They're coming to take me away, ha-ha...

[Brian]

Bridgett nods at you, and makes another gesture, but this one is more complex.  You're not entirely certain, but you guess that the virtual 'desktop' is divided into different areas with different purposes.  If you're keeping track correctly, your icon has just been shifted to her right, and she runs her hand over the top of it in a flat line.

"So, just relax," Megan says.  "That's, um, 'inspection', I think, which pretty much means 'how are you' when you use it on a person."

[Bjorn]

Too busy focussing on Bridgett's hands to acknowledge Megan, Bjorn again mimics Bridgett's movements.

[Brian]

Bridgett pauses, as though considering something, and nods slowly.  She then makes a gesture in another area (up, and to her right), as though she were tapping a different icon.  Then, she indicates another three icons across the desktop and to her left.  After that, she mimics typing.

"Oh," Megan says in dissapointment.  "That's 'specific query', but I could never follow the typing."

[Bjorn]

"Wonderful," Bjorn grimaces.  

He does his best to repeat Bridgett's gestures, but when it comes to type, he taps out, "How do you say, 'I'm fine'?"

[Brian]

Bridgett makes a gesture taking an icon (from the foreground of the desktop), presses it with a palm directly towards you, and then moves it to one side un a sort of a curved line that dips down, then returns to the same level on the left.

"That means 'job finished'," Megan supplies.

[Bjorn]

Again, Bjorn mimics the gesture as best he can.

[Brian]

Bridgett seems to think you're getting the hang of it, though it seems likely that you could learn more easily if you had access to the system that used these signs, so you could see them in use.  On the other hand, if you manage to get ahold of one of those systems, you'd probably already know a little bit about using it.

Bridgett keeps showing you different handsigns throughout the night, though you have a harder time understanding when she 'types' than she apparently has understanding you.  After a while, the lights outside the room come on, and Mikey quiety excuses himself.

Bridget frowns, and makes a gesture that taps an icon you've come to accept as the 'modifier', and then waves.  "That means she's sleepy," Megan surmises.  "I'm a bit sleepy, too.  Bridgett nods, then yawns."

After that she signs (if you're reading it correctly):  "Be encrypted" at you.

[Bjorn]

Bjorn signs "Be encrypted" back at Bridgett, and then stretches.  "'m a bit tired myself, so I'll leave you to your sleep."  With a start and sudden rememberance, he looks over at Mikey.  "Hrm.  What about Mikey?"

[Brian]

"He left when the lights came on," Megan says, as Bridgett climbs onto the bed, curls up, and goes to sleep.  "I really wish they'd let us have clocks."

[Bjorn]

Bjorn blinks, and looks at the door.  "The lights came back on?  I didn't even notice.

"Hrm.  Well, let's hope a nap a day keeps the doctor away."  Bjorn half-grins, and then waves to both Megan and Bridgett as he heads out the door and back towards his own room.

[Brian]

You head is buzzing with all that learning.  The lights are up, and it's 'day' in the playroom again.  Another doctor is leading the handsigner that Dr. Peterson hauled off yesterday back into the room as you enter.

[Bjorn]

Bjorn studies the doctor carefully as he heads down his hallway to his room.

[Brian]

He's got shaggy, sandy blonde hair, and looks tired.  He's wearing the same kind of slacks and overcoat, but he's got sneakers on.  Considering that everyone else is barefoot, though....

Mikey is currently talking with the old man from yesterday, nearish to the fountain.

[Bjorn]

Bjorn waves at Mikey and says "hi" on his way past.  Too tired to initiate a conversation, he mainly wants to get back to his bed.

Well, he mainly wants to get out of here, but sleep is probably easier and faster to obtain.

[Brian]

Mikey waves to you and says, "Hi, Mister B!" on your way to your room.  No one else seems to really look up, until you get back.  Some more clothes have been added -- thrown onto your bed -- while you were out.  You've now got three jumpsuits, and they apparently expect you're okay with boxers.

Your tea appears to be untouched.