Author Topic: On the Couch - {post-Dark Empire, Luke & a psychiatrist.} Nearly a Year Later -- 7/7/06
Jedi_Anais  322 posts
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24114_Barris Offee
Date Posted: 5/17/05 12:47pm Subject: RE: "On the Couch" -- {humor & drama, post-Dark Empire. Luke and ... a psychiatrist?}
laugh

My throat hurts now, I had to pretend I was having the worlds longest coughing fit to cover my laughter, as I'm at school and the teacher knows smallpox isn't funny. But, wow.

laugh The psychiatrist reminds me of me!

 

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JediCallista_1_6_e54  2579 posts
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Date Posted: 5/17/05 3:04pm Subject: RE: "On the Couch" -- {humor & drama, post-Dark Empire. Luke and ... a psychiatrist?}
I love this! I almost spit Coke all over my room laughing!

 

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Neo-Paladin  3514 posts
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Date Posted: 5/17/05 4:32pm Subject: RE: "On the Couch" -- {humor & drama, post-Dark Empire. Luke and ... a psychiatrist?}
I got more than a few chuckles out of this first post. I can't wait for more!

 

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Ars_longa  578 posts
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Date Posted: 5/17/05 6:06pm Subject: RE: "On the Couch" -- {humor & drama, post-Dark Empire. Luke and ... a psychiatrist?}
This is extremely promising. I, um, actually am going to write something like that, only with Kyp Durron on the couch. And my shrink isn't a woman. But isn't this idea just hanging in the air? These guys are so seriously screwed up. happy

A.

 

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DarthIshtar  47107 posts
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Date Posted: 5/17/05 6:49pm Subject: RE: "On the Couch" -- {humor & drama, post-Dark Empire. Luke and ... a psychiatrist?}
LOL, kyp on the couch would be great as well!

 

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Valin_Halcyon  1151 posts
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Date Posted: 5/17/05 7:53pm Subject: RE: "On the Couch" -- {humor & drama, post-Dark Empire. Luke and ... a psychiatrist?}
laugh Luke with a shrink who's smitten with him! laugh

I bet Mara's gonna be jealous...

 

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JediVegeta  2425 posts
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Date Posted: 5/18/05 7:56am Subject: RE: "On the Couch" -- {humor & drama, post-Dark Empire. Luke and ... a psychiatrist?} - Date Edited: 5/18/05 7:57am (1 edits total) Edited By: JediVegeta
Awwww!!! That's it for that last post!?!? LOL!! I enjoyed it very much grin I am really looking forward to what will happen next!

 

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Date Posted: 5/18/05 9:10am Subject: RE: "On the Couch" -- {humor & drama, post-Dark Empire. Luke and ... a psychiatrist?}
grin

Any chance the good doctor needs a nurse to help with a History & Physical? batting Emphasis on the Physical part. blush

Looking forward to the rest!

 

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DarthIshtar  47107 posts
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Date Posted: 5/18/05 9:26am Subject: RE: "On the Couch" -- {humor & drama, post-Dark Empire. Luke and ... a psychiatrist?}
LOL, yes, someone to give him hands-on therapy. Mmm...

And how can mara be jealous if she's only slightly-less-than-ticked at him?

 

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EmilieDarklighter  4707 posts
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Date Posted: 5/18/05 11:44am Subject: RE: "On the Couch" -- {humor & drama, post-Dark Empire. Luke and ... a psychiatrist?}
I love you, Elli meh dear. happy You are the queen. *bows down*

 

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vader_incarnate  1380 posts
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Date Posted: 5/18/05 1:18pm Subject: RE: "On the Couch" -- {humor & drama, post-Dark Empire. Luke and ... a psychiatrist?}
LukesTheMan - Oh who wouldn't? tongue Skywalkers are just too heartable for words. wink Thanks, and next post is here! happy

Jedi-2B - *laughs* Well, yes. blush Apparently my muse won't let me write pure humor for this story. *sigh* hugs Thank you!

Ish - Err, looks like you might have to wait a few more days for that. blush It ... well, it's more or less written out, but it doesn't flow right. Pacing feels rushed. tongue It'll be here soon, though!

Jedi_Anais - LOL, the psychiatrist is the galaxy's Every Woman (TM). tongue I'd sure love to be in her shoes. wink And I check my stories in Econ, too, so shhh mischief !

JediCallista - shock Make sure it doesn't stain the walls! silly Thank you!

Neo-Paladin - More is here! happy Less chuckle-worthy lines, though. thinking Eh. Thank you!

