Present Day - Wednesday Morning, 10 AM
The family therapy room at the secure medical facility feels like a stage set for a play no one wants to perform.
Dr. James Chen sits across from an arrangement of chairs that holds what's left of a family torn apart by government manipulation.
Aria on one side, Marcus beside her, providing the steady support that's kept her anchored through everything.
Leon in a wheelchair on the other side, still weak from his suicide attempt but insistent on being present for this conversation.
And Sophie, sitting cross-legged on the floor between them all, coloring in a book while listening to every word with the focused attention of someone far older than her four years.
"Let's start with why we're here," Dr. Chen says gently.
"We're here because my daught
