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(Open scene in the hospital with Ashlynn laying on the hospital bed)

(Enter Nurse Joy)

Nurse Joy: How are you feeling, Ashlynn?

Ashlynn: My head hurts like hell, and being arched 24/7 creeps me out.

(Enter Xsandra, Aleen, and Athena)

Aleen: Are we home yet?...

Ashlynn: Ugh, not again...

Xsandra: We aren't going anywhere 'til you come with us.

Ashlynn: Is there anything you can do to stop them?

Xsandra: Stop us? You can't stop us.

Aleen: A gallon of morphine wouldn't hurt though.

Nurse Joy: I'm sorry, but there isn't a medicine that can make these...things stop.

Xsandra: Things?! I am not a thing!

Ashlynn: There must be something else you could give me.

Nurse Joy: Nothing more than light tranquilizers.

Ashlynn: No!

Xsandra: Come on! We're not that bad in here!

Aleen: We're horrible in general...

Ashlynn: I hate those things.

Nurse Joy: Then just therapy and possibly medication in the future.

Aleen: Can't we just kill our self? That would be much easier.

Ashlynn: I need it now. No amount of talking is going to stop whatever the hell is going on.

Xsandra: You could actually do with speaking less.

Nurse Joy: It's not just talking. It's skills and strategies.

Ashlynn: That still won't help.

Xsandra: Bingo! We'll still win.

Ashlynn: Could you at least tell that guard to leave? I don't like being stared at.

Xsandra: No one else gives you attention so it is definitely different.

Nurse Joy: I'm sorry, I can't do that. It's the regulations for him to be there.

Ashlynn: So there's nothing you can do? You can't give me meds. You can't ask that guy to stop watching me. You certainly can't stop these voices. Why am I even here if none of you can help me?

Aleen: We could just die...

Nurse Joy: We are doing everything we can, Ashlynn.

Ashlynn: Yeah. Okay. Sure. You're holding me here against my will. Nothing is happening. I am not being helped. I can't see my friends or family. That's the best you can do?

Nurse Joy: I'm sorry, Ashlynn.

Xsandra: She doesn't give a shit.

Athena: *curls up into a ball*

Ashlynn: I need a Tylenol.

Nurse Joy: I'll go and grab you one.

(Exit Nurse Joy)

Xsandra: This is bullshit

Aleen: Why do we need to be here?...

Ashlynn: Can you all just shut up?! I want to get out of here! I am sick and tired of staying in this room. Everyone thinks I'm crazy!