Quinn slung herself down in one of the comfy padded chairs, enjoying the warmth—both literal and metaphorical. She had quite the file. She'd asked him what was in it once, but he'd just said "notes." She was okay with that. It made her feel...[i]seen,[/i] that might have been the word.

How [i]had[/i] she been the past week? It was a bit of a loaded question; so much had happened in the last month that each week felt like it dragged for a year.

Kicking back, she half laid down. The chair was so comfy, god. It was her [i]favorite.[/i] 

"[color=FFE63D]Well...the cockpit's been alright, I guess. I feel like I've made a lot of progress for sure, so that's nice.[/color]" A brief pause. "[color=FFE63D]...The tug-of-war is still there, though.[/color]"

She'd described her first phase in detail last session. Mostly the "you love this/you hate this" dichotomy that she'd been slammed with. Or the tug-of-war, as she'd started calling it. "[color=FFE63D]It's not as bad, obviously, I feel like I've mostly gotten a handle on it, but it's still happening, and the voice is still there.[/color]"

And here, she paused again. This time for a much longer time.

She'd been exceedingly reticent about her dreams, and Doctor Follen had [i]definitely[/i] noticed. She didn't want to talk much about them. She was [i]ashamed.[/i] Incredibly ashamed. She didn't remember much, but she remembered them being treasured memories at the time, each and every one. And it made her ashamed.

"[color=FFE63D]And, um...[/color]" And she didn't want to mention [color=black]Quinnlash[/color] either. She wasn't sure why, but she [i]didn't.[/i] "[color=FFE63D]You remember that voice that I've been hearing? Outside of the cockpit, I mean?[/color]" She took a deep breath.

Still. She wanted to talk about it, at least a [i]little.[/i] 

"[color=FFE63D]It's been following me into my dreams now too. It's harder to escape it.[/color]"

She didn't mention that it had been in her dreams since the beginning, or that it wasn't just "the voice." Doctor Follen didn't need to know that, right? And she didn't want to say it.