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AMBERLY JACOBS is a 21 year old PATIENT in the MEDICAL WARD. She has been diagnosed with a BRAIN TUMOR and suffers SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS and looks a lot like Troian Bellisario.

MAYBE THEY’RE HIDING

Amberly Jacobs was everything that every parent had ever wanted their child to be. She was beautiful, humorous and ever so clever that she could have lit up the world with her knowledge. The Jacobs family weren’t necessarily anything special; they were average parents that led very average lives - they held two normal jobs and that was that. But Amberly? She was an overachiever. She had goals and she knew exactly what she wanted to do with them. As long as she pushed herself, then she was capable of anything - even bagging herself a scholarship to Harvard University. Nobody was quite prepared for the news that Amberly had to spill when her letter came through the door, after being scouted at school but her family couldn’t have been more proud. She was the first person in the family to ever attend university; even her older siblings hadn’t entertained the thought of it. They quickly made their own lives and settled into it but Amberly was always willing to push herself that little bit extra.

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After seven months of studying at Harvard and falling in love with each piece of her degree that she fell into, Amberly’s entire life became clear. She was planning for the future already; thinking about what it was she wanted to do in life and just how she was going to get there. She was a little ball of energy - unstoppable and excited to see what the world had to offer but she was a little too eager at times... On a trip home to visit her family, there was something serious that happened - something severe that was going to shape Amberly’s life forever. As her car wrapped itself around a twisted oak tree on the drive back home, Amberly was sent into a long term coma - leaving her unconscious for three weeks. Although at first it appeared to be a set of broken bones, Amberly’s list of things that were going wrong had begun to grow... At first, she developed a brain tumor - all because she slipped on some black ice and her tyres couldn’t take it. And then soon after, it was determined that she would suffer from short term memory loss. She still remembered the car crash as clear as day, which made it that little more heartbreaking for herself and her family... But they didn’t call her their determined beam of sunshine for no reason. Amberly WANTED to go back to university and despite how much the doctors urged her against it, she was going to complete her first year. She had what it took beforehand, so why should some accident that never should have happened get in her way?

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Feeling hopeful and encouraged with the support of her parents, Amberly set her mind to her biggest goal yet - finish the next two months and then she could wait to continue until she recovered. No matter what happened, the Jacobs family felt proud that she was even willing to try - she really was the strongest person within the family. Although Amberly tried her hardest to keep up, especially after missing two months worth of work, the brunette just couldn’t store all of the new information that was being given to her. It was lke her brain was working overtime - desperately trying to catch up and yet, struggling to dod so. It then became apparent just how serious Amberly’s brain tumor really was. Every little target and dream that she had ever set herself was slowly being torn from her grip - but she wasn’t ready to let it go, not without a fight and not without kicking and screaming. She took it upon herself to do her own research - to find out where was BEST to deal with her condition... And that was where she found Brielle Institute. In the whiteboard nailed to her bedroom wall, Amberly created a list of every hospital that seemed fit and each day, she came back to Brielle Institute - the reasons why it seemed perfect as clear as the black pen that stained the white. Volunteering to admit herself into Brielle with the hope that she could return to Brielle once she had recovered, Amberly waved her parents off at the doors whilst a nurse took her through reception - ready to welcome her to the institute.

Connections: None

TASHA NEWMAN is a 18 year old PATIENT in the MEDICAL WARD. She has been diagnosed with COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNE DEFICIENCY AND PNEUMONIA and looks a lot like Shay Mitchell.

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Tasha Newman had grown up with a troubled childhood... It wasn’t that she was naughty or rude but simply, exhausted. Having a deficiency in her immune system for as long as she could remember meant that she spent a majority of her time in and out of hospitals as a child. She didn’t have that normal upbringing that her ‘friends’ did... She couldn’t get involved in sport and most of the time, had to keep herself to herself, just in case one of her friends had a cough or cold. That was the thing about being sick. It sprung upon you, all of a sudden, with little to no warning and that was what caught Tasha off guard. As a child who should be out, exploring with your friends and really learning about yourself, the only guidance that Tasha was given about the kind of person she was, was medical books. Guides and outlets, explaining how easily you could avoid catching infections by ‘always remembering to wash your hands’... The universe was a joke and her family believed that things always happened to the people who were least deserving.

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Once high school came, Tasha tried her hardest to fit in. If she was poorly, then she would find a way to cover it up - concealer coating the bags of her eyes, blusher bringing life to her cheeks... Surely enough, she became popular - but in the same instance, she was a do gooder. Perhaps, that was why she was so popular in school, because she barely had a social life when she was younger. To tell the truth, Tasha was desperate for some sense of stability in her life... Even if that meant making close friends as a distraction away from her illnesses - which inevitably, caused her own health to deteriorate. Being invited out all of the time meant that she either postponed or delayed multiple appointments and when she couldn’t keep up with her friends antics - who had no idea about her defficiency - she would only make herself more ill by overworking herself.

