, ([personal profile] yokeye) wrote in [community profile] daybreakacademy2019-06-01 01:18 pm

✮ open/closed ✮

WHO: Toki, Adelaide, Nekane, Tsunade, + open
WHERE: various locations
WHEN: June (dates are arbitrary)
WHAT: friend date, conspiracy theories, therapy, shopping, confusion, Unchained/Rampage Plot (prompt 6)
WARNINGS: ***suicide attempt in prompt 6***, mental illness discussion, potential RNG seizure visions


CLOSED PROMPTS:


1; {Adelaide} - June 2nd, Aube 403

[Toki should have prearranged this, perhaps, but spur of the moment has always been more his speed. He carries a large basket, covered with a cloth, as well as a small cooler. He sets them down in the hallway outside Aube 403. It's late afternoon; it wouldn't do to take a vampire out during the middle of the day. Hopefully Adelaide has no plans for the evening; at least it's the weekend and she shouldn't have a class. He knocks on the door loudly.]

Adelaide~!


2; {Nekane} - June 4th, Nekane's office

[Toki has gathered all of his vision records. Three notebooks that were kept for the sole purpose of vision documentation, two notebooks generally used for classes that have vision notes interspersed throughout, printouts of old text files and sent messages, and a folder of printed photographs documenting other places he's written or drawn vision related information. There may some things missing that he'd completely forgotten about, but it's a thorough, if somewhat incomprehensible, record. As per faculty suggestion, he's come to Nekane's office to discuss his apparent misinterpretations and "conspiracies". He hesitantly knocks on the office door with no enthusiasm.]


3; {Tsunade} - June 17th, Tsunade's office
Also open to Ekkehardt, Hieke, and Lin, as any staff members who received this information are welcome to run with it for a wildcard option.

[As recommended by the faculty, Toki's mandatory therapy component of his disciplinary action verdict has been outsourced. The therapists on staff at the academy found themselves ill-equipped to provide sufficient care to the extent that was needed. Toki has been seeing a psychologist (Dr. Louise Katzenberg) and a psychiatrist (Dr. Etienne LeBlanc) at the hospital in Soleil. Sessions have been long and numerous, and he experienced several breakdowns while in their offices; something which did not work in his favor, and he has been kept at the hospital overnight on more than one occasion. After a thorough review of past behavioral accounts provided, and personal interactions and observations, a tentative diagnosis of several co-morbid illnesses has been recorded, and recommendations made in accordance. This information is now being shared with the academy therapists, counselors, and medical staff.

The doctors have made their diagnoses as follows:
paranoid schizophrenia
panic disorder
dissociative identity disorder spectrum
acute episodes of psychosis and mania


They believe Toki is a danger to himself and others in no uncertain terms. They feel his poor decisions and life choices stem from consistent incorrect perceptions of persecution and suspicion, that his impulsiveness and pressured speech are manifestations of a constant internal state of panic and anxiety. Though he has shown no distinct separate personality, they suggest it is only inevitable with his level of dissociation from reality and should be dealt with before there is a complete break in his psyche. They have noted repeated instances of brief psychosis and manic displays, and believe these can be significantly curbed with correct medications and continued psychotherapy. Behavioral correction is discussed as a future treatment should he make sufficient improvement.

Seven medications have been listed and prescribed. Six from the categories of anti-psychotics, sedatives, and mood stabilizers; the combination of which has been determined to have the least potential for negative interaction with each other. The seventh is an anti-convulsive for frequent seizure activity. Further recommendations include: the use of physical restraints and/or tranquilizers during any periods of acute psychosis and mania in which there is concern for safety, as well as consideration of a wheelchair should seizures remain uncontrolled with medication. Medications are to be left in the academy infirmary, as the doctors feel Toki is not capable of keeping a schedule, nor do they think he will comply if given any choice in the matter. There is a note beside this section in the report which states the academy should pursue legal action to declare Toki incompetent and thus restrict any medical and legal say he may have in the future. They have contacted his parents, who were unaware of his presence at the school, and were adamant that they were not his guardians and it was not their problem.

Toki was allowed to see the report, and he disagreed with the majority of it; absolutely livid by the time he finished reading it, even though he didn't completely understand everything. It resulted in screaming and accusations, which the doctors used as an example of paranoia and made a note of his reaction in an addendum, along with a statement that there is a place for him in the psychiatric wing of the hospital should the academy choose to leave his treatment solely to them.

Now, Toki's back at the academy after the report has been distributed. He waits impatiently in the comfortable chair in Tsunade's office while she reads through it all. It's taking all of his concentration not to scream.]



OPEN PROMPTS:


4; Network - June 3rd

hello~! as prom is approaching
i have an announcement!
if you can't find what you want at the market
and can't afford to shop elsewhere,
please contact me!
i'm organizing a shopping outing for those who are interested!
fully funded!



