Post by realbatgirlreturns on Jan 12, 2008 14:10:24 GMT -5
Chapter 5 – Sariah's Nightmare
Sheila returns to the infirmary to start the lab work on the blood and urine samples. Sariah heads to her private quarters to shower and change. She later goes to the prison barracks to set a place to keep Batman. After arriving at the main office within the prison, Sariah meets with her assistant Aisha.
Sariah - "Did you make the necessary changes?"
Aisha - "Yes. I emptied barracks five and split the prisoners into available bunks in barracks one, two, and three. He will have a bunk ready with a footlocker and a wall locker available by morning. I've also arranged to have prisoner five-fifty-six to stay in that barracks as well, like you said."
They stand inside the office watching the closed circuit cameras that cover the prison.
Sariah - "Good. Have the night shift go to supply and gather extra clothes in his size. Also, I want a change of clothes brought to his cell by morning along with a personal hygiene kit. I want a wake up call at zero six hundred hours. Tomorrow's going to be a long day."
Aisha - "Yes Ma'am, I understand."
Sariah returns to her quarters where she finishes some paperwork on next weeks scheduled fight. Before bed she receives her last phone call regarding her special prisoner.
Guard - "This is your twenty-one hundred hour up date Ma'am."
Sariah - "Go ahead."
Guard - "The prisoner remains in a seated position on his bed after three hours. He did not eat any of his food that was served at thirteen hundred, or nineteen hundred hours. The prisoner also has not drunk any water that has been provided. He has not used the facilities since Doctor Amsterdam was present and he refuses to respond verbally during physical checks."
Sariah - "Ok. Leave the food and water overnight. Go ahead and turn the lights out but continue the physical checks and make them every hour. The prison night shift will be sending over some clothes for him. I will be there at zero seven hundred hours, in which time we will wake him if he hasn't moved yet. I'll give him some time to shower before I take him to the obstacle course in the morning. Don't call me unless something goes wrong."
Guard - "Yes Mistress."
Sariah goes through her nightly routine getting ready to sleep. After climbing into bed she pulls up the covers and turns out the lights. She runs through tomorrow's tasks in her head while slowly drifting off to sleep. Startled, Sariah hears a quiet shuffle in her bedroom. Alerted she sits up, "Hello?" She question's the darkness. Scanning the room furiously in the dark she doesn't see anything. A tall, dark figure swiftly steps into the moonlight, shining in from the window. Sariah reaches for the lamp but knocks it over clumsily. Turning back to look at the figure, it is now standing next to her bed. She crawls backwards in fright, crouched tightly against the head of the bed. The figure quickly pins her face and arm against the wooden head rest. Her eyes wide, she lets out a muffled scream. As the figure's face leans in closer she fearfully recognizes the dark silhouette, it's Batman. "I told you, you wouldn't get away with holding me here. Now tell me, how does it feel to be rendered powerless?" Breathing intensely, she trembles beneath his grasp. "What's the matter, Bat got your tongue?" Sariah desperately claws at him with her free hand. "Here, let me help you get it out." Batman releases her mouth and places both of his hands on her neck, slowly crushing her wind pipe. Sariah violently struggles for breath, clawing and hitting him. Suddenly the phone rings. Surprised, both turn towards the phone. Batman grabs her night shirt, and pulling her out of bed, he throws her against the wall. She lay on the floor gasping for breath, while the figure disappears from the room. Sariah pulls herself back up onto the bed and grabs the phone.
Guard - "Mistress, this is your six o'clock wake up call."
She drops the phone coughing, and crawls to the bathroom frantically. She flips on the light. After examining the room, she leaps back to the phone, "Hello? Mistress? Is everything alright?"
Sariah - "Get the doctor here now!" She slams the phone down. Sariah sits on her bed to regain her composure. She walks into the bathroom and looks into the mirror. Her forehead has a large abrasion and her neck is red. After splashing some water on her face and reaching for the hand towel, she notices her hands are trembling uncontrollably. Sariah jumps as she hears a sudden knock at the door, "Sariah? Sariah are you ok?" She walks over to the door and realizes she has to unlock it before Sheila can enter. She opens the door and stands there a little withdrawn.
Sheila - "Sariah are you ok? What's the matter?" Sheila stands there in her nightgown and robe shining a flashlight on Sariah's face. Noticing the abrasion on her forehead, Sheila flips on the light to the bedroom. She sees the lamp broken on the floor and her bed in disarray. "Sariah? What happened here?" Sheila grabs her by the shoulders and directs her to the bed to sit down.
