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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Dec 19, 2020 17:01:48 GMT -8
Elle felt a thrill once again when seeing his hand move upward toward her neck. He was choosing the more intimate of the two initial options she'd given him. His thumb lightly caressed her neck and she closed her eyes, a sound of satisfaction vibrating low in her throat as she slowly angled her head to give him better access.
She felt him a breath away and steadied herself for the sweet sting of his fangs breaking herflesh.
"I can't...,"
Elle's eyes fluttered open as she leaned back to look at his face, a look of hurt actually flitting across her features. She complied when he reached out and turned her slightly in his lap, waiting to hear why he suddenly found her unsatisfactory for this honor, but the dire concern on his features erased her rare moment of self doubt.
"Miss Hyde, I am amazed by your undying loyalty and it surely won't go without being rewarded. Though, I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I've realized something...What good of a Vampire am I without fangs?"
Elle sighed sadly. "An unfortunate side effect of this curse. It has caused physical alterations in some people. Some good," she said, gesturing toward her now lucid mind before placing a compassionate hand on his cheek as her eyes momentarily went to his mouth of ordinary teeth, "some bad. We'll just have to find a workaround for the time being."
Shifting slightly, she looked around her for a solution, a wicked grin spreading on her lips when her eyes fell upon the table. Getting to her feet, she stepped the short distance to the table and picked up the glasses. "I hate these things," she said, turning back to Dracula, closing her fist over one of the thin lenses and slowly increasing pressure. "She doesn't need them," she repeated, same as she'd told Vlad. But Dracula had been dormant and hadn't had the ability to quietly observe from the mind as she had. There was the sound of glass cracking as she continued to increase pressure. "One of her many ways of detracting attention." Feeling the glass pieces free from the frame, she tossed the frames onto the table then shifted the broken pieces of glass slightly, increased pressure once again. "Such a waste of a life."
Feeling a shard bite into the fleshy part of the pad of her palm below her thumb, she gave a satisfied smile, then turned and let the broken pieces fall back onto the table. A bigger piece remained lodged in her palm, blood already oozing around it. She pulled the protruding shard out of her palm and let it fall to join the rest of the pieces. Blood was beginning to stream down toward her wrist as she settled herself back onto his lap. Momentarily leaning toward his ear, she whispered, "Drink me," then gave him a sultry look as she held her hand out to him once again.
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Post by Ariel on Jan 2, 2021 11:16:34 GMT -8
"Drink me,"
The red liquid trickled down Elle's wrist, imprisoning any sort of control Dracula had over the mortal shell he resided in. He began to feel as if he was slowly regaining his supernatural senses the longer he fronted in the Doctor's body as the metallic aroma of Elle's blood wafted through his nostrils and set a fire within his throat. Dracula's eyes began to redden slightly as he felt as if he was burning from the inside, and the only thing that could put out the raging flames in his chest was the taste of blood itself. Slowly reaching out one of his hands, he gently caressed the back of her wrist to steadily hold it in place before inching his face closer. Dracula suffered no hesitation to Elle's invitation as he now realized that the nightmare of finding himself in a human body had a huge perk. He didn't have to worry about losing himself entirely in bloodlust and accidentally killing her, or making her turn. Dracula was now nothing more than a mere mortal. Instead of feeding to keep a youthful complexion, he fed to regain his old, powerful self. Dracula's eyes connected deeply with Elle's as his tongue made contact with her wrist and glided along the blood trail up her wrist to the punctured, bleeding flesh. Encasing the wound with his lips, Dracula closed his eyes and began to absorb every droplet of blood that rose to her surface. He fell intoxicated as he filled himself with her life blood, feeling the liquid trickle down his burning throat. Dracula moaned deeply in his increase in arousal, leading him to inhale her wound deeper, creating immense pressure on her entire hand. He didn't have fangs to harm her any further or claws to rip her open. The only thing that plagued him was his immense thirst, and he would take every last drop of blood he could get in his current condition.
As Dracula dried out the cut on Elle's hand, he savored the last few droplets of dried blood that surrounded her wound before releasing his lips and hand from her wrist. He knew that he would be leaving her with the token of a bruise for a good while, but it would all be for the cause of the greater good. "My life force will be slow to regain. But it is there inside me, I can feel it," Dracula grabbed ahold of his barring as he thumbed away any remnants of blood from the corners of his mouth, "Do you suppose anyone would miss this 'Doctor Lee'?" Dracula asked Elle with a devilish smirk on his face. "If I can acquire a permanent residency in this body, I promise you my dear, we will both be free of our chains," Dracula declared, looking onto Elle with eyes filled of determination. If they were here in this world, Dracula was dying to know who else was here. His old friend Snow White? The Evil Queen? Or even perhaps his nemesis Rumplestiskin. Oh, if the dark imp was here, surely this would be Dracula's moment to finally make him meet his maker. This new world was full of possibilities, and Dracula was ready to infest it.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Jan 9, 2021 20:51:09 GMT -8
Elle watched his eyes begin to redden and while the sight might strike fear in others, she found it alluring. She was always the dominant one taking control, but captivated by the Lord of Monsters, Elle gave over complete control to him. His gentle caress on the back of her wrist sent a tingle up her arm and when his eyes stared straight into her dark soul, she found herself completely drawn in.
When his eyes closed, she was released from the imprisonment of his gaze and could finally allow her eyes to travel down to where his lips pulled at her hand. She found herself mesmerized. It was just so carnal. He moaned and it gave her great pleasure to know she'd been the cause of it. He became swept up in the act and the gentle pressure of his lips suddenly danced along the edges of ferocious. Elle took a sharp intake of breath over the unexpected pain but closed her eyes and released the breath in a moan of her own, finding pleasure in it.
Swept up, she wasn't aware of the passing of time. Her eyes fluttered open again when she felt the pressure of his lips easing and she felt a deep disappointment when it ended all too soon for her liking.
"My life force will be slow to regain. But it is there inside me, I can feel it,"
She wondered how he could be so calm when that had been the most erotic thing she'd ever experienced. There was a small trace of blood at the corner of his lips but before she could give in to her desire and curiosity to lap it up herself, he'd thumbed it away. "I'm just sorry I wasn't able to provide you a proper feeding. I'd almost started to give up on enticing you forward." What had changed, she wasn't sure. No doubt it had to do with whatever force was causing a change in the rest of the town as well.
"Do you suppose anyone would miss this 'Doctor Lee'?"
Elle started to run her fingers down his arm, watching its progress. "Mm, I wouldn't. He's so proper and boring." Much like Etta, though she did not voice that part. In her hazy, animalistic memory of their real lives, she thought she got the impression that Dracula liked, maybe even respected Etta, despite the fact she was the half that wasn't monster. "Besides, you could do his job much better than he." Her eyes flicked up to his with amusement.
