Perry raised an eyebrow, resisting the temptation to lift his lip and growl like a dog. The heartless bastard wouldn't leave him alone...

Dr. Brandt pounded on the desk one more time, his favourite action. "Damnit, Perry, I want those kids on higher dosages. The city's going to wonder whether we're using our budget if we're not buying new medications. That Flynn child; I don't care if he's your cousin, I want him on fifty milligrams of Seroquel by tomorrow!"

Automatically, he regretted ever giving the man access to that information. It only gave the man more leverage, which was the exact opposite of what the younger doctor wanted.

Besides, when his semi-cousin Linda had visited his dorm room at the Carbondale campus ten years ago, explaining that she was pregnant again, going to give it to foster care because she already had a tough time with Candace, and to "Please keep watch over him or her", this had never, ever been what she meant.

Once more, he lifted his hands to sign, ready to be done with this, but willing to fight for his kids. "I told you, Phineas doesn't respond well to medications. He copes well on a lower dosage, and if I have any luck I could even have him functional without pills at all. The least helpful thing we could do is up the dose, without it he could be discharged by fifteen!"

"I don't want him discharged. The more patients we have, the more funding we get, don't you understand that? And it would be much more efficient to spend a few extra dollars on the Seroquel than to lose a few hundred from a discharge." He crossed his arms, basic body language that carried a clear message of I'm-going-to-get-my-way-whether-you-like-it-or-not. "Besides, isn't the point to make it worse? The crazier those brats look, the more pitiful they are. Translates into more money for us, especially if we can get pictures put on ads, maybe get some donations..." The supervising doctor rubbed his fingers together.

The whole point of this hospital is to see these kids living their own lives, you evil, money-grubbing-

Perry realized that he was growling, and crumpled up the note he was beginning to write. He could get fired for that. Instead, he nodded, not allowing the other man to see him shaking with rage. Brandt gave a smug grin, sauntering out of the room to tell the nurses about the increased dosage.

How he hated being just an employee.

Poor Perry, hasn't been promoted yet. He does later, though. After Brandt gets sacked. (I love that term. F*** American slang, British is where it's AT.)

And yes, Phineas is Perry's cousin. And he and Candace are real siblings, they just don't know it. Linda gave Phineas up, because she had her hands full of a four-year-old with OCD and a recently-deceased husband. So she leaves him to the system, begging Perry- in college for child psychiatry and social work- to keep an eye on him. Then eventually, Phineas's foster parents, and Linda (with new husband Lawrence) both decide that their kids have a much higher chance of getting better if they go for in-patient therapy at the DMRC, where Perry then gets a job.

Explanations are good. Convenient coincidences are even better. XD

Okay, I have a list of plotlines I need to do. Let's see:

Starting at ch. 15, we're going to do the first plot, (SHHH. I WILL NOT GIVE THIS AWAY.) and then I have one with all their parents visiting, shipping chapters (which will be marked), Brandt's rise and fall, and all their discharges, along with how they go into the world.

Opinions? :)

MAIL TIME!

Dearest Milord:

I KNOOWWW AND I'M SORRY. I LOOKED AT IT AFTER I HAD THE IDEA AND I THOUGHT, "You know, I bet he meant the NOUN, not the verb", BUT BY THEN THE BUNNIES HAD ALREADY TAKEN OVER. SAVE ME FROM THE BUNNIES. SAVE MEEEEEE... *drowns in bunnyfluff*

Yuppers. I dunno what you said in that last paragraph there because I am so totally brain-dead right now, so I'm just gonna go ahead and smile and nod. *smiles and nods*

MY PETS DETEST MY STUFFED ANIMALS. *cries*

-S.O.D.

Fizzy Starburst:

I'm glad it seemed well-thought-out. I really didn't plan ahead with this one at all; just sorta... Wung it. So yeah.

I thought the relationships were a nice touch. And there's a reason Candace and Jeremy are canon. She needs someone to keep her stable; he needs somebody to spice it up a bit. It's cute. :) And I'm glad the absence of your pairing doesn't pull my story from the running. It makes me happy. ^.^

-S.O.D.

Spongey444:

Pfft. Why settle for only one, I say? Glad to have pleased you with my pairing choices. :)

-S.O.D.

digigirl02:

That's everyone's favourite part... Maybe I should write canon more often. XD

-S.O.D.

2 headed dragonlover:

THANK YOU for confirming my suspicions/plans. I was hoping someone would ask for it. (Now I just have to write it!)

-S.O.D.

... Are they all done? Thank the Goddess I don't have to type any more. This may look typo-less to you all, but believe me, I nearly wore out my delete key, I was screwing up to bad. I either need more caffeine or more sleep. But I've been watching Doctor Who for the last couple days, and it's EFFING AMAZING. Like, you have NO IDEA. So, that's why this took so long- I was constantly browsing everything TVTropes had on Doctor Who. :P

See you next time. Prompt, criticise, review. Go.