Sariah - "I... I'm not sure. I think I was, attacked."
Sheila - "What? How? By whom?"
Sariah - "I.. I don't know. I was asleep, then all of a sudden someone came into my room and attacked me!"
Sheila - "Did you see who it was? How did they get in?"
Sariah - "It was Batman!"
Sheila - "What?! Are you sure? You have him locked up in jail Sariah. Could it have been a dream?"
Sariah - "A dream? .. But it felt so real! How could it of been a dream?"
Sheila - "It's been known for people under a lot of stress to have very vivid dreams. Here lets take a look at your head."
Sheila grabs a wet wash cloth and dabs the scrape on Sariah's head, who still seems to be distant.
Sheila - "Could it be possible you feel guilty Sariah?"
Sariah - "Guilty? About kidnapping him, or about the way I am treating him?"
Sheila - "You tell me."
Sariah - "Do you think I'm doing the right thing Sheila?"
Sheila – "When do you ever ask me my opinion about your plans? You have yet to explain to me why you have kidnapped him!"
Sariah – "Right now, it's personal."
Sheila – "See? How am I suppose to help you when you won't tell me what's going on?"
Sariah – "Maybe I am afraid of him, although I've never been afraid of the prisoners before. They have always followed my orders without question, even the most defiant ones. But he seems ...different. As if he's got nothing to lose."
Sheila - "Maybe. I would order you to get some rest, but I know you won't follow it, so I'm not going to bother. I will however be checking up on you later. You're going to have a pretty good goose egg on your head, and a head ache, I imagine. I want you to take it easy today, and be careful."
Sariah stands up and walks to her closet.
Sariah - "Ok Sheila. I've got to head over to the jail, I'm running late."
Sheila - "I'm serious, Sariah. That man is at least twice your size and strength. If he.."
Sariah - "Sheila, I know! I know! I can't let him touch me. If he gets his hands on me, he's got control."
Sheila leaves Sariah's quarters and returns to her own. Sariah get's dressed and goes to the jail.
Chapter 6 - Boundaries
After entering the jail, Sariah goes to the guard office to speak to the supervisor, Charles. Upon entering the room the guards look at her strangely due to her new battle scars.
Charles - "Mistress, are you ok? What happened to your ..."
Sariah - "Mind your own business!"
Both guards look at each other and remain silent until Sariah continues the conversation.
Sariah - "Have you had any problems with him?"
She picks up the detailed activity report and examines it.
Charles - "No Ma'me. At around two in the morning he finally laid down on his bunk."
Sariah - "It's time to go wake him up. Grab his stuff."
Charles picks up the change of clothes and bag of hygiene items. After leaving the guard room, they turn on the bright overhead lights in the whole building which flicker on, one by one. They travel down the hall to his cell where Bruce still lies there asleep on his side. Sariah grab's the guard's wooden night stick and strikes the cell bars loudly. The noise jerks Bruce out of sleep. The guard unlocks the cell door and Sariah walks in.
Sariah - "Time to wake up Batman!"
Bruce turns over and sits up, his eyes are bloodshot. He rubs them trying to wake up, then gazes upon Sariah noticing the large knot on her forehead.
Batman - "Rough night?"
Sariah - "What's it to you?"
Batman - "That shiner looks good on you. I hope it hurts."
Sariah scowls at Bruce for the remark,
Batman - "I may give you one on the other side to make them a complete set!"
Caught off-guard Sariah stands there shocked. An awkward silence fills the room for a moment as she looks at Charles for his reaction. She composes herself and turns back to Bruce.
Sariah - "The guard has a change of clothes for you. You are to follow him to the showers. You'll have ten minutes to get yourself cleaned up."
Bruce stands up and approaches her, towering over her by several inches. His shadow covers her face.
Batman – "How long do you think I'm going to let you keep me here?"
The guard puts his hand out toward Bruce, "Easy there!" Bruce turns his head and stares at him intently, then fixes back on Sariah. Sariah swallows hard and grips the night stick with both hands standing her ground. She presses the end of the stick into his abdomen and pushes him firmly backward.
Sariah – "Step back Batman!"
Bruce peers down at her then swiftly steals the stick from her hands. Thrusting it down across his knee, he breaks it in two. Her mouth gapes open as he tosses it to the floor. Sariah raises her right arm and speaks to her wrist before Bruce is able to grab a hold of her, "PEDDD, voice authorization Sariah Alexander."
