About the newest arrival

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I've spoken with the girl found with Marius and Jennie. Her name is Yvette Petrovic, and she's originally from Kosovo. It seems that when she manifested she was taken from her mother by people representing (or claiming to represent) the government. The last thing she has any solid memory of is being placed in some kind of creche with other children, and her mother trying to reclaim her -- then it's a blur. Given the kind of things it's possible she endured this might be for the best, at least initially. In my experience she'll remember things when she's ready, but until then, don't press her for the details. She doesn't really have any to give yet, and being reminded of that is just going to make her more distressed. With time and therapy, though, this should pass.

Yvette was able to give us the name and last known address of her mother in Kosovo; Charles is going to try and get in touch with her -- until then we can't officially name her a student one way or another. So that's still uncertain. However, after consulting with Charles and the doctors it should be noted this particular presentation of her power is probably psychosomatic; her initial manifestation seems to have been different, or at least less severe. There's a fairly good possibility the sharpness was an instinctual defense against the trauma she suffered, and if that's true -- her powers are potentially controllable, and she would benefit from the school's help. More, she wants to learn. It's unsure as to whether or not she'll end up with us, but if she does . . . I think there's the real possibility of a good result. For now, though, we'll try to get in touch with her mother and go from there.

Charles and the doctors (and I) think that it's probably better if she didn't remain in Medlab any longer than possible, and she's really not in terrible shape physically, all things considered, but her mutation makes the situation a little difficult. For a start, she's gone through her mattress, the tiles, and parts of the ventilation system. Apparently leather seemed to hold up better than cotton, but reassigning her the clothes she came here with would probably be a little, um . . . several words come to mind, but I'll settle for "inappropriate." Does anyone know of anything more durable and less likely to make the students question our off-duties even more we might be able to give her?