The Encompassing Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to The Encompassing Center with a mysterious package. As he approached the door, an eerie silence enveloped the building, broken only by the soft hum of machinery inside. Finally, a nurse appeared and took the package without saying a word. Later that week, our delivery driver received a strange thank-you note from 'A Grateful Patient.' It turned out that the center was just a sleep clinic, and someone had mistakenly delivered a box of donuts instead of medicine.

2. One morning, a little girl visiting her grandmother noticed something peculiar outside The Encompassing Center’s window. She pointed excitedly and whispered, ‘Mommy, look! Is that man talking to himself in there?’ Her mom smiled and leaned closer to see better. 'Oh, he's probably just practicing his speeches,' she said softly. They watched for a moment more until an old delivery driver walked up and started laughing along with him. Turns out, he was rehearsing his stand-up routine!'

3. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to The Encompassing Center with a mysterious package marked ‘For Immediate Attention Only.’ As he approached the entrance, an eerie voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Please deliver this item directly to Dr. X, but do not ask who or why.’ The delivery driver knocked on Dr. X’s door and handed him the package without saying a word. Inside was a box of donuts labeled 'For immediate sugar fix only.' Later that week, a neighbor saw Dr. X delivering freshly baked cookies to the same delivery driver, both laughing and exchanging friendly greetings.

4. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to The Encompassing Center with a mysterious package marked ‘urgent’. As he stepped inside, he noticed an old shopping cart abandoned near the entrance. Curious, he peered into it and found… a perfectly baked pie wrapped in brown paper. Smiling, he took the pie back to his truck, thinking it must be for someone special. Later that evening, as he was driving home, he heard a soft knock on his window. A neighbor leaned in, smiling warmly: 'Hey, did you get our pie? It’s from the new clinic!'