Listening to Alice speak was like getting kicked in the nuts repeatedly and then having a foghorn blown in his ear as he writhed on the ground. It was painful and annoying and made him want to kill something. She was too normal and just blah for him to stand it. It made him want to corrupt her just to make her a bit more interesting. He was broken from his musings and her words by Chris and Evan's little attack on Daniel. It took all He had not to burst out in laughter at the look on Danny's face. His little bunny ears were crooked and it looked like someone had kicked his puppy. It was just too hilarious. However, he would not let his real feelings show through right now. He still had a part he was playing and he did not want to show his hand this soon. As soon as Alice was done, Ashton nodded to Chess to begin. [i] What to say what to say. Best keep it simple and short. [/i] He smiled his most charming smile and said, "My name is Chess. My favorite color is green. I like walks on the beach at night, slow kisses and snuggling." He winked at Alice, and nodded to everyone else. That should do for now. He waited for the Dr. to move to the next person and got a disapproving look from the man. Sighing he added, "Fine. I am here because I set a little fire and it pissed some people off. They think I need some help with my issues. Happy now?" He sank down in his chair a bit and would not look at Ashton's face. He did not want to see the smug look on the prick's face that He knew was there. He always seemed to bend to that bastard's will and it was beyond irritating. He waited for the next person to talk and tried to get his anger under control before he showed any more of his true self than he already had. ------------------------------------------ Feeling very uncomfortable, Daniel tried not to make eye contact with anyone. With the viper twins on either side he knew that something was going to happen he just did not know what or when. As the minutes passed while Dr. Ashton spoke and they did nothing, he started to relax. Maybe they wouldn't do anything after all. He started to look around a bit and then when Alice started to talk got up to change his seating position but when he went to sit down his chair was ripped from underneath him and he crashed heavily to the ground, landing on his hip which immediately began hurting. He sat there stunned for a minute and dimly heard Ashton saying something to the twins before things fully registered with him. They had Fucking done it to him again. He took a deep breath as his mind raged while he stood up and sat back down in his restored seat. [i] Those two psychotic douchebags! I should never have let my guard down around them even for a second. Chris is always such a dick when he is on like this and Evan, well, I just hope that one day she chokes on her Fucking paintbrush after I shove it down her Fucking throat. I hate them so much. Why do they always have to mess with me? Fuckers! [/i] He took another breath as Chris started to speak and when he was finally done and it was his turn spoke quietly, "My name is Daniel. I have been here for a long time. There was an accident with my family... I am alone now and am here. I...I don't want to talk anymore." He blushed heavily because he was embarrassed and knew how stupid he sounded. The chuckles he heard from Evan and Chris made him want to punch some one. He glanced at Alice and Winter but broke eye contact almost as soon as it was established. He really was not in the mood for group anymore and juat wanted to go anywhere else. He felt a hand pinch his side and knew it was Evan again. Despite himself he looked up at her. "One day bitch I will kill you if you don't leave me alone." He did not realize that this time he had actually said the words aloud. ------------------------------------------ Laura had not really been paying too much attention to what was going on in group while Dr. Ashton spoke. She was more concerned with the nurses and the other people in the room than her fellow Asylum mates. They were the ones that gave her the drugs that always made her feel strange and disjointed. They were the ones to watch right now since they could and did sneak up on you. She saw Absolom come in with Katherine and shivered. That woman gave her the creeps. She seemed so nice at first but something about her was just not right. However, when Evan and Chris decided to prank Daniel she turned to see what was up and frowned. It was not right that he was always picked on. She looked at Liv and quietly stated, "Not nice." to her before turning back and watching Daniel settle in his chair. She listened as he talked and then winced as Evan did. That girl was so rude. Then it was her turn to speak. She could hear the tiniest of whispers in the back of her mind that let her know that while the medication was still working it would not be for too much longer so if she was going to speak lucidly then now was the time. "My name is Laura. I was born and raised here. It is all I have ever known. I have always been sick but I don't think it used to be this bad. I can't remember when it changed. I can't remember a lot of things. Everything gets all jumbled up and then I am lost. Can anyone help me?" The silence made her cringe and she leaned closer to Liv who was petting her as usual. She hadn't expected an answer, not really. She knew that anyone that came here was doomed. In Wonderland even the sanest person would eventually lose their mind. She put her hands over her ears as the voices started to get a bit louder and took a few deep breaths. It would not be long now before she was once again lost. ----------------------------------------- [i] Group seems to be extra lively today. [/i] Malcolm was watching as Chris and Evan tortured Daniel and got ready to intervene if things got ugly. Daniel was unpredictable at times and if he did anything violent he wanted to nip it in the bud, especially since Katherine was here. He shot a glance at the woman and saw that she looked happy. She even laughed a few times and that made him smile as well. He had a lot to tell her today about how the morning had went and could not wait until group was finished so they could go back to her office and chat. He turned back to group as he heard Laura speak out and raised an eyebrow. It was rare for her to actually make sense. He heard her voice start to tremble by the end of things and saw her hands going over her ears and walked over to her. He placed a hand on her shoulder and asked, "You alright?" When she nodded he replied, "Let me know if things get overwhelming and I will take you