting the ground. Alec's body was quaking, hiding his face away from Rose and ever screaming a few times.

[Rose Scarlet]

Rose's blue eyes grew wide as she saw Alec begin to fall from his high place upon the shelf. Rose was to slow to catch him and the sound of his body hitting the floor was more then Rose could take. It was a sick sound and Rose just wanted to disappear or wished it never happened. Rose ran to Alec's side and fell to her knees by his side. He had covered his face with his teddy bear and was screaming in pain. She understood that he was in pain, but it seemed more fearful then pain. Of course, it was because of pain, but Alec seemed to be screaming about something else. Rose looked at him with soft blue eyes that were clouded with worry. Reaching out her hand she went to gentle place it upon his brown hair, "Alec are you okay?"

[Alec M'Crae]

Alec flinched and screamed again when Rose laid her had on his head. He didn't know hobbit was and thought it was another monster. Touch resting a hand on him you could feel his body quaking, so much it was like an internal earthquake. Alec was so scared it was almost saddening seeing someone so broken like this. Like a damaged toy that meet really did what it was suppose to and always went crazy and somehow got turned off for another day. That's how Alec worked. He'd be okay at first but he would snap, and at that point a needle would go in his skin and he'd be unconscious within seconds. It's no fun how it worked but there wasn't anything they could do. The way his hair was scruffed when she touched his head seemed to relax him for a brief moment until he started panicking again. Maybe the monsters biting him would go away if someone would give him some real human contact, something the system in here lacked.

[Rose Scarlet]

Rose looked at him with frightened and terrified blue eyes. He was shaking so violently and his screams of fear made things worse. Everything he did made her heart sink low with worry and sympathy. She couldn't even begin to imagine how life was for him every single day. Having similar fears that never seemed to end and would grow with each passing day. Rose knew little to what they did in this place and part of her wanted to never know. She feared what they might do to these lost souls. Rose was not as scared for these specials people as she was at the start of the day. She know didn't want to jump out of the room right after she got in. She wanted to stay and do all in her power to help them. She wondered what the staff here did to communicate with them, for some she had meet looked at her with blank stares like they had no clue what she was saying. Rose began to wonder if Alec was one of them. Leaning close to him she wrapped her arms around and held him close. When she was little her mother would wrap her arms around Rose and hold her close when Rose had nightmares. She would say to take deep breaths and tell her that everything was alright. Rose felt much better just resting within her mother's arms. Wrapping Alec in a gentle hug, she hoped it would calm him down a little. After he was calm she would help give him his food and would take notes on all she had seen today with Alec.

[Alec M'Crae]

Alec felt arms around him, and suddenly the monsters nipping at his skin ran away, out the open door to his room. He flinched again, still shaking violently, but at least his creams turned into whimpers at this point. Just a simple hugged was something he hasn't gotten in ten years and that fuzzy feeling of being held was so comforting. Slowly, the shaking died down ever so slowly and his breathing wasn't as fast, but instead a little shaky. Alec let go of his teddy bear and nuzzled himself closer to Rose, feeling safer than he's ever felt in his entire life. He felt at leave for once, no medication needed like usual. However the silence was broken by a tump from a plate tray someone in the long hallway dropped and Alec screamed, his arms now flung around Rose and holding a tight hug, the shaking starting to get stronger again. Being scared of his own shadow was horrible, seeing how his schizophrenia had a big part in messing up his mind and building his fears into something that could drain the colour from your skin, all from something so simple as let's say.. A bug. It could be a fly but in Alec's kind it's a demon with forty legs and fangs to kill him with. The boy's head was tucked into Rose's neck, hiding his eyes away from any sighs that could be around him. He didn't want to let go anytime soon.

[Rose Scarlet]

Rose smiled gentle down at Alec as he seemed to calm down little by little. One thing stopped and then it was shortly followed by another. The heart dropping screams and grown to a whimper and even that seemed to come to an end. She could feel his forehead resting against her shoulder and it was as if she was holding a small child in her arms. A little child was scared of a thunderstorm or hand a bad dream. So Innocent and sweet. Then, from within the hall outside came the sound of a falling tray. The sound even gave Rose a little jump, but it soon passed, but Alec took it another way. He once again screamed in fear and began to shake. Around her she could feel his hold on her tighten and his forehead pressing harder against her neck. He was so scared from a sound that just passed over Rose with no trouble. Rose looked at him with soft blue eyes. She felt so bad for him having to live in a world like this. Rose pressed the side of her head against his. Placing one hand gentle on the back of his head and the other on his back. Gentle patting his back she gentle whispered to him came words, "It's going to be okay, I won't leave you." Rose gentle padded his head and waited for him to settle again.

