True?

Trying to find comfort in Sapphire's words, Scott nods a little. He knew the goal was to get out of here so he could go back to his own home and not be tormented all the time. But would he really? Maybe she was right... maybe that shouldn't even be an option.

Her question of breakfast makes him glance over to the nightstand where his portion sat cold. He wouldn't eat it now anyway. But he hadn't eaten it because he hadn't wanted to. "I'm... I'm not really hungry."

He swings his gaze back to his sister, searching her eyes for a moment. He had Dr. Hawks after him to eat. Jenny too, and Justin. If Hope were around, she'd be after him to eat more too. Would it help get him out of here sooner?

"But... maybe I'll just have some toast or something." Standing up, he sets aside the bag Sapphire had brought for him, then goes to put on his socks and shoes. "Okay... I'll show you where it is."

Fifteen minutes later they were in the lunch room. There weren't many people around at this time of the morning so it was nice and quiet. Scott did get a piece of toast with some jelly and was trying to drink a little more orange juice too.


"Oh, really?" Justin's eyebrows rise slightly as Jenny informs him where Scott is. "Well good. I won't interrupt them. Just call my cell phone after Sapphire leaves, okay? Then I'll be in to see him."

Wandering back outside, Justin finds himself back at the familiar bench beside the sidewalk. Easing down, he sets his backpack down too and makes sure he has the empty container with him. He'd been sure to wash it after he'd had the cherry pie and figured he'd see Beth today to give it back. If not, he'd leave it with a note.


"I am so ready." Alec grins and gives Ryan another kiss before aiming for the door. Once they're out, it doesn't take long to get on the road towards the lake. Though Alec probably wouldn't say so, this was something new to him. He'd hung out with friends a bit before and done a few fun things, but having a day's excursion with no real plans... it was what maybe he'd always wanted but never had. It was just something else Ryan had given him, that he tucked away in his heart that was still softening around the edges.

Watching the scenery pass, Alec's mind flits from one thing to another. "Hey, I heard there was a good ice cream place by the lake. True?"


As the group sees the woman and man, they stop, half relieved that someone was there to greet them, and half so nervous they could barely move. As Jackie approaches Kyle, he immediately returns her handshake with a smile. "The one and only."

Wayne wanders up behind Jackie and smiles at the group, offering his handshake as well to the several who were near. "Hey guys, good to see you. Jackie's right, we're glad you're here." Setting his hands on his hips, he studies all the eyes looking back at him. "I hope you realized that you're an odd case."

Kyle laughs and nods. "Yeah, it usually doesn't work quite like this, does it?"

"Nope." Wayne chuckles, shaking his head. "You're a no-name band, greener than grass with family sponsorship carrying you through. You being here means you must have quite a bit of pull with someone."

Kyle's grin widens. "We sure do. And He's been doing some pretty peculiar stuff ever since I joined this group."

"Yeah, I heard you didn't even start this thing."

"Nope. They nominated me." Kyle exchanges a quick look with Erik. "As long as they're happy, I'm happy."

"Well, as long as you all are happy, we're happy too." Wayne nods to the others. "So who have we got? Who's who?"

Kyle goes through quick introductions, explaining names and what they did. "And... then we have Karla... she's along to help us with our bookwork and help us manage what's happening. And this is Alice - she's a writer for What's Up and also my shadow whom I love."

Wayne grins. "Very good. Alright, well lets just have a seat over here and talk about what the plans are. No pressure today - just talk and sorting through some logistics."

The group trails in to a nearby table with chairs, each finding their own seat. As they're getting seated, Erik accidentally bumps into Jackie. "Oh, sorry." He grins sheepishly as he teasingly shoves Theo and his chair closer to the table. "Theo likes to take up too much room."