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[Lately, Danny's been having a strange spike in difficulty when attempting to concentrate on work: cuts are a little too uneven, extractions messy, reaction time a little slower than he'd prefer when a sacrifice attempts to slip past him onto the next floor. It's hard to say what exactly has been eating at him here, but regardless, it's keeping him from doing what he wants.
So Grey, in an attempt to offer advice to one of his "angels" about something that might make them feel more at ease in their little murder building together, has suggested to Danny to try hypnosis on his own perhaps, perhaps, to see if that helps Danny, after he... politely told Grey to fuck off from the offer of a hallucinatory session with the other man.
And yet, on a day when there are no scheduled "sacrifices" to be delivered, he finds the tape again that he had previously tossed aside and decides to actually try it and see whether or not Grey was serious about it being useful. He puts up a sign asking his co-workers to leave him be for today (or rather, it's a note that practically says "busy with important work, do not disturb or else I will tear out your eyes from your skull, especially you cathy") and once he's taken a seat at his desk, he puts the tape on and starts to listen to it. After the first few minutes, he's actually kind of glad that he put that sign out there, it would be bad if someone came in once he had started to fall into a trance...
... Too bad he forgot that there's one person in the building who can't read signs.]
So Grey, in an attempt to offer advice to one of his "angels" about something that might make them feel more at ease in their little murder building together, has suggested to Danny to try hypnosis on his own perhaps, perhaps, to see if that helps Danny, after he... politely told Grey to fuck off from the offer of a hallucinatory session with the other man.
And yet, on a day when there are no scheduled "sacrifices" to be delivered, he finds the tape again that he had previously tossed aside and decides to actually try it and see whether or not Grey was serious about it being useful. He puts up a sign asking his co-workers to leave him be for today (or rather, it's a note that practically says "busy with important work, do not disturb or else I will tear out your eyes from your skull, especially you cathy") and once he's taken a seat at his desk, he puts the tape on and starts to listen to it. After the first few minutes, he's actually kind of glad that he put that sign out there, it would be bad if someone came in once he had started to fall into a trance...
... Too bad he forgot that there's one person in the building who can't read signs.]
Edited 2017-03-16 03:16 (UTC)
[And, of course, the one person who can't read signs happened to wander onto Danny's floor today.]
[No "sacrifices" means no killing, and no killing means Zack is really fucking bored. Since he's already rummaged through his floor for stuff his past sacrifices had dropped, and he's pretty sure he doesn't need to wrap himself in clean bandages for a while, the next thing he figured he would do is sneak onto the third floor and smash some of that gravedigging brat's stones. It's not like they're that important anyway, and seeing that kid cry about it was part of the fun so long as he got out of there in time.]
[Unfortunately, with the way the building was set up, if Zack wanted to go to a specific floor he had to go through all the other floors in between first. He really hated having to ask Danny for the key every damn time he wanted to go upstairs, especially when the doctor was having one of those "why do you have those mismatched peepers" moments or worse.]
[Zack was about to bang on the office door when he noticed some weird sign had been stuck onto it. He thought he could faintly hear an unfamiliar voice calmly whisper on the other side of the door.]
[What the hell was Danny doing in there? That couldn't be a sacrifice; the voice is too relaxed and they would have had to go through Zack first. So what else could be going on in there? A new recruit? A movie? Maybe a youtube video or some kind of weird porno?]
[After a few minutes of trying to eavesdrop on the muffled mumbling, Zack gets fed up and tries the door.]
[No "sacrifices" means no killing, and no killing means Zack is really fucking bored. Since he's already rummaged through his floor for stuff his past sacrifices had dropped, and he's pretty sure he doesn't need to wrap himself in clean bandages for a while, the next thing he figured he would do is sneak onto the third floor and smash some of that gravedigging brat's stones. It's not like they're that important anyway, and seeing that kid cry about it was part of the fun so long as he got out of there in time.]
