Snippet #1750143

Jäger looked chirped unhappily as Alkaline was taken away. Wonderful, therapy time. Well, it didn't really have to worry about private sessions, anymore. The last time had been a total disaster and it had ensured that the doctors would be too frightened to lock it alone in a small room with someone. Still, that meant it would be locked up in its room again until Lunch. Well, it assumed until lunch. There was no telling if it would actually be let out again. It hoped it would, though. Alkaline was an interesting character and would make a perfect partner.

Also, the doll desperately wanted to experience this "group therapy" it had heard so much about.

"There you are!" Oh, there was that friendly man from earlier! Jäger purred as it was scooped up and carried out of the room. However, it was not brought to its room like it had expected. Once again Jäger was carried through the familiar maze to the back where it was placed in a room with another man. This room, however, was split in half by a glass plane; Jäger on one side and the man on the other. "I'll be back later," the caretaker said before leaving.

With a grunt, Jäger folded his ears back and hissed. Teeth bared, creepy grin in place, and fingers curled to reveal potentially dangerous (though currently harmless) claws. The man on the other side of the glass merely waited until he was sure the doll would listen. Once the doll had calmed down enough, the man tapped the glass to get its attention.

"<Hello, Hunter>," he said. Its ears perked up at the familiar language. None of the other caretakers really knew German, so naturally a translator was needed. But no one had ever gone through the effort of bringing one in before. This was special. More curious than angry, now, Jäger sat down in front of the glass and nodded to show that it had heard.

The man smiled and continued. "<It seems that I am to be your translator while you're here>," he explained. "<I hope we can get along. But, first things first, tell me about your day so far>."

"Hnn..." Jäger frowned as it pondered the question. No doubt, the man would eventually begin asking him to form a pact. A pact which it would turn down no matter what was offered. It did not want to tie itself to this place any longer than was necessary. "<I made a friend>," he said suddenly. Standing up, he flipped himself to his hands and grinned. "<Her name is Alkaline>."

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It was some time before the doll was allowed out of the room. It had been carried through the maze to the recreation room where the man had paused to speak to another guard. The whole time, Jäger chattered away to itself - managing to hold a very intelligent conversation with itself - in German. Occasionally, its voice would raise in pitch suddenly and the two doctors would have to wait until it had calmed down before resuming their conversation. As they spoke, the doll caught sight of Alkaline and Two. How cute, but it seemed its friend of in need of comforting. The doll gave a loud bark and waved.