compulsory obsession

SESSION PARTICIPANTS
LAURIE UBERICH JEWEL LIGHTRAYE




I need to escape. Sorry I'm late.

No worries kid. I hear 'em fighting. Geez.

Let's not think about that, though... there are more important things to worry about.

Like what the heck you've been doing lately.

...Yeah. Thanks for the, uh... the arm bandage.

Kid, you were asking for it. I'm surprised it's working as well as it is.

My brain must constantly need new ways of doing things, I swear. Every time we find something that works, it'll work fine for a little while and then wham, suddenly it's completely ineffective.

Your body keeps freakin' adapting and desensitizing. It's infuriating.

I know; you're not the only one.

I'm also infuriated because you seem to have forgotten why we're here.

Oh yeah...

Yeah. Leon. Why the HELL has he become personified?

Laurie, I wish I knew. He's been a huge burden on me for years the way it is--

I KNOW. That's why I'm so concerned! Why did he suddenly find a body now, of all times? I thought we were through with this bloody mind-mania already. 2008 was bad enough, as you so frequently remind me.

I... I don't know. Should we ask him?

...What.

Do you want me to bring him in here?

Are you INSANE? Actually, no, don't answer that. But geez, kid! We're supposed to be tearing him back apart, not reinforcing his existence!

But, you said that we might be able to turn him against Julie.

Yeah yeah yeah, I know! But listen, Jewel. I've had enough of all the headvoices. This guy is purely malicious when it comes to long-term effects. What good is his existence doing you? It's not doing ANY, that's what. So don't you dare bring him in here. I want him dead.

Can we... get rid of him, though? I don't exactly want to absorb him; his 'influence' is a big enough problem for me the way it is.

Yeah-- paranoia, risk, obsessive-compulsion, back-of-the-mind gambling. Ticks me off.

Me too, Laur! Can you imagine what havoc he'd wreak on me in July? Thank God I've been able to face up to him lately.

...Wait. Maybe that's why he personified.

Why, because I'm fighting back?

Yeah. Absolutely. He recognizes that he's in danger, so he's trying to directly face us over it! Geez, boy, have you even looked at him? Freakin' straggly sonofagun. I swear if I kicked him I'd probably break half his skinny little ribs.

He doesn't look too good, no.

Huh. Maybe we should just keep on fighting, then... see how that goes. MAKE SURE.

I will. I promise.

That too. Be careful with your promises; you keep handing them out like business cards, but the office number doesn't even exist. You can't keep every promise you make. Heck, you can't even come CLOSE to keeping some of them! You're no superhuman, boy. You're just you, and that is better than superhuman.

But I still can't keep all my promises.

Heh, nobody's perfect. Plus I see you yawning.

What about it?

You have work at 9AM tomorrow, and it's almost 11:30PM right now. You need to get to work, or I'm going to start calling your boss.

Think we should cut this one short, then?

Sure. Give you a break; give you time to think about this freaking Leon situation. Not only that, but I have a ton of stuff I want to discuss with you but can't at this hour.

Like what?

All sorts of things. Old stuff, new stuff... maybe drag your friends in here again. We just need to talk. I've noticed that when we slack off, bad things start happening.

Yeah, you're right.

Now get the heck to bed before I kick your ass.

Geez, that's blunt!

Better than being sharp, kid! I have an axe right here if you want me to use it!

Point taken, Laur.

Very funny.