[Unfortunately, with the way the building was set up, if Zack wanted to go to a specific floor he had to go through all the other floors in between first. He really hated having to ask Danny for the key every damn time he wanted to go upstairs, especially when the doctor was having one of those "why do you have those mismatched peepers" moments or worse.]
[Zack was about to bang on the office door when he noticed some weird sign had been stuck onto it. He thought he could faintly hear an unfamiliar voice calmly whisper on the other side of the door.]
[What the hell was Danny doing in there? That couldn't be a sacrifice; the voice is too relaxed and they would have had to go through Zack first. So what else could be going on in there? A new recruit? A movie? Maybe a youtube video or some kind of weird porno?]
[After a few minutes of trying to eavesdrop on the muffled mumbling, Zack gets fed up and tries the door.]
[The door is locked if only because Danny considered the possibility that Cathy, most likely, would ignore the warning and test his patience anyway, but that lock is kind of shitty honestly. It's something he's been meaning to fix, but he forgot to do so before today, so with enough force, Zack can force the door open anyway with a few hard shakes of the door knob.
Once he gets the door open, he'll find that he's arrived just as Danny appears to have fallen asleep at his desk here, the tape still playing just as the voice is finishing it's sentence about how the listener "will now fall into a deep trance, and..."
Depending on who you ask, this might be weirder than walking in on Danny watching a porno, but either way, what will you do now, Zack?]
Once he gets the door open, he'll find that he's arrived just as Danny appears to have fallen asleep at his desk here, the tape still playing just as the voice is finishing it's sentence about how the listener "will now fall into a deep trance, and..."
Depending on who you ask, this might be weirder than walking in on Danny watching a porno, but either way, what will you do now, Zack?]
[Never underestimate the power of a stubborn brute.]
[This was weirder than anything Zack imagined. Now, Zack wasn't a firm believer in this whole hypnosis thing, but he's seen enough movies on the subject to figure out what's going on here. Why the heck is Danny hypnotizing himself? It's weird...]
[Though there is a perfect opportunity to just pick the doctor's pocket here, Zack wanted to see if the hypnosis really does work.]
[Zack walks up to the tape recorder, hits the pause button while Danny's still asleep, and says to him in the calmest, most authoritative voice he can muster...]
Alright. When I count to three, you will wake up, reach into your pocket and hand Zack the key to the elevator control room, then go back to sleep.
[Zack left the door open, in case this didn't work and he needed to bolt.]
One... Two... Three.
[This was weirder than anything Zack imagined. Now, Zack wasn't a firm believer in this whole hypnosis thing, but he's seen enough movies on the subject to figure out what's going on here. Why the heck is Danny hypnotizing himself? It's weird...]
[Though there is a perfect opportunity to just pick the doctor's pocket here, Zack wanted to see if the hypnosis really does work.]
[Zack walks up to the tape recorder, hits the pause button while Danny's still asleep, and says to him in the calmest, most authoritative voice he can muster...]
Alright. When I count to three, you will wake up, reach into your pocket and hand Zack the key to the elevator control room, then go back to sleep.
[Zack left the door open, in case this didn't work and he needed to bolt.]
One... Two... Three.
Edited 2017-03-16 19:35 (UTC)
[At "three", Danny awakens and turns his head slightly to where he's now looking right at Zack. Normally, Danny would have been annoyed about Zack sneaking up on him, or make some other kind of rude comment about his presence disguised as friendliness or, god forbid, tell Zack he has to do something embarrassing to get the key from him...
But instead, he wordlessly reaches into his pocket and takes out the elevator key, holding it out for Zack to take. The moment Zack takes it from his hands, Danny's hand drops back down and the doctor slips back into sleeping in his chair here... well then!]
But instead, he wordlessly reaches into his pocket and takes out the elevator key, holding it out for Zack to take. The moment Zack takes it from his hands, Danny's hand drops back down and the doctor slips back into sleeping in his chair here... well then!]
