[Cassie dashes up to the Doctor, grabs him by the shoulders and responds with a speed and ferocity that could win her an audition for a Micro Machines commercial.]
Wow, that's a really amazing story that explains a lot about what your whole deal has been these past two weeks. I think you have a good heart but you have numerous emotional issues caused mostly by trauma that will likely require professional therapy and a robust support network that one person can't provide, and even if they could I'm not really that person and that's always kinda gonna be a thing about you I'm a little uncomfortable with even if I want you to get the help you need since I'm overall cool with you.
[She breathes deeply, sharply, and quickly before continuing.]
I've had a complicated relationship with my mother for my whole life - she's a Special Forces general and is also my commanding officer. My dad is a martial arts movie star and descendant of a Mediterranean war cult that was bred to fight Elder Gods, who had a one-night stand with my mom after they saved the world and apparently forgot to wear a condom because I was born nine months later. They got married but the fact that her military life kept her from being around most of the time strained their relationship and made me think I hated her for a while.
I joined the Army instead of going into show business for a lot of reasons but the main one that I'll never admit to anyone was that I wanted my mom's approval. It started badly when I went AWOL from basic training and got kidnapped by a cult run by a kleric of Chaosrealm who brainwashed me and tried to destroy Outworld. Wasn't until that whole fuckin' thing got cleared up that I started to appreciate the sacrifices she'd made and how serious the commitment to service was.
A few years later I was given my own international inter-service command that I didn't feel ready for and probably wasn't ready for. Then the fallen Elder God Shinnok escaped from the amulet he was imprisoned in and started trying to merge Earthrealm with the Netherrealm to make Hell on Earth. But I got my team there and used my war cult powers to save the world by kicking Shinnok in the nuts real fuckin' hard.
I tried to say a cool one-liner after I won the fight but the only thing I could think of was "You got Caged" which in retrospect I think was pretty laaaaaaaaaaaame -
[She practically gasps out the last word and finally takes another breath, leaning over and panting.]
Layer Two
Wow, that's a really amazing story that explains a lot about what your whole deal has been these past two weeks. I think you have a good heart but you have numerous emotional issues caused mostly by trauma that will likely require professional therapy and a robust support network that one person can't provide, and even if they could I'm not really that person and that's always kinda gonna be a thing about you I'm a little uncomfortable with even if I want you to get the help you need since I'm overall cool with you.
[She breathes deeply, sharply, and quickly before continuing.]
I've had a complicated relationship with my mother for my whole life - she's a Special Forces general and is also my commanding officer. My dad is a martial arts movie star and descendant of a Mediterranean war cult that was bred to fight Elder Gods, who had a one-night stand with my mom after they saved the world and apparently forgot to wear a condom because I was born nine months later. They got married but the fact that her military life kept her from being around most of the time strained their relationship and made me think I hated her for a while.
I joined the Army instead of going into show business for a lot of reasons but the main one that I'll never admit to anyone was that I wanted my mom's approval. It started badly when I went AWOL from basic training and got kidnapped by a cult run by a kleric of Chaosrealm who brainwashed me and tried to destroy Outworld. Wasn't until that whole fuckin' thing got cleared up that I started to appreciate the sacrifices she'd made and how serious the commitment to service was.
A few years later I was given my own international inter-service command that I didn't feel ready for and probably wasn't ready for. Then the fallen Elder God Shinnok escaped from the amulet he was imprisoned in and started trying to merge Earthrealm with the Netherrealm to make Hell on Earth. But I got my team there and used my war cult powers to save the world by kicking Shinnok in the nuts real fuckin' hard.
I tried to say a cool one-liner after I won the fight but the only thing I could think of was "You got Caged" which in retrospect I think was pretty laaaaaaaaaaaame -
[She practically gasps out the last word and finally takes another breath, leaning over and panting.]