[Alec M'Crae]

Alec gripped on the back of her shirt, his eyes wide open and he hasn't blinked for the longest time. It took a little longer to calm down this time as his paranoia got the best of him and all he was doing was waiting for something else to jump up and give him another heart attack. The girl whispered comforting words in his ear, not that he could understand it, but he knew whatever she said was nothing bad. After all, the little monsters vanished and everything seemed peaceful. A minute later, a nurse went to see why his door was open as they worried he may have escaped, but instead saw Alec cured up in Rose's arms. He seemed so calm... So she let them be and closed his door. The boy was much calmer now, no longer screaming and his grip on Rose loosened. At the same time however, he still felt a little tense.

[Rose Scarlet]

Rose waited calmly and as she did she noticed that he started to settle once again. Looking over her shoulder, she saw the nurse close the door and she gave her a warm smile for a thanks. Turning back to Alec, once the door was shut she looked at him with gentle and warm blue eyes. He seemed just like a little brother. So fearful of the unknown world and just needed a sweet hug to calm him down. Thought, Alec was no little boy. He was a year younger then Rose, or that's what she read on his paper. He suffered from more then just a small little scare he seemed to be in madness and Rose couldn't help, but feel sorry. Rose looked back over to the food she had brought and noticed that the once hot steam was starting to fade away. Turning back to Alec, she gave his head a few gentle strokes and then whispered gentle in his ear, "Let's go eat." With that, she gentle tried to back away from the strong hug they had formed.

[Alec M'Crae]

Alec didn't want to let go of her, but he felt like he had to. He heard the word 'eat', one of the few words he understood and he guessed he wanted him to eat his food on the table a few feet away from them. If Alec could hang on her all day like a koala, everyone knew very well he would. Just being able to calm Alec down makes him attached to that person, because in his mind he's been yearning for so long. A companion. A friend that actually existed, unlike the monster that his schizophrenia created. Alec stayed close by, one hand holding Rose's arm so he wouldn't loose her. Not that she's leave, but he didn't want to take the risk. Eventually he ended up in front of his food. He didn't really want to eat it, so that would take a little while to resolve. Alec did have all he aspects of a child. The fear, the shyness, and the stubbornness. Of course, there was the insanity half, but lets leave that out for now.

[Rose Scarlet]

Rose smiled warmly at him and let out a small sight of relief. Some part of Rose's mind thought he would never let go. That he would hold on tightly and scream to not break the hug they had formed. Alec had released calmly, but he still didn't seem to want to break completely. As they grew apart he held on to her arm, but she didn't mind. The two of them made their way to the table and Rose pulled out the chair. Looking at Alec she noticed his expression. His eyes didn't look at the food in longing and hunger like she hopped he would. Something told Rose this would be a changeling. Rose placed the food in front of him and placed a white napkin upon his lap. She sat down in a chair by the table and grabbed the clipboard with the paper regarding Alec. Taking the pen from the top she began to write as she waited for him to eat.

[Alec M'Crae]

Alec stared at his food, a blank expression on his face slowly turning into something a little more disgusted. The desire to eat shrunk even more when he leaned in to get a whiff of his meal, despite being freshly made, he found his unpleasant. His nose crinkled and pushed the tray further away from him, completely refusing to eat. It wasn't any surprise either. The reports on his state he doesn't eat often, at least one or two meals a weak. His uniform pretty much hung over his body, being awfully thin. They've been trying to get him on a normal diet to get some meat on his bones again but they haven't made much progress. At least he liked to drink, so he stayed hydrated. The boy glanced at Rose, wondering what was going on as she wrote down something. He couldn't read, of course, but who can blame him for wanting to know?

[Rose Scarlet]

Rose lifted her head at the sound of the tray being pushed across the table. As she thought, this was going to be a changeling. She had just read over his diet review and it was trouble some. He ate so little in such a long period of time. Rose let out a long sigh. Looking at his body she noticed it didn't fit him at all. Thinking back on the hug, his back was rather bony. Rose wondered what she could do to help him eat. He didn't understand what she was saying, but he seemed to get the word 'eat'. That got Rose to think he only knew the basics. Eat, sleep, drink, and words like that. Did they not even try to teach them to read and write. Rose was starting to feel even more sorry for Alec. Putting down the board and pen upon the table she tapped her finger on the tray and looked at him with a clear confused expression.

[Alec M'Crae]

Alec sat there, hunched over with a stubborn look. His appetite was very small and only ate when he felt extremely hungry. The boy didn't own any intentions of starving himself, but it almost seemed like it to most people without a hint of his story. Rose seemed to want him to eat, and she wouldn't move any further with spending time with Alec until he did. What would he do? Alec glanced at he tray again, seeing the bottled water with it. He grabbed that instead, not knowing what to do next. He usually had a glass and he's seen these bottles wry few times, but has never used it. Alec examined it, flipping it upside down to see if water would come out, but it didn't. This just showed how much the employees restricted the patients from the outside world. Alec looked at Rose and blinked twice, his pale ocean blue eyes looking at her, wondering of she knew what to do. If he drank this he assumed she'd think he had an appetite. But she read his little bio on paper, something he didn't know they had. This wasn't going to work well.