Mortem {suicide squad}

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After two weeks of being in a normal cell, Nyx was moved to a padded cell instead. That way she couldn't hurt herself by slamming her head against the bars. Over the two weeks, Nyx had many visits from Bruce Wayne, who was one of the only people she could remember. Many psychiatrists had been assigned to Nyx, trying to treat her psychogenic amnesia. Amanda considered moving the amnesiac to Arkham Asylum, but she would have less control over the metahuman if she was there. After a lot of arguing on Bruce's part, Nyx had a total of a month left in Belle Reve. She couldn't be happier when he told her, celebrating with one of the only things she was allowed to have in her cell, bubbles.

There were three other regular visitors that Nyx had, Dr. June Moone, El Diablo, and Waylon Jones. Nyx liked having June around; her eyes reminded her of her sister's. She was a comfort of home that she couldn't find with anyone else. Whenever El Diablo was allowed out of his cell, he would tell Nyx stories, using his fire abilities to show the characters. Nyx longed for the story times, for they reminded her of her brother's story telling abilities. Nyx enjoyed having the company of the three, because unlike Bruce, they didn't judge her for what she'd do to herself. Sometimes, she'd tell June stories about her and her siblings, from the old times. On special occasions, Harley and Deadshot were allowed to visit Nyx. Harley told her about her Puddin' and love, often tying her hair into pigtails. Deadshot wouldn't have much to talk about, but Nyx always asked after Zoe. It was on her tenth visit that Nyx asked if she could stay with her some weeks, and with Bruce the others. June was shocked by the request, but she quickly agreed. She felt like an older sister or mother to the young-looking girl, even though she was thousands of years older than her. Immediately after the visit ended, June went right to Rick, proposing the idea to him. Rick agreed to the idea, and the two started setting up a room for her. Bruce, however, wasn't too pleased with the idea, but agreed for his friend's happiness. Even though she was trapped, Nyx couldn't be happier.It was one of the days she had a therapy session, but Nyx was holding out for the lolly she was rewarded with at the end of each session. "Can you tell me what you remember?" was the magic question, asked each session even though Nyx always had the same answer. She remembered her brother and sister, and then it got fuzzy. She remembered meting Bruce and being taken to Belle Reve by Rick Flag and his team. But other than that, she couldn't remember a thing. The other question was, "Why do you hurt yourself?" Her answer was always the same, so I stop hearing my sibling's voices. As the session ended, Nyx, once again, was awarded with a lollypop for her cooperation. In return, Nyx gave the psychiatrist as flower. It happened so often, Nyx fell into the routine of it, growing the flower before the woman even open her desk to get the lolly.

"See you next time." She mumbled thanks and walked out of the room, where Bruce was waiting for her. "How did it go?" He asked. It was always the same thing. "The session was fine, and no, I didn't remember anything new." Nyx flicked her wrist, a sign that she was hearing the voices again. "Do I have any visitors?" She asked, excited. "A few," He replied, smiling as she watched a smile appear on her face. "Well let's not keep them waiting!" She started skipping through the halls, knowing the way like the back of her hand.

Waiting for Nyx in her cell were Deadshot, Harley, El Diablo, Digger Harkness, Waylon, and Rick. They were all let out of their cells to visit her as it was one of Nyx's last visits, she only had four left. "Hi, guys!" She exclaimed loudly as she ran to hug them. "I'm so glad you could come to visit me! I wish I could take all of you with me, but Batsy says no." She pouted, but soon perked up as she saw that her bubble stash had replenished. She immediately took to blowing bubbles all around, eyes flickering back and forth. Nyx stopped in step, watching the bubbles transfixed.

"Hermana," Sister  El Diablo waved his hand in her face, causing her to blink a few times. "I promise to visit you guys a lot!" Nyx waved her arms about, before quickly wiping her eyes. "Oh look at me, crying at my own party." She laughed before running over to Harley. "Harley, can you show Rick how to tie my hair like you do it?" She asked, "Because I want to wear my hair like yours all the time and then Rick can do it for me!" She smiled and sat crisscrossed in front of Harley. As Harley taught Rick, Nyx waved El Diablo over. "Hermano, can you draw me a tattoo design? I plan on getting one as soon as I get out of her!" Brother  She asked him, and he quickly agreed to it. She spent most of her time with him admiring his tattoos. After Harley had finished with her hair, Nyx bounced up again. "Since I am leaving you guys, I am going to give you some gifts!" She walked over to Digger first, presenting him with a flowery boomerang. She then walked over to Deadshot, presenting him a doll made of flowers. "For Zoe," She whispered before pulling out a gun made of flowers. She moved on to Harley, giving her an embellished espresso cup. She went to Waylon, giving him a doll that resembled her. Finally, she moved to El Diablo, giving him a topiary flame. "I hope you all like your gifts!" She smiled at them. "What about Flag?" Deadshot asked, pointing to the man. "He gets the gift of me!" She said, jumping into his arms. It hadn't been her first party, but this was far by the best. Nyx didn't care that she was surrounded by bars, as long as she had her friends.