FTEC, Monday Morning

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

Elliot did a quick check of the exam rooms and supplies -- she needed to order more lollipops that weren't grape -- and settled in behind the clinic desk. She was planning her schedule for Sacred Heart, and trying to make sure she built in extra time for hiding in the supply closet.

The clinic was open.

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[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

After escaping from Emma's office, (http://carbontelepath.livejournal.com/6063.html) Jamie ran into town and ducked into the clinic.

"Dr. Reid! Um. Is there a back entrance to this place? Or a window?"

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

Elliot jumped up, wanting to be helpful. "Back door's past the exam rooms," she said. "Don't jump out the windows, they're over gravel."

She bit her nails. "Wait, didn't you leave a really weird message for me last week?"

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Message?" Jamie asked. "What are you talkin ab-"

And then the memory of him drunk dialing set in.

"Um. Me? No. It could be my older brother though. He's following right behind me. Maybe you'd like to talk to him about it?"

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

"Okay," Elliot said, utterly bewildered. "Bye, Jamie."

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Thanks Dr. Reid!" Jamie said as he fleed like a fleeing thing that flees.

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

A few moments later a much older looking Madrox comes into the clinic. "Excuse me, but have you seen a guy who looks younger than me but only more obnoxious? Possibly playing with sock puppets?"

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

Elliot pointed to the back door. "But first? How come you're crank calling your little brother's teachers? It seems like a weird hobby."

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Call who what?" Madrox said looking extremely confused.

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

"You called me and told my answering machine we should be together even if my touch scrambled your head?" Elliot reminded Jamie.

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Madrox took a step back. "Your touch scrambles people's brains?"

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

Elliot was looking at Jamie as if he was the one who wasn't making any sense. "No. I mean, I guess it could if I was doing brain surgery, but I'm not a surgeon, so ... no."

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Then why would I... he... um. I say that?" Madrox asked looking confused.

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

"Maybe because I used to kick him in the shins?" Elliot said, and hastily clarified. "Not in a mean way. I just liked seeing him duplicate."

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Do you do that to all your students?" Madrox asked.

After running into Emma he began to wonder if all the teacher's at the school were sadistic.

Scratch that. Jamie went to school there. They had to be a bunch of masochists.

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

"Only if they tell me something cool will happen if I do it?" Elliot said in a small voice.

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"I'm not sure who's crazier. Me. Jamie. Or the teachers," Madrox said underneath his breath.

"Um. I think I'll have to plead ignorance about the phone call," Madrox replied. "I was kidnapped by terrorists last week.

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

"That seems like it would probably ruin your day," Elliot said. "Anyhow, younger Jamie went out the back. Is he in trouble?"

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"He just needs to come home," Madrox said in a somewhat cryptic fashion as he headed for the door. "I didn't think he would become so attached to the place."

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

"It's like velcro," Elliot said. "or flypaper. Good luck finding him!"