"If I can acquire a permanent residency in this body, I promise you my dear, we will both be free of our chains,"
Fingers reaching his hand, she picked it up, turning it over and inspecting it. "I've longed to be free," she said distractedly, the corners of her mouth turning up when finding what she'd been looking for. "Mere mortals can't fathom the thought of giving it a try," she began, eying the barely discernable dried blood on the side of his thumb. Much like he'd done to her wrist, Elle returned the erotic favor by locking her eyes on his and gliding her tongue up his thumb until it reached that spot. Lapping up the remnants, she looked thoughtful as she considered, "but I think I could easily acquire a taste for it."
What it was she really wanted from him in the end, she was careful not to reveal, should it be something that for some reason went against his thoughts on the matter. For now, she'd planted that tiny seed into his subconscious and would see how it would grow and manifest into his own thoughts and ideas. She could always nurture that seed in future, watering it in roundabout ways until it took root and hopefully blossomed into a notion he thought was of his own making.
"I imagine the taste is different for you?" she asked curiously.
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Post by Ariel on Feb 5, 2021 22:29:59 GMT -8
"I've longed to be free,"
A longing desire for something that Dracula knew he could help Elle obtain, he knew he had to keep her closer than he ever had before. She supposedly knew the ins and outs of this strange new world that he had only stumbled into minutes ago. Hyde and her quality of devotion made her the top candidate for the perfect, loyal subject especially now more than ever. So long as she kept her eye on the prize, Dracula was confident that they would succeed in making their way to full time occupants in this new society.
"Mere mortals can't fathom the thought of giving it a try," "but I think I could easily acquire a taste for it."
The woman before Dracula was flawless in his eyes and clearly proved to be his mind's most perfect distraction as it was unlike him to miss any remnants of the life blood he constantly craved. Before he could attend to the missed spot on his thumb, Elle made it there first as her tongue washed his thumb clean of any dried remnants. He was taken by slight surprise as she beat him to the morsel unexpectedly. Dracula watched as she momentarily worshipped the spot on his thumb, and he wasn't sure why but he was mesmerized by the sight of Elle thirsting over the drop of delicacy. Back in their home realm, if she were a Vampire, making her Dracula's bride would have been a dire consideration. Yet, she wasn't. And they had to play by this new realm's rules...for now.
"I imagine the taste is different for you?"
"Yes," Dracula nodded, "Very much so. It's a rather delicate flavour. Sweet, but not in the mundane way humans call sweet. One drop on your tongue tastes like honey from the purest nectar of a flower. As sweet as it may be, it is also incredibly intoxicating. The more you have, the more you'll crave," Dracula spoke as if reminiscent of the taste of blood as Elle sat in his lap with the back of his hand still resting in her palm, "The pure diet of life blood itself can be considered as both a blessing and a curse. Though, you won't have to worry about that." Dracula pressed his lips together in a grin as he flipped his hand gently over in Elle's palm, and delicately scooped her fingertips into his hand to bring the back of her hand up to his lips. He lightly kissed the top of her hand before being rudely interrupted by a loud noise. It sounded as if someone was banging on the front door. Only, it was happening inside of his head. "Oh dear," a pang of distress glazed over his eyes as he placed a single hand up to the temple of his forehead before looking at Elle, "I think it's the Doctor...I'm afraid he is trying to wake up." Dracula looked upon Elle rather alarmingly for a sense of direction. He knew what he most likely had to do and that he would be back sooner than later, yet he was deeply frustrated that his reunion was about to be cut short. Dracula despised being in a body that was no longer his own. He hated Dr. Lee and the desire to get rid of him was immensely strong.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Feb 7, 2021 16:28:17 GMT -8
"Yes," "Very much so. It's a rather delicate flavour. Sweet, but not in the mundane way humans call sweet. One drop on your tongue tastes like honey from the purest nectar of a flower. As sweet as it may be, it is also incredibly intoxicating. The more you have, the more you'll crave,"
There was almost a dream-like quality to her expression as she listened to his description, not phased in the least about the issue of craving. Elle had seen in his eyes the spark of a new thought blossoming in his mind. A thought he hadn't considered before she'd pulled her little stunt just now. She felt a surge of satisfaction that the planting of the seed seemed to have taken in his mind.
"The pure diet of life blood itself can be considered as both a blessing and a curse. Though, you won't have to worry about that."
That proclamation burst her daydream. Elle frowned but recovered quickly, spirits easily restored with the way he took care in bringing her hand to his lips to place a kiss there. He made her feel appreciated and treasured and though he'd spoken against her having to carry that biggest worry of one of his kind, it had seemed more out of a personal concern for her, and not a complete shutdown of the notion of turning someone who was willing. And she was very willing. Seed planted in his mind now, she'd carefully tend to it in hopes of persuading it to grow her way. Persuading him to turn her while she was in control and cure her of the timid Etta who always stole back the control.
The deceitful Etta whom Elle had stolen this idea from. Only Elle hadn't understood in her feral Hyde state the intricacies of the plan that had been forming in Etta's mind, only that they'd given her a sense of threat. But Elle remembered what had been in Etta's mind and fully understood now. Etta had taken the time to curiously ask Dracula questions about his kind, forming a hypothesis that being turned would cure one of their ailments. An ailment was precisely what they were to each other. And in this cursed land of Storybrooke, where all of Etta's memories of her true self were blocked, Elle had her best chance of curing her ail and winning full dominance over this body.
"Oh dear," "I think it's the Doctor...I'm afraid he is trying to wake up."
Pulled from her thoughts, Elle looked from her hand in his back to his face. Seeing the start of change in his eyes, she made a sound of disgust and regretfully abandoned her seat on his lap. "So annoying when they do that," she said with a roll of her eyes, starting to prepare for Dr. Lee's return. Elle grabbed the glasses and its broken pieces as she walked by the table and sat back down on the couch. She took in the look of frustration and disgust on his face. There was nobody who could relate to the feeling better than herself. "I'll take great joy in tormenting him for you," she stated with a wicked grin.
It was fascinating to see what she and Etta had been going through for years from this perspective. "We'll be together again soon," she promised as she saw him losing the battle with Dr. Lee.
Elle waited until Dr. Lee was lucid enough to start calling his name, acting as if she'd been doing so for awhile. "Dr. Leeeeee," she said in a somewhat creepy sing-song voice. "DR. LEE!" she shouted forcefully. Once she got his more coherent attention she continued setting the scene. "You fell asleep, Dr. Lee. I'm sorry, was I boring you?" she asked, her voice dripping with snide sarcasm. She started to squeeze the glasses in her hand, hiding the fact they were already broken. "I do not like to be ignored," she said in unison with the sounds of the bigger shards cracking into smaller ones.
