Life in a VA hospital can be boring, but there are moments that more than make up for it. We’re housed pretty close together, and there come occasions that a normally laid-back individual suddenly loses his cool over something. Might be a neighbor slamming his drawers too loudly, might be someone making noise early in the morning, or hogging the TV, or just the result of whatever oddness landed that person in the VA in the first place. It’s these outbursts that give this place its spice.
I’m employed in a therapy job in the recreation center of the VA I’m currently living in. It’s a cool job, with decent co-workers and patrons. Mostly, it involves assigning people to computers and helping them find whatever they need online, with a lot of web-surfing in between. Not a place where a lot of drama occurs, usually.
But yesterday was a little different, apparently. I was the only person working at the time, and had to use the bathroom. I closed the door, and put up the ‘Back in 15 minutes’ sign, but I neglected at lock the door. And while I was…occupied, someone’s craziness came out.
Reports are inconclusive, but someone, for some reason, apparently locked themselves into the computer room and began gallivanting about shirtless. The mystery person might have been sans shirt, but did possess guts to spare, as the recreation area had a number of people in it and they couldn’t have known when I’d return. The internet here is closely controlled by a VA security program that is quite good at keeping pornography inaccessible, and everyone who frequents the computer room knows this, so we’re all a little confused as to why the doffing of clothing was necessary. No odd stains were found, nothing seems to have been stolen, and the person got away clean.
Maybe it was just one of those times when a person needs to be alone, shirtless, in a computer room. I doubt we’ll ever know.
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