Winter smiled as she listened to Alice asking her about Wonderland. She had been here for a while and thought she knew enough to tell Alice the basics. If Alice had asked anyone else she doubted that she would get any real information out of them and instead become confused and irritated with their nonsense. She reached over and took Alice's hand in hers before saying, "There are several things that you need to know about this place in order to make it. First off is be careful who you trust. Second, be careful of the staff. Some of them are nice but others..." She looked around to make sure that none of the staff were too close before continuing. "Just be careful when telling them anything is all. Third, never anger Ryan or Evan. He is truly psycotic and she is just a crazy bitch. Last, don't eat the meatloaf ever. It tastes like dead things that have been left to rot." Winter smiled at Alice again and let go of her hand. She did not want to come on too strong but she hoped that Alice would become her friend. She saw movement out of the corner of her eye and saw that Daniel had moved to the end of their table and was staring at them. She nodded to him and when he blushed and ducked his head she focused her attention back on Alice. Poor Daniel was so skittish. She had tried to be friendly to him before but with mixed results. Maybe the lure of a new person was enough to draw him out. She said just loud enough for him to hear, "You are welcome to join us if you want to." She saw Alice notice him as well. She was going to say something else but then Summer appeared behind Alice and started to jump up and down and wave her hands. Winter sighed and gave her twin a look letting her know to go away. She would not be pleased if Summer made her lose another friend before they had even become aquainted. She saw a petulant look cross Summers face before she disappeared. She knew that Summer was losing patience with her and that just giving her looks would not work next time. Why did she have to be burdened with such an exasperating sibling? She started to unconsciously scratch at the scars on her arms as she became temporarily lost in her thoughts. She heard the commotion accross the room. She vaguely heard Alice muttering about Laura but wasn't aware enough to comment. She was starting to get lost within herself again. ------------------------------------------ Daniel was unsure whether or not to move from his safe place on the couch against the wall but seeing that Evan was busy talking to Chriss he decided to give it a shot. He was really interested in the new girl and since she was with Winter, who did not seem like a threat to him and who had even been friendly the few times they interacted, he decided to take a chance. He made his way to the table where the two girls were at and Sat down at the end of it but Still close enough to hear their conversation. He almost smiled when Winter said what she did about the meatloaf but seconds later she was speaking to him and he froze and looked away. He was not too good with people much less girls but he was tired of being alone and no one else in this place seemed safe enough to even try and befriend. He took a deep breath and looked back at them to see that Winter was zoning out again and Alice was looking at her strangely. He moved down a few seats until he was close enough to be heard easily and said, "Hello. My name is Daniel. Don't worry about Winter. She will be back shortly. She is just spacing out. And please don't ever touch my bunny ears. I hope maybe we can be friends." By the time he managed to stammer out all that he was blushing fiercely and his heart was pounding. He looked around frantically to make sure that Evan had not seen him and then relaxed slightly seeing that she was otherwise engaged and had not tracked him down yet. He put his hand over his heart to try and calm down and waited to see what Alice would say. ------------------------------------------ Ryan glared at his sister when she took the remains of the brush back and began to brush her doll's hair. She always seemed to get under his skin and even his little fits of jealousy did not seem to ruffle her over much. Sometimes he wondered why she had even come to Wonderland. He was the one that had to stay here not her. She could be outside with their family and free. Just the thought though made him want to punch someone in the face. If she was not here he would indeed go mad and probably would kill someone. When Liv called out for Chess to join them He almost lost his shit. "If I do end up killing anyone I will be sure to start with [i]that [/] fucker." he muttered to himself and winced as the idiot came all But skipping over and plopped down way too close to Olivia. The glare he bestowed would have done physical damage to most people but the moron did not seem to notice except to say, "Don't be angry. I was invited this time so it's cool." "Is he Fucking kidding or is he truly just a Damn fool?" he asked Liv but was ignored as she focused her attention on Chess. This made Ryan even angrier and he clenched his hands into fists at his side. He would give Chess five minutes and if he had not pissed off by then it would be on. He might end back up in isolation and drugged For a while but kicking Chess's ass would be worth it. He smiled evilly at the thought of a broken and bloody Chess and looked at the clock and began to coutdown. ------------------------------------------ When Olivia called out for him to join her and Ryan, Chess was thrilled. He loved being near the two. They were so easy to play with. All he had to do was be extra nice to Olivia and Ryan would be set off. And flirting with Olivia was always fun. He knew that she thought he had a crush on her but that was not the case. He just loved to stir up people and She was just another pawn to move in his little game. He glanced and saw that Evan and her twin were otherwise engaged and sighed. It would have been more fun to bring them In to play as well but it could not be helped. For now he would settle for the other siblings. He grinned and settled his idiot mask in place and Sat down next to Liv and started to play. ------------------------------------------ Malcolm had been watching the common room as usual and saw Laura have her fit and be sedated. He sighed and knew that soon he would be dispatched to take her back to her room. He alwAys got that job. Being the low man on the totem pole sometimes sucked. However, things were changing now that he had met Katherine. She was his superior in all ways and when she had requested that he be her assistant he was overjoyed. When the head nurse on duty nodded at him to go and get the girl he nodded and put thought of Her out of his mind for the moment. He walked over to where Laura was leaning back against the couch next to Olivia and picked her up without a word to the others sitting there. He turned his back on them and strode quickly out of the room. He walked down the hallway and once at Laura's room, went inside and tucked her gently into her bed. With her new dose of meds she would be out of it for several hours and probably come around just in time for group that afternoon. He smiled and stroked her hair gently before leaving. He did care for his charges but Katherine was the one he truly wanted to please. He would do anything to make her happy. He nodded to himself as he went back to his post and tried not to fidget as he thought about this afternoon when his queen would be on shift. Until then he would stay on guard as she had requested and wait.