[Round 2]: [Accidental Audio/Action] [About three in the morning]

[kazumaking]

[Thud!]

N-no... nnn... get--... don't touch-- ! Let go--!

[Kazuma's D-comm has been knocked off the nightstand, causing it to turn on to him tossing about, voice panicked and sounding almost like he might be in pain. For a few seconds he stops crying out, panting heavily,  but its starts up again. Louder this time.]

Stop it! You can't-- ! NO! LET GO

Comments

[pidonus]

Nightmares. Powerful ones.

Safe to say that this boy has some heavy trauma going on... Scarily heavy.

[spirit_kanji]

Unfortunately we don't know hardly anything about him... I have no idea what brought this on.

[pidonus]

... I have the power to enter another's dreams, and can take some influence over the dream to provide some therapy, but I swore not to do so unless they permit it, or it is highly probable that the result would otherwise be death.

Perhaps speak with him on this?

[spirit_kanji]

... you can try, but I'll warn you. He's a thirteen year old boy. The chances of him willingly being open about anything is pretty slim.

[pidonus]

Statistically, 99.9% of boys are well into puberty at age thirteen.

I'm a Succubus who is reasonably obviously not out to kill him and steal his soul.

The math indicates an unfair advantage.

[spirit_kanji]

... [not... sure what to say to that...]

[pidonus]

... What? It's the truth!

[spirit_kanji]

... it doesn't have anything to do with what's going on.

[pidonus]

... You underestimate the power of the sexy for getting people to open up where they otherwise might not.

Plus I really do have a good mind for psychology.

[spirit_kanji]

... [cough]

He has a crush on... [you know what, he's just going to say it.] my adopted daughter. Please don't do anything that would ruin that for either of them.

[pidonus]

Reasonable limits on abuse of sexy. And no magic charm.

It's no different than the pretty waitress in the fanservice outfit, really. Just applied scientifically.

[spirit_kanji]

[ow. you make his brain hurt.]

How, exactly, is that going to help him through nightmares? There has to be a better approach.

[pidonus]

Use of sexy is only one piece of it. The real goal's to, one way or another, get him to open up about issues... And, ideally, get him to agree to let someone with the relevant power observe his dreams.

Barring an emergency, I don't use my power to interfere with the dream - though I can do so in all sorts of ways, the results are... Well, better to observe a few times, and council with him in the meanwhile. From there, the use of manipulation on the dream, with him fully aware of it, can be a useful tool for building psychological 'bridges' that can help him mentally clear the trauma.

[spirit_kanji]

I just don't see that working with Kazuma-kun. He's not that kind of kid. [and he means that in several ways]

I don't want to force him in to anything he doesn't want.

[pidonus]

... The point is very much NOT to force him, but to encourage him to take steps that will allow him to get past a very significant trauma.

If you wish, I can show you the books and explain more of the theory, but the important point is, I do know how to do proper psychotherapy. And for clarity's sake, that's with or without my powers.

[spirit_kanji]

Fine. But the chances of him agreeing to this on his own are very small regardless.