So, let's talk about your self-esteem.

[piper90npcs]

Who: Jorgmund therapists and patients.
What: One of the benefits of Jorgmund health insurance? Mandatory grief counseling!
Where: Side rooms of the medical bay.
When: In the days following Planker's death.
Warnings/Notes: Likely to delve into the personal issues of various characters, which may get dark or go into sensitive content.

In the days following Planker's demise, some of the hires get tapped for extra counseling, on the basis of being "excessively perturbed" by the passing of their most beloved trainer. Rather than be assigned to chore shifts, these unlucky hires are sent to a room adjacent to the med bay with a small fountain of smooth-flowing water over rocks and the general scent of patchouli for an hour a day.

It's a healing space. Breathe deep. Abandon your pre-conceptions and negativity.

Comments

[piper90npcs]

"Missing important people is a very natural response. The important thing is that you're able to continue missing them without crossing over into grieving them as if they'll never return." Dr. Fust sets her pen down. "Would you bring them here, if you could?"

[walkingballpit]

"Absolutely not." It's firm, but not harsh. In fact, Robbie's smiling widely. "Maybe a few of them would be okay here, but I come from fancy Whole-Foods-McMansion stock. My mom would hate the decor, she'd hate that she couldn't remodel, she'd hate that the Rig didn't have a theater company, and she'd probably almost get killed by a giant caterpillar because I know she'd tie herself to one of those giant redwoods that aren't even endangered here."

This is safe territory. He's not saying anything really bad about anyone, and he can make jokes. Yes. "I love her, but she's not really cut out for hard work and bunk beds."

[piper90npcs]

"It sounds like you're very different from your mother." Dr. Fust adjusts her glasses. "Where do you think you got your more...tenacious streak from, if not from her?"

[walkingballpit]

“Um… I kind of just said my mom would tie herself to a giant redwood tree?” While he doesn’t always agree with his parents, and they want nothing to do with him, Robbie will still defend them to the end. “She’s tenacious. So is my dad. They’re just tenacious in a different way.”

He shrugs. “Maybe I’m still rebelling against suburbia. I’m not too old for that, right? Do you guys even have burbs?”