hadriel | 008 [Video]

[So the fighting may be over, but that doesn't mean everything is going to be immediately fine. Finally having the time to really think about everything that's happened, and for everything to sink in, is going to make the next few days and weeks just as much of a challenge for some here as the last have been, if not more so.

But that is, hopefully, something he can help with, if at least a little. And there are new arrivals as well, who not only had to deal with the end of the invasion but also everything that goes along with suddenly finding themselves in an entirely new world, not to mention the sudden setting change too.

So he's trying to look as composed and calm as possible, which is a bit of a struggle since--like pretty much everyone else--he's exhausted and didn't get out of the whole ordeal with the Null entirely unscathed. Compared to some people he definitely fared better, but there's still a pretty obvious bruise across his cheekbone and around his eye; it's not too serious, but the main problem is that it's also not very helpful in looking as professional and put together as he's trying to appear.

Still, he's doing his best, and he lifts his chin a little and takes a deep breath before speaking.]

If anyone is injured, or just in need of somewhere safe to rest, the hot springs and the fire station are both serving as temporary locations for the clinic. Additionally, considering the seriousness and extent of everything that's happened in the last few weeks as well as the arrival of new people, it's worth reiterating that I'm a psychologist and so if anyone wants to talk, whether about recent events or otherwise, I'm available to meet.

[A short pause.]

I'm... Not exactly sure where, since my office doesn't exist anymore, and I probably should've thought about this before making this announcement...

[That would've been good planning, if he weren't so tired and scattered, but okay, refocus--]

But that can be decided on an individual basis. Additionally, if you'd like to respond privately, you can do so.

[And he includes a brief explanation of how to make a conversation private. With all of that out of the way, he'll put a filter on the post himself and add another message.]

[Private to friends and coworkers]

I hope you're all okay, and... If anyone who wants to let me know for sure that they are, that would be great.

[He's worried about everyone. :c]

[[ooc: Anyone on the Clinic staff list or who has positive CR will be included in this filter; feel free to assume your character's included if they and Lance know each other and are on good terms!]]

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Take a video of yourself and watch it back.

[Or find a mirror, but the video thing might be easier.]

Oh, all right.

[there is a brief pause while she does that very thing]

[aaaaaand, returns]

Well, I look like shit.

You said it, not me.

[But he offers a small smile with the comment, clearly joking.]

Hey, I can admit it when I look like shit. It's not like I usually look nice.

No one usually looks nice here.

[But that's not the point--]

Still, you should definitely get some rest.

You usually manage. Somehow.

[distraction tactics, engaged]

With all that sun? I don't know if I can.

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[Unfair tactics!!! He's not expecting that and is briefly flustered, definitely thrown off track for a moment.]

Well, I... Thanks.

[But okay, right, the topic--]

Yeah, you might have to find a room without windows. It's a... Really dramatic change.

[From the cave. And as much as Lance had his own moment of marveling at the sunlight--something he never thought he'd see again, even if this place's suns are definitely not the same as the one at home--he's still practical enough to know it's going to bring its own challenges.]

[mwah-hah-hah-hah! she is a wily one]

You're welcome.

[noooooo, she doesn't wanna]

I think the entire house has windows. Well, except for the bathroom. And I'm not sleeping in the tub.

Sleeping in the tub isn't so bad.

[Don't ask how he knows.]

But it'd probably be more practical to cover the windows with spare blankets or something.

Nope, there are too many people in that house and two of 'em don't like me. I don't trust them to not fuck with me in my sleep.

[she doesn't have to because she is nixing that idea. nope. nooooope!]

I'll just use my normal blanket. I don't get cold easily.

[Okay, he's distracted again, because hold up--]

Why are you living with them, then?

[It isn't accusatory; he genuinely wants to know. That doesn't sound like a good situation.]

[she shrugs]

Jo lives there. And Pell's all right.

[it's not. but she deals because Jo is her big sister]

If you don't feel safe sleeping where you live, then it's probably not the best place for you to be staying.

[He's saying that both as a friend and as a psychologist, okay; that's just not good on any front, no matter whether or not she might like some of the other people there.]

It's not like I think they'd do anything permanent. Besides, they're not into girls.

[unfortunately, her self-esteem is so low, she'll keep herself in a not-ideal situation because she doesn't know what a good living situation actually looks like]

Even if the worst thing they'd do is a grade-school sleepover prank, that doesn't change anything.

[Aside from make him slightly less concerned about her safety, at least, provided she's correct in her assessment that they wouldn't do anything too bad. He'll just not bother addressing the last part, since that would be a whole explanation he doesn't have the energy for at the moment.]

The stress caused by feeling unsafe in the place where you live is just as serious an issue as what might or might not actually happen.

Like putting toothpaste on my eyes and then waking me up?

[she may have experienced that as a preteen. shhhh. and she assumes that they'd just look down their noses and treat her like an insect like they generally do]

I guess. I'm just used to it by now.

Is that a thing that happens at sleepovers?

[He didn't really... Go to any...]

That might be, but it's not something you should be used to. There are plenty of other places to stay, even if you decide not to fully move out of where you live now; at the very least you can sleep at the clinic.

Yes. And shaving cream in the hand, dunking your hand in a glass of warm water because in theory, it'll make you wet the bed. And that's not counting your usual preteen bitch factor.

[she was forced to in an effort to help her make friends. it failed. miserably]

Do we have any free beds in the clinic?

Kids are definitely creative.

[Preteen Lance was finishing high school and also in his metal phase; he wasn't doing super well on the friends front either.]

I'm not sure, since I haven't been to either of them in awhile, but I think so. Maybe try the fire house location.

[Lance had taken a rest there a few days before.]

Yeah. Creative assholes.

[she would love to see pictorial evidence of that]

How far is that from the hot springs?

[n e v e r]

It isn't that far.

[And insert directions here, so as not to mess up where the fire house actually is.]

[awwww, come on!]

Okay. That's not so bad. Maybe I'll just [yawns] move into the clinic. Wherever we end up putting it. Do we know yet?

I don't; I think everyone needs some more time to recover before working on anything like that anyway, so I'm not sure when it'll be decided.

[The answer is apparently not long after this post, but he doesn't know that yet.]

We should build it where the old one was. Just as a final "fuck you" to the Null.

[she doesn't know yet, either. but still likes her idea]

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