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[Joey Delgado]

"It feels cyclical, up and down and up and down, like the tides, only when I'm down it's like I don't want to do anything but lie in bed and sleep," I said, my eyes scanning the room, taking in the sun-bleached prints of pastel-colored seashells and bookshelves filled with titles like, Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex?

 

There was a snort from the graying man on the other side of the desk, Dr. H, and at first I thought he was making fun of me, his snort, in my head, meaning: You're just another bore trying to explain away a troubled mind with a chemical imbalance.

 

I looked over and realized he was sleeping, syrupy drool falling from his downturned head onto my chart, and when I said his name twice, softer then louder, he woke with a grunt and a bubbly slurp.

 

"...Hmm...reading over things here....sorry, allergies...a little under the weather today...continue...," he grumbled, his voice thick with sleep, and I wondered if he took a little something before my session.

 

I asked if he needed to stop for now and he waved the suggestion away and rose from his creaky chair, citing the need for water as a satisfactory explanation for his sudden narcolepsy.

 

As he shuffled over to the mini-fridge humming in the corner, he farted--a quick, annoyed passing of gas that brought to mind a crotchety old mallard kicked into action by some kid who wanted him to do more than just lie in the grass--and soon the entire room filled with the meaty smell of a protein diet mixed with hemorrhoid cream.

 

 

[Josh McGrath]

Nice job.  It does invite expansion as this is just the start of what could be a very interesting therapy session. 

[Joey Delgado]

Agreed, Bill.

[Bill Floyd]

Uh, vivid.  By the way, he should be docked his pay for the time he spent sleeping.  

[Joey Delgado]

Thanks very much, you guys. :)

 

@Michael: Ha! No discount on the session. Just the honor of watching a great medical mind at work.

@ Gita: Putrid air is nothing when benzos are on the line. (Kidding.)

 

[Jeanette Cheezum]

syrupy drool falling from his downturned head onto my chart    (great)

I absolutely loved the way you associate his sounds/fart to a mallard and then... the entire room filled with the meaty smell of a protein diet mixed with hemorrhoid cream.

Poor old guy.

Now, I have to--HAHA  

[Jenny Darlington]

Great 6! I could picture the entire thing and wished there were many more 6's to this story!

[Jadie Jones]

I loved how sensory this was, even though it made me squirm in my seat at the proverbial onslought of discomfort. Well done!

[Bob Clay]

Oh wow, yav cured me from therapisseds (deliberately mis-spelt) for life.

[Michael Brown]

Vivid, in a slow-moving way, and the fart was palpable. Any discount on the session?

[Gita]

The things we go through to get the Rx for our meds, eh?  Fine fine superfine. Faved.