Future plot ideas for Scout Scagliotti:
Getting a roommate! Scout currently lives alone in a two bedroom apartment and despite her frequent attempts to isolate herself, she is quite lonely. It's something she has debated quite a bit in the past but she thinks she's finally ready to start the search.
Scout deals with people from her past. This can be taken in many different directions:
Someone she knew from her childhood which would either mean they were in the cult as well, raised by members of the cult, or lived in the town that her family went into for supplies twice a year.
Someone she knew from her time in the military. They'd remember Scout as someone very different than who she is now. Their Scout was loud, brash, and a rule breaker not the quiet little mouse that's out now. Tons of potential ideas for all of this. (Note that the mods are coming up with a character who would have known her then if you are looking for another character)
Someone she knew from her time in the hospital. They would have seen Scout at her very worst and the same could probably be said about Scout with them.
Someone who knew Scout when she was married! Maybe they don't know she's divorced, maybe they do, maybe they even sided with her ex!
Someone helps Scout when she has a panic attack. Since she has issues with being touched and being approached too quickly, most people tend to do more harm than help, but that doesn't mean that everyone is destined to fail in their attempts at helping her.
Meeting someone else with PTSD or meeting more military people. Not necessarily to talk about issues, but because they get it and are generally more forgiving of Scout's issues.
People try to push Scout out of her shell, or at least coax her out of it. Maybe they introduce her to a hobby that makes her feel like she has a voice?
Scout has a crush on someone or someone has a crush on Scout ~weirdness ensues~
Scout unknowingly befriends a ghost at the hospital. Possibly former staff or patient? She likes them because they're quiet too or they show up when she's feeling overwhelmed?
Someone who touches Scout deals with the consequences of such an action (i.e. she beats them up or at least attempts to).