Need of Some Advice

[Darcy I. Pearce]

Need Of Some Advice

TAG richard
NOTES none

Eyebrows rose at "kicking and screaming". She couldn't tell if he was being realistic or just exagerating. Or did Richard really believe it would come to that if they tried? The amount of stress hormones in the room was steadily increasing though.

Just as she was considering actually manipulating it, the guy apologized and then proceeded to bring himself down. She fingered her ring.

"There are many ways to help people, Richard," said Darcy, lifting a shoulder. "Sometimes an indirect approach works best, sometimes you lose the person you try to save, and sometimes they fix their own problems. Most of the time, you don't get to decide what happens."

Blood runs thicker than water.

He never once mentioned any other relatoinship his friend had. She leaned forward. "What about her family? It can be easier to listen to a relative. Why do you feel it is your responsibility to make the moves?"

[Richard Buckles]

He let his eyes fixate on her fingers fiddling with her rings again as it just flashed him to his moments with Petra lately and irritated him. He suppressed his expressions visually but he couldn't suppress his hormones shifting. He knew she wasn't doing it on purpose why he tried containing himself from getting to upset with her over it.

"I have never been much good at anything besides being direct." he said to her as he was much more the type to attack a situation than just let things settle before making a move. "I cant accept that. How can I accept that I cant do anything?" he said raising his voice a bit as the idea of doing nothing made him have a spike of anxiety.

"She doesn't have any family. At least none she would want around at all. She doesn't like talking about her past much because she has had trouble in it."

[Darcy I. Pearce]

Need of Some Advice

TAG richard
NOTES none

Everyone has an emotional trigger.

She put her hands apart. Maybe they should talk about how that ring thing could change his hormones. She had met plenty of people with all kinds of triggers. One patient even became violent simply when he saw the colour red. The doctor wanted to reduce that hormone or maybe increase the serotonin. But she could only do that with physical contact.

And I promised I would never manipulate another's emotions that way.

Still, she had conflicted feelings about Richard's keeping a lid on his irritation. On one hand, it showed he had a good control over his emotions. But on the other... bottling things up had a bad effect on the individual as it releases stress hormones.

"People who come from broken families or complete lack of one tend to have attachment issues. This might be the reason your friend is putting up with the abuse," she said calmly and paused. "Richard, what was your childhood like?"

[Richard Buckles]

"So you are telling me that because she was neglected and abused as a kid that she would just follow that through her whole life?" he asked with a bit of a raised voice "That just sounds stupid why would anyone ever do that?" he questioned as his hand clenched into fists. He thought she could help but didn't seem like she could without seeing Petra herself and all she was doing was winding him up with more irritation.

He stopped and his body loosened a little as he was caught off guard by the question of his childhood. "It was fine. You know fun and goofing off and a loving family...but what's that got to do with Petra?" he asked her now in a softer tone. She steered the talk his direction but he didn't want to talk about his life it was about saving Petra from hers.

[Darcy I. Pearce]

Need of Some Advice

TAG richard
NOTES tsk, tsk

The doctor kept a calm demeanor even as the level of serotonin rose. This was part of her job, after all. She stated the facts. Whether they applied to his friend or not was up for discussion. "These kind of people tend to be hard to establish a relationship with. But when they do allow someone into their life, they would latch on to that person, fearing abandonment again," she answered steadily, keeping eye contact with Richard.

But she couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at the name. He had been so careful with his choice of words throughout the session but barely noticed this little slip. That proved to Darcy that people let their emotions control them. Tsk.

"Maybe your happier childhood is why you are so intent on fixing her problems. Not everyone goes through the same things--you have to see this through Petra's point of view."

[Richard Buckles]

"Its better to be alone than someone who hurt you. I cant understand why anyone say anything different. I don't care what sort of past you have should have enough self respect not to let someone slowly destroy you and tear you down and then turn the other cheek."

"I am not here to fix her problems I am just trying to help her. Just like I always have." he said back "Her point of view is something I can even begin the grasp for even a moment. Listen I just need some advice how to help her. I need to get through to her and get her to realize there is more in life than what she thinks."

"I just cant stand to see her wearing long sleeves in the dead of summer to cover up the bruises. Or say its nothing as she had a small limp from 'tripping over something' I just want her to be happy and safe."

[Darcy I. Pearce]

Need Of Some Advice

TAG richard
NOTES none

She listened patiently while he vented. Richard was right, of course, but too many factors played into decision making. Darcy herself considered her life pretty much full of wrongdoings. Thankfully, she was at a stable place now... This man was too and at this stage, it was hard to think others should do differently. But she had met enough people to know nothing is ever as simple as going by a metaphor.

"Richard, I need you to calm down before you do anything stupid." She closed her eyes for a second to regain control of her hormones. His rant influenced her for a while there.

Another's emotions are not my own.

She breathed out steadily and wrote down the name. Maybe she can try to find her--how many people in Kalispell could be named Petra? "Look, maybe I can try and talk to her. I won't mention your name--I'll just evaluate her and see what we can do from there."

[Richard Buckles]

Richard grimaced a little at her inference of things as he stood there clenching his eyes closed as well as his fists as he opened them and looked at her "What does that mean?" he asked her with a stern tone as he shook his head once side to side. "What could I possibly do that would be stupid?" he asked her another question really not liking how it was phrased as it made him twitch.

He wasn't the smartest man but had wasn't dumb and let his emotions get the better of him and take it as an insult. Especially since the 'stupid' thing to do was what he felt was the best idea. Going down and beating that asshole till he ends up in the hospital instead. He looked at her sternly "You do what you think is best." he told her as he ground his teeth in frustration.