( Ben thinks to google for suggestions on how to respond to someone having a dissociative identity episode, and he does, except half of his brain is so confused and concerned that it's shattering his concentration, which leads to the other half of his brain being unable to fully understand the terms he's reading considering that they're all articles in Japanese, and while his handle on the language is plenty good enough to be a foreign instructor, he certainly isn't teaching medical psychology here.
so he's in the middle of devising how to ask Whoever he's talking to to somehow...let him speak to Shinichi — who knows, maybe it will work? — when new messages reach his screen first.
and that's...exactly the development he had hoped for, which is great, except that now Ben once again is not sure how to proceed now that we're all here. )
It's a relief to hear from you, Izumi. No trouble at all.
( Ben can't think of anything better either, if it helps... the brief explanation Shinichi gives him is just another perplexing layer on this confusing cake, one stacked so precariously that Ben isn't sure how to approach it without it all toppling down. )
Can I ask how you're doing? I don't want to intrude, I'm only concerned if you need any more help. ( he hates implying that Shinichi needs help, especially from him, but also...this string of exchanges from tonight is kind of a glaring beacon for that, isn't it? )
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so he's in the middle of devising how to ask Whoever he's talking to to somehow...let him speak to Shinichi — who knows, maybe it will work? — when new messages reach his screen first.
and that's...exactly the development he had hoped for, which is great, except that now Ben once again is not sure how to proceed now that we're all here. )
It's a relief to hear from you, Izumi. No trouble at all.
( Ben can't think of anything better either, if it helps... the brief explanation Shinichi gives him is just another perplexing layer on this confusing cake, one stacked so precariously that Ben isn't sure how to approach it without it all toppling down. )
Can I ask how you're doing? I don't want to intrude, I'm only concerned if you need any more help. ( he hates implying that Shinichi needs help, especially from him, but also...this string of exchanges from tonight is kind of a glaring beacon for that, isn't it? )