Prisoner Electronic Detainment and Disciplinary Device - "Authorization confirmed."
Sariah - "Collar One activate!"
PEDDD - "Collar One, level one activated."
Bruce withdrawals from Sariah, reaching up and grabbing onto the collar as it discharges electricity immediately into his body. Stunned momentarily, he gazes at her angrily, then advances in her direction.
Sariah - "Collar One Activate!"
PEDDD - "Collar One, level two activated."
The collar again emits electricity into Bruce's body. His body forcibly seizes up and hits the floor. Bruce hollers as he feels the pain of the electrical pulse for approximately four seconds.
Sariah – "Did I mention this device is voice activated as well?"
Now on his stomach he strains trying to pull his body from the cold cement. Sariah steps on his back, thrusting him down to the ground, "Stay down!" Sariah crouches down in front of him and rips the cloak off his head.
Sariah - "You have two choices Bruce; we can do this the easy way, or the hard way. Either way, you will do it!"
Batman – "You know who I am?"
Sariah – "Of coarse, but I could care less who you are underneath that mask. I understand how difficult this is for you. It's hard for people like you, and me, who have to be in control, and have order, to relinquish that to someone else. But, you will submit yourself to me. From now on Bruce, I want you to answer me when I talk to you with 'Yes or No, Ma'me or Mistress', do you understand?"
Propped up on his forearms, clenching his teeth, he refuses to answer her. Bruce pulls his knee to his chest to stand up. Sariah stands and wastes no time reactivating the collar.
Sariah - "Collar One, level two activate!"
PEDDD - "Collar One, level two activated."
Bruce's back arches and he falls to his side in the fetal position. He clenches his teeth, trying not to scream. Once the electricity ceases, Bruce rolls to his back breathing heavily, his muscles spent.
Sariah - "I gave you a break, Bruce. I let you stay on level two. ...It hurts doesn't it?"
Looking down upon him she awaits his response. Panting heavily in exhaustion he shouts the answer, "Yes!"
Sariah - "Yes what?"
Bruce swallows hard. His body forcefully shakes. He is intensely angry and in pain. His face sweats as he softly relinquishes the word from his mouth, "Yes Ma'me."
Sariah holds her hand to her ear to amplify the sound, "What was that? I didn't hear you."
Pressing his lips together hard, he breathes in deep, tightening his fists before surrendering the words again, "Yes Ma'me!" Sariah crouches down again and pats his head degradingly.
Sariah - "Good boy. It hurts terribly because the position of the probes to the spinal cord." She grabs a handful of his dark brown, sweaty hair and jerks his head to make him look at her, "I want you to remember how much it hurts right now. You'll be smart to keep your distance from me, or the pain will only get worse." Sariah releases his head and Bruce returns to stare intensely at the ground. "Now, when I let you stand up, you will pull yourself together and follow the guard to the showers to get cleaned up. Then you will follow the guard outside where we will go to the obstacle course. Do you understand?"
Batman - "Yes.. Ma'me."
Sariah - "See? It get's easier and easier every time you say it. We're not going to have any more problems today, are we?"
Batman - "No Ma'me."
Sariah - "Because if I do, what will happen?"
Regrettably he answers, "Level three."
Sariah - "Right. I'm glad we have an understanding. Now, you may get up."
Sariah stands while Bruce painfully rolls over to his side and sits up. Every muscle aches as he rises, reminding him of his painful experience. Sariah tosses him the cloak, "You have ten minutes." The mistress leaves the building and Bruce follows the guard to the showers.
After entering a large community shower room the guard hands Bruce the bag of clothes.
Charles - "There are no cameras in here, don't try anything stupid. If you don't come back out in ten minutes, you're toast!"
Batman - "I get the picture."
Bruce watches the guard leave before he begins to remove his clothing. His hands, neck, and spine still tingling from the collar. He stands in the shower for a few minutes resting his head on the shower wall. His hands desperately press onto the cold tile while he watches the water drip off his body. Feeling nauseous he grabs at his abdomen and falls to his knees. His body shaking while he tries to vomit. "Oh God!" As the words escape his lips, he realizes he is reacting to fear and tries to regain composure. His frustrating situation has made his mind and body weak. Bruce finishes his shower, shaves his face, and puts on the clean clothes provided. Surprising the guard, he emerges from the shower room in seven minutes.
