- IC CONTACT POST FOR MASKORMENACE -

[slightlyoffchilt]

"Hello.

You've reached the direct line of Doctor Frederick Chilton. As I am not available at the moment, you might assume I'm quite busy with something pressing. State your name and business, and I will return your call."

Comments

[slightlyoffchilt]

That's the trouble when the player gets too attached to the pawn. Doesn't bode well, does it, when that pawn outlives the queen.

How are you going to prevent that from reoccurring?

[theminotaur]

Die.

[ it's almost too bad he can't hear her bitter laughter from down the hall. ]

I don't know. Surviving is exhausting. I wanted to be able to live.

[slightlyoffchilt]

Then I suggest you start taking precautions against Doctor Jonathan Crane. And try not to isolate your allies in that effort, won't you?

[theminotaur]

The ally in question being you?

Follow up: what precautions? I'm like catnip for psychopaths, I can't just be less catnippy.

[slightlyoffchilt]

You haven't surrendered the Doctor Bloom routine, I see.

Very well. You might want to begin with learning his associates and surveying them.

[theminotaur]

I can't spend all day stalking him on the network like Will does with me, I have a job.

[slightlyoffchilt]

And here I thought your job was protecting Will.

[theminotaur]

I do more harm than good, I get people hurt. Defenestrated and shot and gutted right of me, because of me.

[slightlyoffchilt]

A readiness to accept responsibility of actions objectively beyond one's control.

Classic guilt complex.

[theminotaur]

Wow, gosh, I never would have guessed. Next you're going to surmise that that was sarcasm.

[ she doesn't frowny face emoji, BUT ITS THERE IN SPIRIT. ]

[slightlyoffchilt]

I'm simply asserting that your melodramatic dwelling and budding self-hatred is tiresome. And vaguely selfish.

[theminotaur]

LOL budding. You're cute.

What's the selfless thing to do, Frederick?

[ oh shit, first name. ]

[slightlyoffchilt]

Put blame upon the one man who actively and aggressively sought to take from us and reduce us. The man who used you as a pawn, the man who stole away your agency.

Blame Hannibal Lecter. Don't deceive yourself with his fables. How could you be blamed for his manipulation?

[Ironic words, coming from a manipulator. But Chilton, true to his own perspective, blamed others before himself.]

[theminotaur]

Easier said than done.

[ :( ]

[slightlyoffchilt]

Practice, practice. Or at least seek someone who could guide you in this routine.

[theminotaur]

Such as?

[slightlyoffchilt]

I can't give you all the answers, Abigail.

[theminotaur]

You can, actually, but it probably won't be a learning experience for me.

I don't trust psychiatrists, so I'm not sure who is supposed to help me along the yellow brick road to healing.

[ well. she trusted chilton, but now she's mad at him. ]

[slightlyoffchilt]

Why choose a psychiatrist? Why not a mentor of a familiar persuasion?

[theminotaur]

I would pick Will.

[slightlyoffchilt]

Seems biased at best.

[theminotaur]

Everyone I pick would be biased. I don't trust anyone.

[slightlyoffchilt]

Given your history, I can't really blame you.

[theminotaur]

So I'm kind of at a disadvantage with who I'm supposed to talk to.

[slightlyoffchilt]

There's a woman. Raina.