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The Edge of Reason
The Apolyton Sanitarium stood like a castle on a hill. It gave all that entered it a fantastic view of the country side around. From the far hills full of towering timber to the valley and the slowly babbling brook that ran just outside the gates.
The Chief Psychiatrist DrSpike always enjoyed his morning drive out to the place he called Heaven. He has made many a change from the stifling atmosphere left by his predecessors. Today was just another day for him, one more day to speak to his favourite patients and reassure them all, that they were getting better and better in every way.
The patients in the sanitarium were strangely all suffering from the same psychosis. They all believed that they were Mafia Hit men. They all came to the sanitarium with stories of their heyday when they had murdered whole villages of the inhabitants. Some even spoke of Cruise Ships they had bordered and also left all slain in their path.
DrSpike found this all amazing. He loved to hear their tales of being poisoned, stabbed , hung, shot and many other forms or mutilation. His most favourite patients were going to be in his early morning Group Session. There was Rah (god like belief in his right to be a Mafia killer), Skanky Burns (who preferred to do his killing in a Waiters Suit), Paddy the Scot, (who appeared to be way too busy sitting at his computer all day to be a mafia but he too told stories of murder and lust), and the strange yet quiet James the DL. Dr Spike knew little about James and hoped to get him to open up today.
Later in the afternoon Dr Spike intended to meet more of his patients, Civman2000, Reismark, Hercules and Illuminatus. These were his patients who had shown the greatest move towards recovery and normal life. But still there was a long way to go.
For lunch today he was due to meet with young Doctor Nikolai. A newly graduated psychiatrist from the European Colleges. Dr Spike was very interested to learn new ways of delving into the human mind. Dr Spike's routine was the same most days and he preferred things done his way.
As Dr spike entered the lobby of the majestic building he noticed the early morning visitors had arrived especially early today. Speaking to the Receptionist Chaunk he saw what appeared to be two brothers, Jonny and Tuberski. They were having a vocal argument about the time the could visit their friend Hercules today. Against the far wall were more visitors waiting to see family or friends. Joncha and Spaced Cowboy appeared to have met before and were chatting away. Standing all alone was Lord Nuclear, Dr Spike had never like him and wondered how a lovely patient like Resimark could accept Lord Nuclear visiting him.
Dr Spike used his ID Card to enter his office and fired up his computer. Soon he had 42 new emails to read. The first ones were just the usual Spam Mail so he deleted them, following them was email from his chief Guard Snoopy369. Snoopy was complaining about the lack of Guards rostered on this week. He felt that Jaguar , Ljube and Theben may be limited in their ability to respond to any emergency. Dr Spike just laughed, he had worked here for nearly 8 years now and the ynever had any emergencies here.
He grabbed his set of notes from yesterday and called his two assistants, Kassiopeia and Adagio to join him on his first rounds of the day.
He whistled to himself as he thought, Yes its just another day at the office.
But it wasn’t, things were soon to turn this day into one everyone would prefer to forget forever.
The Apolyton Sanitarium stood like a castle on a hill. It gave all that entered it a fantastic view of the country side around. From the far hills full of towering timber to the valley and the slowly babbling brook that ran just outside the gates.
The Chief Psychiatrist DrSpike always enjoyed his morning drive out to the place he called Heaven. He has made many a change from the stifling atmosphere left by his predecessors. Today was just another day for him, one more day to speak to his favourite patients and reassure them all, that they were getting better and better in every way.
The patients in the sanitarium were strangely all suffering from the same psychosis. They all believed that they were Mafia Hit men. They all came to the sanitarium with stories of their heyday when they had murdered whole villages of the inhabitants. Some even spoke of Cruise Ships they had bordered and also left all slain in their path.
DrSpike found this all amazing. He loved to hear their tales of being poisoned, stabbed , hung, shot and many other forms or mutilation. His most favourite patients were going to be in his early morning Group Session. There was Rah (god like belief in his right to be a Mafia killer), Skanky Burns (who preferred to do his killing in a Waiters Suit), Paddy the Scot, (who appeared to be way too busy sitting at his computer all day to be a mafia but he too told stories of murder and lust), and the strange yet quiet James the DL. Dr Spike knew little about James and hoped to get him to open up today.
Later in the afternoon Dr Spike intended to meet more of his patients, Civman2000, Reismark, Hercules and Illuminatus. These were his patients who had shown the greatest move towards recovery and normal life. But still there was a long way to go.
For lunch today he was due to meet with young Doctor Nikolai. A newly graduated psychiatrist from the European Colleges. Dr Spike was very interested to learn new ways of delving into the human mind. Dr Spike's routine was the same most days and he preferred things done his way.
As Dr spike entered the lobby of the majestic building he noticed the early morning visitors had arrived especially early today. Speaking to the Receptionist Chaunk he saw what appeared to be two brothers, Jonny and Tuberski. They were having a vocal argument about the time the could visit their friend Hercules today. Against the far wall were more visitors waiting to see family or friends. Joncha and Spaced Cowboy appeared to have met before and were chatting away. Standing all alone was Lord Nuclear, Dr Spike had never like him and wondered how a lovely patient like Resimark could accept Lord Nuclear visiting him.
Dr Spike used his ID Card to enter his office and fired up his computer. Soon he had 42 new emails to read. The first ones were just the usual Spam Mail so he deleted them, following them was email from his chief Guard Snoopy369. Snoopy was complaining about the lack of Guards rostered on this week. He felt that Jaguar , Ljube and Theben may be limited in their ability to respond to any emergency. Dr Spike just laughed, he had worked here for nearly 8 years now and the ynever had any emergencies here.
He grabbed his set of notes from yesterday and called his two assistants, Kassiopeia and Adagio to join him on his first rounds of the day.
He whistled to himself as he thought, Yes its just another day at the office.
But it wasn’t, things were soon to turn this day into one everyone would prefer to forget forever.