Hi! This is Charlie. Do you have plans this morning?
This is like the 4th inbox I've christened with dumb shit
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proprietrix
2024-05-09 02:34 pm (UTC)(link)
( that ain't dad. IT NEVER IS. )
Counseling in dreams?
Oh uh
Want to grab brunch? I actually meant to message someone else but I think this phone is out to embarrass me or something. Not that I don't want to go with you! I'm always happy to meet new people!
Counseling in dreams?
Oh uh
Want to grab brunch? I actually meant to message someone else but I think this phone is out to embarrass me or something. Not that I don't want to go with you! I'm always happy to meet new people!
Everything is fine on my end, outside of the bizarre anomalies of course.
But there's no need to apologize. A counselor's duty isn't to master lucid dreaming - I can hardly blame you for what happened.
Though I have to say it was troubling to see you consumed in such a way.
But there's no need to apologize. A counselor's duty isn't to master lucid dreaming - I can hardly blame you for what happened.
Though I have to say it was troubling to see you consumed in such a way.
[Oh my GOD what the hell happened between point a and point b to make Maruki Eren's personal soccer ball. He came in here with a Different Question, but now he has about 20 brand new ones.]
That's a creative solution to your problem, though for your body's sake I would suggest finding a different kind of alarm.
How did you meet Eren?
That's a creative solution to your problem, though for your body's sake I would suggest finding a different kind of alarm.
How did you meet Eren?
[A flash of pooled blood, a child in the middle proclaiming rot and love in equal measure. A world destroyer.
Akechi's a bit disappointed for a reason he can't fully peg, but who gives a shit what Eren does. He can whisper his woes to a 'kind hearted' doctor all he wants. Absolutely pathetic.]
I'm happy to hear it. Under your care, I'm sure Eren will become a healthier, happier individual.
As for how I know him, we're allies. We have been since the day I was brought here.
[There's a small delay, a pause in his words. Even if it's all a bizarre front, they should each play their part. They're-]
We're friends, actually.
Akechi's a bit disappointed for a reason he can't fully peg, but who gives a shit what Eren does. He can whisper his woes to a 'kind hearted' doctor all he wants. Absolutely pathetic.]
I'm happy to hear it. Under your care, I'm sure Eren will become a healthier, happier individual.
As for how I know him, we're allies. We have been since the day I was brought here.
[There's a small delay, a pause in his words. Even if it's all a bizarre front, they should each play their part. They're-]
We're friends, actually.
I'm so happy to hear that! He's a genuinely good person.
Ah, I'm sure I'll meet your other friends eventually,
business does seem to be preemptively booming... Is there anyone specific I should look out for?
That goes for non-friends too. I'm not naive.
Ah, I'm sure I'll meet your other friends eventually,
business does seem to be preemptively booming... Is there anyone specific I should look out for?
That goes for non-friends too. I'm not naive.
[Wow, Eren's a piece of shit, actually. Maybe he gave Maruki too much credit - it's not like the kid's good at subterfuge or lying. Too blunt, too honest - a worn, withered heart on a bloody sleeve.
Thinks of Aubrey and how her hand gripped his tight and-]
Yes, I'm sure you will. Though friends may be a generous overestimation of my relationship with others here. It's important not to get too attached, no matter how kind the people are.
While this is a valuable experience, it's temporary. The people we meet included. I understand how harsh that sounds and I dislike bluntly stating such things. However, it's the truth.
No names come to mind for either request.
Thinks of Aubrey and how her hand gripped his tight and-]
Yes, I'm sure you will. Though friends may be a generous overestimation of my relationship with others here. It's important not to get too attached, no matter how kind the people are.
While this is a valuable experience, it's temporary. The people we meet included. I understand how harsh that sounds and I dislike bluntly stating such things. However, it's the truth.
No names come to mind for either request.
Trust me, I agree. Like I said before, while I'm here I want to help people as much as I can. Counseling is the only way that I can help - as sad as I'm sure that sounds, hah!
But beyond that, it's already proving valuable. This is my own way of investigating.
But beyond that, it's already proving valuable. This is my own way of investigating.
I'm sure you won't be lacking in clientele. There are many here who are looking for a helpful ear, whether you get my input or not.
Did you learn anything of note? Of course, I understand you may not be able to provide details given the confidential nature of your position.
Did you learn anything of note? Of course, I understand you may not be able to provide details given the confidential nature of your position.
Yes, I was told that too. And offered a personal demonstration when I didn't believe it. People here are certainly interesting.
I'm actually more interested in the deaths that do stick. People appearing after deaths back in their realities, impermanent deaths here... To me, that's simply cognitive manipulation. But then, how to explain the consequences of a permanent death?
I'm actually more interested in the deaths that do stick. People appearing after deaths back in their realities, impermanent deaths here... To me, that's simply cognitive manipulation. But then, how to explain the consequences of a permanent death?
[A personal demonstration - that's kind of funny.
Less funny is the cognitive manipulation comment - harmless on its own, but a reminder of Maruki's connection to Shujin. Of his appearance here. Of many little coincidences of fate that Akechi doesn't believe in.]
Do you mean permanent deaths occurring here?
The only time I've heard of such a thing is with the natives of this place, though...
[The viscera in the dungeon felt like a permanent end, but they were whisked away after the sleeping gas was let loose. Were they really dead?
The looping world and townspeople - an answer feels close. At the tip of his fingers, right outside his peripheral vision.]
I suppose I can't be certain of that at all.