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Living off a series of different medication interfered in some ways, especially when it came to weekends, where all of her other friends wanted to party. Her parents didn’t mind Tasha going out and enjoying herself with her friends - as long as she absolutely promise to call them should there be any problems and to always take care of herself. It was a nightmare - putting your entire life on hold for your teenage daughter, but when she had no childhood, all the Newman’s wanted was for her to have a teenage-hood. Nevertheless, still desperate to fit in, Tasha joined in one night and got out of her mind drunk yet, she managed to sneak in late at night and hide it from her parents. The next day was spent in bed, with what she believed to be her first hangover, but it was the start of something far more serious. At the lack of attention she had been paying towards her deteriorating health, Tasha had begun to develop a serious case of pneumonia - all because her immune deficiency had worsened. It wasn’t just a hangover, with a ‘smokers cough’ and there was nobody else to blame but her desire to fit in like a normal person. Her hopes had only done the opposite instead, landing her a place in Brielle Institute’s medical ward.

Connections: None

DYLAN GALE is a 24 year old SECURITY GUARD at Brielle Institute and looks a lot like Tyler Blackburn.

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Dylan Gale was destined for a bright start from day one. An only child with two loving parents meant that he had the best upbringing that he could have done – a great education, raised to be a gentleman, handed everything he ever wanted. Some may have argued that Dylan was spoiled but he would ignore them – a lion did not concern themselves with the opinions of sheep. Having a family full of money meant that Dylan was able to have all of the technology. A new phone? Great. The latest game console came out? Better. But it was never enough… Dylan didn’t want the materialistic objects that every child had – he wanted to explore technology further. He wanted to test the boundaries and push the limits; looking into how it was all built, how people put each little piece together.

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It started with seeing if he could build his own computer, which to no surprise, was a success… But Dylan was growing more infatuated with the different things he could use technology for. He could fit phones with bugs, he could install applications to phones and computers which gave him access to their cameras, he was learning how to put a tracker in phones and he was learning how to hack into these devices. It wasn’t in spite of anybody – it was purely down to fascination and because he had the money to do it… Whilst Dylan held the capability of fitting in like a normal teenager – drinking, going out and socialising, flirting – he had his own secrets behind closed doors. Knowing that he was the one with money in his friendship group, he started to become intrigued with what his friends could have been saying behind his back. Taking what he had taught himself and fitting his friend’s devices with all the equipment he needed to find out if they were spreading any rumours about him.

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His instincts were right and his friends weren’t half as loyal as he thought they were… In fact, they found out exactly what Dylan had been doing which only caused more of a vicious circle. The rumours were spreading around his school and the game of Chinese whispers happened to catch the ears of one person in particular – Becca Wright – granddaughter to Doctor Robert Wright who was in charge of one of the most renown asylums in the country… He had been brainstorming ideas, looking to modernise his institution and Becca knew the perfect person who was a few years older than her in school; Dylan Gale. As somebody who was used installing spyware gear onto his friends’ phones, what could he do with the patients of an institute that were allowed their own mobile phones? Starting off on an internship as one of Doctor Wright’s most valuable assets to his company, Dylan Gale became one of the best guards to grace Robert’s presence. With his young looks and the deceptive personality to seem like a patient, as well as his technological talents, Doctor Wright knew he had to bring Dylan along to Brielle Institute.

Connections: Ex-colleague to Harry Caldwell, Benjamin Hurst, Louisa Kemp, Ava Madison, Arianna Acker, Kit Rawlings, Becca Wright, Danny Trainor, Dana Fellows, Barkin Jamison.

ETHAN MILLER is a 27 year old THERAPIST at Brielle Institute and looks a lot like Ian Harding.

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Jock, charmer, party boy – that was what Ethan Miller was known for in school. As captain of the soccer team, he was used to hearing his name being chanted from the stands… He was used to girls swarming around him at every event the school held and every celebratory party thrown when the team would win… Ethan lived the dream life at the age of 16 – or so, that was how it looked on the outside. It was every boys dream life ( to have the pick of all females, for all boys to want to be like him ) but it just wasn’t Ethan’s desire. The pressure from his parents didn’t help – they were his biggest fans. They would show up to every game, they would push him into making a career out of his talents but Ethan yearned for something much bigger – something more fulfilling. He wanted a career that made him feel good about what he was doing because despite his reputation, deep down somewhere, there were insecurities.