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Post by Ariel on Mar 6, 2021 20:42:29 GMT -8
"I'll take great joy in tormenting him for you,"
"Good girl," Dracula chuckled amidst the banging going about inside of his head. Looking at Elle one last time, he gave her a smile that spoke louder than words in that moment. He knew they would reunite again, just as they did today. Wreaking havoc in the world again, side by side. The thought of fulling awakening into a more permanent state in this new world excited Dracula, and he wished he had more time to ponder all of the mischievous possibilities with Hyde. Soon...
"We'll be together again soon,"
Dracula felt the vessel he was in float back into the armchair he resided in. Listening to Elle's voice, he began to rest his eyes as they came to a close, his entire body growing very light, as if he was floating on a cloud. Memories of his vampire self and his boring, human alter began to intertwine as things began to blur and become confusing. The present, this very room, even self identity grew questionable as the front of his brain grew with a tingly sensation. Pieces of his Dracula self began to break off and float into the darkness as he fell deeper and deeper into his consciousness.
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Post by Ariel on Mar 6, 2021 20:42:57 GMT -8
Vlad couldn't make sense of time where he was. He felt as if he had circled the bottomless pit he was trapped in for ages upon end. How did he get here? Did Elle put him in this place? She was just a product of a defense mechanism developed by the brain itself, there's no way she could have caused this. Nothing like this had ever happened to him before. After a little while, Vlad had begun to question whether or not he had died. Was this Hell?
"Can anyone here me?!" Vlad had grown weary of yelling his face off and pounding against the walls, floor and just about anything he could touch in this place for the past while that he began to lose hope that anyone was coming to his rescue, "Anyone...?" He sighed in his desperation, assuming that this was either a bad dream or his untimely demise.
All of a sudden, the pit began to shake. Grabbing onto the wall, Vlad crouched against it to keep himself from falling over. "What the...-" Before he could begin to wonder out loud what was even happening, a large red door emerged from the middle of the pit and protruded upwards. Jaw dropped in awe, Vlad brought himself to his feet and slowly walked towards the mysterious door. As crimson as an apple, it seemed like a normal door with a black, vintage doorknob. Almost as if his desperation to get out of this place created an exit. As strange as it seemed, it kind of made sense to Vlad, and reaching slowly for the doorknob he turned the handle and stepped through...
"Dr. Leeeeee," "DR. LEE!"
Vlad's eyes tore open at the shrilling voice echoing painfully through his eardrums. Squinting his eyes, he rubbed the flesh around his eyes as confusion still swept his brain slightly. As the fog began to lift, Vlad tried his hardest to try to understand what exactly was going on. "What happened?" Vlad squinted more, trying to make the shape out in front of him. Propping himself upright, he brought the woman before him closer into view and realized it was Elle. He was in his office. With his patient. And he fell asleep?!
"You fell asleep, Dr. Lee. I'm sorry, was I boring you?" "I do not like to be ignored,"
"No,no, I-I'm so sorry. I don't know what has come over me," A panic suddenly washed over Vlad like an electric wave as he began to fumble around and scramble in his seat for his note book and pen, and..."Have you seen my glasses?" Vlad questioned out loud, as he truly was useless without his sight.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Mar 28, 2021 12:59:44 GMT -8
That's right. This Dr. Lee had a problem with his eyesight. Elle heaved a dramatic sigh as she put a pause on the show she was putting on being completely wasted at the moment.
"You dropped them on the ground when you fell asleep," she stressed, taking the opportunity to stoke the guilt gnawing at him. She watched him fumble more. "To your left," she said with a roll of her eyes.
Once he'd retrieved them, Elle was ready and back on show before he had them fully settled into place. Leaning forward with arms resting on her legs, she gave the broken glasses in her hand another good squeeze. "Speaking of boring," she said, the sound of another piece of glass cracking, "I think I'm done here. Have fun explaining this to Gabriella." She'd said the false name in a condescending sing-song tone. "Oh, and ask her about Mr. Gold," she added with a malicious grin.
Explanation did not need to be included. With his reputation well known, the mention of Mr. Gold in connection with anyone was enough to strike concern. Elle would leave that fun little information bomb for Etta's counterpart to defuse.
***Elle fades back into the darkness***
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Mar 28, 2021 13:37:49 GMT -8
***Gabriella comes back to the forefront***
Head having fallen forward as Elle had vacated, Gabriella jolted awake and slowly raised her head in a disorientated daze. She was immediately struck by a stinging pain in her hand which caused her to take in a hissing breath. "What..." she said, looking down at her hand fisted around her glasses. Gabriella shakily opened her palm and turned her hand sideways, the frame and most shards falling to the table. A fairly large piece of glass still protruded from her palm. "Bloody hell. Do you have a first aid kit?" she asked calmly, attention still on assessing the damage. "I tend to tense up when returning," she said apologetically, assuming her hands had fisted during the unfortunate timing of holding her glasses while returning to her place at the controls.
If she had reason to think on it more, a part of her mind might start to weave tiny contradictions to her assumption in regards to the odd way she'd have been holding the glasses when returning and also the strength of the muscle flinch that had caused her hands to fist. But in this moment, her mind was currently honed in on fixing the damage, dealing with the slight embarrassment over thinking she had caused this, and reassuring Dr. Lee that it was not a big deal.
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Post by Ariel on Apr 2, 2021 23:32:45 GMT -8
Reaching his hand down to the bottom left, almost underneath the couch did Vlad find his pair of glasses. Yet, to his surprise, he picked up rather what were remnants left of crumpled glass hanging off of his frames. "Oh dear," Dr. Lee uttered, as he was on his emergency pair. Nodding his head, he came to peace quickly with officially rendering his eyesight temporarily blurred.
"I think I'm done here. Have fun explaining this to Gabriella."
"Wait...," Dr. Lee's gaze snapped upward. Elle was about to leave him alone, with all of this? With whatever in the world had even happened? Still in a touch of a daze, Vlad was confused about what he was even supposed to explain to Gabriella when he hadn't witnessed a single thing that had gone down while rendered asleep, or was it a black out?
"Oh, and ask her about Mr. Gold,"
"Mr. Gold? But why would I-," Before Vlad could even pick Elle's brain, her head suddenly rolled forward as she began to disappear. Dr. Lee heaved a heavy sigh, feeling as if he failed both Elle and Gabriella. No successful progressive steps forward this session, but at least he was able to gain an observational update on behaviors and where each mindset was at. And neither one of them wanted to share. There were limited options left, and one in particular that he wanted to suggest as a last resort. His opinion couldn't be biased, however he had always rooted for both Gabriella and Elle and had always hoped that they could learn to co-exist. Feeling discouraged for both of them, perhaps it was time to consider hanging that idea up for good.
