Where Is Your Head?

[Jason Campbell]

Jason had spent a good part of his day at the school. No, nothing terrible happened. For all he knew, the students were fine or at least as fine as they were when he arrived. He didn't come for any emergency. He came to read some of the files the school had on the few students who happened to also be his patients. He also had in mind to look for Seiji and talk of their mutual interest in the side-effects of mutations and ways to palliate them. He had been halfway back home when he realised he left his bag with his files and identification at the school. If he did not worry too much for the files, as surely some staff member would have noticed his bag and made sure no one would dig through it, his ID were necessary for him to work tomorrow at the clinic. So he turned back.

Now, it was not like he went to a lot of places during his recent visit so he knew fairly well where he should find it. The first logical stop was, of course, the nurses’ office. When he entered, he saw a young man who acted like he worked here as opposed to being here to see a nurse. “Excuse me,” he told him to get his attention as he walked towards him. “I was here earlier and I had a bag containing different medical files and supplies. Have you seen it?” After all, it would be pointless for him to look around without asking when this man could have found it earlier and decided to put it somewhere no student could check in it. If he did not see his bag, he could then look around the office, or ask if he could, depending on how the other man would respond. Some people were very territorial, Jason had noticed it in the past, and he wanted to avoid antagonizing anyone.

Also, just in case it would appear he did not leave his bag here, he tried to remember every other place he went to and in what order. Perhaps he could then recall where he might have left it.

TAG: Nathaniel Darcy