Behind Closed Door #8

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    Ririka Momobami sat across from Doctor Sasaki wearing her mask, white jeans and a blue striped shirt. She opened her third eye and realized that the Doctor was scared. Not of her, but probably scared after having interviewed Kirari which was the most common response normal people had in dealing with her twin. She quickly made a decision and removed her mask. She wanted to help Sayaka and if it meant that she had to expose herself, she would. She spoke, "I'd like to make this as quick as possible, Doctor. I don't like to leave Sayaka alone with my sister for too long. Kirari's just watching her on camera in another room but she won't be able to keep away from Sayaka too long."

    Yes...you are very much in love, Doctor Sasaki thought. How to be delicate about it, that was the challenge for her as a doctor.

    "I appreciate talking to you without the mask on but if it makes you more comfortable, you may keep it on," Doctor Sasaki ventured a smile, "And yes, I will try to make this as short as possible. How do you see yourself?"

    "Me? Oh I'm the adult in this house. I'm the one who actually brought Sayaka to the clinic when she was traumatized. I'm also the one who hired the previous doctors but Kirari has fired all of them who tried to take Sayaka out of the manor and into a more neutral environment."

    "I see. Well environmental factors do have a bearing on a quicker recovery but I see things differently than most. I've studied in America and I know how western medicine works. Much of it is just a business to keep people dependent on the drugs they manufacture and they produce doctors that will be beneficial to the marketing and selling of those drugs. I was born and raised in Japan. Living in such a small country with few resources and cramped living spaces has a huge factor on raising people with a do or die mentality. Its not surprising why countries of small areas such as South Korea, Hungary, and Japan have the highest suicide rates. This is something foreigners do not understand. With all their wide open spaces and opportunities, they think they can solve everything with a pill. But the bigger picture here is the psychological eugenics for sociopolitical engineering. In short, fail and there simply is no space for you to exist. The government encourages this no room for failure mentality. The glorification of our warrior classes, encouraging soldiers to die for the country. Romanticizing these acts in art, literature, and dance. We have had it in our culture since time immemorial, notably in our samurai. Harakiri. Seppuku. I truly understand Miss Igarashi's drive for success. Its not just about the ego, it is survival, especially among people of the lower and middle classes. Transferring her to another clinic for this supposed neutrality is a temporary fix but she may relapse upon returning to the same work environment. We have to fix the problem where it already is."

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