Fire On the Island
“The hallways were lined with worn, peeling wallpaper circa 1965. Dr. MacLaren, who met Jere in the lobby, was a short, affable looking man in his seventies with thick, white hair and a full mustache that brought Col. Sanders to mind.
The two men introduced themselves, shook hands, and Dr. MacLaren gestured for Jeremiah to follow him down one of the dimly lit hallways.
“You’re in luck. Ms. Mackay has actually been quite lucid today. More so than usual. Even so, I must warn you that it takes very... little for her to become agitated. She also tends to slip back and forth from present to past, or even to unreality, so you’ll want to fact check anything you get from her.”
“Of course,”
Jeremiah answered, not bothering to mention how little facts there actually were on the subject.
The older man gestured to the left down an intersecting hallway. “Of course, we do try to limit visitor contact to fifteen minutes or less so as not to overwhelm our patients.” He stopped in front of a dingy door labeled 517.MoreLess
The two men introduced themselves, shook hands, and Dr. MacLaren gestured for Jeremiah to follow him down one of the dimly lit hallways.
“You’re in luck. Ms. Mackay has actually been quite lucid today. More so than usual. Even so, I must warn you that it takes very... little for her to become agitated. She also tends to slip back and forth from present to past, or even to unreality, so you’ll want to fact check anything you get from her.”
“Of course,”
Jeremiah answered, not bothering to mention how little facts there actually were on the subject.
The older man gestured to the left down an intersecting hallway. “Of course, we do try to limit visitor contact to fifteen minutes or less so as not to overwhelm our patients.” He stopped in front of a dingy door labeled 517.MoreLess
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