As Gabriella began to front, Vlad let out an exhale as he prepared himself. Though, when she awoke, Gabriella grew quickly alarmed by the wound in her hand with a shard of glass protruding from it. "Gabriella, I'm so sorry, I did not see that she had inflicted harm on you," Feeling terrible, Vlad ran to the nearby drawer that sat against the wall and retrieved the first aid kit, "I apologize in advance, as I'll try my best. However, my glasses decided to take a tumble onto the floor and broke, so my vision is rather limited." Placing himself on the couch beside her, Vlad grabbed the necessary supplies to clear and clean her wound. He gently held her hand in a steady position as he allowed the tweezers to pluck the shard from her hand. A rubbing alcohol doused cotton swab did the trick to disinfect the open wound, and as Gabriella winced at the stinging from the solution her wrist turned slightly. Vlad had to blink twice to see if he was seeing things correctly. "Your wrist is bruised. Gabriella, I am so sorry. I had no idea how bad things had gotten with Elle," In total shock of the condition of Gabriella's hand and wrist, Vlad worked through the motions to keep calm and professional as he wrapped her hand in a bandage. After he made sure she was looked after, Vlad returned back to his armchair as he sat across a rather blurry shape that would be his patient.
"Gabriella, from my professional observation I've come to a conclusion regarding Elle," Dr. Lee began as he leaned forward, his hands folded in his lap, "I've met with you and Elle enough times now to diagnose Elle as what we would call in the professional world as a Persecutor type alter," Vlad explained before going into further detail, "I don't necessarily believe that Elle is 'bad' or 'evil' per say. She has thoughts and feelings just like yourself. Rather, she is misguided and can tend to act out in rather harmful ways. There is one common ground that I have ruled out that you both want - and that is freedom," Vlad was at least glad that they could find something of mutual desire to try and work with, "And there are a couple of solutions I can offer to help you achieve. I can help you and Elle work through your complicated relationship to be able to co-exist in the same mind and body - but you both would have to be willing to want to make it work. And if not," Dr. Lee hesitated before making his next clinical suggestion, "Then there is one other solution. It's not something that works for everyone, as it will involve a long road of intensive therapy and medication alongside appointments with myself. But if you and Elle get to a point where there is no way possible that you can exist together, then I may offer the suggestion of final fusion where any fragments of personalities may fuse into the singular personality it is intended to be. I must warn you though, if you choose this path, you will change and it may be drastic. But in the end, you will be one whole person. Just you."
Vlad stood to his feet as he addressed Gabriella once more, "You don't need to decide immediately. Just think about both suggestions, and write a list of pros and cons for each. If you like, I can help you work through your written list upon our next visit. Let's make it exactly one week from today. Until then," Dr. Lee walked towards the door to hold it open for Gabriella, "Be sure to fill the prescription I gave to you to help you control the episodes. Oh, and before you go," Vlad had almost forgotten the very thing that had plagued his mind from the moment it was mentioned, "Elle wanted me to ask you about Mr. Gold? Sounds rather silly, but is this something you can make any sense of at all?" Standing with the door now open, he asked very curiously as he awaited an answer.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Apr 3, 2021 22:36:40 GMT -8
"Gabriella, I'm so sorry, I did not see that she had inflicted harm on you,"
Gabriella's head snapped up, surprise in her tone matching her features. "Elle did this?" Dr. Lee was too wrapped up in his own guilt to seemed to have registered that she'd spoken or was even surprised. She'd let herself automatically assumed this had been an accident on her part, just not wanting to believe that Elle was capable of this kind of cruelty or harm. Elle had always been selfish and cruel, but this was next level. This was far darker than Gabriella was prepared to deal with.
"I apologize in advance, as I'll try my best. However, my glasses decided to take a tumble onto the floor and broke, so my vision is rather limited."
"A bad day for glasses, apparently," she mumbled dryly, distracted with her mind having gone into medical mode as she assessed her hand. She grabbed a tissue from the box always at the ready in any place dedicated to mental health and held it under her palm to catch any blood to save his carpet. Only there was hardly any bleeding. It didn't make sense. The shard could potentially be keeping it stopped up, but not this well. There were other miner cuts and scrapes but they were merely thin red lines. All wounds that looked as if they'd already bled out and had been cleaned for the most part.
The couch seat shifted with the weight of him settling beside her. Gabriella obligingly angled herself toward him and gave over her hand. She flinched over the feel of the glass pulling from her flesh, ready for the sight of blood, but nothing more than the little that had already been there. Sensing his pause, she looked up to read his face.
"Your wrist is bruised. Gabriella, I am so sorry. I had no idea how bad things had gotten with Elle,"
Again with the quickness of surprise, her eyes returned to her hand, this time moving from the palm, down to her wrist. Sure enough, it was bruised. "What in the hell?" she muttered under her breath. She'd been too preoccupied with the lack of bleeding of her palm and the bruise hadn't stood out in the ambiance of the drawn curtains and low lights for it to have caught the corner of her eye. She was also perplexed by why this all seemed to be a surprise to Dr. Lee as well. Gabriella suddenly recalled his earlier comment. How had he not seen that Elle had inflicted harm on her? They were the only two bodies here. He was the doctor, dedicated to fully give her his attention during the duration of her session.
These sessions were the last thing that she'd held hope in. Elle seemed to be building up an immunity to the meds. Either that, or she'd messed with the pills without Gabriella being any the wiser. As his attention was on wrapping her hand, Etta took in her surroundings, noting the glass of wine. It wasn't the first time she'd noticed one toward the end of her sessions. Her eyes discreetly went back to study Dr. Lee. Was he wining Elle? What was next, dining her?
When Elle got someone in her sights, she had a way of using her wiles to wrap them around her finger. Had Elle gotten to Dr. Lee? Was he turning a blind eye to the things she was doing, even to her own self?
"Gabriella, from my professional observation I've come to a conclusion regarding Elle,"
Sitting up straight now, Gabriella had her full attention of the issue back. She assumed Dr. Lee's conclusion would be that something had to be done about Elle--how could it not be the conclusion any medical professional would have come to?--and was ready to give her full agreement and to prepare for whatever method he deemed necessary to rid herself of Elle.
"I've met with you and Elle enough times now to diagnose Elle as what we would call in the professional world as a Persecutor type alter," "I don't necessarily believe that Elle is 'bad' or 'evil' per say.
