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[expectaspectre]

[ Grace actually got here a while ago. Apart from a brief encounter with one guy by the inmate cells, she's been drifting around, invisible. Watching. Not talking to anyone, just observing. One guy got handcuffed to the cafeteria tables. It very much reinforced her resolve about staying invisible for a little while.

But she hadn't been lazy-- Her first goal was to raid the research library to find some stuff written by people who are way, WAY more experienced than her about this whole situation. She's spent the past few days reading in her room.

Probably now that she's more acclimatized, it'll be an okay time to try to communicate. Safer. Via text. ]

hello

since arriving here i've been trying to read more about what the experts in the field recommend to assist with prisoner rehabilitation and reintegration. a lot of it seems... difficult to implement, at least immediately

but one of the things they discuss is the option of Group Therapy and i was just wondering if there was anything like that already available

it seems like it could be helpful

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[expectaspectre]

[ Grace takes a long time to reply.
A long time. ]

are you okay ?

[ The implication of course being that she is not. Not yet anyway. ]

there's no such thing as ghosts
there's just me

[counterstep]

( he laughs at the last because it hurts enough to make his eyes sting. the same could be same for him. )

i try to think of it in terms of if i can still manage or not
for now i still can

( so, no, he isn't. he doubts he'll ever be again, but he came here to try anyway. because you have to keep going. no one else will do it for you. )

[expectaspectre]

if there's ever anything i can do to help
i'd like to

if that's okay

[counterstep]

honestly, i'm more concerned for you
you're being newly arrived

would you be willing to meet with me?
i know what you said
about the fight-flight response

but i think i might be okay

( there's nothing he truly fears. )

[expectaspectre]

[ A brief pause. ]

i won't take it personally if you're wrong :)

[ ...That's a "yes". ]

[counterstep]

even so i hope i'm not 🙂

i'll be in my room the rest of the day
drop by when you're comfortable
warden room 104