Edited 2017-03-16 19:55 (UTC)
...
[Zack stood there for a moment, with the key in his hand, trying to process what the hell just happened.]
[So it does work. Zack got what he wanted without having to put up with the doctor's bullshit for once. It felt... Surreal. As if he himself was dreaming, and not the doctor. Zack pocketed the key, considering his options...]
[He could leave Danny here and wander off, or...]
[Zack stood there for a moment, with the key in his hand, trying to process what the hell just happened.]
[So it does work. Zack got what he wanted without having to put up with the doctor's bullshit for once. It felt... Surreal. As if he himself was dreaming, and not the doctor. Zack pocketed the key, considering his options...]
[He could leave Danny here and wander off, or...]
[... He could have a little fun with him.]
[Yes, that sounded like a better option. Get revenge on the bastard for making him have to jump through so many hoops! And it's not like Danny would remember a thing, right?]
[Zack snickered quietly to to himself, thinking about what sort of embarrassment he could subject his victim to. Chickens were out. Too cliche. He's also not going to make him think he's naked, lest he face the usual bullshit tenfold. And while it would be nice to make Danny do something that would mark him as a sacrifice, but Zack also likes the concept of staying alive.]
[Then an idea comes to him. A rather awful idea, but it shouldn't be that bad right?]
Now, when I count to three, you'll become a kid again. [He grinned, thinking that Danny would start embarrassing himself with his crazy antics. Perfect blackmail material.]
One... Two... Three.
[Yes, that sounded like a better option. Get revenge on the bastard for making him have to jump through so many hoops! And it's not like Danny would remember a thing, right?]
[Zack snickered quietly to to himself, thinking about what sort of embarrassment he could subject his victim to. Chickens were out. Too cliche. He's also not going to make him think he's naked, lest he face the usual bullshit tenfold. And while it would be nice to make Danny do something that would mark him as a sacrifice, but Zack also likes the concept of staying alive.]
[Then an idea comes to him. A rather awful idea, but it shouldn't be that bad right?]
Now, when I count to three, you'll become a kid again. [He grinned, thinking that Danny would start embarrassing himself with his crazy antics. Perfect blackmail material.]
One... Two... Three.
[Little did Zack know, but Danny as a child was not like the Danny of now--at least, not until his mother died. Her death was what led to him becoming the psychiatrist he is now.
Before that event, however, when he was just a "kid"...
When Danny wakes up, at first he just seems a tad confused, as if waking up from a peculiar dream... however, that confusion very quickly turns into what might be alarm as he quickly glances around the office before his gaze land on Zack.
This person is covered in bandages, so... maybe we're in the hospital? Did one of the other kids actually manage to knock him out this time when attacking him? As a result, when he speaks again, he sounds a tad unsure.]
Um... excuse me, do you know where the doctor is? Or my mother, she...
[But then he stops when he reaches a hand up his cheek toward... he's not wearing his eyepatch. Meaning, this person could see the gaping hole in his face where an eye should be. (Except, Danny was actually wearing one of his glass eyes, a dark brown one, but in his current state, he hasn't thought to look in one of the mirrors or other reflective surfaces yet.)
Regardless, Danny is starting to look honest to god nervous, one hand placed over his right eye as he looks around the office, and then he's out of the chair and starts pulling open drawers at random to dig through them. It's rude to go through other people's things, but he has to find it, he can't lose it and give mother another thing to have to be concerned about, he needs to find it now...]
Before that event, however, when he was just a "kid"...
When Danny wakes up, at first he just seems a tad confused, as if waking up from a peculiar dream... however, that confusion very quickly turns into what might be alarm as he quickly glances around the office before his gaze land on Zack.
This person is covered in bandages, so... maybe we're in the hospital? Did one of the other kids actually manage to knock him out this time when attacking him? As a result, when he speaks again, he sounds a tad unsure.]
