I really like this story I'm working on. It's got a couple of ideas as basis. The title's Welfare, because the people described in it are kept alive by the government even though they seem to have no use to society. Mainly as a conscience thing, and also so they don't spread thier disease to the rest of the population. The thing is, it's supposed to be surreal. It's not supposed to accurately portray small-town life, or disease control, or relationships or anything. The whole sign language thing is insane and I want people to realise that. I'm not going to bother with suspending disbelief. Anyway, time to crawl into my bed. I love sleeping.