//------------------------------// // Session #4 // Story: Lucid // by Rutilus.Luna //------------------------------// Recording - 13:42 "Mane-iac, how are you this afterno-" "Nope, not playing this game today." "Oh, okay. Can I ask why?" "IS it possible for me to stop you from asking a question?" "...Right. Why do you not want to speak with me today?" "Never said that, clean out your ears. BWAHAHA!" "Then what did you mean?" "What I said, not going to play this game today. I've been thinking, and I want to try a different game." "Go on." "We are going to switch roles. I get to ask you all of the annoying questions!" "...That's it?" "...Yes? Why?" "I guess I just expected something more." "Doctor Nurse Redheart, you have the nerve to think of me like that? Care to share your fantasy? Maybe we can blur the edges and it will bleed into reality. BWAHAHA!" "And we are back to status quo. However, I do think that letting you get to know me better is an interesting idea. I will play along with this new game. Fire away." "Tsk tsk. Redundant, in order for us to switch roles effectively, we must be willing to walk in another mare's horseshoes." "Meaning?" "I think that you would be sexy in a straight jacket." "No." "Really? That's a shame. *Yawn* This new medication they have been forcing down my throat sure is making me sleepy. I may have to cancel this session in order to rest. Maybe this medication will solve all of my deep rooted problems." "And maybe I can arrange for an IV of caffeine." "Blah! Don't poison me further!" "This is part of your game isn't it? And me refusing is refusing to play?" "That is likewise, part of the game. And that was your one hint." "..." *Door opens and closes* "Fetch an orderly, and an extra jacket." "Doc, you can't seriously be considering this." "This may be the chance I have been hoping for. A chance to actually level the field and get through to her that I am on her side. I don't like it anymore then you do, perhaps even more so, but I have to." "I...Fine, but let it be known that the head of security does not approve. I have no legitimate grounds to stop you, but I wish I did." "Thank you Shield, I wouldn't expect anything else." "Don't thank me yet." "Ma'am, here is the jacket you requested." "Excellent. Put it on me." "What?" "It's a part of the therapy, Put me into the straight jacket." "It's fine kid, doctor's orders." "Okay." "Ugh, must it be so tight? I can hardly breathe." "Sorry ma'am. It may be a size too small. It was all we had." "To Tartarus with it all. Somepony care to wheel me in? I can no longer up and open the door myself." "Not quite living up to the expectations Doc? You seem a little stressed." "I may lack the physical strength of Miss Nightshade, but I guarantee that I can do a lot more to make you wish you had never been born." "Temper, temper Doc. Your patient is displaying considerable patience at the moment, and it seems rude to leave her wanting." "..." *Door opens* "Besides, she has a point, a straight jacket does give you a certain appeal." *Door closes* "You are only delaying the inevitable!" "If this is how you act with a straight jacket on, maybe if you take mine off I will be fine." "I doubt it, but I suspect you will be able to breath easier." 'Actually I no issues breathing. Probably because I lack the ability to gain weight. Oh well, works out for me." "Congratulations, would you like a cookie?" "I prefer cherries. But now is not the time to be dreaming of what is out of reach. What is your name?!" "Nurse Redheart. I told you that a while ago." "That's it? I thought it was Doctor Nurse." "Doctor is my title." "So you made yourself redundant?" "I furthered my education and made myself useful to society." "Don't you feel special. Why are you here?" "It's where I work?" "Ha. Funny, witty, humorous. Why are you here? Why me? This isn't the first time I've ended up here, you are new." "I...I thought I may be able to do some good." "And this had nothing to do with your own inflated ego?" "What?!" "I knew it! You're using me!" "I'm not using you for anything.' "Am I to believe that you chose to come here and study me all for my benefit? I don't buy it." "..." "Silence of the guilty conscience." "I did come out here to help you. That's what I like to do. It's why I got into this field in the first place. Did the thought cross my mind that it would be an amazing career boost? Yeah, it did. But it is not why I am out here." "..." "..." "How much do you weigh?" "You know you are never supposed to ask a lady her age or her weight." "That rule applies to stallions only and you know it." "Regardless, not telling." "Fine." "Any other questions?" "Do you actually think that you have a chance of curing me?" "I don't know. I feel like there is a missing piece of the puzzle that is the key. I'm not sure if I will be able to find it." "You're the first pony to be honest with me about that." "Really?" "Yeah, it used to give me hope when this started. I've found myself bothered by the lie less and less by it as time has gone on." "Ponies like to have hope in their lives. For some it is the force that gets them out of bed in the morning." "Maybe. How long do you plan on staying?" "As long as I feel there is a chance, no matter how slim." "Do you have any family?" "My parents, but I was an only foal. They never tried to have another." "Not trying for one of your own? You seem like the 'appropriate age'." "Not interested." "I see." "Mane-iac? Are you alright?" "I think I need to retire. I need to think." "Not going to ask anymore personal questions? It's kind of a relaxing change of pace." "I will take you up on your offer, later. Some other day. When you get done taking off that straight jacket, will you come over?" "Sure, I suppose." "Shield, will you come get me?" *Door opens and closes* "Seems like your gamble may have actually paid off, maybe that is just me." "I hope so. Now get this damn thing off." "Ah, but you will lose that magic glow about you." "For your sake, I will pretend I didn't hear that. Thank you." *Door opens and closes* "What was it that you wanted?" "Come closer." "..." "Don't be so scared. Closer." "I'm trusting you." "Not a wise decision to be honest." "You're not helping." "Wasn't trying, now come closer." "What do you want?" "..." "..." "That was all. Now scoot out of here and let me go to sleep." "..." "Amazing, I know, right? BWAHAHA!" *Door opens and closes* "What's up with the crazy blush Doc?" "She licked me." "Oh no. Don't tell me that you are planning on quitting now? If I need to go in there and kick her flank I've been itching at the chance. I knew that she was just going to cause trou-" "Shield, I'm not quitting. She explained it to me last week. It's a hug." Stop - 15:39