@durante; text

[followyourstar]

Hey. This is Dante. You've probably seen me around base, even if we haven't actually talked (trust me).

Since we've just had some new people arrive, I figured now would be as good a time as any to put this out there. I'm not sure if anyone would be interested, but one of my duties back home was to have one-to-one consultation sessions with the employees in our department (still is, technically). It's nothing too earth-shattering, just checking in and helping work through anything anyone needs to get off their shoulders, but I thought I'd offer since it seems to help us out and I know things here can get rough sometimes.

Oh, and there's no pressure to reply here if you'd rather have privacy. I've also got a sign-up sheet on my door (Revelation, room 006), if you'd rather set something up that way. Just make sure to show up at the time you pick.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Comments

@nice toy

[fursuit]

talk about biting off more than you can chew

I don't know if there's enough hours in the day for offering free therapy to this crew

[followyourstar]

[Does it count as therapy?? It was always something they did for the others and as part of their job...]

Maybe not, but it's something I can do, so I thought I'd offer. Help out where I can, you know?

[fursuit]

it's a nice idea don't get me wrong. clearly you're a nice guy

more saying that everyone I've met here has

wait hold on I just remembered something I can do to really make my point

[ it does take a minute, but. when the next message comes through, it's clear why. it's just also stupid. why did people teach him how to do this. ]

@Goldilocks

[likemybooks]

What sort ot things do you talk about? Just anything?

[followyourstar]

Sort of. There are definitely moments like that, but sometimes they had something specific that they wanted to talk about.

[Or more commonly, specific things they wanted to avoid.]

But there are questions I usually go over with everyone to start out with. Kind of like a check-in, you could say?

[likemybooks]

I see.

I suppose that would be helpful.

[Waking up and being told that you were hear for nearly a year before being killed and resurrected without your memories makes adjusting to a new world more disorienting than it should be. Taryon might need to talk about that instead of ignoring it and fully concentrate on making "new" friends.]

It's something I haven't tried before. Might as well try it out.

@Destiny

[intertwinedfates]

we have a shrink here?? coulda used that a few months ago when shit hit the fan, honestly

what about the privacy laws - do you follow them or are there none where you come from? how do we know you're not just gonna spill all our deep, dark secrets while out there chatting? what are your rates?

asking for a friend

[followyourstar]

[a shrink? Them? Really?]

I don't know if I'd go that far...

But... I haven't given up anyone else's secrets, and I don't plan to with yours or anyone else's either. That's the last thing on my mind. But I get the worry, so we can put it in writing if you want?

As for the rates... I wasn't planning on charging anything since I figured it would just be part of the job?

[It was back home]

[intertwinedfates]

[Sounds like a shrinky dink job to him!]

seems fair enough, then. I'm sure there's plenty of people who'd kick your ass if you did start bubbling over at the mouth when you shouldn't

huh. most of us were brought here to fight the kaiju or assist those fighting, so I guess it makes sense to have someone whose job it is to oversee everyone's mental health

you got any experience dealing with nightmares?

@hearse

[wheft]

Are you... sure you can shoulder everyone else's burdens here, Manager?

[followyourstar]

Won't know until I try.

Besides, if everyone else is going to be risking their lives out there, the least I can do is put my experience to use and help out where I can here.

@Gisei

[harboredfeelings]

This is pretty bold of you, Dante-san.

I'd worry you'll be overbooked, but plenty of Outsiders aren't willing to admit they need this kind of help.

[ Like this one. Right here. ]

[followyourstar]

Hey, you were the one who suggested I use the network. I just decided to go a different route from what I was thinking before is all.

@eagle, private

[raynos]

not trying to shoot down your idea or anything but

why wouldn't people talk to their friends instead of taking their problems to a total stranger

[followyourstar]

No, it's a good question.

Sometimes there are things you don't want to tell the people you know. Or maybe you want someone who won't judge one way or the other. Or maybe it's something to do with a friend to begin with.

I'm not saying you have to--you really don't if you're not comfortable with it. I'm just offering a hand for people to take if they want or need it.

text / un; big bombers

[kidobutai]

[This place has a Human Resources Department?]

Clever, creative, and willing to lend an ear? My but you are impressive~!

But I have to ask, do you have anything pent up inside you need help releasing?

[followyourstar]

wh

im sorry?

@Bootyyyshaker9000, voice

[soft_shelled]

[A bored sounded teenager's voice, kinda nerdy sounding too, is asking a question.]

Someone already asked what's keeping you from blabbing about stuff you're told, so I'm not going to go over that but...

Why? I mean, my one brother tried talking about feelings sometimes and it never worked out.

[followyourstar]

It's something I have experience in, and if I can help out I want to help, basically.

...Is it okay if I ask what happened with your brother?

text; @CURSE

[gimu]

[ though the concepts of counselling and therapy aren’t wholly a new thing, having the offer come from the alarm clock supremo is enough to make choso really Consider it for that essential few seconds needed for the idea to plant itself in all that empty soil.

reading everyone else’s available responses muddies the water only a little today, but he still gets the gist; clock man was a doctor of internal head affairs.

a pretty lofty position for someone lacking a normal head to begin with. ]

do you suggest, then, that you are able to tackle internal ailments with confidence?

[followyourstar]

Internal ailments?

@need4speed

[fastpaced]

ur rly nice 2 offer this
just remember 2 take care of urself 2!!
cuz i got a feeling a lot of ppl might take u up on this

[followyourstar]

[That's the second person to call them nice for this... They still don't get why.]

Don't worry, I already promised someone I would. If anything starts feeling off, I'll make sure to talk to someone.

[will they]

@mr. viper

[penaltypoints]

[ This reminds Yesod of Hod, but it may be more useful here... It does make him all the more curious about Dante and their work. ]

I'll keep your offer in mind.

[followyourstar]

[Ah.

They... probably should have known that sending an offer like this out to everyone would include people from their world too. And should have remembered that not all of those people were from Limbus Company.

Even then, that wouldn't necessarily be a problem if it weren't for the awkward fact that Yesod is from L Corp.

Still, they can't take it back now that the offer is already on the table. Especially not when doing so will only serve to bring up more questions than they feel comfortable with answering.]

That's all I'm asking for in the end.

And if it ends up being more popular than I thought it'd be, I'll try not to bother you too much with all the people coming and going.