Dr. Connal's Orphanage

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**Dr. Connal's Orphanage** is a facility operated by Dr. Sigmund Connal in the Lapis Ward. The orphanage is where the player first meets and befriends Noel, Anna and Charlotte.

## Access

The Orphanage is briefly accessible shortly before the player challenges Lapis Gym, at which point the player is introduced to the orphans, and shortly after the player challenges Lapis Gym, at which point the player is implicated in a rescue mission. After that, the Orphanage remains locked and inaccessible until after Badge 17. At that point, the player can obtain the Orphanage Key to return inside.

After seeing Lin in the entrance to LCCC in Labradorra City, go to the house above it. Stand on the tile to the right of the barrel and press the action button. You will get the Orphanage Key. The key is actually not in the barrel but on the floor where you stand.

## Sidequests and Special Encounters

### Archive Room

The Archive Room is a locked room to the left of Sigmund's office on ground floor. During the rescue mission, the player can get access to it by obtaining the Archive Key hidden behind the flower pot in the right room on ground floor. The Archive Key is barely visible, but the player can obtain it simply by standing nearby and interacting with it, like in the left photo below.

If the player returns to the Orphanage after Badge 17, the Archive Room is accessible regardless whether they have obtained the Archive Key before or not.

### Client Profiles

Profiles of current and prospective clients can be found in Sigmund's office, while those of former clients are in the Archive Room.

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 AGE AT INTAKE: 6 years
DIAGNOSIS: Autism Spectrum Disorder
NOTES: Provided by an anonymous party.
Client is able to verbally communicate about feelings and experiences, but does not express emotional affect naturally. Client occasionally misunderstands implicit meanings in dialogue, and struggles to intuit the feelings of others. Staff are advised to take a literal and direct approach when issuing commands. Client is habitually docile and well-behaved, but reports enduring stress from day-to-day conflict in
the environment. Client also demonstrates a particular despondence in occasions where he feels unincluded-- indicative of sensitivity to neglect. It is likely that his awareness of the circumstances of his arrival to the facility contribute to a perceived sense of inferiority.
TREATMENT PLAN: Psychoanalytic talk therapy for the purpose of directly acknowledging repressed feelings of abandonment and neglect. ECT has been used in exploration of the effects it might have on cognitive processing.

 AGE AT INTAKE: 6 years
DIAGNOSIS: Auditory and Visual Hallucinations
NOTES: Provided by an anonymous party.
Client demonstrates a worsening disconnect from reality. Client reports visual hallucinations, such as seeing non-existent burns, scrapes, and moisture around other people. Client reports hearing voices coming from imaginary friends or other unknown sources. As client matures, client appears to believe in these 'friends' more concretely, rather than less. Symptoms first began around the age of 9. Client does not yet meet other conditions for early diagnosis schizophrenia, but the situation will continue to be monitored as it develops. It is possible these hallucinations are a disingenuine, attention-seeking pattern of behavior. This could serve to allow her to create an elevated
sense of significance in lack of other legitimate emotional connections. Staff are advised to ignore all claims of nonexistent
stimuli so as to not enable deceptive behavior.
TREATMENT PLAN: Psychoanalytic talk therapy for the purpose of directly acknowledging repressed feelings of loneliness and isolation. ECT has been used to experiment with its affects on the reported hallucinations. On several occasions, the client reported no longer
hearing the described stimulus after sessions, however, this success has been inconsistent.

 AGE AT INTAKE: 6 years
DIAGNOSIS: Antisocial Personality Disorder
NOTES: Client struggles to identify and process personal emotions. Client demonstrates a lack of empathy for other individuals. Client appears to fixate on dynamics of control, often for the purpose of manipulating others to her own impulses. Client is prone to periodically create power struggles as a method of validation of her own personal agency. Client engages in duplicitous behavior seemingly for
the sake of doing so, including smuggling contraband into the facility and lying about otherwise inconsequential matters. Client believes herself to be personally responsible for the death of her parents, and has thoroughly internalized this as guilt. Her apathetic emotional affect regarding the incident, and her subsequent emotional detachment appear to be coping mechanisms to withstand the trauma.
TREATMENT PLAN: Psychoanalytic talk therapy in exploration of repressed emotions, feelings, and her resistance to vulnerability. ECT has been explored as a tool to reconnect with and process otherwise-unfelt emotions.

 AGE AT INTAKE: 8 years
AGE AT DISCHARGE: 18 years
DIAGNOSIS: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
NOTES: Client portrays a discomfort with odd numbers, and a particular mild fixation with multiples of eight. Client describes an elevated level of cognitive discomfort in response to perceived stimuli of germs and bacteria. Client refuses to perform daily tasks and engage with
others without wearing gloves. Client tends to occupy communal hygiene spaces for several hours at a time. Client describes a particular memory in which she was able to maintain emotional composure when fleeing a burning residence by focusing negatively on the feeling of smoke on her skin. It is the opinion of this writer that her fixation on cleanliness is an attempt to physically relieve mental discomfort caused by past trauma.
TREATMENT PLAN: Psychoanalytic talk therapy in consideration of how repressed guilt from childhood trauma may contribute to atypical behavior. ECT has been explored as a subsidiary treatment in acute peaks of anxiety, and to correct pervasive emotional imbalances.

 AGE AT INTAKE: 15 years
AGE AT DISCHARGE: 18 years
DIAGNOSIS: Oppositional Defiance Disorder
NOTES: Client displays an alternatively withdrawn and aggressive affect since arrival. Client portrays a level of possessiveness over her
siblings that borders on obsession. Client villainizes figures of authority in nearly all cases, and may react aggressively and violently
when confronted by such. Client has been responsible for several physical altercations, especially when first adjusting to the living environment. Client appears to have some disturbances in her memory, describing inconsistent or impossible events, particularly with regards to this writer. Client appears to harbor an increasingly unrealistic and violent perception of this writer, even going as far as inventing false circumstances and accusations. The client appears to compensate for the loss of her parents by acting as the overprotective parent
herself. In taking on the role of the mother figure, she appears to have created a dissonance regarding the missing male parental figure. This dissonance and unacknowledged envy has resulted in inappropriate and imagined fantasies and allegations involving male authority figures.
TREATMENT PLAN: Psychoanalytic talk therapy in exploration of how the loss of her parents has affected her relationship with figures of authority. ECT has been frequently necessitated for emotional regulation in response to delusions and violent outbursts.
OTHER NOTES: Former client has applied repeatedly for guardianship of her siblings. It is the opinion of this writer that such guardianship
would ultimately be detrimental to the mental health and stability of these individuals. Due to her tenuous relationship with both authority
and reality, Saphira Belrose is unable to provide an adequate home environment. Furthermore, living in close proximity to one still
coping with repressed traumas in such unhealthy ways would likely only exacerbate the siblings' own conflicts. All prior requests for guardianship have been denied, and it is hereby formalized that future requests are not to be considered.

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## Battles

### Partner Cain

Cain is the partner for the first battle in the Orphanage.

### Partner Shelly

Shelly is the partner during the part through **Dr. Connal's Orphanage**.

### Dr. Sigmund Connal

Sigmund is battled in a Single Battle format.