<div style="text-align: justify;">January 31st, 2016<br/><br/>Rebecca Allen<br/><br/>The full moon had just ended a while ago, and she was still feeling exhausted. One more full moon just finding a place where she could be safe, and still injuring herself. She was so sick of that. There had to be another way. She also felt really lonely. A need of company that she couldn't really shake. It wasn't the lack of a life partner. That was something she knew she could never have. But it was company. A surrogate family, if she could call it this way. Or at least a permanent home. Not that she could afford one on her own. But maybe... maybe there was a way.<br/><br/>Pushing those thoughts aside for now, Becca clocked in for the day and changed into her work clothes and shoes before going to the janitor closet and getting her materials. Despite the fact that her job involved cleaning up all kinds of bodily fluids, Becca actually didn't mind it at all. It was better than to interact with many people all the time, as she was very rarely called into an occupied room. Only every now and then did she have to talk to a patient, but often times, she was called in to do her job when the patient was taken out of the room for an exam, or something else.<br/><br/>Today, though, it seemed that fate had wanted to mess with her. Every other room was occupied, and some male patients had decided they wanted to make small talk. She felt like growling at them, but that was not an option. Being polite and distant was the only thing she could do.<br/><br/>The day seemed to last 36 hours for her, and when night came, along with the end of her shift, Becca was tired and grumpy. She had just taken a shower and changed into street clothes when she noticed someone walking by. She knew it was Blake, by his scent and the way he walked, slightly stiff on the left side. It was something one would only noticed if they paid a lot of attention, but Becca always did. It was second nature to her.<br/><br/>Walking up to him - in a way that she could see her before she approach, as she knew he could get startled by certain things -, Becca greeted Blake in the usual friendly intonation she used with co-workers.<br/><br/>"Evening, Blake. Have you got a minute?", she asked, not wanting to waste too much time, in case he happened to be busy at the moment.</div>