savetheearth | 03 ✝ [video; laptop computer

[Coming over the video feed is a rather concerned Dr. Francis Fell who, while not looking any worse for the wear in a physical way, seems considerably freaked out.]

I think all of this is starting to get to me. The talking animals, the physically morphing people, these weird pulses and all of the oddities that go with them, actual government conspiracies, and now weird lights appearing in the sky related to some mystical garbage I can't even begin to comprehend? On top of the stress built up from unrelated dangerous incidents that have happened to me these past few months.

Thanks to those damn lights, I had another pulse, a strong one, and now I can't sleep. Or rather, I don't want to sleep. Or rather, I've found that if I try to go to sleep I get this overwhelming feeling that I'm not allowed to sleep or shouldn't be sleeping caused undoubtedly by some odd paranoia and sense of duty to remain vigilant in these trying times.

The first two days I started feeling this, I managed to force about three hours of sleep each night. It is now seven in the morning and I have not slept for five days straight, and somehow I am able to function perfectly fine as though I have been getting my eight hours. I think this is actually scaring me more than if I was dead tired and turning into a zombie.

I think I need to see a doctor?

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[... Francis glances down at his watch. He chews his lower lip as he thinks about the timing.]

Do you think we could have a brief session? I need to be at the university by this afternoon, I have classes starting then, going into the late evening... I'd be happy to discuss regular appointments as well, depending on how psychotic I end up being thanks to this.

Of course we could.

[Mort gives him a nod.]

You can come by whenever you're ready. I'll be here.

Right, I'll be over as soon as I can, I really can't thank you enough for this and I apologize for any sort of inconvenience this may cause!

[And with that, he's signing off of the network and rushing to make himself presentable. A quick forty-five minutes later, Francis is showing up at Mort's office, knocking on the door politely.]

[Mort's just going to open up that door and give Francis his best "greeting new patients" smile.]

Come in, please. I'm Dr. Yokugawa.

[Francis steps inside, a large leather bag with a long strap on his shoulder.]

Thank you, Doctor. I'm really surprised you actually let me come on such short notice, but I suppose these are rather strange circumstances we're in.

[He holds out his hand to shake Mort's.] I'm Dr. Francis Fell- you can just call me Francis if you'd like.

[There's an understanding nod.]

It's been strange enough that I think it's best we try to catch problems as quickly as possible...and besides, doing things like this is about all I feel I can do to help. I'm not cut out for anything else.

[He'll return the handshake.]

Nice to meet you in person, Francis. Please, call me Mort.

Hah, I can certainly understand that sentiment. I really haven't felt all that useful in the face of... everything that's been going on. I'm no fighter.

[Francis forces a quirk of his lips into a bit of a bitter smile.]

Mort? It's nice to meet you as well, Mort. Should I just take a seat then? I'll admit I've never really been to a psychiatrist- I always considered myself a rational and sane person in times past.

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[Action] Late, so sorry eAe

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