Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-13488655-20161111105839/@comment-26104528-20170104044132

"There's an old friend of mine we can talk to when we land. Interestingly enough, she tends to a Shrine of Zweitanic: the Sahali goddess of Justice, Lovers, and Foresight." Lucina replied, making small course adjustments.

"Until then...Fritz, can you find a notepad and pen?" Fritz nodded and started digging through the storage cabinet next to the gunnery station.

"Have you ever heard the phrase: I cannot live myself? In Sahali thinking, we consider this 'self' to be a philosophical object called the Pain-Body. It's a mental parasite that feeds on, well, pain. Whether by causing it to other people or inflicting it on the host. It's our explanation for why some people start fights, get drunk, seek drama, or even commit suicide. It fools you into thinking it is you, but we both know that's not the case."

Finding an empty flight journal, the cyborg left to go find some kind of writing implement, leaving the two alone.

"There are certain things that can trigger the host and let the Pain-Body take over, some of them related to actual, psychological triggers that need professional help. Shutting it down though is actually very easy; the moment you start observing this Pain-Body is the moment it leaves you alone. It's cowardly thing that knows it cannot take you on so it doesn't even bother."

"From what I see, your Pain-Body's favorite food so to speak, is fighting. When you think of something you don't like, the first thing you fall back on is your strength, your skills, your experience in combat instead of meditating on why this makes you angry."

Fritz returns to the cockpit, holding a worn leather journal with a pen jammed between the pages.

"But all that is just a crutch. Here's how this exercise is going to work. The first step to solving any problem is awareness, so I want you to think about everything that sets you off and just write it down. For now, don't label it, don't think about it, just acknowledge it. Go through as many as you can. If you think you're going to lose control, then stop. The bunk rooms down the hall are unlocked if you want privacy or a distraction-free environment."