Wasting the Day in Bedlam/9

Please note: These entries were transcribed from illegible handwriting and the bracketed words may or may not be correct.

First month, 28th day, 28 ABY

Zuckuss had recreation out on the yard today. His hour of recreation is segregated [from] the rest of the inmate [population], as is his pod time. * So, he was out on the yard alone, save for the usual compliment of guards. This segregation is for Zuckuss’s protection; he is a high-[profile] inmate. It wouldn’t matter if he were transferred to the SNU *, he would be a target there, as well. Even if he were moved to the honor dorm. It would not matter. No matter where Zuckuss is placed in Bedlam, the other inmates would still try to kill him. Hence why he must be segregated and take pod time and rec by himself.

While he was out on the yard, he felt the [temperature] drop. Granted, it was quite cold and Zuckuss kept warm by walking the track and conversing with one of the [guards], but as we [walked], the clouds gathered and [temperature] dropped and it [started] to snow. Gently, at first, then harder. The guard asked Zuckuss if he wanted to go inside, which he declined.

Suddenly, a flash! Then a crack! And the snowfall [became] a squall! A torrent!

Zuckuss was rushed under an awning by the guard, and we stood there as the snow fell in a sheet of white! Then more thunder! An inch was [already] on the ground when Zuckuss sought shelter, and when he was escorted inside, he asked the guard to check and the guard said that there was about two and a half! After only [five]-ten minutes!

Zuckuss’s yard time was cut short so he was permitted to spend the remainder of his rec out of his cell, in the pod. He [illegible] started to work on a painting, then, at the request of Dr. Karastee. Painting helps him keep the Corellian [asleep]. The [illegible] Corellian was trying to make Zuckuss sleep.

Zuckuss doesn’t trust the Corellian. He [illegible] hopes the mists will show him how to make the Corellian go [away]. The Corellian doesn’t like it when Zuckuss talks about him. The Corellian is screaming at him.

'' * Note: Pod time refers to when the inmates are permitted to socialize outside of their cells, on the pod. This recreation usually lasts for an hour.''

 * Note: SNU refers to the Secure Needs Unit, a housing unit designated for high-risk and high-profile inmates who would otherwise be targets for assault within the general population.

''Doctor’s note: Zuckuss’s concerns about his welfare are valid, as he has been attacked by the other inmates in the past. A recent incident occurred about two years ago when a Kubaz inmate had made an attempt on Zuckuss’s life during a riot. Zuckuss was stabbed three times in the abdomen, which punctured his stomach and liver and required surgery to repair. &mdash;Dr. Gawynn Karastee''