Um... excuse me, do you know where the doctor is? Or my mother, she...
[But then he stops when he reaches a hand up his cheek toward... he's not wearing his eyepatch. Meaning, this person could see the gaping hole in his face where an eye should be. (Except, Danny was actually wearing one of his glass eyes, a dark brown one, but in his current state, he hasn't thought to look in one of the mirrors or other reflective surfaces yet.)
Regardless, Danny is starting to look honest to god nervous, one hand placed over his right eye as he looks around the office, and then he's out of the chair and starts pulling open drawers at random to dig through them. It's rude to go through other people's things, but he has to find it, he can't lose it and give mother another thing to have to be concerned about, he needs to find it now...]
[Well... That was unexpected. Zack thought he would get a hyperactive punk who wouldn't shut up about peepers.]
[But at the same time, he's managed to get poor Danny to ransack his own office! Oh, now that was funny. Zack stepped back for a second, grinning at the chaos, and proceeded to let Danny frantically search for whatever it was he was searching for.]
[But at the same time, he's managed to get poor Danny to ransack his own office! Oh, now that was funny. Zack stepped back for a second, grinning at the chaos, and proceeded to let Danny frantically search for whatever it was he was searching for.]
[Unfortunately, no matter how hard Danny looks, he's not going to find what he's looking for--everything to do with eyes, including something as "charitable" as an eye patch, is located in the room closet to the elevator leading up to the next floor.
But how he is now, he's pulled open and rifled through every single drawer in the office here, and he's come up empty. It also probably doesn't help that, before he had turned on the tape, Danny had taken off his glasses and set them on the desk next to it, so right now in his current state of mind, he's wondering why the heck his eyesight in his one eye is slightly worse than he remembers it being at age six--his mother is going to be so upset, if she isn't already about this.
Eventually, he finally turns his attention to the bandaged person that's been standing off by the door just watching him here. Despite being kind of intimidating, they are the only person that's around at the moment.]
Are you... one of the other patients here too?
[He assumes so, anyway, given Zack's current state. Maybe he would know where everything is supposed to be in here?]
But how he is now, he's pulled open and rifled through every single drawer in the office here, and he's come up empty. It also probably doesn't help that, before he had turned on the tape, Danny had taken off his glasses and set them on the desk next to it, so right now in his current state of mind, he's wondering why the heck his eyesight in his one eye is slightly worse than he remembers it being at age six--his mother is going to be so upset, if she isn't already about this.
Eventually, he finally turns his attention to the bandaged person that's been standing off by the door just watching him here. Despite being kind of intimidating, they are the only person that's around at the moment.]
Are you... one of the other patients here too?
[He assumes so, anyway, given Zack's current state. Maybe he would know where everything is supposed to be in here?]
[Zack is trying desperately to hold back his laughter. Danny's office is almost completely trashed! Oh, man. Wait until he snaps out of it and starts wondering what the hell happened to his room! That'll be a laugh.]
[Oh, now Danny's mumbling like a scared little brat. Zack decides to play along, just a little. He wants to see the doctor squirm!]
I miiiight be! [He half lied, grinning eerily from ear to ear.] Why do you ask? Were you looking for something?
[Oh, now Danny's mumbling like a scared little brat. Zack decides to play along, just a little. He wants to see the doctor squirm!]
I miiiight be! [He half lied, grinning eerily from ear to ear.] Why do you ask? Were you looking for something?
Whadya mean...
[Oh, right. Glass eye. Danny probably didn't have it when he was a kid (Which explains why he's covering it...]
[... Oh, this is perfect.]
I think I know where you might find something...
[Oh, right. Glass eye. Danny probably didn't have it when he was a kid (Which explains why he's covering it...]
[... Oh, this is perfect.]
I think I know where you might find something...
[He's laughing now. It's a quiet, dark laughter. Not like the loud mocking Danny was expecting.]
I'll show you.