Ars_longa - *laughs* I go through love-hate cycles with Kyp, honestly. silly Right now I'm in 'ambivalent' mode; but yay for more psychiatrist!fic! dancing The heroes of the GFFA need it. tongue

Valin_Halcyon - Mara might get a visit to a shrink too. mischief Until then, she can simmer on the sidelines. devil

JediVegeta - Thanks! grin I just wanted to set up the story with the first post, gauge reactions. wink Second and ensuing posts get noticeably darker as the story progresses, but ... well, the premise is fun. tongue Next postie here! happy

Jedi_Trace - mischief I’ll give her a call and ask, shall I? tongue Until then, hang on to your hat, dearest. kiss

Ish - LOL, I’m not going to be the one to tell Mara she can’t be jealous if she don’t wanna. [face_d’oh] tongue

Emmi - C’mon dearest, all in good fun. wink Any excuse to have Luke in weird situation is good with me. silly

 

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vader_incarnate  1380 posts
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7398_Darth Vader
Date Posted: 5/18/05 1:26pm Subject: RE: "On the Couch" -- {humor & drama, post-Dark Empire. Luke and ... a psychiatrist?} - Date Edited: 5/19/05 8:16pm (1 edits total) Edited By: vader_incarnate
Um. Well, here's the next post. I'm not very happy with the pacing, but the rest of the week is going to be pretty damned full for me: black belt test and senior prom on Saturday, so yeah. blush Wanted to give y'all something before next week, so here we go ...




Subject: Luke Skywalker
Homeworld: Tatooine
Birthdate: 18 years B.B.Y.

Subject's origin and subsequent childhood on the Outer Rim planet of Tatooine are widely known, as is his infamous father's identity and various misdeeds. Since his introduction to the galactic spotlight, subject has developed strong ties with the sentients that can get close to him, most notably his sister, Leia Organa Solo, and her husband Han Solo. Though he seems to have withdrawn from others lately, this is hypothesized to be the result of his recent troubles with the reborn emperor ...





He seemed to shrink when he lay on my couch, the unremitting black of his clothing blending smoothly with the leather upholstery. Black on black, capped by an unruly head of blonde hair -- and Force, was he sweating there on the forehead, just a little? I wasn't that scary, was I?

He squirmed on the couch, trying to make himself comfortable. Arched his back, crossed his legs, tried to get his hands someplace that wasn't totally awkward. In the end, he settled for lacing them together across his stomach. The entire process was astonishingly cute.

Perversely, I began to relax. Near-omnipotent Jedi Masters who had just recovered from brief trips to the dark side of the Force were outside of my usual realm of expertise, but apprehensive patients? Yeah, I could deal with that.

I grinned. "Nervous?"

He chuckled. "I've never done this before," he explained uneasily. "We didn't exactly have much need for psychiatrists on Tatooine, and since then ... well." He shrugged. "I've never really felt a need for it."

"It's all part of the New Republic health plan," I deadpanned. "You should take advantage of free psychiatric care whenever possible, Master Skywalker." And see me as often as possible, I thought, but resisted the temptation to add.

I wasn't flirting. I was a professional.

He made a face. "How about just Luke, Doctor? Or, well," a sheepish farmboy grin. "I don't really know what to call you either. Never done this before."

"You can call me anything that makes you comfortable, Luke." Though the future Mrs. Skywalker would do nicely.

He blushed, and I belatedly remembered that I had a Jedi in the room.

"Um, is it true that Jedi can read thoughts?" I asked, somewhat too late. Because if they could, I would have liked to call a do-over on the whole conversation. Or the whole day, really.

He waved a hand vaguely. "No, just feelings. Emotions, really."

Ah. Which meant that I should postpone lusting after my patient until sometime when he wasn't in Jedi emotion-detecting range.

"We'll start with a simple word association," I explained with my best professional mask firmly in place. Focusing on the job, not his musculature. Which just happened to be very nice indeed. "I'll say a word, and then you say the first thing that comes into your mind, okay?"

He nodded.

I glanced at my datapad. "Blue."

"Milk."

"Green."

"Grass."

"Red."

"Gold." My face must have screamed my confusion, because he blushed. Again. Sweet gods, the man blushed a lot. "Long story," he explained. "Involving Thrawn. And ysalamiri. And clones of Jedi Masters. And, uh, former Imperial assassins."

I blinked. Attempted to process that statement and decided not to inquire further. "Gotcha. Blaster."

"Bolt."

"Vibroblade."

A face. "Overrated."

"Lightsaber."

"Never leave home without it." I had to laugh at that.

"Star."

"System."

"Moon."

"Endor."

"Sun."

"Set." I jotted it down, taking note of his wistful smile. Tatooine, I would have imagined, would have beautiful sunsets.

"Ground."

"Assault."

"Water."

"Based."

"Space."

"Ship."

"Sky."

He hesitated, and I knew he was waiting for his name. "Walker. And that sounds so ... pretentious, somehow." He shrugged, obviously uncomfortable, and I wanted to hug him for it, for feeling the need to explain himself. He waved a hand, offered a sheepish smile. "Sorry."

I smiled back. "Not a problem."




Subject: Luke Skywalker

Subject is articulate and cooperative, but astonishingly reserved unless prompted. Though the galaxy knows of his parentage, the fact that the subject was all but orphaned at an early age did little to detriment his obvious embrace of galactic mores and his highly attuned sense of honor.

