no_relation (no_relation) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2012-09-12 22:47:00

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Give It To Me Straight, Doc
After much debate with Bea over some of his recent... impulse control incidents, Jack had agreed to a psych evaluation. He wasn't thrilled, but he figured he wasn't crazy, so there was nothing to lose. He reported to the designated place and time.

"So..." He eyed the man. "Your hair is green."

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	nextgen_parent 2012-09-12 11:52 pm UTC (link)
	The file had been interesting in its sparseness. And in the Dayspring girl's obvious frustration. Considering what Leonard knew about the girl's sister... that was saying something. "Yes. Your clothes are shifted." (Reply to this)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-09-13 12:17 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not sure if my clothes do something, or if I am my clothes." Jack shrugs, looking down from his reclining position on the ceiling. "Bea thinks I'm crazy." He sighs." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-09-13 12:37 am UTC (link)
	"Oh? What makes you say that?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-09-13 12:41 am UTC (link)
	"Well, no offense Dr Samson, but she's making me see a shrink, isn't she? That's generally something you get people to do if you either think they're crazy, or think they're traumatized. Or both." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-09-13 01:17 am UTC (link)
	"Or if you're trying to make them part of a high-action team that follows strict regulations, but perhaps that's just silly professional talk. Now, let's start thoroughly. How old are you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-09-13 05:06 pm UTC (link)
	Jack blinks. "I... I don't know. I can remember about.. two months before the Thunderbolts took me in." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-09-13 05:54 pm UTC (link)
	"That's an issue that needs some concern, Jack. What's the first thing you remember?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-09-13 06:16 pm UTC (link)
	Jack fully reclines, closing his eyes and trying to think. The migraine kicks in right away, but he tries to control his breathing and work through it. "Don't remember seeing anything... but there was.. crunching under my feet... broken glass maybe. Smell something like peroxide and.. bread maybe?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-09-13 06:27 pm UTC (link)
	"Bread and peroxide... you have a headache?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-09-13 06:33 pm UTC (link)
	"It comes and goes. Usually when I start thinking too hard about..." How to put it... "...stuff that doesn't make sense to me, but seems to keep surprising the other people on the team." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-09-13 06:49 pm UTC (link)
	"Can you clarify? Why wouldn't stuff that doesn't make sense surprise people?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

no_relation
2012-09-13 07:02 pm UTC (link)

"It's... okay, everyone seems to get really surprised that I want to attract so much attention, but I don't understand why. And then I explain why it makes sense to me, and they point out flaws in the argument and then my head starts hurting when I try to see their point of view on it.

The headaches start when I try to figure out how I know stuff I know, too. Like... umm... languages, or stuff about social media.. y'know, cool stuff."

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	nextgen_parent 2012-09-13 08:58 pm UTC (link)
	"That sounds very annoying." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-09-14 05:20 am UTC (link)
	"It is. I don't want to get thrown off the team, so I just try to deal with it, but most of the time it just seems like everyone sees the world different than I do. I mean... we're superheroes; don't they get that?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-09-14 08:28 pm UTC (link)
	"Have they said they'd throw you off the team for having health problems?" Leonard raised an eyebrow. "What makes you think they don't get it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-09-14 11:42 pm UTC (link)
	"I've never thought of it as a health problem... I don't seem to get those. Well... they don't seem to want any recognition. What's the point of fighting evil if evil doesn't know you're fighting it? Along with everyone else. People need to see superheroes in action for it to mean anything." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-09-15 12:51 am UTC (link)
	"You don't consider severe retrograde amnesia and chronic migraines to be a health problem?" He listens. "What makes you say that?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-09-15 05:17 am UTC (link)
	Jack blinks, trying to make sense of the question. "They just... happen. It's not like I'm getting sick." Something else that simply doesn't happen to superheroes. And again, another question that when he tries to find his explanation for his stance, a spike of pain across his grey matter. "It's just.. how it is. Isn't it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-09-16 12:53 am UTC (link)
	Leonard'll pour out a glass of water and simply say "Drink," then change the subject abruptly. "You work with Miss Dayspring's sister, right?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-09-16 10:12 am UTC (link)
	Jack descends to the floor, seats himself normally, and drinks the water. "Yeah, Bea's really nice. Wait, is Bea the 'Miss' or the 'sister'?" He cocks his head. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-09-18 05:44 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm talking about Kelly." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-09-18 05:47 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes... yes I'm on the team with Kelly." Until she gets bored and decides to blow him up or wear him as a blouse. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-09-18 05:54 pm UTC (link)
	"And while I won't discuss details about her, you're aware that her unusual tendencies are linked to things that were done to her before she met her sister?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-09-18 06:28 pm UTC (link)
	Jack shrugs. "I've never talked to her about it. It didn't seem like my place to pry about. I kind of get what you're saying though... you think someone messed with me before my memories start." He frowns, looking depressed. Everyone on the T-bolts seemed to have their own flavor of baggage. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-09-18 08:05 pm UTC (link)
	"It seems very likely. Let's go back to the glass and the smell of bread" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-09-18 08:07 pm UTC (link)
	Jack nods, finishes his water, and makes himself comfortable on the ceiling again. "I was walking on the glass, I think.. I don't remember any blood. The smell was from everywhere." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-09-19 05:10 am UTC (link)
	"Do you remember how you felt?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-09-19 07:59 pm UTC (link)
	"I... didn't want to be in the dark. I wanted people to see me. I.. I felt like I needed to be doing something. Something good for people. I had to get outside." Jack tries to steady his breathing. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-09-20 05:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Okay, and how's the pain right now?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-09-20 11:19 pm UTC (link)
	"Not... not as bad as when I... rrgh... how to describe it..." Jack mutters to himself. "It's like I'm coloring outside the lines, only thinking. That's when it hurts the worst. Trying to remember things.. that's just a normal hurt." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-09-21 12:20 am UTC (link)
	"What sort of things lead to color-outside-the-lines hurt?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-09-21 05:11 am UTC (link)
	Jack rubs his forehead, trying to make the best sense of it that he can. "Like.. when the other Thunderbolts try to explain their point of view about hero stuff, or public relations. I can follow their logic train, but, I can't, um, internalize it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-09-21 09:10 pm UTC (link)
	"So... trying to empathize with different approaches to the job seems to trigger the problem?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-09-21 09:15 pm UTC (link)
	"I guess... Just... everything made sense when I was working by myself, and yeah, I miss that. I don't want to leave the Thunderbolts just for that though. I want to be part of the team." He winces, heavily this time, as if he's uttered some especially grievous taboo. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-09-22 01:07 am UTC (link)
	"I agree. Going back on your own isn't the best solution, but ignoring the problem isn't either." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-09-22 01:11 am UTC (link)
	Jack waits until his head clears, and nods. "So what do I do?" He pauses. "Are you going to put me on drugs?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-09-22 01:19 am UTC (link)
	"At the moment, a full medication regimen won't be an option until we know more about what happened to you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-09-22 01:38 am UTC (link)
	"I don't want to be a problem for the team. Isn't there a way to just fix me? What else do you need to know?" Jack has a very linear few of psychiatry, and pharmaceuticals, for that matter. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-09-24 08:30 pm UTC (link)
	"There's a lot of aspects to the diagnostic process, Jack. We're going to start out with some cognitive testing and work from there. Treatment's going to take a long time to figure out." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	no_relation 2012-09-24 08:36 pm UTC (link)
	He sits up. "So.. what do you need to do to me? Is there some kind of testing?" (Reply to this)(Parent)

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