Sheila returns to the infirmary to start the lab work on the blood and urine samples. Sariah heads to her private quarters to shower and change. She later goes to the prison barracks to set a place to keep Batman. After arriving at the main office within the prison, Sariah meets with her assistant Aisha.
Sariah - "Did you make the necessary changes?"
Aisha - "Yes. I emptied barracks five and split the prisoners into available bunks in barracks one, two, and three. He will have a bunk ready with a footlocker and a wall locker available by morning. I've also arranged to have prisoner five-fifty-six to stay in that barracks as well, like you said."
They stand inside the office watching the closed circuit cameras that cover the prison.
Sariah - "Good. Have the night shift go to supply and gather extra clothes in his size. Also, I want a change of clothes brought to his cell by morning along with a personal hygiene kit. I want a wake up call at zero six hundred hours. Tomorrow's going to be a long day."
Aisha - "Yes Ma'am, I understand."
Sariah returns to her quarters where she finishes some paperwork on next weeks scheduled fight. Before bed she receives her last phone call regarding her special prisoner.
Guard - "This is your twenty-one hundred hour up date Ma'am."
Sariah - "Go ahead."
Guard - "The prisoner remains in a seated position on his bed after three hours. He did not eat any of his food that was served at thirteen hundred, or nineteen hundred hours. The prisoner also has not drunk any water that has been provided. He has not used the facilities since Doctor Amsterdam was present and he refuses to respond verbally during physical checks."
Sariah - "Ok. Leave the food and water overnight. Go ahead and turn the lights out but continue the physical checks and make them every hour. The prison night shift will be sending over some clothes for him. I will be there at zero seven hundred hours, in which time we will wake him if he hasn't moved yet. I'll give him some time to shower before I take him to the obstacle course in the morning. Don't call me unless something goes wrong."
Guard - "Yes Mistress."
Sariah goes through her nightly routine getting ready to sleep. After climbing into bed she pulls up the covers and turns out the lights. She runs through tomorrow's tasks in her head while slowly drifting off to sleep. Startled, Sariah hears a quiet shuffle in her bedroom. Alerted she sits up, "Hello?" She question's the darkness. Scanning the room furiously in the dark she doesn't see anything. A tall, dark figure swiftly steps into the moonlight, shining in from the window. Sariah reaches for the lamp but knocks it over clumsily. Turning back to look at the figure, it is now standing next to her bed. She crawls backwards in fright, crouched tightly against the head of the bed. The figure quickly pins her face and arm against the wooden head rest. Her eyes wide, she lets out a muffled scream. As the figure's face leans in closer she fearfully recognizes the dark silhouette, it's Batman. "I told you, you wouldn't get away with holding me here. Now tell me, how does it feel to be rendered powerless?" Breathing intensely, she trembles beneath his grasp. "What's the matter, Bat got your tongue?" Sariah desperately claws at him with her free hand. "Here, let me help you get it out." Batman releases her mouth and places both of his hands on her neck, slowly crushing her wind pipe. Sariah violently struggles for breath, clawing and hitting him. Suddenly the phone rings. Surprised, both turn towards the phone. Batman grabs her night shirt, and pulling her out of bed, he throws her against the wall. She lay on the floor gasping for breath, while the figure disappears from the room. Sariah pulls herself back up onto the bed and grabs the phone.
Guard - "Mistress, this is your six o'clock wake up call."
She drops the phone coughing, and crawls to the bathroom frantically. She flips on the light. After examining the room, she leaps back to the phone, "Hello? Mistress? Is everything alright?"
Sariah - "Get the doctor here now!" She slams the phone down. Sariah sits on her bed to regain her composure. She walks into the bathroom and looks into the mirror. Her forehead has a large abrasion and her neck is red. After splashing some water on her face and reaching for the hand towel, she notices her hands are trembling uncontrollably. Sariah jumps as she hears a sudden knock at the door, "Sariah? Sariah are you ok?" She walks over to the door and realizes she has to unlock it before Sheila can enter. She opens the door and stands there a little withdrawn.
Sheila - "Sariah are you ok? What's the matter?" Sheila stands there in her nightgown and robe shining a flashlight on Sariah's face. Noticing the abrasion on her forehead, Sheila flips on the light to the bedroom. She sees the lamp broken on the floor and her bed in disarray. "Sariah? What happened here?" Sheila grabs her by the shoulders and directs her to the bed to sit down.