At the same time, it must be noted that the subject isn't "just" a Tatooinian farmboy. Though his childhood has had a strong influence, so too has his experiences in the Galactic Civil War. Subject is a farmboy and a soldier both, and it is important to remember both aspects while trying to understand who he is.





"So do these word associations really tell you if I'm a threat to the galaxy?" he asked, honestly curious.

"They give me a sense of you as a person, how your mind works. I make certain assessments from that," I told him. "Don't worry, we'll get to some harder stuff eventually," I promised, and was rewarded with a quick smile for my trouble. I did my very best not to melt into a puddle right there. No lustful thoughts allowed until the session ended.

But, well, his arms? I wasn't gawking at his biceps or anything, but I could definitely see that all that lightsaber training had been good for him. Really good.

I touched a finger to the datapad and watched as a new list of words popped up. "Friends."

"Trust."

"Family."

"Priceless."

"Siblings."

"Annoying." He paused. "Or at least that's what everyone tells me," he elaborated with a rueful smile, and I couldn't stop myself from smiling right back.

"Sister."

"Leia," he answered, making a face. Opened his eyes, and the pale blue eyes were twinkling. "Case in point with the annoying sibling thing," he told me with a wink. "And you can tell her I said that."

Whoa. Luke Skywalker winked at me. Wow. Had to remind my heart to keep beating there.

Flustered, I read the next word. "Father," I prompted, and then immediately wanted to kick myself for forgetting. Probably the galaxy's worst-kept secret, and I simply forgot. Some professional. He remained silent, though, and I felt obliged to prompt again. "Father," I repeated.

"Son," he finally replied, and after a moment I noted it down.

"Mother."

"Beautiful." Dead, he didn't say.

Right about then, I would have given my right arm for his Jedi emotion-reading ability.




Subject: Luke Skywalker

Aside from the obvious exception of sister Leia Organa Solo, subject has had limited and often unpleasant contact with his immediate family. No one knows the identity of his mother, and no one would presume to guess what happened between the subject and his father aboard the second Death Star at Endor.

One wonders, however, at the association of "father" and "son". Does the subject merely empathize more strongly with the parent that he had contact with, however short or unpleasant the meeting, or is this an expression of his concern about following his father's path given the events of recent weeks?





"Do you use the same words for everyone?" he asked. He was getting restless; luckily enough, we were almost done with this part of the exam. But, in the meantime, I got a beautiful view of an uncomfortably squirming Luke Skywalker.

"Yes," I lied. Mostly the words were the same, but sometimes it was more interesting if I just went where my instincts led me. I'd learned to trust those instincts.

A blonde eyebrow shot up, and I belatedly remembered, again, that I was psychoanalyzing a Jedi Master. Could he sense lies through the Force too? Damn.

"Power," I prompted hurriedly.

"Converters." A rueful smile there, and I wondered if there was a story behind that. I probably didn't want to know.

I noted it and made the quick decision to switch my word order around just a bit, hoping all the while that I still remembered the basic tenets of Jedi theology from grade school. "Dark side," I prompted.

"Seductive."

"Anger."

"Management."

"Hatred."

"Easy."

"Evil."

"Incarnate."

"Sith."

"Lord."

"Emperor."

"M--" he began, before pausing for a moment to reconsider. "Dead," he said finally, both eyes open and looking deeply into nothing, and, after a moment, I wrote the word down.

"I think we're done with that part," I said as I put the datapad aside, careful not to look at him.

Neither of us cared to admit that he'd almost said "Master".




Subject: Luke Skywalker

Recent events obviously weigh heavily upon the subject's mind. The reborn emperor's influence on the subject is apparent and obvious, a counterpoint to the subject's other training and long-held beliefs. Nevertheless, subject seems hesitant to discuss this; the only real mention thus far is little more than a careless slip of the tongue.

Further analysis will hopefully follow as the examination continues.





TBC

 

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obaona  4725 posts
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Date Posted: 5/18/05 2:43pm Subject: RE: "On the Couch" -- {post-Dark Empire, Luke & a psychiatrist. Hark, an UPDATE! 5/18}
Oh. sad That was really lovely, Elli. Whatever you think about this, I know it's good. grin Damn good. Luke's slip about Master made me wince. Really, that one little part was kind of like ... well, it was powerful, I guess, just in it's simplicity. And I really like the psychiatrist, her reasoning and reactions. She seems very real.

I'm really looking forward to where you take this. Really looking. wink hugs More please, darling. love

 

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Neo-Paladin  3514 posts
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Date Posted: 5/18/05 3:53pm Subject: RE: "On the Couch" -- {post-Dark Empire, Luke & a psychiatrist. Hark, an UPDATE! 5/18}
Ha! Even if you didn't like the pacing as much, I still laughed at this! The tension you introduced is beautiful too. I hope you have a good week, and I'll look forward to more when you get back.

 

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StarFighter5  1129 posts
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Date Posted: 5/18/05 4:13pm Subject: RE: "On the Couch" -- {post-Dark Empire, Luke & a psychiatrist. Hark, an UPDATE! 5/18}
Thanks for another lovely installment.

 

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