4 days later in a Hamburg, Germany Mental health institute
"I was told Mia was here Sir" says Felicia
"we can not release her into your care" says Klaus
"why, is she some sort of threat to society, are you hiding rape, she's my damn sister, as of right now I just want to talk to her about a girl named SofÍa" says Felicia
"ahh SofÍa yes I've seen that name before, she's written it many times in her semi-psychotic writing, we aren't hiding rape, though she did have a doctor that inappropriately touched her, he was promptly fired and blacklisted for that, there was also another incident with a new hire, a simple name mix up, he mixed up Mia Aetos with Mia Strauss, the resulting incident was shock therapy that she was absolutely not cleared for" says Klaus
"wait what do you mean by semi-psychotic WRITING, is she not allowed to speak, also when you say the name Sofia was written many times, do you mean as a target or as a character in the writing" asks Felicia
"as in she treats the name as the name of a god, that's why we call them semi-psychotic, we can't release her into your care because her video testimony is required to sentence that doctor that inappropriately touched her to life in prison, she wasn't his only victim but she's the only one willing to testify against him, aside from that society isn't exactly safe for her, not withstanding the fact that she's been able to escape for the past decade, if we can't keep her here and on her meds how do you expect to" says Klaus
"I'm her older sister, look around, does this place exactly look inviting to you, of course she'd escape, she can communicate with God damn angels, a security system wouldn't be hard to bypass, her IQ is similar to Albert Einstein, is she currently secure or is she currently out, when is she supposed to testify by video" says Felicia
"she escaped ten minutes ago, the area is locked down, we will find her, she's suppose to be testifying later today" says Klaus
"she's having second thoughts about testifying, listen, she was sent here because of what happened to Sofía, they're close friends, Sofía's step mother planned to and got her kidnapped, our father was FBI missing children department, she began throwing butter knives at us hoping our father would help find her, unfortunately our father would not do anything about any missing LA child unless the LAPD asked for his departments help, the LAPD said she probably just ran away and didn't search for Sofía at all, Sofía spent many years in her kidnappers custody only to be dropped on a San-Francisco beach, Mia will not leave the area, not if your doctor informed her I was coming but she will evade detection" says Felicia
"it's protocol to inform patients about potential guests in case they choose to say no to a visit, she did seem excited but then the trial came up in discussion and she bolted" says Klaus
"If you have a communication line to the police force here tell them not to engage with her but to monitor her position, here's my number, please let me know where she was last spotted" says Felicia
"she generally finds money and buys food, half the time she returns on her own after an hour, she has a tendency to either throw up or just simply not eat the food we give her, even if made specifically how she asks, only to go out and buy the exact same thing from a local fast food restaurant, she prefers tacos" says Klaus
"of course she does" says Felicia shaking her head
"what's that supposed to mean" asks Klaus
"taco, in America at least can be used as slang for the female sex organ" says Felicia
"ahh so you're saying she was trying to come out as gay when she'd repeatedly ask for tacos in a short period of time, instead of being very hungry" asks Klaus
"more than likely, can she speak" asks Felicia
"the shock therapy she got but wasn't cleared for did affect her vocal cords, the being gay thing would explain why she goes to a specific taco establishment that happens to be close by, it's called Taco Belle, Belle as in the movie princess, it's the only English speaking taco place in Hamburg, it's best you start your search there" says Klaus
"ok" says Felicia as she walks back outside
20 minutes later at Taco Belle
"excuse me sir have you served a girl named Mia Aetos today" asks Felicia
"depends, why are you asking" asks Jackson Stewart
"I'm her sister, I need to talk to her, the mental hospital she's been escaping from told me she frequently comes herr" says Felicia
"far back left table by Siena my bisexual fiancé" says Jackson
"wait Jackson Stewart, what are you doing here in Germany" asks Felicia suddenly nervous he's told people a secret
"don't worry about it, I run this place, now go talk to your sister" says Jackson ushering Felicia to Mia
"Mia, is that you" asks Felicia staring at her sister
"she won't respond Felicia, she just finished her food, she only has so many talking points she can use to speak" says Siena
"does she know about Sofía" asks Felicia
"about her being here in Europe, yes, you should know her internal clock doesn't work not properly anyway and not for two years, sometimes she'll sleep in this booth for an hour after eating, sometimes she's barely here long enough to eat, she doesn't like that facility, too clinical, she's feeling like making that testimony today could get her killed, she doesn't like being on camera" says Siena
"Miatar you remember me right" asks Felicia as Mia giggles
"I'd take that as a yes, she rarely giggles" says Siena
"I'll talk to Klaus, see if I can be the one on camera but you just off screen available to answer questions" says Felicia as Mia shifts over to cuddle her
"that's a good idea but Mia, remember you agreed to represent all his victims, not just yourself" says Siena as Mia closes her eyes tightly