'Wait, what?' Gabriella pulled back but kept the surprise from showing too much. We went on, talking about Elle's thoughts and feelings and 'acting out'. Her bandaged hand reflexively folded closer to her body in a protective manner. This went beyond 'acting out'. This was intentional harm. This was not normal. This was 'bad' and 'evil' and should not be granted freedom. Gabriella had always been here. Elle was the foreign presence, showing up later in life like a demonic little tumor, constantly growing, slowly taking over.
...to be able to co-exist in the same mind and body - but you both would have to be willing to want to make it work. And if not,"
In complete disagreement, Gabriella started to mostly tune him out as she wondered what the hell she was going to do now that she felt she'd lost Dr. Lee from her side. But he grabbed her attention again with the mention of an alternative of co-existing.
"Then there is one other solution. It's not something that works for everyone, as it will involve a long road of intensive therapy and medication alongside appointments with myself. But if you and Elle get to a point where there is no way possible that you can exist together, then I may offer the suggestion of final fusion where any fragments of personalities may fuse into the singular personality it is intended to be. I must warn you though, if you choose this path, you will change and it may be drastic. But in the end, you will be one whole person. Just you."
'No. Hell, no,' she thought, but kept her features schooled because she was really starting to believe that Dr. Lee had formed a fixation that blinded him to the sociopath Gabriella knew Elle was. All the things Elle was made up of, those had never been a part of Gabriella. She wanted no part of that sociopath fusing with her.
He got to his feet and she followed suit, glad the session was over because she had a lot to mull over in regards to Dr. Lee and the future of these sessions.
"You don't need to decide immediately.
'I already have and there's nothing you could say or do to change it from a 'hell no',' she thought, drowning out his words once again in her own distracted thoughts.
Let's make it exactly one week from today. Until then,"
Following along beside him, Gabriella continued to keep her thoughts to herself, simply appearing to be processing and considering all the heavy information he'd just dropped on her.
"Be sure to fill the prescription I gave to you to help you control the episodes.
That, at least, she would do, despite her earlier belief that they'd started losing their effect. She nodded, maintaining her silence. About to give her usual thanks and goodbye, he paused their progression once again.
Oh, and before you go," "Elle wanted me to ask you about Mr. Gold? Sounds rather silly, but is this something you can make any sense of at all?"
Gabriella's expression turned to shock and she noticeably paled. He'd caught her far too off guard to have tried to hide any reaction and there wasn't a good way to back peddle the strong one she'd given. Never in a million years would she have thought Elle would have told Dr. Lee about Mr. Gold. What was she playing at? What was her angle?
"Mr. Gold knows about Elle." There was clear hesitation and inner turmoil over further details. Gabriella had been completely unprepared for this. She opened her mouth, about to mention Mr. Gold's strange ability to call forth Elle or herself at will but quickly recalling her thinking that Elle possibly had Dr. Lee wrapped around her finger, Gabriella permanently shut her mouth to that fact with the thought of it being very unwise to reveal. Especially since she had it in mind to keep Elle buried as much as possible until she could figure a way to get rid of her altogether.
Putting on a reassuring smile, she said with finality on the subject, "It's not a big deal, really. I'm not sure why Elle even brought it up. Mr. Gold promised he wouldn't tell anyone." Because he was holding the information, and his ability to control her, over her as blackmail. But Gabriella did not mention the blackmail. Nothing that would peak Dr. Lee's interest enough to have him seeking out Mr. Gold for more information.
Taking hold of the doorknob, Gabriella tossed out her usual, "Well, thanks, Doc. Goodbye," as she closed the door behind her.
Gabriella wrapped her good hand around her forehead, putting pressure on her temples at the additional complications this new day had brought her. With her head angled down, she noticed the state of her blouse, Elle having taken it upon herself to showcase the goods. No doubt part of her wiles in working on wrapping Dr. Lee around her finger. As she started to rebutton, the door to the neighboring office opened and out stepped Dr. Hopper into her path. She almost plowed into him in her rush. "Oh, sorry," she said, looking properly startled.
Dr. Hopper was looking properly startled himself as his eyes went from her action of rebuttoning then to a point beyond her shoulder. Gabriella looked back to see what he was looking at and found herself paling once again when she saw it was Dr. Lee's door his eyes had gone to, no doubt mistaking her startle for being caught leaving an inappropriate doctor/patient interaction. "Oh. Oh god. It's not what it looks--"
"It's none of my business," he cut in with a halting hand up, eying her hair as further damaging evidence toward his assumption.
Her hand subconsciously went to trying to bring order to her usually pulled back hair, currently in the tousled look that Elle preferred as Dr. Hopper walked by her without another glance, clearly disappointed. She turned to see him shooting a look of disappointment toward Dr. Lee's door as he continued on his way.
"Shit," she muttered. Laughter of sheer amusement started to bubble up in her mind. "It's not funny," she chastised Elle in a mumble as she continued to walk, quickly attacking the rest of her buttons before returning to running her fingers through her hair. Gabriella glanced around to make sure nobody was watching in order to avoid being seen talking to herself but just in case, she kept her head down, digging through her purse for a hair band as she walked. "This misunderstanding could be bad for Dr. Lee. Is that what you want?" she asked, assuming Elle had some use for Dr. Lee.
Elle didn't give away anything in regards to Dr. Lee. 'Mm, but look at the bright side, my sweet, boring, little angelic half,' Elle's condescending tone began, 'At least Archie will stop sniffing around your skirts.'
Gabriella pulled her hair up into a ponytail, wrinkling her nose at Elle's rude choice of phrase. "Charming," she mumbled dryly.
***Gabriella exits to Will's Itty Bitty Wonderworld***
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Post by Ariel on Apr 14, 2021 20:35:05 GMT -8
"It's not a big deal, really. I'm not sure why Elle even brought it up. Mr. Gold promised he wouldn't tell anyone."
Tell anyone?...About Elle's existence or perhaps something more? Vlad felt as if he was merely scratching the surface of something that could possibly help him with a breakthrough. He knew that these two minds would never settle in living in the same vessel. And ridding Gabriella of Elle would surely be easier said than done. A fragment that was simply apart of you can't just dissolve away. There had to be another solution. Internally, the doctor decided that it wouldn't be such a bad idea to pay the pawn dealer a visit. Something within him had always avoided the shop, an invisible restraint always kept him at bay. Vlad wasn't entirely sure why or what it was exactly that did this trick. He had always assumed it to be some sort of intuition.
"Well, thanks, Doc. Goodbye,"
Vlad slipped Gabriella a card with the date and time of their future visit that had been engraved with a ballpoint pen just moments before handing it to her, "Don't forget. See you soon...Gabriella," Vlad's voice trailed off in a rather puzzled state as he watched the woman make a quick escape from his office. Closing the door, he stood in stillness for a moment as he attempted to gather his thoughts and try to make sense of one of the most bizarre sessions he had ever had with a client. The middle of his forehead creased as his brain avidly strained to recall the moments he shared with Elle before everything went dark. Everything seemed to be in a haze, and he wondered if he truly had been so knackered from the lack of sleep that he had fallen prey to sleep's call. Blinking through his blurred vision, Vlad rubbed the front of his forehead in slight agitation as he trailed off to the small office bathroom.
