nextgen_parent (nextgen_parent) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-10-07 19:06:00

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Bendytime: Therapy
Leonard hadn't done any work for BH6 before.

In honesty, he was a little wary about working with any daughter of Logan. In comparison, a 'normal' CPTSD case, if that's what this Keiji Oyama turned out to be, would be easy.

Yeah, because 'normal' happens so often in this business.

They're given some office space, and it's time to meet the patient. "Keiji-san. Nice to meet you. I'm Dr. Leonard Samson."

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	clawed_progeny 2011-10-08 01:04 am UTC (link)
	Keiji was quiet for a moment before answering. "Yes." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-10-08 01:16 am UTC (link)
	"So what happened the next time you met?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-08 01:18 am UTC (link)
	Keiji was even quiter this time around. "I..kidnapped her brother." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-10-08 04:32 am UTC (link)
	"For the record, I'm not being paid to embarrass you, Keiji. What happened? How did you feel about the whole situation?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-08 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	"I felt guilty. I did not want to involve his children, but I knew if I was to beat him I'd have to face him on my own terms. I kidnapped his son to lure him to Japan. I arranged a meeting with Amiko to establish terms. She..showed me conclusive proof her father had nothing to do with my family's dishonor." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-10-08 08:15 pm UTC (link)
	"And what did that do?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-08 08:30 pm UTC (link)
	"Pretty much destroyed my sense of purpose. I was born for the purpose of the family vendetta. My literal reason for being born was shown to be a lie. I was in complete despair for a time." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-10-08 08:35 pm UTC (link)
	"Many people's reason for being born was that their parents made a mistake, or were bored, or were mistaken about the solidity of their relationship. They seem to get by okay. But then they didn't have your kind of upbringing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-08 08:48 pm UTC (link)
	"From what I know it was a literal contract. My mother would bore a child to serve the Hand in exchange for the organization's aid to kill Wolverine." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-10-08 08:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Which was pointless. I get it. So. You wasted your life so far, or they wasted it for you. So what happens now?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-08 09:04 pm UTC (link)
	"I try and repent my sins and find a purpose of my own. For now I must be part of the Big Hero Six as part of my sentence. At least here I do something tangible." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-10-08 09:09 pm UTC (link)
	"Good plan. Okay, now that I've got a handle on the backstory, let's see what we can do about not regressing every time a woman you respect is mad at you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-08 09:13 pm UTC (link)
	Keiji sighs, but nods his head. "I can find no fault with your logic." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-10-08 09:21 pm UTC (link)
	Leonard nods. "The key is generally being able to remember the event clearly without reliving it. So let's go back again. Pain-tolerance conditioning. You weren't very good at it, because you were a small child. How did it feel? How did your mother react?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-08 09:32 pm UTC (link)
	Keiji closes his eyes, straining a little to remember. "The pain was..her claws were like knives cutting thin lines in my skin. Like..paper cuts, but worse." He stops a moment. "She was..angry." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-10-08 09:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Good. Stay calm. And you in turn felt like it was your fault you couldn't handle it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-08 10:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Of course. I wasn't strong enough." Keiji says this as if it were the most natural conclusion in the world. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-10-08 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	"And looking back as an adult...?" Samson leads. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-08 10:51 pm UTC (link)
	Keiji looks puzzled for a moment, as if he doesn't understand the question. "I..thought much the same..but I have doubts." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-10-08 10:52 pm UTC (link)
	"Doubts. Okay. Let's try to sort those through. Assume you had a son, or a daughter. Would you expect either to be able to handle that kind of conditioning at the age of five?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-08 11:03 pm UTC (link)
	"I took a vow never to have children so they would not be bound by the vendetta against Wolverine, Even though I'm free of it..I cannot see myself as a father." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-10-08 11:10 pm UTC (link)
	"All right, a different hypothetical question. Put everything else aside for a moment. Suppose Amiko Kobayashi explained that when she was five years old, her father used to slice into her skin and she'd cry. Would your assumption would be that she was a sissy or that it was poor policy to use adamantium claws on a five-year-old?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-08 11:28 pm UTC (link)
	Keiji gasped at the horror of such an image. He hadn't meant to show so much emotion, but Samson's question... "I..I..." Keiji knew the answer, but didn't want to say it. For doing so would be acknowledging the truth of his own upbringing. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-10-09 12:07 am UTC (link)
	Leonard just waits for a moment. "So. I think we can probably agree, upon reflection, that it wasn't your fault. Your Mother.. let's call it making a mistake." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-10-09 12:15 am UTC (link)
	He was just quiet for awhile, his voice barely above a whisper. "She had to..she had to do it. I had to be strong." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)