Getting In Touch With My Inner-Geek
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[Scene] Interior of your psychiatry office. Traditional adornments
for the room include: Bust of Freud, leather couch, leather
winged-back chair and ottoman, dark wood paneling on the walls.
[Set-up] Necros has come to you to discuss his obsession with
Geocaching. You: So tell me about this...what did you call it?
Necros: Geocaching You: Right. So when did this all start? Necros:
Well, there are two answers to that, depending how far back you
want to go? You: Start from the beginning. Necros: Well, there are
a lot of things in my life that others would call "geekish", or
nerdy. I've always been a fan of the original Star Trek series.
Spock was a role model for me...so you know I tend to tell the
truth. That lead me into all sorts of Sci-Fi/Fantasy fantasy.
Obviously, Star Wars was huge, as well as Battle Star Gallactica. I
also started to read Fantasy books, like David Eddings, Lawrence
Watt-Evans, Robert E. Howard, and Edgar Rice Burrows. This lead to
AD&D, which I... You: {breaking in} Excuse me...A D & D?
Necros: Advanced Dungeons and Dragons...and no, I don't dress up in
costume when I play. That's LARP...um...Live Action Role Play. I've
been playing in the same game now since 1995, I think? You: So how
does one win in AD&D? How do you keep score? Necros: Well, you
don't really win, so... You: {breaking in again} So why do you play
if there's no winner? Necros: Think of it this way...Have you ever
seen a movie? You: Yes. Necros: How did you know if you won? It's
more of an "enjoyment" kind of thing. We are more like "actors"
playing a role. You: I see...go on. Necros: Where was I? Oh...so I
started playing AD&D in junior high. I bounced around from one
group of people who would play to another group. Then in 1995 I
went to my local gaming shop and saw a note up on the bulletin
board. It was from the group I am with now, trying to get now
people to play. Anyways, all of this lead up to when Demode101
asked me if I had ever tried "Geocaching"? He explained to me that
it was where you hike, using a GPS to lead you to a location where
there would be a "cache", or container of some sort. He took me on
a trip out along the Angeles Crest Highway into the forrest, before
it got all burned away. There were some pretty cool caches up
there....Gold Box Memorial...Prickly & Pines...good times.
[This is when You take interest. Necros doesn't know that there was
more to You being his therapist than meets the eye. You are an avid
geocacher as well. You want to get a FTF on Necros's next cache!]
You: Necros, I feel like you are leaving out important parts of the
story. Sometimes we sub-consciously hold things back. I'd like to
try something. I'd like to put you under hypnosis, if you are
willing? Necros: Yeah, sure doc. Whatever helps. You: I want you to
close your eyes. Concentrate on the sound of my voice. All you can
hear is the soothing sounds of my voice. I want you to focus your
feelings on your toes. As you move further away from from your
toes, your body will feel lighter and lighter, until you feel
completely weightless. At that time, you will feel completely
unburdened by anything. You will feel completely free to say
anything you want, without restrictions. OK, concentrate on your
toes. Feel them. Feel yourself moving up to your ankles, your
calves, up to your knees. You are feeling lighter. Now you are
moving up to your thighs...hips...navel...ribs...shoulders. You are
feeling almost completely weightless. Up your
neck...jaw...eyes...top of your head, and you are completely free.
Necros, if you can hear me, nod your head. [Necros nods head] You:
Necros, nod again if you have a geocache almost ready to be placed?
[Necros nods again] You: Necros, remember, you are free to tell me
anything. Necros, tell me where is the cache located? Necros: jaH
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'ej wa'maH 'ej Soch vagh Hut jav wej chorgh pa' SoH DIchDaq tu'
SoH'egh Dung tera' HochHom 'IH
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