trans_9 | Freud would not be proud [Closed to Howard and Kais]

While he'd wandered the city, Mark hadn't found his apartment or the building he worked at. In fact, he didn't find anything he recognized. But he did find a nice house that was only partly demolished. And inside was nice, comfortable furniture. No black leather couches but that was probably for the best.

Mark quickly moved a chair opposite one of the couches and took a seat. He took out his omnicomm and tried typing a few notes to himself as practice. Then he tried lying down in said couch and looked around. He could see the faded pastel colors of the wallpaper, a nice fireplace on the other side of the room. There weren't any paintings let alone upbeat posters promoting diversity, unity, or asking people to get tested for lycanthropy. Oh well, you couldn't have everything.

Mark got up, sent a message to his first patients letting them know when and where to meet him, and walked outside of the house. He took several deep breaths.

"O.K. Mark, there's no need to worry. You're on a living space ship full of people you've never met. How bad can it be?"

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He shook his head in a negative. "This was our first time in battle as a unit. There was no after due to the fact that I arrived here."

"And you took care of the enemy all on your own?" He was beginning to see why they called him the Great Terror.

"At first, yes." It was quite outrageous. "But then Captain Ardias assisted me also. He is a human and part of the Ultramarine cadre."

Mark was really hoping Kais wouldn't slip into a psychotic episode right about now.

"And did you get much of a chance to talk with him or... anyone?" Mark idly tapped his omnicomm.

Kais shook his head once again. "No. Ardias is now dead."

"...Oh... Well..." Mark scratched the back of his head. He realized he was grimacing and tried to make his face muscles relax.

"And uh, how did that make you feel?"

"I....do not know." The events preceding up to that moment...

...Kais' breath became sharper as he started to remember things he didn't want to remember.

"I was already mad...very mad."

Mark took a deep breath. This couldn't be any worse than therapy with demons. He just had to think of it that way.

"You were mad from the fighting and you just lost the only person to fight by your side. Was there any other feeling other than anger?"

"No, just anger. That was it. During that fight, my vision went red with anger and all I remember is waking up here."

"Is that a metaphor or did it actually go red?"

Mark really wished he had a pencil. It would give him something to do with his hands that didn't involve drumming his fingers on his omnicomm.

"It went red literally." Which was odd considering Kais' blood was blue. That didn't occur to him though.

"Literally red." Mark nodded. "Have you had any other hallucinations?"

He typed the word schizophrenia into his omnicomm.

"Hallucinations?" Because depending on how that is defined, that could be a yes or a no.

"Any kind of visual disturbances. It could be everything going red or seeing shapes. It could even be seeing people who aren't there." Mark waved his hands as he explained.

Close enough. "When I am around the Ethereal, things seem very...perfect. Things visually change to seem better, I believe."

"O.K., forgive my ignorance but what are the Ethereal?" What he wouldn't give for a few cross cultural handbooks right about now.

Now this, he could explain with clarity. "Our culture is divided into castes and each contribute an equal part to society. The Ethereals are the leaders."

"Ah," Mark nodded. "And do they give off any kind of pheromones or other substances that would alter your perception?"

Yes, yes, they do but not a single Tau knows that. It's all 1984 up in here. "No, they would never do such a thing."

"Hm..."

He made a note on his omnicomm to check if the medbay had antipsychotics. Or... whatever they gave Kais's species.

"Well, maybe not intentionally but it it's part of their biology-" He looked at Kais. "But I'm guessing that's not an issue so.

"Have you ever thought that someone was out to get you or controlling you?"

That, he could not at. "The human Governor of that planet told me that I was doing exactly what he wanted me to do..."

"That's a no. A good no." Mark added. He scratched his chin. "Would you say that you have trouble interacting with others?"

"Yes." That was a big portion of his life. He never had any 'friends', so to speak.

"I see. Well, Kais. I'm afraid I have some bad news." Mark set aside his omnicomm, pressed his hands together and leaned forward. "Have you ever heard of schizophrenia?"

He waved his hands in a negative, having never heard of the term before. "What is that?"

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