Sariah - "I... I'm not sure. I think I was, attacked."
Sheila - "What? How? By whom?"
Sariah - "I.. I don't know. I was asleep, then all of a sudden someone came into my room and attacked me!"
Sheila - "Did you see who it was? How did they get in?"
Sariah - "It was Batman!"
Sheila - "What?! Are you sure? You have him locked up in jail Sariah. Could it have been a dream?"
Sariah - "A dream? .. But it felt so real! How could it of been a dream?"
Sheila - "It's been known for people under a lot of stress to have very vivid dreams. Here lets take a look at your head."
Sheila grabs a wet wash cloth and dabs the scrape on Sariah's head, who still seems to be distant.
Sheila - "Could it be possible you feel guilty Sariah?"
Sariah - "Guilty? About kidnapping him, or about the way I am treating him?"
Sheila - "You tell me."
Sariah - "Do you think I'm doing the right thing Sheila?"
Sheila – "When do you ever ask me my opinion about your plans? You have yet to explain to me why you have kidnapped him!"
Sariah – "Right now, it's personal."
Sheila – "See? How am I suppose to help you when you won't tell me what's going on?"
Sariah – "Maybe I am afraid of him, although I've never been afraid of the prisoners before. They have always followed my orders without question, even the most defiant ones. But he seems ...different. As if he's got nothing to lose."
Sheila - "Maybe. I would order you to get some rest, but I know you won't follow it, so I'm not going to bother. I will however be checking up on you later. You're going to have a pretty good goose egg on your head, and a head ache, I imagine. I want you to take it easy today, and be careful."
Sariah stands up and walks to her closet.
Sariah - "Ok Sheila. I've got to head over to the jail, I'm running late."
Sheila - "I'm serious, Sariah. That man is at least twice your size and strength. If he.."
Sariah - "Sheila, I know! I know! I can't let him touch me. If he gets his hands on me, he's got control."
Sheila leaves Sariah's quarters and returns to her own. Sariah get's dressed and goes to the jail.
Chapter 6 - Boundaries
After entering the jail, Sariah goes to the guard office to speak to the supervisor, Charles. Upon entering the room the guards look at her strangely due to her new battle scars.
Charles - "Mistress, are you ok? What happened to your ..."
Sariah - "Mind your own business!"
Both guards look at each other and remain silent until Sariah continues the conversation.
Sariah - "Have you had any problems with him?"
She picks up the detailed activity report and examines it.
Charles - "No Ma'me. At around two in the morning he finally laid down on his bunk."
Sariah - "It's time to go wake him up. Grab his stuff."
Charles picks up the change of clothes and bag of hygiene items. After leaving the guard room, they turn on the bright overhead lights in the whole building which flicker on, one by one. They travel down the hall to his cell where Bruce still lies there asleep on his side. Sariah grab's the guard's wooden night stick and strikes the cell bars loudly. The noise jerks Bruce out of sleep. The guard unlocks the cell door and Sariah walks in.
Sariah - "Time to wake up Batman!"
Bruce turns over and sits up, his eyes are bloodshot. He rubs them trying to wake up, then gazes upon Sariah noticing the large knot on her forehead.
Batman - "Rough night?"
Sariah - "What's it to you?"
Batman - "That shiner looks good on you. I hope it hurts."
Sariah scowls at Bruce for the remark,
Batman - "I may give you one on the other side to make them a complete set!"
Caught off-guard Sariah stands there shocked. An awkward silence fills the room for a moment as she looks at Charles for his reaction. She composes herself and turns back to Bruce.
Sariah - "The guard has a change of clothes for you. You are to follow him to the showers. You'll have ten minutes to get yourself cleaned up."
Bruce stands up and approaches her, towering over her by several inches. His shadow covers her face.
Batman – "How long do you think I'm going to let you keep me here?"
The guard puts his hand out toward Bruce, "Easy there!" Bruce turns his head and stares at him intently, then fixes back on Sariah. Sariah swallows hard and grips the night stick with both hands standing her ground. She presses the end of the stick into his abdomen and pushes him firmly backward.
Sariah – "Step back Batman!"
Bruce peers down at her then swiftly steals the stick from her hands. Thrusting it down across his knee, he breaks it in two. Her mouth gapes open as he tosses it to the floor. Sariah raises her right arm and speaks to her wrist before Bruce is able to grab a hold of her, "PEDDD, voice authorization Sariah Alexander."
