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Day 33: Doctor's Office 9 (Dr. Sohma)

Jun 26, 2008 11:40

It was Thursday.

Dr. Hatori Sohma noted this, allowing himself a small, private smile as he pored through patient files. He'd arrived a little earlier than usual today, after all the patients had gone to breakfast but not much later, in an effort to get a little bit of chartreading done before his office was invaded by obnoxious (but occasionally ( Read more... )

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full_score June 27 2008, 00:55:04 UTC

Breakfast had been interesting, to say the least. Not that he hadn't really seen any of it coming as soon as soon as he found out the blue-haired captive was studying heraldry at Bachtein. It was just...after being on Expel for so long, he'd gotten used to people not knowing a thing about his background, so it was a little jarring when he finally stumbled across someone who did. But that was to be expected if he was looking for people who had the same memories of Earth that he had ( ... )

full_score June 30 2008, 10:09:52 UTC

"I see," Claude said with a small frown. He supposed he should have expected something like that. His mother likely knew where he was, but she wasn't here, so it wasn't like he could ask her. Still, it bothered him, not knowing where his dad had headed off too, especially when he still wasn't sure if the brainwashed rumors were true.

It didn't surprise him that the staff didn't know much about his mom either, but he thought it'd been worth asking just the same. "Yeah. Thanks..." He wasn't expecting to hear anything about her either.

He looked up suddenly at the doctor's remark about his mother visiting, a troubled expression on his face. Did someone really need to inform her that he missed her? "Surely she'd know that already. Because...of course I miss my parents!"

But is that really true?

He fell silent, averting his gaze for a moment. Of course he missed his parents. But...if that were really the case, wouldn't he have been more broken up over being stranded on Expel, and less at peace to leave Earth behind? And now ( ... )

damned_doctors July 1 2008, 02:14:20 UTC

Hatori raised his only visible eyebrow. What an interesting response. Of course he missed his parents, or so he felt the pressing need to blurt out, but he didn't want to tell them directly. He'd been outside the home for too long, and was having issues with letting them know he was still close to them. It was one of the normal responses after leaving the home, but considering the patient's circumstances...

The doctor was silent for quite a while, letting Thomas think.

Finally, he put his pen down, crossing his arms in front of him, making it look more 'off-the-record.' "Of course you do. But if you don't, it's all right to tell me. I'm here to be a sort of sounding board for you - to listen to you if you need to talk. I won't tell anyone your secrets."

full_score July 1 2008, 06:20:33 UTC

"But I do," Claude insisted, a little quieter this time. "Really." And even if he didn't, he wasn't sure he'd be telling Dr. Sohma any "secrets" of his anytime soon. Granted, if he really was a doctor in the daytime, he'd be bound to keep his information confidential. But, then, that was assuming this was a normal hospital in the first place, which it clearly wasn't.

"It's just that I know if I go back home, there will be some things I'll have to give up," he added, trying to sound as vague as possible. "Maybe forever." He paused, sighing a little. "I guess all things are supposed to come to an end at some point, but..." Being on Expel was the first time he'd ever been truly happy and at ease with himself. True, it wasn't all a bed of roses, and Claude knew he still had his own set of problems he had to deal with regardless of where he wound up, but the thought of leaving his first set of real friends behind in order to go back to Earth made his heart ache ( ... )

damned_doctors July 1 2008, 09:44:38 UTC

"Claude." Hatori took some time to gather his already organized, logical thoughts before speaking. "This is a problem many young people face when they leave the direct influence of their parents. You feel that it's all or nothing - either you have to see your parents all the time, or you can't see them ever again."

The doctor sighed, knowing that he himself could never have taken this advice. "But you can. You can have your own life, your real life, with your friends or alone, and just visit them once in a while. And you don't have to pretend your father is dead."

The time was ticking down, and Hatori heard a warning knock on the door. "A moment," he said sharply to the nurse outside the door, not giving a damn what time she thought it was. Rules were meant to be broken.

His voice evened out again. "Sorry, but you might be late to lunch. Now - what is it that you'd have to give up?" Surely it couldn't be too terrible..

full_score July 1 2008, 10:30:46 UTC

Maybe that was an issue for some people, but Dr. Sohma couldn't possibly understand -- or believe -- Claude's own situation. It was one thing for a young man to strike out on his own and start his life as an adult, but it was another thing to have to choose between being stranded on an undeveloped planet with his friends, or returning to a home with no friends, and the strong possibility of never seeing the ones from before ever again.

A real life, with real friends, while still being able to visit his parents as much as he wanted. He really wished that kind of life was available to him sometimes, but being an officer in the Earth Federation didn't allow for that kind of luxury. And even if he decided to resign (he still wasn't sure about his status, considering everyone on Earth probably thought he was dead), going back between Expel and Earth as he pleased wasn't going to be an option. And he doubted anyone would be willing to move to Earth--

Wait, pretending his father was dead ( ... )

damned_doctors July 1 2008, 10:40:00 UTC

"Well, of course you're not, at least not now. He stood in front of you as plain as day, after all." Hatori's cool voice grew smoother, more knowing, as his patient started to fall apart emotionally. That didn't mean there was any warmth added to them - quite the opposite, in fact. Of course the doctor cared about his patients, but there were some things that simply had to be said.

"Claude, many of your friends are also in Landel's. Do you mean to say you would forsake them, once you are all released?" Not all of them, of course. But he knew that Thomas would find that it was his nature to seek out people with the same experiences - or stick with the ones he knew here.

full_score July 1 2008, 10:55:10 UTC

"But that's because he's--" Claude stopped, falling silent and clamming up at the thought of his father's death not being real. He knew Landel had the ability to manipulate time, so of course he could have just as easily taken his father from before his death, and brought him to the early 21st century...and then did who knew what to him, to make him think he was really Admiral Appleby.

But this was ( ... )

damned_doctors July 1 2008, 11:12:00 UTC

"It's not that you're crazy, Claude. I am going to tell you that you do suffer from delusions, but it's nothing irreparable, and it's nothing that will prevent you from a normal life after you leave here." He surveyed the patient, noting his state of emotional duress. It was unfortunate indeed, but it might help him realize that he could get help whenever he wanted.

"Of course they would, Claude - they're your friends. Paul, David, little Daniel.. Nadine. There's no reason you shouldn't spend time with them." And the members of his group that hadn't been here yet would come in due time.

The knock on the door came again, and this time Hatori said nothing to the nurse, but spoke instead to Thomas: "It's lunchtime."

full_score July 8 2008, 13:05:16 UTC

Suffering from delusions. It was basically the same thing as crazy, wasn't it? Claude kind of wished his doctor wouldn't go sugar-coating what he thought of him, but he supposed it wouldn't have been terribly professional of him if he didn't.

"A normal life," he echoed, unsure of what to make of that. What was considered normal in this world? In Landel's point of view? Was it something as twisted and warped as the monsters that roamed the halls at night? Or was it really the image of normalcy his father had projected when he came to see him?

Either way, Dr. Sohma was saying it was a life where he could have a home, his family, and his friends. It struck a chord in Claude, one that he would have rather none of this even come close to touching, and he fell silent, looking at the man in front of him for a moment before breaking eye contact and staring down at the floor ( ... )

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