"Siena she's literally NEVER liked cameras, mom and dad literally only have ONE picture of her where you can see her smiling and they took HUNDREDS of her, the rest are either too blurry to care about or she dodges her way around so she only has her hand in the frame and they took the picture before realizing this, mom and dad don't believe in digital cameras, it was only recently that I was able to convince them to get one, she'd have never agreed to a video testimony if she knew that's what she was signing up for to defend those other victims, testifying about what a former doctor did to her is traumatic as it is, the only way she would have agreed to represent herself AND the other victims would be if she thought it would be a phone or pre-recorded questioning, if she's forced to be on video she might lie about what happened or deny it happened outright if she's on live video during the court sentencing" says Felicia
"ok fine, Mia you ok to walk back there if Felici is with you" asks Siena as Mia nods
Back at the mental health institute
"she agreed to be on video" says Klaus
"then either she didn't hear you say that or she misunderstood you, on the walk back here she came up with a compromise to my idea, we stay at a hotel, she appears on video but I have to be there, she will absolutely not do it at all if I'm not there" says Felicia
"ok that I can file with the court, it's a sentencing not a trial, the original charges against him were eighteen counts of inappropriate touching by force, which thanks to a new law the jury asked to be upgraded to eighteen counts of 'equivalent' to rape charges, which carry a more severe sentence, basically he will have a Gps tracker embedded in his skin, if he escapes the maximum security prison he immediately has a death warrant issued, the reward will be a million euros, dead or alive, I'll see if they will let her communicate through you if she begins having a hard time, the only reason they need her to speak at all is because when he was convicted there were no actual victims willing to testify, all we had were the security camera videos to prove he denied them decency and consent, they all said no, Mia screaming at him to leave her alone, it's because she was the most vocal about not consenting that the other victims asked her to represent them at the sentencing, mainly to put their personal stories into the record" says Klaus
"wait I'm suspicious, you're ok with me taking her out of here to a hotel but you wouldn't release her into my custody, you could have released her into my custody with the stipulation that I can't take her out of the country for a week because of the sentencing thing she agreed to" says Felicia as Mia leans on her, exhausted
"I don't make the rules, I just make sure the patients here are safe and taken care of mentally and nutritionally, they weren't happy with Mia escaping almost everyday, the only reason they didn't move her to a more secure section of the facility is because your parents had sunk millions of dollars into her care, we're a pretty low cost facility, the union pretty much pays our bills as long as we accept patients that are historically from a union country, we care for French, Spanish and yes even Greeks, the amount of money that your parents gave us would pay for six patients till they die of old age, we put the money in a bank account in Mia's name, I think we only spent a total of a few hundred grand, I'll get you a printout of the withdraws we've made since her arrival if she gets cleared to be released and your parents will get everything back that we have not spent" says Klaus as Mia begins hyperventilating
"can I take her to the hotel now, it's just down the road, she's obviously very uncomfortable being here, it's the Fontenay hotel by Außenalster" says Felicia as Mia faints
"that's a pretty expensive hotel" says Klaus
"I fly people around for a living, sure it's expensive but I've had to spend more before, the cost was nothing compared to the cost it takes to refuel my eight-seater plane, now I'm going to have to carry her to the rental car I have waiting outside, may I please take her to the damn hotel" says Felicia picking Mia up
"yes, that is as long as you don't mind a court tech guy following you to the hotel to set up the video link to the court" says Klaus
"I don't see a problem with that" says Felicia
"ok they're outside, I'll follow you out and signal them" says Klaus
4 hours later after Mia's video appearance
"is softie still in love with me, is that why you wanted to talk to me about her" asks Mia
"ok I need to know why you call her Softie instead of Sofía… also what do you mean still in love" says Felicia
"I don't want to answer the first question, you might be mad if I do, Softie never had to say anything, her eyes screamed 'I love you', for another grandma was always whispering 'she likes you', see those who have passed on see things differently, grandma especially felt the sooner I knew someone beyond family loved me the better off I'd be, I mean she wasn't wrong, as always, Grandma is quite wise" says Mia
"I need to know why you call her softie, IF she decides to come after you romantically I don't want her or Tori freaking out" says Felicia
"softie knows why I call her softie, Tori knows of it as well, the last time I spoke to her before softie was kidnapped, she made the reference" says Mia
"does it have anything to do with Sofía's issues with wearing pyjamas or in fact panties when she was little during your sleepovers" asks Felicia
"you're getting warmer, we were always afraid her dad would find out and beat us" says Mia
"d-d-did you ever touch her in that area" asks Felicia getting an idea of what softie means
"no, not directly, the rule was a hand and a half before safe zones" says Mia
"safe zones as in" asks Felicia
"safe to touch, safe places for hands when cuddling, even back then Softie had a very strong moral drive or compass as I'm told the term is, she made it very clear that safe zones would keep us out of trouble, now please tell me, does she still love me" says Mia
"love oh yeah, she's definitely intent on completing her triangle, you know her and the number three, there's a guy, his name is Robbie, that's why I wanted to talk to you, I didn't want you blindsided in case you don't want to be around a guy in a relationship involving Sofí" says Felicia