Prisoner Electronic Detainment and Disciplinary Device - "Authorization confirmed."
Sariah - "Collar One activate!"
PEDDD - "Collar One, level one activated."
Bruce withdrawals from Sariah, reaching up and grabbing onto the collar as it discharges electricity immediately into his body. Stunned momentarily, he gazes at her angrily, then advances in her direction.
Sariah - "Collar One Activate!"
PEDDD - "Collar One, level two activated."
The collar again emits electricity into Bruce's body. His body forcibly seizes up and hits the floor. Bruce hollers as he feels the pain of the electrical pulse for approximately four seconds.
Sariah – "Did I mention this device is voice activated as well?"
Now on his stomach he strains trying to pull his body from the cold cement. Sariah steps on his back, thrusting him down to the ground, "Stay down!" Sariah crouches down in front of him and rips the cloak off his head.
Sariah - "You have two choices Bruce; we can do this the easy way, or the hard way. Either way, you will do it!"
Batman – "You know who I am?"
Sariah – "Of coarse, but I could care less who you are underneath that mask. I understand how difficult this is for you. It's hard for people like you, and me, who have to be in control, and have order, to relinquish that to someone else. But, you will submit yourself to me. From now on Bruce, I want you to answer me when I talk to you with 'Yes or No, Ma'me or Mistress', do you understand?"
Propped up on his forearms, clenching his teeth, he refuses to answer her. Bruce pulls his knee to his chest to stand up. Sariah stands and wastes no time reactivating the collar.
Sariah - "Collar One, level two activate!"
PEDDD - "Collar One, level two activated."
Bruce's back arches and he falls to his side in the fetal position. He clenches his teeth, trying not to scream. Once the electricity ceases, Bruce rolls to his back breathing heavily, his muscles spent.
Sariah - "I gave you a break, Bruce. I let you stay on level two. ...It hurts doesn't it?"
Looking down upon him she awaits his response. Panting heavily in exhaustion he shouts the answer, "Yes!"
Sariah - "Yes what?"
Bruce swallows hard. His body forcefully shakes. He is intensely angry and in pain. His face sweats as he softly relinquishes the word from his mouth, "Yes Ma'me."
Sariah holds her hand to her ear to amplify the sound, "What was that? I didn't hear you."
Pressing his lips together hard, he breathes in deep, tightening his fists before surrendering the words again, "Yes Ma'me!" Sariah crouches down again and pats his head degradingly.
Sariah - "Good boy. It hurts terribly because the position of the probes to the spinal cord." She grabs a handful of his dark brown, sweaty hair and jerks his head to make him look at her, "I want you to remember how much it hurts right now. You'll be smart to keep your distance from me, or the pain will only get worse." Sariah releases his head and Bruce returns to stare intensely at the ground. "Now, when I let you stand up, you will pull yourself together and follow the guard to the showers to get cleaned up. Then you will follow the guard outside where we will go to the obstacle course. Do you understand?"
Batman - "Yes.. Ma'me."
Sariah - "See? It get's easier and easier every time you say it. We're not going to have any more problems today, are we?"
Batman - "No Ma'me."
Sariah - "Because if I do, what will happen?"
Regrettably he answers, "Level three."
Sariah - "Right. I'm glad we have an understanding. Now, you may get up."
Sariah stands while Bruce painfully rolls over to his side and sits up. Every muscle aches as he rises, reminding him of his painful experience. Sariah tosses him the cloak, "You have ten minutes." The mistress leaves the building and Bruce follows the guard to the showers.
After entering a large community shower room the guard hands Bruce the bag of clothes.
Charles - "There are no cameras in here, don't try anything stupid. If you don't come back out in ten minutes, you're toast!"
Batman - "I get the picture."
Bruce watches the guard leave before he begins to remove his clothing. His hands, neck, and spine still tingling from the collar. He stands in the shower for a few minutes resting his head on the shower wall. His hands desperately press onto the cold tile while he watches the water drip off his body. Feeling nauseous he grabs at his abdomen and falls to his knees. His body shaking while he tries to vomit. "Oh God!" As the words escape his lips, he realizes he is reacting to fear and tries to regain composure. His frustrating situation has made his mind and body weak. Bruce finishes his shower, shaves his face, and puts on the clean clothes provided. Surprising the guard, he emerges from the shower room in seven minutes.