From: Nick -New and Improved- (ncnc123@aol.com-see-sig) Subject: Re: [PW!] The Freelance Therapist Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Date: 2001-07-28 20:17:55 PST >Nurse Marcia doesn't bother to refute Splash's reasoning, since she wants to get to >the core of why Splash has become so demented since the last time she saw him, >"Splash, could you tell me what your life was like before..." She pauses to think >of the proper phrasing, "...before you met the person you want to spend the rest of >your life with? I'd like to know what your outlook on life was like back then. I'm >your friend, I want to learn about your past..." Marcia smiles after speaking that >last sentence - she's called herself an ememy, a villainess, and even a worst >nightmare, but she doesn't recall ever calling herself someone's friend. "Past...?" Splash wonders aloud as his mind begins to travel through his memory. "Was there ever a time before Murasaki?" "Of course there was, Splash," Marcia said gently. Thinking quickly, she asked another question she thought Splash was sure to know. "What was the day that you met Murasaki?" "Day..." "The date," Marcia clarified. "The final day of the eighth month..." Splash replied. "The year... XXXX." "XXXX," Marcia said aloud to herself. "A little more than 5 years ago..." T Splash, she continued with her questions, "Can you tell me about your life before that day?" "What life?" Splash responded. "My life began the day I met Murasaki." "Well then, what happened since I saw you last?" Marcia sighed. "Can you tell me that?" "Yeah... I... I... met my brother...and then... he fell over the edge... and he started to bleed..." "So the rumors were true," Marcia noted. "Splash did kill someone... his own brother..." "Then Jenny started to chase me... and... and... put me in jail... I was surrounded... all four walls... floor... roof... no way out! The walls! They... They... getting closer together!" "Clostrophobic?" (SP?) Marcia thought aloud. "Murasaki...she came! But... the Jennys! They dressed up like Murasaki! The Jennys took Murasaki away from me! And... and... Murasaki visits me... Murasaki everywhere... everyone is trying to keep me from Murasaki..." Splash wasn't making much sense... And Nurse Joy would want Marcia back at work soon... "Splash," Marcia said gently as she stood up. "I have to go to work now. When I get back, we'll talk some more. I want you to stay here, and... think about Murasaki." When she mentioned that name, Splash's eyes clouded again, and a strange smile appeared on his face. Marcia sighed. If she wanted any help, she was going to have to get some help. Maybe Mrs. Psychic, the recent ex-wife, (thanks to a divorce) of Mr. Psychic over in Saffron would be able to help her... Mrs. Psychic was a nice lady, and she lived only three blocks from the Pokemon Center. Maybe she could help Splash more... TBC.....?