Vlad brought himself to the large mirror that cascaded up the wall from the white, porcelain sink. Occupying the fairly crammed space, the doctor finally mustered up the courage to face himself in the mirror. Tired, sunken eyes starred right back at him, from what he could see without his glasses. He had another emergency pair at home, slightly different and unlikeable from the ones he just recently destroyed in his sleepy state, but he knew that he would have to postpone the remainder of his appointments for the day to recover from the multitude of blunders that just occurred in his day. Staring straight into the mirror at himself, Vlad noticed something that hadn't quite caught his eye initially. Leaning in closer into his own reflection, Vlad tilted his head curiously as his widened, tired eyes became captivated by the alarming dried up spot of red in the corner of his mouth. Separating his lips minorly, Vlad brought a thumb slowly upwards as he rubbed the mysterious red spot away. He swore for a moment that he could taste something...metallic? Gabriella's bruise, that wound on her hand... He was quick to convert his thinking and came to the conclusion that he must have also indulged in a glass of red wine along with Elle, as it would explain his sudden sleepiness on top of his insomnia. There was no way it could be anything else. He wasn't a monster. Vlad was convinced that he had a handle on himself and that everything was okay. He was aware something within him was rather off...but perhaps he just needed some sleep. Exhaling, Vlad let out a nervous chuckle that helped with the nerves, but it would only be temporary compared to what was to come. He washed his hands of the sins that he forced into the back of his mind before drying his hands and hanging up the closed sign for the day as he made his way home for his second emergency pair of glasses and a minor nap before he payed Mr. Gold a visit.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Apr 2, 2022 20:58:38 GMT -8
The rest of Wednesday passes uneventfully.
It is now Thursday, October 27, 2011, early morning.
Four days after the clock started moving
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Post by Ariel on Apr 2, 2022 21:43:59 GMT -8
Vlad's eyes ripped open at the feeling of the rays of dawn about to light the office up in a dimly lit glow, trying so hard to peak through the closed blinds. Squinting through his half awakened state, there were thoughts he was trying desperately to recollect: where was he, why was his back radiating in a dull-like pain and why was his chest covered in papers instead of a cozy blanket in the comfort of his own bed at home. As Vlad began to come to his senses, he dropped his hand down from the patient couch he had been slumbering on. Grazing the flooring with his fingertips, he searched blindly for his glasses as he continued to lay still until he found them. Retrieving them from the floor, Vlad let out a slight moan that dreaded the start of a new day as he realized he was already in the office before placing the spectacles carefully onto the bridge of his nose. Grabbing the top of the couch, Vlad slowly pulled his aching body upright as he felt every ache that gathered in his lower spine. The papers that had collected onto his chest fell into his hands. He took a brief moment in his groggy state to fixate on the text that decorated the papers from top to bottom. Research. Vlad had worked so far into the night, trying to find a solution to Gabriella and Elle's problem that he had lulled himself into a deep and much needed sleep before he could have even made the conscious decision to pack up and head home. The only sound that could be heard through the early morning in the office was the clock on the wall that read five o'clock in the morning. Realizing the time, Vlad's next instinct was to start a fresh cup of joe on the coffee machine. And yet...though he had slept on the couch which had felt like a restless sleep through a nightmare that had been plagued by the same, terrifying imagery he had experienced just the other day, he felt contempt and fully rested. A striking change from the previous nights he had experienced. Furrowing his brow, Vlad felt it rather funny that he felt fully rested for once, although having spent the night on the office couch. It wasn't like he had changed his routine or diet...had he? No matter, Vlad figured he would fall into routine anyways, and getting up slowly from the couch he took a moment to stretch himself out before strolling over to the makeshift coffee area.
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Post by Ariel on May 13, 2022 18:10:26 GMT -8
"Ugh! Curse this blasted coffee machine...," Vlad grumbled, attempting to make a second cup of coffee during that morning. Hoping his coffee machine would perform just as grandly for his second cup as his first earlier that day, his machine had other plans as it made a loud grinding noise. He stared down into the cup, as the machine had produced nothing but liquid and grinds, "What on earth is this sorcery...," He shook his head, wondering when technology became so unreliable and disposable. Shoving the cup to the side, he shook his head before burying his crinkled forehead in the depths of his fingertips. The spurt of energy he had felt earlier had began to subside, and he needed sustenance of the caffeine kind. He figured he had no other choice but to high tail it down to the only other place that knew how to make a mean cup of joe in the mornings. Standing upright, he made his way towards the old fashioned coat rack by the doorway and grabbed his trench coat before exiting the office down to Granny's.
*** Vlad exits to Granny's Diner ***
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Jan 7, 2023 0:23:37 GMT -8
Approximately nine hours later.
The early morning and afternoon have passed.
It is late afternoon of Thursday, October 27, 2011,
four days after the clock started moving.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Feb 11, 2023 5:11:47 GMT -8
*** William enters from Will's Itty Bitty Wonderworld ***
Still hesitantly and unsure about this, William knocked on the door after he had checked twice if this was the right place. He wouldn't want to have to explain this to anyone else, not because he thought reaching out to a therapist would be something one should be ashamed of, but because it was even hard for himself to accept that he was actually reaching out to get help, in a matter like this at that. People who had met him would certainly not get the idea that he had depression, for William did well covering that up with smiles and jokes. Not so well for himself though.
Patiently, William waited for his knock to get answered, still nervously. A part of him even hoped for no reply so that he could just leave without having to go through this right now.
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Post by Ariel on Mar 4, 2023 12:23:54 GMT -8
Gabriella and Elle's files were scattered all over the coffee table as Vlad drowned himself in the depths of their appointment notes. One paper in his hand, he sipped the coffee that was being held in his other hand as his eyes didn't dare to leave the page as he scanned every detail. The strange relationship between Gabriella and Gold still boggled his mind, he couldn't seem to let go of it. Out of all the visits Gabriella and Elle had attended, why was this just being mentioned now? He figured it could be a new development. But what help could Gold assist Gabriella with that she couldn't turn to Vlad for? And on top of that, trying to find a solution for Gabriella's condition proved to not be going so well in Vlad's favor. He felt that Gabriella had a strong distaste for reaching a stage of final fusion, and although it was the end goal for some who shared a similar diagnosis to Gabriella, Vlad understood it wasn't for everyone. The problem was, Gabriella wanted Elle gone. In Gabriella's case, that would be like believing that Henry's stories were actually real. The possibility was slim to none. And the icing on the cake? The amnesia Vlad experienced during the last visit was unlike anything he had ever experienced before. Elle had convinced him that he had fallen asleep, but Gabriella's injured hand, the remnants of the taste of blood in his mouth and the way that the appointment ended was making Vlad second guess himself. He knew that he would have to talk to Gabriella about this, because clearly she wasn't okay. If anything, today was proof that she might just be actively avoiding him all together. Placing the paper and coffee cup down on the table in front of him, Vlad let out a frustrated groan as he buried his forehead into the palms of his hands.