Less funny is the cognitive manipulation comment - harmless on its own, but a reminder of Maruki's connection to Shujin. Of his appearance here. Of many little coincidences of fate that Akechi doesn't believe in.]
Do you mean permanent deaths occurring here?
The only time I've heard of such a thing is with the natives of this place, though...
[The viscera in the dungeon felt like a permanent end, but they were whisked away after the sleeping gas was let loose. Were they really dead?
The looping world and townspeople - an answer feels close. At the tip of his fingers, right outside his peripheral vision.]
I suppose I can't be certain of that at all.
Yes. I was told that sometimes death is permanent and sometimes it isn't. I believe she was speaking specifically about dreamers.
Anyhow, it's still too early for me to develop any solid theories. But it isn't dissimilar to what I've studied in the past, so I'm hopeful we can discover something important together.
Anyhow, it's still too early for me to develop any solid theories. But it isn't dissimilar to what I've studied in the past, so I'm hopeful we can discover something important together.
[That is new information to him. Vital. It changes the game, makes a warped palace theory seem more plausible. Kill the cognition, death is permanent - but what's the distinction or what kills a cognition in full?
He needs Loki back.]
You truly did get some remarkable information. Thank you for sharing it with me - that's useful.
What did you study?
He needs Loki back.]
You truly did get some remarkable information. Thank you for sharing it with me - that's useful.
What did you study?
[Another tick, another mark - a large one, bolded, underlined and pressed into pinboards with little red lines crossing it.
A brain scavenged like a bird ripping apart carrion. Memories pulled up and twisted to the forefront - Wakaba Isshiki's last words, anything to note. The research in her cognitive world - the way she begged the way she had a daughter the thought of an orphaned daughter a daughter who will be-
He thinks about the walls - unknown words written and unrecognizable. The research on her person - collected from scattered puddles of blood, ripped car parts, through a daughter's distortion forming, through the loss of a mother, the 'suicide' of a mother, a mother's feet dangling over a tipped chair and-
He thinks about the papers in his hands, before he gave them to Shido. Not the full collection that his cleaners picked apart from her home. Enough for him to glean his own conclusions - Maruki wasn't named there, was he? Wakaba - he only remembers her name plastered in small, weathered font.
Maruki is not a coincidence - not here, not in Shujin.
The wall starts to shift - images forming from the pearlescent lines scratching across his vision and the divots in stone and wall.
Time passed - quite a bit. His phone glitched - it does that. He decided it does that a long time ago.]
Apologies, my phone sometimes acts up.
It may surprise you, but I am familiar with it on a basic level. Though I can't claim any kind of in-depth knowledge on the topic.
I'm sure you've heard that my work dealt with mental shutdowns and psychotic breaks. Cognitive Psience naturally appeared in my own investigation and I found myself fascinated with it.
A brain scavenged like a bird ripping apart carrion. Memories pulled up and twisted to the forefront - Wakaba Isshiki's last words, anything to note. The research in her cognitive world - the way she begged the way she had a daughter the thought of an orphaned daughter a daughter who will be-
He thinks about the walls - unknown words written and unrecognizable. The research on her person - collected from scattered puddles of blood, ripped car parts, through a daughter's distortion forming, through the loss of a mother, the 'suicide' of a mother, a mother's feet dangling over a tipped chair and-
He thinks about the papers in his hands, before he gave them to Shido. Not the full collection that his cleaners picked apart from her home. Enough for him to glean his own conclusions - Maruki wasn't named there, was he? Wakaba - he only remembers her name plastered in small, weathered font.
Maruki is not a coincidence - not here, not in Shujin.
The wall starts to shift - images forming from the pearlescent lines scratching across his vision and the divots in stone and wall.
Time passed - quite a bit. His phone glitched - it does that. He decided it does that a long time ago.]
Apologies, my phone sometimes acts up.
It may surprise you, but I am familiar with it on a basic level. Though I can't claim any kind of in-depth knowledge on the topic.
I'm sure you've heard that my work dealt with mental shutdowns and psychotic breaks. Cognitive Psience naturally appeared in my own investigation and I found myself fascinated with it.
Edited (why did they SPELL it like psience i s2g) 2024-05-11 21:35 (UTC)
[ The gap in communication doesn't bother Maruki or even register as odd. He's used to Akira, pulled in so many different directions and apologizing for leaving him hanging. No worries and no expectations for immediacy.
Good thing this conversation didn't happen in person, huh! ]
Oh, that's right! You would be familiar with it then. It's an engrossing topic, isn't it? If you ever want to learn more, I'm happy to share my knowledge. It really was my passion before counseling.
Ah, but I also don't want to bore you! Nobody likes to listen to a middle aged guy ramble on.
Good thing this conversation didn't happen in person, huh! ]
Oh, that's right! You would be familiar with it then. It's an engrossing topic, isn't it? If you ever want to learn more, I'm happy to share my knowledge. It really was my passion before counseling.
Ah, but I also don't want to bore you! Nobody likes to listen to a middle aged guy ramble on.
Edited 2024-05-11 21:48 (UTC)
[It's bait. It's a trap. It's both and he can't tell who's dangling the hook.]
I would love nothing more than to hear what you have to say. It won't bore me in the slightest.
Please, let's find a time to meet up soon to discuss this. I'll be taking notes and would like for the time to be uninterrupted. I'll work around your schedule, of course.
I would love nothing more than to hear what you have to say. It won't bore me in the slightest.
Please, let's find a time to meet up soon to discuss this. I'll be taking notes and would like for the time to be uninterrupted. I'll work around your schedule, of course.
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