Part 638: Olivia B

Um, Henry? What are those red stains on your clothes?

Oh, will you look at that? It's blood! ...Wonder where it came from? *Lick* ...Oh, hey! It's MY blood! Nya ha! I must have been wounded in battle! Oh man, good times.

GROSS! ...And also really creepy. And why are you laughing about it?!That wound needs to be dressed immediately!

You wanna help? It's kind of out of the way, so I can't reach it.

...Oh, gods, look at how deep this is! How could you not notice?

Oh, I've got a high pain threshold. It's a genetic thing. Nerve damage. I've had a lot worse than this!

You've had WORSE? Where? And how?!

When I was a kid, my parents put me in this exclusive wizard school. Well, as you can imagine, some of the experiments got a biiit out of hand. Once, I almost set my face on fire! Nya ha! Those were the days...

Your teachers were negligent. Why didn't your parents pull you out of there?

Meh, my parents didn't care what I did as long as I wasn't expelled. Heck, the whole reason they sent me to wizard school was to get rid of me. But hey, no worries! I turned out fine!

I see now... Your cheerful demeanor is just a mask you use to hide your pain. You use it as a cover to tamp down your deep-seated resentment and anger...

That's what all my psychiatrists said. But nope! Not true. I'm just a happy guy.

No, no... You can't fool me. I've never seen a real smile from you, one from the heart. I'm a performer, you know! I can tell a faker when I see one. Shhh... It's all okay now. You never need to visit that terrible school again. Now come on, let down your guard. Show me the real Henry!

Wow. You really ARE a crazy lady!

I am not crazy! I'm trying to help, so you could at least be polite! *Sigh* All right, your wound is bandaged. But this isn't over, you hear? I want you to come see me again so I can help you get over these emotional issues.

Hey, sure. I got time.