Day 24; Doctor's Office #10; Dr. Nii

[damned_doctors]

Lunch had gone by all too quickly, and suddenly it was time for Nii to play a bit more. It wasn't a good thing, really. Too much effort so soon after eating could cause stomach cramps, said some nonsensical voice from his memory. But he did have a job to do, and if the ones who came in were like Mr. Adams from that morning, well

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[personincharge]

The Boss was glad to not have actually been bothered during lunch. It allowed her to think, to rationalize, to reason and justify previous actions and make plans for future ones.

When her nurse came to get her, The Boss tuned out everything she said, only catching a vague something about "therapy". Not exactly what she was expecting Hell to have... The only person who'd be a successful therapist to any form of the other side would be The Sorrow, and he would never work here.

"Dr. Nii?" asked the nurse, rhetorically, as she opened the door and the Boss ignored her and took a seat. "Ms. Dawson is here."

The door closed, and The Boss gave this Dr. Nii (what kind of name was that, anyway) the same expression she gave everyone. Nothing. A perfect poker face.

[damned_doctors]

Nii glanced up at the woman who came in, and who wore that expression. So typical, wasn't it, to see the determination to hide everything, to guard their precious secrets. And this one might be very good at it, her face hard, her expression set.

Maybe, maybe not. Either way didn't matter so much to Nii. It just might take a bit more effort in the end, but then, that's what made things interesting.

"You might as well take a seat." Nii motioned to the chairs in front of his desk, then produced a pack of cigarettes from his desk drawer. No point in denying himself a touch of after-meal pleasure. "We'll be here awhile, after all."

[personincharge]

The Boss said nothing, and did nothing, for a moment, even her eyes not focusing on anything the good doctor was doing. Therapy was an entirely pointless affair. She doubted Hell would even try to fix her problems.

And she wouldn't let her problems show anyways, so there'd be nothing to talk about. Entirely pointless.

"Yes, we might be," she replied, simply. He had probably heard similar things before.

[damned_doctors]

"Is that how you intend to go about this?" Nii leaned forward, and studied that steeled expression, eyes distant, jaw set. With that twisted smile he might seem to be leering, but in reality, he was studying, learning exactly where those muscles held tight.

This one could prove a challenge. That control was a beautiful thing, wasn't it? Made it all the harder to spot the twitches if you weren't looking.

"You'll wait for me to poke at your problems, fully intent on hearing all of it without so much as a blink in response. Well, you might answer my questions...but you don't plan on giving me anything that matters, do you?"

Such promise. The corners of Nii's mouth lifted just a fraction. Such promise indeed.

[dolphin_king]

Iruka had been having a quiet lunch in order to get his thoughts straight. He'd have to contain himself better around the people in this insitution, considering not everyone he would meet would even be the same person he'd met before... anything was possible.

Amidst his mulling, a nurse stepped forward to inform him it was time to see his doctor. Not wanting to cause a fuss, and somewhat intrigued by the possibility of learning more about what was happening, Iruka followed obediently as the nurse escorted him from the caf.

Eventually, she knocked politely on a door Iruka hadn't been in before and then opened it, excusing herself and apologizing for being late with a patient. Ushering Iruka (Mr. Jones) in and pointing out a place for him to sit, she nodded and ducked out of the room, leaving the Chuunin to walk to his seat and sit down.

"Hello, Dr. Nii." Iruka said politely, nodding his head and preparing himself for what he expected would be... quite the event.

[damned_doctors]

Quiet acceptance? That certainly was a change from what Nii had seen thus far; this one even took his seat without Nii having to prompt him into it. And that polite tone...did this sap really think Nii was there to help him?

He certainly hoped not. He'd be rather boring that way.

Well, no point in putting it off. Maybe if he started quickly, Nii could get the man out of there should he prove too uninteresting. "Yes, yes. Good afternoon and all of that. Now, what made you go insane?"

[dolphin_king]

Iruka hadn't been overly prepared to hear such a blunt question, but he remained calm, focusing hard on what he'd made up in the previous institution in order to avoid trouble with the doctors.

"Ah... well, that's not really a fair question. From what I know of insane people, they never admit to being insane as they don't realize they are... so, even if you can say I am, I wouldn't be able to admit to being such." he explained.

[damned_doctors]

A single eyebrow quirked up, and Nii studied Jones's face as the man rambled through an answer. And what a disappointing one it was, in so many ways. Nii could already tell it wouldn't be long before not even the paycheck would be enough to put up with this sort of insect.

Far too easy to crush.

"Do you always rely on other people to give you your opinions?" Nii occupied himself by toying with the bunny in his hands, making its little arms wave, its little ears flop. "You didn't even deny that you were insane. Instead you just relied on what you think maybe you should do to avoid the question. It's kind of pathetic, really. Cowardly too."