[IC: The truth can be an ugly thing.]

[doctordoolarge]

*During the truth post, a certain doctor was unfortunately too late to join the party in the original post. However, that does not mean he should be left entirely out of the fun, does it? No, certainly even doctor Faust, doing his usual check-up around camp should have a chance at baring his soul, confessing his woes, letting the relief of talking his issues over with a fellow, understanding soul soothe him!

Or he could be heading into exactly the wrong kind of discussion on entirely the wrong kind of subject with the wrong kind of person as well, but... surely his luck cannot be that bad?*

Comments

[iscrewtothink.livejournal.com]

[oh, I beg to differ--CROSSING YOUR PATH]

[enemaothestate.livejournal.com]

*Well fuckballs.* Mm, good evening Doctor Stein. Good evening Doctor Stein's chair.

[iscrewtothink.livejournal.com]

Ah, Doctor Faust. I'm fairly sure my chair would love to respond if it could talk~

[enemaothestate.livejournal.com]

You mean you never tried to animate it? I'm surprised.

*... Wait a minute, why am I saying these inside things with my outside voice?*

[iscrewtothink.livejournal.com]

[a bit amused by the question~]

Now, really, Doctor. I don't deal with inanimate objects very often if at all.

[enemaothestate.livejournal.com]

Not even when you create your zombies?

[iscrewtothink.livejournal.com]

I never quite see the dead as "inanimate" though, seeing as they were once living and they'd be able to move again once they become a zombie.

[enemaothestate.livejournal.com]

You really have no reason to envy me when you have that knowledge.

*... Yeah okay, I so did NOT mean to say that. There is something really weird going on, and I am going to start looking around to 'see' if there is anything weird going on right now, and in the meanwhile I think you can see my soul visibly becoming reeaal tense and shaky right now.*

[iscrewtothink.livejournal.com]

[yeah, we're going to have to pause and study that comment and the reactions for a moment]

... really. Which knowlege, pray tell?

[enemaothestate.livejournal.com]

*Stress is now visibly on the rise, both in his soul and in his bodylanguage. But if 'honesty' means that one speaks what is on one's mind, then it will be hard to glean anything useful from Faust's frantic mind, as it slowly begins to open up and reveal, bit by bit the cracks that the doctor's usual focus is so good at covering. But with the sudden realization that something is very wrong, and very wrong in front of HIM of all people, the stress plays ugly tricks with Faust's concentration and focus... and though you cannot see his face, the strange light emanating from the eyehole inside his bag is beginning to flicker like a candle in the wind...*

Dimensions extending into the physical self me him both here unchanged dimensions extending in in into mind steel one two there three five alteration but where and what...seven... eleven... what did you say?

[iscrewtothink.livejournal.com]

I should be asking you that question, really. And I was just saying that I do envy you for your abilities so--

[stopping at that with a faintly puzzled look on his face before it becomes more of the kind of face in the icon]

Oh don't tell me...

[enemaothestate.livejournal.com]

*The light is strange now, at times nothing more than a tiny ember that suddenly flares up into a large flame. Faust is realizing, bit by bit that by simply being here he is showing too much, and he must leave, leave now before anything can be seen- wait? What did he say? What-*

- did you see?

[iscrewtothink.livejournal.com]

... depends on what you mean by seeing. I see a number of things and most of them I'm not used to seeing from you.

[enemaothestate.livejournal.com]

*Slowly, ever so slowly the soul becomes stable once more... but not in the way it usually is. Where Faust's soul could have a solid look to it before, with the odd static or fuzzy parts obscuring it and making it harder to read it has now hardened.
It is like a sharp, jagged rock, solid, hostile and completely focused on turning every edge towards the man before him as Faust redirect every thought in his head towards Stein. Because he was not aware just HOW much he could see before, and that may have been a mistake...*

Your ability... to detect souls. What does that let you 'see' in people?

[iscrewtothink.livejournal.com]

I've been asked that question a lot lately. Nothing as in-depth as past actions and such. Personality, current mood, sometimes I'm able to guess at surface thoughts. Like how you seem more hostile than usual at this moment.

[enemaothestate.livejournal.com]

*Is it possible he is lying? Trying to play calm and rational while looking ever deeper into Faust's mind, prying breaking calmdown putting his nose where it doesn't belong calmdown does he already know is he just toying CALM. DOWN.

The illusion of sanity will not be broken. Not today. Not now. Living this stationary life is taking it's toll, but he will not break. Not yet. But his chaotic mind cannot calm down enough to calmly analyze Stein, cannot discern if he is lying or not. Stein has the advantage now, the better hand and a glimpse at his own. In these situations, all one can do is bluff, flee or push onwards. But bluffing will not work when truth is all that can be said, fleeing would be feeding his curiosity, but heading forward, despite knowing that he will only tell the truth... that is the only option without certainties.

And sometimes, all doctors must take a risk, no matter how much they hate it.*

... It is strange. How you could want for more when you already have such power, over a field that I cannot even grasp in my wildest dreams.

[iscrewtothink.livejournal.com]

[gives a considering look, almost tempted to laugh but knowing that wouldn't be a good idea considering the present state of the other doctor]

I would think that was obvious, Doctor Faust. Everyone wants what they don't have. Not only that but you have skills in fields of study and combat that I most likely do not and that makes me more uncomfortable and envious.

[enemaothestate.livejournal.com]

*Is he... is he too affected? He is not usually this revealing. Not this candid... then if so...*

Combat? I'm surprised you say that, doctor Stein. I have only rudimentary self-defense training: most of my combative skill is knowing how muscles and bones work, and using that knowledge to my advantage.

[iscrewtothink.livejournal.com]

... you can't seriously mean you haven't had any actual training. That just wouldn't be fair at all.

[enemaothestate.livejournal.com]

In terms of physical capacity and versatility, I am easily the second most powerful non-ki using human being in my world, Doctor Stein. I do not need such training to know where and how to strike in order to kill or incapacitate.