5; Quad - June 24th

[Around mid-day, Toki wanders the courtyard in the quad. He doesn't know where he's going, and only has a vague sense of where he came from. His jeans are covered in dirt and grass stains. His bare feet are also dirty, and bleeding in some places. He has no shirt on; his collarbones and ribs very prominent and his skin pale enough to be somewhat translucent in places. He's covered in scratches, some small and some longer; most are shallow, but a few bleed. Down the sides of both arms and across his abdomen are sloppy drawings in black marker; all of them either eyes by themselves or the Herald's face with vague and incomplete expressions. The occasional "It's watching!" or "They're coming!" is scrawled in Japanese along side the images. Dirt is caked under his fingernails and a couple of them are jagged and torn. He waves and smiles at anyone who passes by. There is nothing wrong here.]


6; Legionnaire Quarters - Pool - June 30th
***cw: suicide (unchained plot)***

[He's not allowed to swim, and he's never had the desire to do so here, but for some reason Toki enters the Legionnaire Quarters today and heads directly for the pool. He's completely dressed, did not bring a bathing suit, and has no intention of using the pool for recreation. He has another purpose. Today, it all became too much for him and he snapped; not a breakdown so much as an epiphany; a euphoria achieved once he made this decision. Escape. An end to it all. No more suffering.

He says nothing to anyone on his way through the building. He doesn't wave or smile at people around; doesn't seem to notice them. They don't matter. Nothing matters but this. Entering the room housing the Olympic sized swimming pool, Toki continues to take no notice of anyone in the vicinity. He strides directly the pool and jumps in. Expelling all the air in his lungs, he sinks to the bottom to sit there, almost peacefully. There's no conscious hesitation as he inhales the water, only the body's physical reaction of trying to save itself from death; choking and gasping and only bringing in more water. His lungs burn and then he feels nothing.]



7; Wildcard
Anything, anywhere~! Start something or plot on plurk (gratisfaction) or discord (snaretactics#6762).
nor_iron_bars: With unconfined wings (Roaming the streets)

[personal profile] nor_iron_bars 2019-06-23 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[Jail lets him go without protest, sitting back down in the chair beside the bed.]

Short term, I'd say let the docs look you over, then take care of the basic stuff like getting some clean clothes and a decent meal. Not a mental health expert, here, but I can tell you from experience that dealing with feeling mentally shitty is gonna be even worse if you're also feeling physically shitty, so it's better to handle that first.

If you feel like you don't wanna be alone for a while, I can stick around- or track down someone else for you, if there's someone specific you wanna have around right now.

Long term... [She sighs.] I honestly dunno, this kinda thing ain't exactly my area of expertise. Gonna recommend talking to Ekkehardt and Bai Lin about it, if you can, 'cause they're both a lot better at this than I am. If you don't wanna talk to them, definitely talk to someone, 'cause bottling it all up and trying to pretend it doesn't exist is probably gonna backfire.

[Through all this, one little corner of her mind has been mulling over what he said, the fact that he didn't remember, and it tugs at her insistently. That does sound kind of familiar, doesn't it? Just like...]

[Oh, shit.]

[That would be just about one of the only ways to make this situation even worse, wouldn't it. She doesn't let it show on her face, but she winces inwardly.]


Hey, mind if I take a Look at something for just a sec, here?

[Toki's probably been in enough of those Seer tutoring sessions with her by now to recognize the particular inflection she uses when referring to the Sight instead of her more ordinary vision.]
nor_iron_bars: And in my soul am free (No that ain't your style)

[personal profile] nor_iron_bars 2019-06-23 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[It only takes a moment- he's right here and she knows what she's looking for. And there it is, what she'd hoped not to find: the same traces of some strange red-black spell, clinging to him just like they had to Ky and Kohaku. Fuck.]

[How does she tell him? Does she tell him? He's calming down a little at this point, but it's been a rough day already. Finding out someone's been messing with him deliberately could easily set him off again- especially since he already seems to have issues with paranoia. But... it's his mind. Even if he ends up doing something stupid, doesn't he deserve to know?]

[Screw it. She'll just have to burn that bridge when she gets to it.]


Uh. Okay, you know that part where you said you couldn't remember why you were there near the pool in the first place? I think I might know why.

[In for a penny, in for a pound:]

There's traces of a spell on you, one that I've Seen before. Both the other times I saw it, the people affected had trouble remembering what happened that day.
nor_iron_bars: Whisper at the grates (Playing with the good girls)

[personal profile] nor_iron_bars 2019-06-23 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Aaaaaaand there it is. She's not sure to be annoyed he's freaking out or relieved he's sounding a little more like his usual freaked-out self.]

Fucking breathe, kid. One thing at a time.

[Going down the list:]

If it was just you then yeah, I'd guess it was the website, but since it happened to other people too I can't be sure. Both of the other people are fine- confused and upset, but fine. I'm not gonna give you all the details 'cause it's their personal business and it ain't cool to spill the whole thing without their permission, but neither of 'em tried to hurt themselves. [One fistfight and one brief spree of property damage, but Toki's the only one who actively tried to do something this serious.] Whatever the spell is, it fades on its' own after a day at the most and doesn't leave anything behind.

