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[shiromadoushi]

Who: Bakura & Lyall
When: After school
Where: Lyall's classroom then elsewhere
What: Bakura's starting to get really uneasy about one of the past selves he's remembering stuff from and goes to talk to one of the few adults he actually trusts.




At the end of the day, Bakura was often one of the first people busting out of the door to head out, even more with the police presence hovering around the building. But today instead, he hung back, heading for the science wing, waiting until the students had all left before knocking on the side of the door.

"Heading out or staying after?"

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[professorwolf]

"It does, when you put it like that. At least you aren't getting the kinds of things Chris is, but I think she may be the worst off of us, that I'm aware of...." Lyall shook his head. "I wish we knew more of the point of all this. It's completely unfair to ask you to sort all this out at once."

[shiromadoushi]

Bakura let out a long sigh. "Worst part is that this isn't the worst of it... Compared to Anthony and Chris and hell, even Hajime... this is nothing. It just feels worse because it's all up in my head and what's to say the next time I lose my shit I don't turn into Asshole and suddenly go all supervillain? I can barely handle normal shit some days..."

[professorwolf]

"You won't." And Lyall sounded very firm about that. "You are yourself, no matter what these people have done in their past. I have faith in that." Even if nobody else did, including Bakura.

[shiromadoushi]

The teen fell silent a long moment. "I don't..." he finally said, voice soft. "I've..." he hesitated a long moment. "There's been at least one time... when I wasn't myself..." he admitted, voice almost inaudible.

[professorwolf]

... interesting. And admittedly worrisome. But Lyall managed to keep from looking like it, just barely. His brows just furrowed a bit. "What happened? When was it?"

[shiromadoushi]

Another long silence. "Over summer. There... there was a crash... and...." his voice faltered. "Don't remember any of what happened... but... that asshole recorded it. Showed me what went on."

He looked over, eyes suddenly very intense and tone pleading. "You can't tell anyone, if something like this..." he trailed off, shaking his head, shoulders and fists tensing. "You can't tell anyone...."

[professorwolf]

There was only a brief hesitation before Lyall realized that telling anyone would result in a rather uncomfortable diagnosis that probably wasn't exactly right, and certainly would be untreatable. "I won't. This isn't psychological. Does your doctor know?"

Since his doctor was one of the network, Lyall was sure. Since this was before the good doctor forgot everything again, mun thinks....

Yeah, before, pretty sure.

[shiromadoushi]

"That asshole's the one who told me..." Bakura muttered, crossing his arms. "The fucking last person I wanted to know about it...."

[professorwolf]

And yet, probably the best person to know about it. Lyall nodded. "All right. He would have been the only person I'd have even considered telling. What happened, when you weren't yourself?"

[shiromadoushi]

There was another long, uncomfortable pause, Bakura starting to fidget with the sleeves of his hoodie. "...was acting like Creampuff," he half muttered. "Lost and timid and spacy and just... just not me!" He tensed a moment before forcing his hands to relax. "Don't remember any of it and I swear that asshole just showed me enough to get me to shut up." He crossed his arms, looking to the side.

[professorwolf]

"Or to show you the gravity of the situation," Lyall pointed out carefully as an alternative. "Are you both sure you weren't simply disassociating...? I know you've been prone to... similar things, in the past." Because Lyall did read the notes he got in Bakura's file, even if he hadn't experienced dealing with a fugue or disassociation directly.

[shiromadoushi]

The teen's step froze and he looked up with wide eyes. "...how--" he faltered. "How did you--"

[professorwolf]

"When things might affect your behavior at school, your teacher on record does get notes on them," Lyall told him gently. "I thought you knew that. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to surprise you with."

((and if that's totally wrong, uh, poke me... XD I assumed he'd know!))

Totally fine! :D Bakura just thought no one knew :D

[shiromadoushi]

"...That bastard put it in my file, didn't he?" Bakura scowled deeply, kicking at rock. All those years of being terrified that someone would find out...!

[professorwolf]

"That is actually his job," Lyall reminded him. "I am sorry you didn't know."

[shiromadoushi]

"...he said he wouldn't," Bakura sulked. "And he shouldn't have known from before, damn it!"