[Zack turns and starts heading out the door. He can't wait to see Danny's reaction to the horrors in the back room, and all those creepy glass eyes.]
This way, kiddo...
I'll show you.
[Zack turns and starts heading out the door. He can't wait to see Danny's reaction to the horrors in the back room, and all those creepy glass eyes.]
This way, kiddo...
[Danny nods, and makes to follow Zack right out the door, stopping just next to him as a thought occurs to him: Mother says we should never follow suspicious strangers anywhere.
But... Danny doesn't exactly have better options here other than waiting for the doctor to get back, and seeing his mother's disappointment when she finds out that he lost the eyepatch in whatever latest scuffle he got into recently.
So... we should fix the "stranger" problem, right?]
Hey, um... what's your name?
But... Danny doesn't exactly have better options here other than waiting for the doctor to get back, and seeing his mother's disappointment when she finds out that he lost the eyepatch in whatever latest scuffle he got into recently.
So... we should fix the "stranger" problem, right?]
Hey, um... what's your name?
What's the holdup?
[Oh, name? Of course, Danny probably didn't remember anyone's names.]
I'm Zack. Come on.
[Oh, name? Of course, Danny probably didn't remember anyone's names.]
I'm Zack. Come on.
[And now we know Zack's name: stranger danger averted! Mother would be so proud.
Danny will dutifully follow after Zack now, and while he's still self-conscious about his face here and is keeping his hand over where his right eye should be, he seems less nervous now: once we get something to cover our eye, everything will be fine again, right...]
Danny will dutifully follow after Zack now, and while he's still self-conscious about his face here and is keeping his hand over where his right eye should be, he seems less nervous now: once we get something to cover our eye, everything will be fine again, right...]
[Oh, Danny. You have no idea.]
[They exit the doctor's office and approach the first gate. Zack had no idea why Danny wanted a gate here but who cares?]
[They exit the doctor's office and approach the first gate. Zack had no idea why Danny wanted a gate here but who cares?]
[...Crap, Zack didn't think this through.]
[He didn't want to say anything at first, lest Danny might start asking questions or worse, snap out of his trance. After unsuccessfully using the key to the elevator room and kicking at the gate's lock, it seemed he didn't have much choice but to come up with an excuse.]
... I think one of the doctors put his coat on you while you were asleep. Maybe the keys are in there.
[He didn't want to say anything at first, lest Danny might start asking questions or worse, snap out of his trance. After unsuccessfully using the key to the elevator room and kicking at the gate's lock, it seemed he didn't have much choice but to come up with an excuse.]
... I think one of the doctors put his coat on you while you were asleep. Maybe the keys are in there.
Oh, so they did.
[How nice of them... he should thank whichever doctor it was that did that, as well as return their coat to them once they're done here.
Danny searches his pockets, eventually turning up a set of keys.]
Maybe it's one of these keys?
[It is in fact one of those keys, but Zack will have to try them to figure out which one it is that goes to the gate here.]
[How nice of them... he should thank whichever doctor it was that did that, as well as return their coat to them once they're done here.
Danny searches his pockets, eventually turning up a set of keys.]
Maybe it's one of these keys?
[It is in fact one of those keys, but Zack will have to try them to figure out which one it is that goes to the gate here.]
Edited 2017-03-20 04:32 (UTC)
[Zack nods as he takes the keys from him. It takes him a while to try all of the keys, but he finally gets the gate open.]
Right... There should be a supply room somewhere...
[And he'll take Danny to the other creepy rooms here first.]
Right... There should be a supply room somewhere...
[And he'll take Danny to the other creepy rooms here first.]
[So easy...]
Sure, why not?
[He opens the door, letting poor Danny walk in first. It's a little hard to hide the devious smirk on his face.]
After you, kid.
Sure, why not?
[He opens the door, letting poor Danny walk in first. It's a little hard to hide the devious smirk on his face.]
After you, kid.
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