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DO YOU KNOW WHAT DAY IT IS?

Sep 23, 2011 12:51

[On the eighth floor of the Nexus, outside the older Rose's office there was a sign.]

FREE COUNSELING
also cookies
[On the inside was the younger, blonde Rose, sitting on the chair, looking perplexed. She's not quite sure how she got in here, but she can't leave for whatever reason. The room dressed her in buisness-y looking attire and even gave her ( Read more... )

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comp_kunoichi September 23 2011, 17:06:48 UTC

[Mmm. Cookies. A coppery head of hair was poking in, Emma smiling sheepishly as she got a good look at Rosemary.]

Hello. [Stepping in properly, she felt a little nervous. Free counseling, huh? Maybe a fresh perspective could give her a better idea about how to deal with them...]

by_anothername September 23 2011, 17:10:00 UTC

Oh, I think I've met one of you before... Emma, isn't it?

Would you like one?

[She indicated the cookies.]

comp_kunoichi September 23 2011, 17:19:08 UTC

Yes. Thank you~

[Emma sat herself down first before noshing one of the cookies to completion.]

Did you learn my name from one of my brothers? I know I would have remembered meeting you.

by_anothername September 23 2011, 17:25:13 UTC

[She shook her head.] Other alternates of yours.

I guess we haven't met in person though. My name's Rosemary, but most people just call me Rose.

comp_kunoichi September 23 2011, 17:33:53 UTC

Oh! I haven't seen any myself, but I'm not sure I'd want to either. It'd be so strange, you know?

[Blinks a few times, but eases into a bigger smile.] A pleasure to meet you, Rose. It's rare to meet people who are named after flora nowadays. And it's nice to know there are people here qualified in some way to do psychiatric work. With all the people here who seem to be soldiers, it's important to have people around who can help with whatever issues they might have.

[Since when did she gab like this? Emma felt much chattier than usual.]

by_anothername September 23 2011, 17:43:51 UTC

I haven't met many alternates of my own, but it can be pretty strange yes. Especially when they're a man.

[That's really weird.]

I'm not really qualified. The room just decided I am. My older selves are though.

comp_kunoichi September 23 2011, 17:48:01 UTC

A man? [She couldn't help her little laugh.] I met a female Solid Snake once who said my male alternate was named Emmet.

[Indeed it was. To comprehend, or otherwise deal with.]

Then I'd say you've got potential to be qualified for the job. Psychology is all about being a good listener, right?

by_anothername September 23 2011, 17:58:52 UTC

Yeah, but I'm sure there's more to it than that. I don't think you go to college just to become a good listener.

[But yes, she is pretty god at listening. And very good at talking.]

comp_kunoichi September 23 2011, 19:51:09 UTC

Even still, the fact that Nexus put you here must mean you have some kind of qualification for this kind of work.

[Sigh.] But seeing as we're both here, would you mind helping me with this problem I've been trying to solve out?

by_anothername September 23 2011, 20:09:59 UTC

[Rose nodded.]

I don't see why not. I'm a pretty good listener, I think.

comp_kunoichi September 23 2011, 22:02:13 UTC

[Hmm....] My stepfather drowned himself when I was a little girl and almost took me with him. I hated him the longest time afterwards, and since I've been here, I've met an alternate of his. He's almost from the same time when I last saw him in my world, and when we met for the first time, I had a very bad reaction to seeing him. All the anger I had pent up kind of exploded, like an oxygen tank, and now we're trying to patch things over.

[SIGH] But a part of me still hates him for what he did, and I'm starting to feel horrible for feeling that way. Is that...normal?

by_anothername September 23 2011, 22:15:07 UTC

Oh geez... That's terrible. I can't imagine what that must have been like-

[And she's going to verbalize that, apparently.]

I don't think anyone would blame you for feeling that way, but the important part is to be able to get past it, I think.

comp_kunoichi September 23 2011, 23:00:21 UTC

[Emma shrugged, used to people having that reaction to her story.]

[A tiny smile.] I've been giving it my best shot. I think he feels as awkward about it as I do.

by_anothername September 23 2011, 23:32:45 UTC

That's probably normal. And from what you said, it sounds like he already knows how you feel about it, right?

comp_kunoichi September 23 2011, 23:55:29 UTC

In detail... But he's genuinely sorry. Even after all this time, I can tell when he's being truthful.

by_anothername September 23 2011, 23:56:41 UTC

Well... I would suggest just giving it more time. Be honest with each other.

Maybe you can try and start over and pretend the whole thing never happened.

[That sounds like a healthy solution.]

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