Suddenly, a sharp knock at the door jolted Vlad upwards. He stared at the door for a moment, as he was sure that he had blocked this afternoon from appointments and wasn't expecting anybody. Perhaps it was Gabriella? Fixing his glasses on the perch of his nose, Vlad stood up and walked over to the entrance of the clinic. Turning the handle, he opened the door and was caught by surprise of the new visitor standing on his step.
"Mr. Robinson!" Vlad greeted the man with a smile, "My this is a surprise! I assume you had a lovely time at your surprise party? I apologize for my absence, as my work does not allow me to have much fun." Vlad chuckled before turning his attention back onto William, "But enough about me, what can I do for you Mr. Robinson?" Vlad asked as he stood in the doorway.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Mar 25, 2023 7:44:13 GMT -8
Just when William came up with the conclusion of nobody being there and, especially, decision to leave because, suddenly, this felt very wrong, he heard steps nearing the door from the other side. Okay, no way he could still take an escape. Great, great.
"Mr. Robinson!"
William forced himself to a friendly smile immediately, throwing in a quick "Dr. Lee, good afternoon" before the other went on.
"My this is a surprise! I assume you had a lovely time at your surprise party? I apologize for my absence, as my work does not allow me to have much fun.""But enough about me, what can I do for you Mr. Robinson?"
"Oh no, no," William quickly reacted to the first remark with a soft chuckle of his own. "Don't apologize, please. I didn't expect any of that, really. Also, I completely get that. I- uh," he continued a bit more nervously, slower in his voice as well, "Actually- I was going to ask for an appointment." Then, suddenly, William's voice was spinning over again as he started to go into apologies himself. "I mean, I totally could have just called, which I probably should have because you're, very obviously, busy. I- I'm sorry. I can come back another time or just- give you that call." He chuckled, yet a little nervously.
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Post by Ariel on Mar 31, 2023 21:07:00 GMT -8
"Oh no, no," "Don't apologize, please. I didn't expect any of that, really. Also, I completely get that. I- uh,"" "I mean, I totally could have just called, which I probably should have because you're, very obviously, busy. I- I'm sorry. I can come back another time or just- give you that call."
"Oh, pardon me," Vlad insisted, as he stretched the door open wider than he had placed it, "By all, means, come in! I would never turn down anyone," Vlad chucked light heartedly, yet knowing that under the oath that he was never to turn anyone in need away. He gestured William into his workspace, while rummaging through the mounds of paperwork and files that confined his space, "So sorry for the mess, I-erm, was working on a large case file. That can wait for now," Vlad insisted as he collected any sort of evidence from Gabriella and Elle's files, placing it into one large folder to rest upon the counterside before composing himself in a professional manner, " So...," Vlad started off, with a bright new pen and a fresh folder to accompany it with, "...I am sure this meeting is more than the typical sorts of neighbors checking in with one another, I owe this pleasure to you, Mr. Robinson, but why?" Vlad gently interrogated, as he wanted to appear as a friend wiling to help more than ever.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Apr 12, 2023 7:35:35 GMT -8
"Oh, pardon me,""By all, means, come in! I would never turn down anyone,"
Before William could have turned down the offer, the doctor had already opened the door for him. Or maybe he actually didn't dare turn it down due to the strong personality that was inherent in the man in front of him; Not at all like making him feel inferior or frightened even, but rather like simply wanting to accept the offer, no matter the consistent level of uncomfortableness.
"Thank you. That's too kind, really," William said almost sheepishly as he entered, taking the seat he got offered. He watched the other rummaging through his paperwork without being curious about what it was. Patient files, he guessed. William would never try nor bother getting a look at private files.
"So sorry for the mess, I-erm, was working on a large case file. That can wait for now,"
William smiled at him, yet still awkward. Despite the doctor's words, he felt like a burden. On the other hand, he often did, no matter the situation. Even when people freely spent their time and money to rebuild his home and shop.
"So...,""...I am sure this meeting is more than the typical sorts of neighbors checking in with one another, I owe this pleasure to you, Mr. Robinson, but why?"
The way the other spoke to him calmed William's nerves a bit. He knew it was just a job for the other, but it worked well. There was something about him that made him want to open up immediately. Still, William was a hard nut to crack when it came to talking about himself, what he felt deep inside, and, especially, getting help.
"I- uh," he started with his head turned down a little. "I'm not supposed to talk with you already, or am I?" William chuckled a bit nervously. "Actually, I was hoping to get an appointment for- like... any day in the coming six months or somethin'." Joking had always been his way of protecting himself, of wording hopes and worries. Although, this was not exactly a joke.
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Post by Ariel on Apr 17, 2023 17:31:18 GMT -8
"I'm not supposed to talk with you already, or am I?" "Actually, I was hoping to get an appointment for- like... any day in the coming six months or somethin'."
Vlad raised his eyebrows gently above where his glasses perched on his nose as William spoke. He offered nothing more than a grin of grace and understanding. The man talked about putting off an appointment with him until the near future, a chunk of time between now and then as Vlad saw it. And yet, here William was, sitting before him upon the patient couch. This man needed him more than he knew. Vlad could sense that. Not necessarily out of practice, but a ping of empathy washed over him as this sweet gentleman sat before him. With a slight nod, Vlad clicked a fresh pen open on the side of his thigh before raising it up to the fresh paper that sat on his lap, "Well, as they say my friend, no time is better than the present. And I am all ears - to what brought you into my office today?" Vlad went straight to the point. For he feared that if William allowed these feelings to fester any longer, that they would create a great wound that would grow difficult to unravel in the future.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on May 7, 2023 4:43:40 GMT -8
William immediately grew nervous again when the doctor didn't say anything. Was he being unpolite? Were six months even too soon in the future? Just when he was going to say something else, getting up from the chair even, the other spoke up again, clicking his pen open like he was actually willing to listen to him right now. Slowly, William let himself sink back into the chair, yet still feeling like a burden.
"Well, as they say my friend, no time is better than the present. And I am all ears - to what brought you into my office today?"