back to your room. There is no need to overtax yourself." He gave her shoulder one last reassuring squeeze and went back to his place beside Katherine. He really did care about his patients and Laura was such a damaged girl. It made his heart ache seeing her start to backside again. He met Katherine's eyes and asked, "Isn't there anything that we can do to help her? I know that you consult with Dr.Ashton about her care. Maybe you could talk to him about her meds again. She seems to be getting worse not better." He knew that there was probably nothing Katherine could do but it did not hurt to ask. She was the only one that might be able to do something anyways. She was the only one that Dr. Ashton seemed to listen to when it came to the long-term care of their patients. ------------------------------------------ Ryan had been enjoying the show so far. The thing with Chess had made him smile. Seeing the cocky little shit kowtowing to Ashton was always amusing. Then Daniel's falling while not as funny had at least been interesting. He had even been amused by listening to Laura speak since it was rare. He had nothing against the girl except that Liv was a bit too attached to her. Other than that all he felt for her was pity. When Liv spoke he wanted to laugh. [i] Obsessive compulsive huh? Sure why not. It was as good as anything else he supposed. [/i] Then it was his turn. He really did not feel like sharing anything today even though he was in a good mood so said, "I am here for my own Damn reasons and because my father is a dick. Other than that just don't piss me off and we will be fine." he smiled a rare smile at Alice as he said this and then let his eyes turn cold to drive home the point. He wanted to make sure that she knew he was not someone to mess with. He hoped she did not think that she was going to befriend Liv either since that was so not happening. Liv had enough clingers already and did not pay him the attention that He deserved. The new girl needed to just keep her distance from them both. She was hot true, but just because he would bang her did not make him want to be her friend. He sighed as Ashton gave him a look but he did not waver. Unless the man spoke and insisted he share then he could Fucking deal with it. He broke eye contact and was relieved when nothing was said and Winter began to speak. It looked like introductions were almost over finally. [i] About damn time. Who cares about getting to know people anyways? He had Liv and that was more than enough friends for him. [/i] ---------------------------- She had not been really paying attention to group so far until she was poked in the side by Ryan and realized that it was her turn to speak. She had been lost in her thought and memories. She was thinking about a few months before the accident when she and Summer had gone out one night to the park near their house. It had been cloudy and a bit cold. They had spent an hour there just talking about what they would do once they were adults and out of their parents house. It was a good memory and she remembered how Summer had glowed as she talked about going overseas and seeing the world. Winter had been a bit awed by her then since she was always so brave and ambitious while Winter was reserved and wanted nothing more than to have their own little place where they could just be who and what they wanted. She sighed as she shook off the memory and it took her a minute to compose herself and say anything. She cleared her throat and said, "My name is a Winter. I am here because of an accident and so is my twin, Summer. My parents thought it would be best to take some time to recover and seek medical care so that we could be at our best. Summer could not come to group today so asked me to speak for her." Smiling at everyone, she felt herself drift off again. She was alwAys a bit spacy when Summer was not around. She started to scratch her arm where her scar was as she tuned everyone out. She hoped that group did not take much longer so that She could see Summer again. She heard Ryan mutter "delusional bitch" under his breath and wondered who he was talking about before she lost herself in her own little world again. ----------------------------------------- When Winter was speaking, Fenris smiled and though how well group had gone so far. Chess had been put in his place. The twins had been their usual charmingly fucked off selves. The other siblings had played their parts well also. Daniel had been the poor martyr. Laura had even spoken her mind for once which was as planned. He had tweaked her meds to give her roughly an hour of clarity before she slowly went back into her little world. He would make sure that he let her have these brief periods every so often for the next few days to make things more fun before he changed the meds back to the new cocktail which was the perfect blend to do the most damage. Winter finished speaking and it was time to continue. "Alright everyone, now that we have all been aquainted it is time for the group exercise of the day. You will be split into pairs of two and will have to prepare a little skit about how to effectively work on one of the following issues:anger, trust, depression or abandonment. I will assign the pairs and you will have 20 minutes to prepare a 5 minute skit to present." He smiled an almost evil looking smile before saying, "This is mandatory so everyone will be expected to participate. I know it is difficult but if we want to get better then we must follow directions. I know it may seem stupid to you but these activities are medically proven to help patients and since I know that you all want to get better so that you can resume your lives outside of Wonderland, all will take part. Now, the pairs will be as follows: Winter and Liv who will be doing abandonment, Alice and Ryan who will be doing trust, Chess and Chris who will be doing depression and finally Daniel and Evan doing anger. Laura, you will not be working in a group but will instead be in charge of getting things set up for each presentation. You will go from group to group and see what if anything they will need to assist them. Now then, the staff had arranged some small desks around the edges of the room for each group to use with paper, pencils, markers and whatnot. Once everyone is settled I will set the timer. Please go to the desks with your names in them now." He all but clapped his hands together in excitement. With the pairs he had chosen and their topics the potential for chaos was all but guaranteed. He was wondering just who would have to be sedated first as he watched the patients start to move.