Seishin had never been comfortable talking about himself. Usually, he was able to gloss over the topic with replies people wanted to hear; that, yes, he was doing fine. Polite smiles came easily, no matter how fake they were. No one had cared much beyond the light chats, as long as he continued to do what was to be expected of a junior priest. He was free to experience despair and emptiness, to resent that small village and its habit to force expectations on others despite their own wishes, as long as he showed no outward sign of it.
The man sitting across him, whether he was as ignorant as the nurses or not, proved to be more difficult. What was he supposed to answer? Seishin had an idea why one would send him to a mental hospital, or at least according to the facade they maintained; the nurses who had checked his bandages indicated that he apparently could not be trusted to leave his injuries alone. They had been healed after the night of te coliseum, but the former priest had not forgotten: clearly, they believed he was prone to self-destructive behaviour.
And considering his past actions, he guessed it was not much of a stress.
However, attempted suicides was not a topic Seishin was willing to discuss. Nonetheless, the daytime version of this place clearly insisted he needed help with recovering from his 'mental illness'. It was highly unlikely he would discover the real reason behind his stay here during this conversation, so after a significant pause he settled for a safer answer, one that was in line with their facade and likely what they wanted to hear. Interesting, how he would continue this habit.
"I assume it is because I am ill." The details were but guesswork based on his interaction with the nurses, but the former priest didn't feel the need to share them.
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The man sitting across him, whether he was as ignorant as the nurses or not, proved to be more difficult. What was he supposed to answer? Seishin had an idea why one would send him to a mental hospital, or at least according to the facade they maintained; the nurses who had checked his bandages indicated that he apparently could not be trusted to leave his injuries alone. They had been healed after the night of te coliseum, but the former priest had not forgotten: clearly, they believed he was prone to self-destructive behaviour.
And considering his past actions, he guessed it was not much of a stress.
However, attempted suicides was not a topic Seishin was willing to discuss. Nonetheless, the daytime version of this place clearly insisted he needed help with recovering from his 'mental illness'. It was highly unlikely he would discover the real reason behind his stay here during this conversation, so after a significant pause he settled for a safer answer, one that was in line with their facade and likely what they wanted to hear. Interesting, how he would continue this habit.
"I assume it is because I am ill." The details were but guesswork based on his interaction with the nurses, but the former priest didn't feel the need to share them.