"Well, I-" William harrumphed, then started anew. "I'm not even sure if what I feel is reason enough to be here, wasting your time that is, but- I... For quite a while already, or maybe for as long as I remember, I... feel like a prisoner in a- prison that only exists in my mind, like a- itty bitty living space with no room for any real emotions. If that makes any sense," William adds with insecurity, nervously chuckling even, again ready to just leaving and wasting no more time of a busy doctor who had patients that had actual problems they needed help with.
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Post by Ariel on May 7, 2023 8:58:24 GMT -8
"I... For quite a while already, or maybe for as long as I remember, I... feel like a prisoner in a- prison that only exists in my mind, like a- itty bitty living space with no room for any real emotions. If that makes any sense,"
Vlad continued to allow the pen to glide along the paper, making notes of what William was confiding in him about. He looked upwards and kept his body language open to allow William to try and become more comfortable in the trusting environment Vlad was trying to create for him, "What you are feeling, William, is absolutely valid. I understand that you recently underwent a very traumatic experience - did these feelings begin to occur at a time before the most recent events?" Vlad asked William, for what his patient was experiencing could be going much deeper than he initially thought.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Jun 8, 2023 5:58:44 GMT -8
William was unsure and felt so uncomfortable in his own skin right now. But then he caught something in the doctor's eyes that eased his mind a little at least, that actually made him feel valid for a moment, maybe for once in his entire life. It would not make this emptiness disappear though. That was probably rooted too deep.
"What you are feeling, William, is absolutely valid. I understand that you recently underwent a very traumatic experience - did these feelings begin to occur at a time before the most recent events?"
William bid his lip, felt insecurity rising again at that question. He knew that he shouldn't feel like this for no reason, but, the truth was, the most recent events had nothing to do with it.
He nodded slightly, turning his gaze towards the ground then while folding his hands in a nervous manner. "Yes, doctor. They did. They- are part of me ever since I can remember..." It felt almost unreal to state that while, at the same time, as real as nothing ever had before.
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Post by Ariel on Jun 23, 2023 17:37:44 GMT -8
"Yes, doctor. They did. They- are part of me ever since I can remember..."
Vlad nodded, just as he suspected. The trauma William is experiencing appears to run deeper into his seams than meets the eye. He knew that this would be a long road of work ahead for his new patient, but he would do anything within his means to help this man in the best way he possibly can, "And how has this been affecting your day to day life? And please, call me Vlad. There is no need for formalities between us, if you like," Vlad insisted as he gently pushed his glasses back up onto the bridge of his nose while grinning empathetically in William's direction, " Have you tried any other therapies up to this point?" Vlad continued on with the assessment questions as he picked up the pen from his paper and looked back up at William.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Jun 25, 2023 1:05:21 GMT -8
"And how has this been affecting your day to day life? And please, call me Vlad. There is no need for formalities between us, if you like,"
William nodded with a smile, still nervous though. These first questions were probably the most unpleasant, but he understood they had to start somewhere. But opening up in this manner really was like getting undressed in public, or how he imagined that must feel.
"Have you tried any other therapies up to this point?"
"No, I haven't," William went into answering the doctor's last question first, fidgeting with his fingers a little, rather unconsciously. "I think, I- didn't actually realize how I've felt this entire time before... Well, somebody had a sense of it and- recommended you to me actually." William smiled a little, trying to get more at ease, but it didn't work out so well yet. "Uh- I'm sorry. What was the first question again?" he asked with a nervous chuckle then, overwhelmed with the whole situation, although he usually could be pretty social.
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Post by Ariel on Jun 25, 2023 14:04:54 GMT -8
"No, I haven't," "I think, I- didn't actually realize how I've felt this entire time before... Well, somebody had a sense of it and- recommended you to me actually." "Uh- I'm sorry. What was the first question again?"
"I understand that these assessments can become somewhat overwhelming, and that's okay. You don't have to answer all of my questions today, but perhaps think on them, especially the questions you are unsure of the answers in this moment," Vlad assured William as his pen hit the paper again to jot down a few more notes, "Let me give you a bit of an introduction as to what I do and how I can help you, William. My practice involves methods of mind-body intervention in which hypnosis is used to help aid in treatment of mental health conditions. Relaxation, suggestion, guided imagery and even exploration of past scenarios are techniques that may be utilized during the process depending on the goal that is needed to be achieved." Vlad explained so that his new patient may have a better understanding of what the future appointments could possibly look like, "I would like to see you in one week's time. But in the meantime, if I may suggest, that it would be a good idea for you to do something new this week to get out of your shell. It is helpful to not only keep busy, but to also surround yourself with support and have something to look forward to - other than running your fantastic shop that is," Vlad suggested as he shed a light grin in William's direction, "I have a friend who is working on the new show for the theatre. If you like, I could speak with her and see if they need an extra helping hand for the play?" Vlad asked William as he gave an attempt at giving him a branch to start out on.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Jul 21, 2023 8:22:05 GMT -8
William listened intently to everything being explained to him so patiently and calmly. He really felt in good hands with this doctor as this didn't seem to go as imagined. Sure, William had heard about hypnotherapy a bit, but this dude made it sound rather like an adventure than a nightmare. But, on the other hand, who was he to know about these things at all? Maybe digging into his private thoughts and undesired feelings would actually feel like a nightmare. William tried pushing these worries back into the background when the doctor spoke up again, with a different matter now.
"I have a friend who is working on the new show for the theatre. If you like, I could speak with her and see if they need an extra helping hand for the play?"
"Theatre?" William repeated with a quiet chuckle, not because he would think poorly of it but because he could never imagine anything like that becoming part of his life. Surely everyone, or maybe not everyone but a great bunch of people, had dreamed about becoming part of an ensemble of the arts, but him? "Wait. You're actually serious, right?" he added when Dr. Lee wouldn't join in his laughter. "But am I not too old and deadlocked? Like- I ain't know nothin' about choreographies, stage designs, or acting, for that matter."
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Post by Ariel on Jul 21, 2023 18:11:54 GMT -8
"Wait. You're actually serious, right?" "But am I not too old and deadlocked? Like- I ain't know nothin' about choreographies, stage designs, or acting, for that matter."
"Oh, I wouldn't worry much about that," Vlad smiled at William as he insisted that the man would be capable of any job in the theatre, "As they say, you can do anything you set your mind to. Besides, Cora Mercouri is a fantastic teacher and teaching you the ropes to what she will have in store for you will be as easy as tying your shoes." Vlad nodded before leaning back into his own chair, relaxing his now clasped hands into his own lap, "So what do you say? Ought to give it a try? The worst that can happen is that you don't enjoy it, and I will happily be there for you to help you find the next venture." Vlad assured William, though something told him that William would find his place if the timing was right.
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