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When it came to picking the right college and attending graduation, Ethan’s peers were shocked when he chose to major in psychology. Months ago, he didn’t have the grades, let alone the attitude. He was simply a teenage heartthrob in cleats, following a dream that belonged to his father. Choosing to better himself was the turning point for Ethan… If he could help younger people who needed to better themselves too, his life would be complete. He knew what it was like after all to have the weight of the world on your shoulders, pulling you down and pushing you around. Ethan Miller was a changed man. 19 years old and striving for the best. On top of his schooling, he managed to bag an internship with Doctor Robert Wright – a doctor renown for his very own institute in Utah. That was when the Miller’s realised how serious he truly was – that it wasn’t just some phase he was going through… With disappointment circling his veins, Mr Miller detached himself from Ethan, but his mother never stopped trying.

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Once his internship had ended and Ethan became a qualified therapist, his turnover rate was better than anybody else he worked with… Patients would come and go, purely because Ethan was key to helping them realise the issues and more importantly, how to tackle them. Despite being an authoritarian – which several patients despised – Ethan used his own experiences to show them that he understood. He had been in the position where nobody else could relate to him, where nobody else understood him and it worked to his success. Basking in glory for going into the dream job that he had spent so long searching for, Ethan finally felt at peace with himself. In all honesty, Ethan was one of the least corrupt staff that Doctor Wright had… But he too, had his moments of negativity. If a patient was being a pain in the ass, Ethan’s old self came into play – he would use everything he knew as a jock to give the patients a kick. Ethan refused to be pushed over like his own father had done to him and he didn’t mess around, but if anything, this worked in his favour. Sometimes, his arrogance for succeeding could get the better of him but this only made him more likeable in the eyes of Doctor Wright, making it a no-brainer to take him along to Brielle Institute.

Connections: Ex-colleague to Harry Caldwell, Benjamin Hurst, Louisa Kemp, Ava Madison, Arianna Acker, Kit Rawlings, Becca Wright, Dylan Gale, Jared Jones, Danny Trainor, Dana Fellows, Barkin Jamison.

ARIANNA ACKER is a 22 year old NURSE INTERN and looks a lot like Janel Parrish.

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There was nothing exciting about Arianna Acker growing up… Catholic parents, an all girls school – it was different from your usual upbringing but the Acker’s thought that by giving their precious little girl everything they could, she would one day have it all. Arianna was one of the brighter bulbs in the box; academics were the only thing that Emma Willard School had to offer which meant that she was unable to fulfil any of her deeper dreams. Put it this way, if Arianna had been a student at public school, she would have been an it-girl; beauty and sass. Behind closed doors, Arianna didn’t have much time for religion, but she would have done anything to keep her parents happy. She enjoyed having the smarts, she loved the praise that she received from her parents… But that didn’t conceal her true self.

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As soon as her bedroom door was closed, Arianna invested her time into the world of social media – on the outside, she seemed like the perfect girl; quiet, reserved and polite. But get on her bad side? And you would have felt her wrath. That was one quality that the brunette did not adapt from her parents… She had found it all herself. Creating her own online gossip forum about the girls in her school created nothing but drama. Turning the girls against one another and watching them fight was sheer joy to Arianna… It only gave her more to write about; more pleasure. It wasn’t until the girls in her school noticed that Arianna was the only one who wasn’t mentioned on the website, that the school launched an investigation into it – it was bullying. The cruel, spiteful remarks were published online in order to ridicule her peers. Much to her parents disgust, they felt as though something needed to be done. A sinner was what Arianna was and the only way to give her the wake up call she needed, was to take away her phone, her laptop and place her into a scheme that they thought would work… Whilst they didn’t want to punish their daughter, they did want to take away her ability to tear people down and turn it into something more positive – force her to help people and hopefully, help her find a passion.

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Nursing would have never been Arianna’s first choice. But it was something that her parents believed she could do, if she had little disregard for their religious lifestyle. Signing her up for the intern position as a nurse for Doctor Robert Wright’s facility was the first thing that came to mind and the deal was, that she would live on campus – kind of like boarding school, only it would give her a qualification that would last a lifetime. Gritting her teeth and going along with Mr and Mrs Ackard’s wishes, Arianna set herself to it. She did love herself after all and if she could regain that same level of love from her family, all would be well. On the plus side, a tight knitted workspace would surely give her more gossip, right? She was about to be surrounded by lots of different people, all with dark secrets which was exhilarating to her. When news spread that Doctor Wright would be moving to Brielle Institute and had only chosen a selection of staff to go with him, the Acker family were honoured that he chose their daughter… This must have meant that she was doing well, in their eyes. In reality, the only reason Robert had chosen her was because he was completely aware of her background… And if any patients were getting up do any wrongdoings, she would be enlightened to tell him.

Connections: Ex-colleague to Harry Caldwell, Benjamin Hurst, Louisa Kemp, Ava Madison, Kit Rawlings, Dylan Gale, Becca Wright, Danny Trainor, Dana Fellows, Barkin Jamison.