And there hasn't been an announcement because I still don't fucking know who did this.

[She looks him directly in the eyes, expression serious.]

Right now, whoever did this still thinks they're safe- no one's caught 'em yet, no one knows what they're up to. The second they find out that someone does know there's shit going down? They're gonna get a lot harder to find, and fast.

And since I don't know who they are, I got no way of knowing who's safe to tell about this, and who might end up shanking me in the kidneys to cover it up. ...I mean, I got a backup plan for that so it wouldn't work anyway, but it's not like they know that.

Hell, for all I know you could be some kinda genius long-term planner who set this all up and cast a spell on yourself to make sure you'd look harmless. ...I'm gonna assume you're not, because that'd be fucking stupid, but you get my point here: if we wanna actually stop this, it means being careful about it.
nor_iron_bars: Whisper at the grates (Playing with the good girls)

[personal profile] nor_iron_bars 2019-06-23 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[She has no one but herself to blame, but also fuck this.]

I said a day at most- there was barely any left on you when I Looked, so it definitely isn't gonna do anything else to you, there's not enough there anymore. Assuming that it even was the spell that made you do that, because we don't actually know for sure that it does anything other than fuck with memories.

[She speaks firmly, clearly enough to be heard despite his shouting, but doesn't take the bait and get riled up, doesn't start shouting back.]

I will pay you five actual dollars to stop jumping to conclusions. Please. I am fucking begging you.

[Why can she feel herself getting a headache. This is the fucking worst.]

Look, I'll make you a deal here: if you sit back down, calm at least some percentage of your tits, and use your inside fucking voice instead of shouting in my face, I'll hear you out on this. I'll listen to your entire argument, no interrupting or ignoring you, and actually consider it on its' own merits instead of just chucking it out the window 'cause it wasn't what I planned on doing. And if you can convince me, we'll do it your way, no tricks and no excuses.

And even if you can't convince me, the argument still isn't over until you're actually okay with what we decide- not necessarily thrilled, but at least okay- and you're allowed to come back to me and keep arguing if you change your mind.

Fair?

[Taking a page out of Avery's book seemed to help him when she was teaching him how to use his powers, maybe making a bargain about this will work, too.]
nor_iron_bars: And in my soul am free (No that ain't your style)

[personal profile] nor_iron_bars 2019-06-24 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Jail wordlessly hands him a five-dollar bill when the shouting stops. It may not have been the part that convinced him, but you have to keep up your end of bargains. It's just good business.]

[She can't blame him for seizing on that hope, either- it's a rough thing to deal with.]


I mean, I can see where you're coming from on some of that- they're not actually bad points? Just kinda missing some bits.

First point, I'm not waiting for somebody else to get hit. What I've been doing is trying to research old records to see if I can find anything that sounds like this spell and find out what it is, using my powers to try and force a vision so I can figure out who's doing it, looking at what's happened already to try and figure out what the fuck. [She grimaces.] Mostly what I got so far is a headache and a whole lotta nothing, but still. Not using everyone else here as bait, that'd be pretty shitty even by my... total lack of standards.

Career criminal, remember? "The greater good" ain't exactly my style.

The second point's fair, it is kinda a trade-off, more security but less help. Since I'm kinda running up against a wall anyway, I was thinking of bringing in one or two people that I'm pretty sure are safe to start with, and seeing how that goes. Can't ever be totally sure, but they're the best bet I got. ...And by "they" I mostly mean Ekkehardt. Which is gonna be real fun for him to find out about, probably, but he knew what he was signing up for when he took the job.

[She pauses, looking at Toki's general state of... well, everything at the moment, really.]

Do you wanna get some lunch first and then see if you come up with anything else? Arguing on an empty stomach can't be helping. ...Plus I kinda want a sandwich or something.
nor_iron_bars: Our careless heads (Stumbling but yeah)

[personal profile] nor_iron_bars 2019-06-27 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Jail blinks briefly, then accepts the five dollar bill back with a soft chuckle.]

You're a good guy, y'know that? Can't blame you for giving a damn about people, we're cool.

[Apology accepted, Toki. She's certainly not going to blame people for not trusting her when she works this hard to be shady.]

[Rex is... possibly helpful, yes, but she'd also rather not drag him into anything too serious if she can avoid it. As far as she can tell, he seems to be trying to leave the criminal life behind him, so bringing him back into the sort of stuff he did as Black Dog would be... well, sort of a dick move.]


Wait, what eye thing?

[Last she checked, Rex wasn't a seer... Maybe something about how he seems to be able to know the chemical composition of something to a ridiculously precise degree? She can remember him doing that.]
nor_iron_bars: Alone that soar above (Keep doing what you're doing)

[personal profile] nor_iron_bars 2019-06-29 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh, that's a new one. [It explains a lot, though.] I'll keep him in mind.

[In fairness, "self-preservation" might count as getting something out of it, since he could be at risk, too.]