maskormenace | 2 ♡ audio (forward-dated to 4am, 4/15)

2 ♡ audio (forward-dated to 4am, 4/15)

So. Nightmares.

[ It's closing in on four in the morning. The sky is dark, the night is not yet dying, and this is a completely unreasonable hour for a sixteen year old with ostensible school in the morning to be awake.

Even she sounds irritated about it. ]

Are there any worthwhile remedies or treatments for those? So they happen less often. Personal testimonies preferred, please, over ones you've read about and never used.

I'd like to be able to sleep through the night at least once this year, if I can.

[ ooc: this post contains discussion of underage drug use and abuse. viewer discretion advised. ]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

It's working out well for me so far, though I know it's not for everybody.

That's good to hear. [ hesitant, though. ] What does it involve? Not, that is, nothing specific. Just, in general, I mean.

Well, we meet every so often and we just talk. He's helping me work through a problem of mine, and it seems to be going well so far.

Just... talk?

[ Literally and honestly more intimidating than physical torture. ]

Pretty much.

Any other questions?

Mmm... I'm not sure. It's not, I mean, this isn't the sort of thing I've done before, so I guess I'm... [ scared? ] ... uncertain. About it.

Like I said, I've only been to a few sessions, but feel free to ask me whatever you want.

Well, how does it go? Structurally, I mean. I don't know what it's like, really, so I'm not sure what to ask.

I meet up with him, we small talk for a little bit, and then he starts asking questions about other things. [pause, frown.] Lots of talking, mostly.

Edited 2014-04-18 13:13 (UTC)

What sorts of questions?

Well, in my case, it's been mostly about my...ah, my condition. How I'm keeping control of it, what I can better do to manage it, things like that.

But it's not... things you don't want to talk about?

Not yet, at least.

So it's at your pace, then?

[ It sounds like she's looking for reassurance. ]

It is. You can go as fast or as slow with these sort of things as you want.

That doesn't sound so bad, then.

[ Her experience has been of the "surprise, enjoy your psychoanalysis and deep memory hypnosis in front of a live stadium audience" variety. ]

Who is your recommendation?

Doctor Chilton. He's an imPort also, so he'd know more about our situation than most.

Him?

[ Considering his own presence in this post—as well as, as far as Ruka knows, the limited number of imPorts with a history in a field like that—she shouldn't be surprised. But more important than that, he has a point: there's no way a natural citizen of this world would be able to understand the way the world seems, to someone for whom it has changed so literally so many times. ]

What's he like? If you don't mind my asking.

He's...a bit abrasive sometimes with his personality. [That's the nice way of saying 'sometimes, Connors wishes his psychiatrist would just shut up.'] But he's good at his job. And that's really what matters most forme.

I suppose... I'll have to think about it.

At least it's an option.

Yes.

Thank you, for answering all my questions.

You're welcome.

And hey, if you've got any other questions or any questions just about anything, feel free to contact me.

Thanks. It's Mister Connors, isn't it?

Doctor, technically. Doctor Curt Connors--but please, just call me Curt.

2 ♡ audio (forward-dated to 4am, 4/15)

private

private

private

private

private

private

private

private

private

private

private

private

private

private

private

private

private

private

private

private

private

private

private

private

private

private

private

private