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[psycholawgy]

You've reached Athena Cykes. I'm currently unavailable, but leave a message and I'll get back to you pronto. Danke! (voice/call → text → video → action)

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[psycholawgy]

My name's Athena Cykes, attorney at law, master of psychology.

[ she flashes her badge. though all those words probably mean nothing to him tbh....... sweats... ]

I was told that you have this condition.

[majinken]

It's nice to meet you...

[he thinks? he's waking up a bit more now, but he's no less confused. most of what she's saying really does mean nothing to him, but...]

I have a condition? What do you mean?

[psycholawgy]

It's okay, don't worry. You're not the only one with this condition.

[ a beat. ]

That you talk to inanimate objects.

[majinken]

Condition...?

Huh? [what is she talking about? for a moment, it's not even going to register with stahn what she means, because he's just about forgotten that there are people who will think strangely of him talking to dymlos.]

[psycholawgy]

It's okay, I know it's difficult to digest upon hearing it the first time...

[ she actually looks sad for him right now, too. ]

[majinken]

I don't think I can digest something at all if I don't even know what you're talking about...

[psycholawgy]

I'm worried about you, you know! Talking to items is okay when you're a kid, but you seem grown up now...

[majinken]

Are you going to tell me what you're talking about? I don't even know you and you're saying I do weird things and you're worried about me....

[psycholawgy]

I already told you! You talk to inanimate objects!

[majinken]

I don't do that! And even if I did, how would you know!?

[this is so distressing... who are you even, athena!]

[psycholawgy]

Your robot told me!

[ ACE PSYCHOLOGIST, duh!!! ]

1/3

[majinken]

It did? But why would i—

[annnnd stopping dead in his tracks, wait a minute.]

[majinken]

[please hold, processing...

...he thinks he knows what happened here.]

[majinken]

...There's definitely a misunderstanding here.

[psycholawgy]

[ she just blinks, expression turning clueless. ]

Really?

[majinken]

Uh-huh...

[though how he's going to explain this is still a mystery, though. finally, he gets what dymlos meant when he said that people would think he was insane.]

It's... kind of complicated, though.

[psycholawgy]

[ oh, well, athena doesn't mind listening! but if it's complicated then it could be a sensitive topic, too. she'd rather not have somebody talk uncomfortably about things to a stranger. ]

I have the time, but only if you want to talk.

[majinken]

I don't mind talking about it, it's not that, but...

[well, she already thinks he's crazy, and if it's because the robostahn saw him talking to dymlos and can't hear dymlos, he would get why.]

It's kind of complicated and it might be kind of hard to believe?

[psycholawgy]

Trust me, after being here for so long, I'd probably believe it.

[majinken]

Hahaha... I guess with this place, anything's really possible...

[he lets out a bit of an awkward laugh, ruffling his hair.]

It's my sword—[dymlos is needlessly hissing at him over this, which. well, hold on athena.]

...Don't be so bossy, geez... There's no point in hiding it! [this is probably not helping his case. but with a sigh, he'll refocus on athena.]

He's... special. He's actually called a Swordian! They're really ancient weapons that can talk and everything! But most people can't hear them, so I guess that's it. Heheheh... I know it looks weird, but that's all it is!

[welp.]

[psycholawgy]

[ she cants her head slowly. ]

So... he's not a sword spirit like Dotanuki and the others? What were they called again...? Tsukumogoomies.

[majinken]

[he doesn't really know dotanuki aside from a single conversation, but he's pretty tight with kashuu, so he gets what athena is saying, at least.]

No, it's different than that. [at least she's not immediately looking at him like he's crazy.]

Dymlos can talk to them too! But he doesn't have a body or anything like that, either.

[psycholawgy]

So.... he's just a talking sword.

[ somehow, she doesn't seem that impressed anymore. ]

[majinken]

...Not exactly, he's just not the same as those swords.

[don't insult his cool fire sword??? that's rude???]

[psycholawgy]

[ how should she know??? ]

Can he do anything special?