"Nor am I saying your opinion doesn't matter Viral, that's not it at all," Aito pointed out calmly, "All I'm saying is that everyone else trusts me, so all I'm asking is that you take their opinions into consideration. Do you trust their judgement? If you do then you can trust me." Until they began working he was skeptical that anything he said could make Viral trust him, that was just how the Beastman operated. Given all of the trauma and hardships he had endured it was only expected he be wary, and it would be no small effort to take down the shield he had built up for himself. "You want to know exactly what I'll be doing to you then, is that it? All you had to do was ask for the specifics," Aito said with a smile, "To fix the hormonal issue I will be giving you medicine with the required hormones, and over the course of a week or two we'll administer the drug to regulate the imbalance. If it works as I suspect, which it will, your body will no longer have these erratic changes, and furthermore your moods will be more consistent. As for the degrading of your memory, some supplements with plenty of vitamins will be provided to help build up any brain tissue damaged, and I'll also be going through some therapy with you to help handle some of the more unsettling memories. In all you'll be taking two pills and have maybe an hour long session every day, or every other day. Not so daunting now is it?"

Everything that Aito was proposing was tried and true, having been used both by himself as well as other doctors numerous times. Again it all came back to the not knowing issue, and having a lack of trust between Viral and himself. "We were together for two years before that happened, and I never really had to treat anything back then. And I know your situation is different from other patients; anatomy, experiences, medical history, all of these are essentially as stark as day and night in contrast to those I've worked with before. That being said your base is still human, with some extra abilities added on. In layman's terms that means that most conventional practices will work just as well for you as anyone else, regardless of the differences." And if he ended up being wrong, which he sincerely doubted, there was already another two sets of plans he could set in motion to try and tackle the issue. Come Hell or high water Aito would fix these issues, he was too damn determined not to.

"I am listening to you, all I'm asking is you try something. You know you better than anyone else, myself included. I can't say what you're thinking at any given moment, only make conjectures based on what I see." That was one big problem with depression, it made even the most menial tasks daunting and at times almost punishing. If Viral was incapable of finding any relaxation even in the most basic of things then they had a slightly bigger problem on their hands; Yumi was here to help, but using her to calm Viral seemed almost like a cop out as it didn't really solve anything. Viral would have to deal with his issues, not cover them up. Looking at the Beastman thoughtfully for a second Aito rose up from his chair and walked to the couch, smiling as he reached down and began to scratch the spot just between Viral's ears. If he was a large feline then surely he'd enjoy this, right? An unorthodox approach to be sure, but anything was worth trying.