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RP: Talk Therapy

Sep 14, 2007 16:34

Date: 14 September 2005
Characters: Ernie Macmillan, Orla Quirke
Location: Quirky Thoughts
Status: Private
Summary: Ernie has his only first therapy session with Orla.
Completion: Complete

( I'm so smart, too bad I can't get anything figured out )

september 2005, place: quirky thoughts, ernie macmillan, orla quirke

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shh_orla September 14 2007, 21:14:55 UTC

Needless to say, she'd been surprised when Ernie had owled asking for an appointment time. She'd no clue what he wanted to talk to her about, but rather guessed it might have to do with his attack.

She answered the door with a soft smile, not wanting to put him off. "Good afternoon, Ernie. How are you doing today? Care for some tea? Water?" She led them into her front room, where he had the couch, two chairs and the chaise to chose from. "Sit wherever you like, I'll just go get our drinks."

shh_ernie September 14 2007, 21:20:23 UTC

"Er...hello, Orla. I'm..." Truth be told, he didn't know how he was today. He'd slept fairly well last night, waking once briefly. Perhaps he was recovering on his own. "How are you?" he asked. "Did you have a nice time at the dance on Saturday?" While he'd seen her there, he hadn't had a chance to speak to her.

He absently asked for a water as he sat upon one of the chairs. In the movies, people were always laying on a couch, but there was little chance of Ernie doing that. He glanced around the front room as Orla went to fetch the drinks and drummed his fingers on his leg.

"Thank you," he said when she returned with a glass of water. He took a sip, wondering if he was supposed to begin speaking or wait for her to ask a question.

shh_orla September 14 2007, 22:22:05 UTC

"Pretty good. Starting to get the hang of this apparition business." She wrinkled her nose. Splinching was not fun stuff. "The dance was very... unexpected. But I did enjoy myself. I take it you and Eleanor had a good time as well?" He seemed a bit nervous, but then, he'd never seemed the type to be willing to come to see a therapist.

She returned with two glasses of water, and handed one to Ernie, setting hers on the small table between them. She gave him a moment to swallow before starting into her normal confidentiality clause. "First let me tell you that you have doctor-patient privilege with what you tell me, and unless you expressly inform me otherwise, no one else will hear this. Not Eleanor, not anyone. Second, I don't take notes without permission, so there will be no record outside of what's in our heads, and I don't use a Pensieve, so this is as private as I can make it. Do you have any questions?"

shh_ernie September 14 2007, 22:40:19 UTC

Ernie was a bit shocked that Orla never learned how to Apparate. But then again, Eleanor only knew because her father had taught her. And she couldn't side-along anyone. "Yes, we had a fantastic time," he replied, hint of a smile on his face. "We're going to have our wedding there on New Years' Eve."

He listened very carefully as she explained that everything that was going to be said (not that he was entirely convinced it would be much) would be confidential. "No," he answered, shaking his head. He took another sip of water. "Er...how does this work exactly?"

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