“Alright Czi, you can do this.” 

The woman stood in front of the wide overhead door labeled “Garage”, pulling up on the handle, but unable to get it to budge more than an inch or so. The key card she swiped from one of the nurses didn't have the access levels to open any doors in the rear of the building, so of course the only logical solution was to screw with it until it did open. 

[i]Fuck. Futile to the last.[/i]

Czigani looked up in the ceiling and noticed a small ventilation grate, which most likely fed into the garage on the other side. She cracked her knuckles and took a deep breath. As of late she'd had an impressive amount of agility and adrenaline flowing through her, unaware of it’s origins but also didn't care all the same. She knew something was different, but couldn't figure out whether it was all the shit they pumped into her over the last few weeks or possibly the electroshock treatments they've doled out like it was going out of style. Either way, something within her physical makeup was changing drastically, and her thoughts, senses, and general outlook on the surroundings seemed sharper and less scattered.

She took a few steps back and sprinted forward, pushing off on the wall with one foot, and gaining enough vertical momentum to grab one of the steel conduit pipes coming out of the ceiling. She lifted herself up and balanced rather effortlessly on the narrow ledge, but making the mistake of looking down only to throw off her equilibrium. 

“Shit...I must be like forty feet above the floor.” She gasped, turning her attention back to the vent which was easy enough to open as she crawled in head first. She slid her body carefully along the dust covered air duct until reaching the adjoining vent, which she pushed opened and then dropped down onto a stack of crates that made the rest of the trip down easy. 

The room had no lights on that Czigani noticed, yet she was able to see with precision and clarity as though they were on, but the colors she saw in pitch darkness were much more muted and dull.

“What the hell? This has got to be some drug induced shit going on right now.” Her voice echoed in the large garage, which appeared to have a full stock of tools, parts to various mechanical things, and a covered vehicle. 

“I bet that's it” She said with grin, pulling on the canvas cover that didn't appear to have any dust on it. Underneath was a cherry red [url=http://carswithmuscles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1969ChevelleSS_2.jpg]1969 Chevy Chevelle[/url], the very car she'd overheard Doctor Zvikas mention on a few occasions. Apparently it was his most prized possession, and now it was going to be hers if she could just remember to hot wire the ignition, a trick she’d picked up years ago, but only ever actually used on one occasion for a friend of hers. All she knew now was that she needed to get out, and the place certainly wouldn’t miss one insignificant patient amongst the one hundred or more that were unlucky enough to be trapped there. She fumbled around with the paneling under the steering wheel column, and popped off the small cover, exposing a few wires. At that moment her ears perked up, catching a faint jingling of metal, and the fluorescent lights overhead turned on, revealing a thin figure standing near the interior doorway across from the vehicle. 

“A-Are you looking for these, ma’am?” 

It was Jimmy, holding up a pair of keys that, she assumed, belonged to the car she was attempting to steal. Czigani sat up in the driver's seat and looked over at Jimmy with a sheepish grin. “Uh...hey there kid. This isn’t what it looks like…” She said, clenching her fist that was out of his line of sight. She didn’t want to have to hurt him since he was really one of the only decent people she’d met at the hospital, but she also couldn’t afford anymore obstacles. Not now. Not ever.

“Oh, no w-worries ma’am, I’m just h-here to help.”

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Kelly’s heart hammered from the adrenaline she’d mustered up during her quick escape, and she leaned up against the wall for a moment to catch her breath as the outer door she exited from closed behind her and the locks engaged. Her eyes met the night sky for a moment, which was clear and full of stars, probably more than she’d ever remember seeing living in large cities where the bright lights of the cityscape took away from the subtleties of the darkness. But out in the middle of nowhere, miles from where the larger cities were located, the night skies were unmolested and the galaxies seemed to shimmer with life.

She found herself in a large courtyard area, surrounded by lush trees, bushes, flowers, and several small patio tables with umbrellas. Several tall black lamp posts were evenly distributed throughout and illuminated the area with a warm glow that made it more comfortable and serene.

The smell of something resembling grilled meats assaulted the girl's nostrils, causing her mouth to water, and an instinctual urge to erupt from within. Kelly was hungry. She hadn't had a decent meal since the incident days ago that put her away and into the system to waste away. She searched out the source of the wonderful aroma and found it. Across the courtyard, sitting at one of the tables which had several dishes of food and drink, was Doctor Zvikas.

“Please join me Ms. Denver.” He gave a Kelly a quick wave and a smile, as he motioned for her come. “Rest assured no harm will come to you, however there are [i]measures[/i] put in place should you decide to continue your intended course of action...”

The doctor motioned out into the vast acreage beyond the courtyard, and Kelly noticed armed patrols with assault rifles, accompanied by german shepherds, walking along the inner and outer fence line and across the long stretch of grass that appeared the length of a football stadium. 

“So you see, I implore you to come sit, enjoy a good meal, and then there are a few matters we need to discuss.”

[@Xandrya]