<div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">Dorian Silver<br/>Returning from the hospital after being caught on the 9th floor during the fire</span></strong></div><br/>Dorian was still stiff. He'd spent far more time that he thought he'd needed in that bed, but the doctor insisted. He's been trapped on his floor in the old building when it had gone up. He hadn't been burned too badly, but his lungs had suffered. He hadn't known the building was on fire until he'd woken up unable to breathe. He'd stumbled around his apartment, trying to make a call on his cell to get help. He'd been lucky that the fire was already being put out when he got through because he had blacked out a few seconds after the call had connected. He'd been in intensive care for a week then condemned to bed rest for another three. This was his first day being allowed to walk around without help. He was wearing a pair of black jeans and a red turtle neck as usual. This was paired with a fitted black blazer and combat boots. They were new as his own clothes hadn't survived the fire. He was lucky that anything had. Especially his zip drives containing the digital copies of all his portfolios. He was still devastated at the loss of all his books, but he was getting used to that fact. He wasn't getting them back. At least his family had been helpful. They'd bought him new cameras and equipment for his work. They didn't agree with it, but they were his parents. And they'd even paid his hospital bills. Dorian wasn't too badly off now. Financially at least. He'd become even more introverted over the last month. He had barely spoken five words the entire time. At least the new lobby looked nice. Not very different, but nice. There was a woman Dorian didn't know standing there too. He couldn't think of what to do. He wasn't sure he wanted to talk to anyone, but he did need to talk to Aline. She would need to know he was ready to start working again. Dorian's hair was longer now. It fell around his head in thick, wavy masses and made him look like an orange lion.