"I mean it's not what I'd prefer but I refuse to be with anyone but her, if it means a guy has to be involved then I will deal with that, she always used to say the ideal future for her was a cuddle sandwich so it doesn't surprise me" says Mia
"does grammy have anything to say about me" asks Felicia
"give me a minute, she's talking Greek… she often forgets I barely know that language" says Mia closing her eyes
"I'll take anything" begs Felicia as Mia opens her eyes
"she says you've come a long way recently, something about a water park and a ring, then to be open minded about children because one will land in your arms soon, a girl that really needs parents and to warn Tori about a similar situation because she is not wanting kids" says Mia
"does she say anything about Sofí" asks Felicia
"something about needing permanent leg supports and very curly hair, then something about a surprise" says Mia tilting her head in confusion
"grammy, Sofía has no idea Mia is even alive, let alone anywhere near the route Victoria is coming along, there can't be a surprise if she doesn't know she's alive" says Felicia
"she says that's not the surprise she's talking about, something about innocence and me" says Mia
"grammy hasn't been paying attention has she, innocence has been missing from your life for years and years" says Felicia
"not that kind of innocence Felici, I think she means sexual innocence" says Mia cuddling into Felicia
"how'd you come to that conclusion" asks Felicia
"she's gone now but the last thing she said was 'he almost took it', making references to the mental health place I've been in and that very creepy doctor I verified the evidence against, grandpa says if it wasn't for his meddling conscience telling him what he was doing borders on shoot on sight if people found out, he'd have gone all the way and raped all nineteen of us, he says that's why he only went so far, that he'd have absolutely no regrets of raping girls like me if he thought that he could pass us off as insane and that we have no idea what rape actually is" says Mia as Felicia's phone goes off
"ok that's enough sadness, you were just cleared to leave the facility back into society, on the condition that I keep tabs on you and report back to them for the first year maybe two depending on how well you do" says Felicia
"so I don't have to go back in the morning" asks Mia
"only to collect your stuff, you'll have to sign an agreement to check into a mental health care facility if your mental stability gets worse again" says Felicia
"I'd get to decide when it gets bad enough right, doctors always think I'm nuts, it doesn't matter how normal I decide to act, they always find some reason to medicate me" asks Mia
"Mom and dad are cousins Mia, it means our mental stability could always be in flux, in the eyes of society they committed a great sin, it's why they were excommunicated from Greece" says Felicia
"they're not like first cousins are they… because that would be mega icky" asks Mia cuddling up to Felicia even more
"no they would have been more than just banned from Greece for that, they're something in the realm of fourth or fifth cousins, still not great but it puts us at less risk for debilitating genetic conditions though not immune, your unchecked instability is more or less a direct cause, they only had us kids because grammy and Grampa said it was ok" says Felicia
"wait are you unstable too" asks Mia looking into her sister's eyes
"not as obviously but yes, I'm quite easily spooked, you're the 'I'll kill you if you look at me wrong' type, I'm the 'I'll kill myself if you look at me wrong' type, luckily there are meds that work for me" says Felicia
"what's your opinion of Cat for Tori, do you think they're a good fit, also there's rumors her roadie Allison West is also dating Tori" asks Mia
"I didn't think pop music would be your thing, I'm more of a rock music girl, Cat has her issues but yeah I think they're a good fit, as for the second half of your question I can't confirm or deny that rumor, I only talked with them for a few minutes, I spoke more to Sofí than anyone else, how do you know Cat" says Felicia
"Cat and I were in summer camp together, the cool all girl expensive music and craft one, I was the odd person there, I wasn't big on music or really crafts, I wanted to go because I loved meeting new people, and the spirits that followed them, Cat zoned in on me really quick, talk about a girl that breathes positivity, dark spirits couldn't get anywhere near her, I watched as she walked towards me, girls would shiver and exhale like a weight was lifted off their shoulders, Cat was very popular at that camp, literally everyone wanted to talk to her but none of them wanted to be her friend, not beyond camp, I was the only one willing to keep that connection, then dad refused to send me again the next year because I wasn't interested in the purpose of the camp, she messaged mom through her mom's phone telling me she cried all summer because her only friend wasn't there, a few months later Softie was kidnapped and I was sent away to a totally different country where I'd never be able to talk to her again" says Mia
"do you have feelings for Cat, is that why you asked if I thought she was a good fit for Tori" asks Felicia
"no…. ok maybe a little bit, she's easy to talk to… or she was, grandma says much has changed in the world and not all for the better…. Maybe I am better off in a mental facility…. I-I-If s-s-she's with a g-g-guy t-t-t-then I-i-I-I'm b-b-b-better off leaving her alone" says Mia
"you're not going back to a facility, at least not for a year, she's going to look for you no matter what Miatar, like I said with Sofi everything is in sets of three, she's obsessive like that, she's not going to settle for anything less than you, her and this guy" says Felicia
"you can say his name ya know" says Mia
"I'd really rather not actually" says Felicia
"I hope you know not saying his name is only making things worse" says Mia as Felicia gulps
"I don't want to say his name, I have my reasons, pressuring me is not going to help your situation, I'm sure your spirit friends will tell you" says Felicia
