byakkoyagirl: (Go on...)
Paprika ([personal profile] byakkoyagirl) wrote2011-03-20 03:21 am

✯ Seventh Session ✯ [Voice]

[Through the weeks Paprika has been noticing more people coming through, signalling another cycle. It seems that most of the arrivals have already come and still no Atsuko. Well, that's probably for the best anyway. She can't say she would be happy to see the woman stuck here. For some reason she's been thinking about it. Probably because of the rain. The cold, dim demeanor reminded her of her creator. Kind of sad actually.

In the morning, she flips open the journal and begins. She has something she wants to address and given the rain, more people will probably be inside reading to see it.]


So, I see we got some new arrivals in the village. I'm sorry that you all got stuck here. ...Well, only half-sorry. If you actually want to be here, that's fine too. [A small smile.]

My name is Paprika and I'm a psychotherapist. For anyone who doesn't have 'people doctors' in their world, psychotherapists help people cope with certain issues they feel they can't resolve on their own. Like mental stress or the like. Specifically, my specialty is dream therapy. Psychotherapists are known for having interpersonal relationships, so it's like getting to know the person inside and out and not just talking to them for an hour a week.

I'll get to the point: if any of you have things you want to talk about, but don't feel like you have anyone who will listen or want to keep a matter private from others, I'm willing to lend an ear. Everything we speak about is confidential between us and I won't force it on you. I already learned to make unhackable filters on this system. Or, if you prefer, we can talk in person.

It's just an offer I'm willing to give to anyone who needs it. We have plenty of medical doctors, but sometimes the deepest wounds come from within the psyche. This goes for current residents too. Luceti can be a stressing environment and no one would blame you for getting stressed to a point where you need help, if you can acknowledge you need it. I'll be here all day to answer in.

[ooc: replies come when I wake up.]
simplestgift: (Whatcha gonna do about it?)

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[personal profile] simplestgift 2011-03-20 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Congratulations on thinking of such a novel practice, Miss.

[It's as close as he'll come to implying that she's a quack. Secretly, he's curious.]

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[identity profile] byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com 2011-03-20 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I hardly thought of it. This field was pioneered years before I was born. I'm just offering my services as a professional.

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[identity profile] byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com 2011-03-21 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
You have two people talking to each other in a one on one session. One being a patient and the other being the doctor. What happens in the conversation depends, but ultimately the patient has to trust the doctor with things they may not want to tell anyone else. I'll keep everything confidential of course.
simplestgift: (humorless smile)

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[personal profile] simplestgift 2011-03-21 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
[A pause.]

A professional listener.

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[identity profile] byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com 2011-03-21 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
Well now you're just oversimplifying it. There's more to it than professional listening.
simplestgift: (Lt. Snarky)

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[personal profile] simplestgift 2011-03-21 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
Beg your pardon. What else is there?

[Geez, Archie. Sorry, psychology didn't really exist in his time. He doesn't mean to sound rude, he's just skeptical.]

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[identity profile] byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com 2011-03-21 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
[She wouldn't be surprised if someone didn't know about it, but she'll explain.]

Psychologist are there to help with mental and social issues that affect one's daily life. Some people have a difficulty interacting with others on a normal basis and others have gone other so much trauma they need to seek psychological help. Some can even prescribed medicine to deal with any mental health issues. Depression, for example, is a very common health problem that psychologist can help people with.
simplestgift: (Disappointed)

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[personal profile] simplestgift 2011-03-21 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
[There's some stunned silence now. He's processing. Processing. Still processing.]

A health problem? You think of it, and treat it, like a health problem? Like a doctor would treat ague?

[He sounds less skeptical and more interested.]

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[identity profile] byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com 2011-03-21 07:31 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. If a medical doctor helps patch up your physical wounds, then a people doctor helps patch up your mental wounds. I guess that's one way to compare them.
simplestgift: (Whut?)

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[personal profile] simplestgift 2011-03-21 03:59 pm (UTC)(link)
And you've training and credentials? For making people feel themselves again?

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[identity profile] byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com 2011-03-21 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I have the highest credentials my world can provide. Not sure what that means to you, but I have been successful.
simplestgift: (Thinking.)

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[personal profile] simplestgift 2011-03-22 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
Successful with how many?

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[identity profile] byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com 2011-03-22 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[She pauses and then--]

Somewhere around 1,000!

[Lies all across the sky.]
simplestgift: (Rum on the forenoon watch.)

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[personal profile] simplestgift 2011-03-22 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[Nothing but air.]
simplestgift: (Mm-hm.)

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[personal profile] simplestgift 2011-03-22 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I see. Thank you for answering my questions, Miss...?

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[identity profile] byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com 2011-03-23 07:28 am (UTC)(link)
[A low chuckle.]

Paprika. And you are?
simplestgift: (Lt. Snarky)

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[personal profile] simplestgift 2011-03-23 12:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Kennedy.

[He does have a first name.]

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[identity profile] byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com 2011-03-23 05:05 pm (UTC)(link)
No relation to the political family, I'm guessing?
simplestgift: (not history that concerns me)

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[personal profile] simplestgift 2011-03-23 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[He has no idea what you're talking about.]

Erm. It isn't likely. It's a common enough name in Scotland.

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[identity profile] byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com 2011-03-24 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Scotland? Ah, then I'm mistaken. My bad. Sorry if I got you confused.
simplestgift: (Hyep.)

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[personal profile] simplestgift 2011-03-24 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Not at all. It might help to know I'm from eighteen hundred and two.

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[identity profile] byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com 2011-03-24 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[...Give her a moment to write that out and--]

Oh wow. You're from a long way. At least for me. I come from twenty hundred and six.
simplestgift: (Disappointed)

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[personal profile] simplestgift 2011-03-24 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Two thousand and six? I have quite a few friends from around then.

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[identity profile] byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com 2011-03-25 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
A few people seem to be from that time era, but our worlds still may be different despite that.

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