Lucidstuck II

Derrick: Open up to your friends about how you're feeling

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Derrick: Well, I guess... I can tell you something.
Derrick: I've told Garry already, but today my sister has admitted something to me.
Emily: ..!!!
Emily: And??
Derrick: Well, I was devastated, I still am.
Derrick: I stormed out of the house early, and that's when I shared it with Garry.
Derrick: My sister, the one person I thought I could trust... had betrayed me.
Emily: I understand how you must feel, these things... Are worse coming from someone you care for and trust.
Emily: However, your sister is...
Emily: I believe that she is quite regretful. She needs to work through this with someone.
Derrick: I left Lexii with her.
Emily: ..... I mean someone professional.
Derrick: You mean like therapy?
Emily: Think about it, Derrick.
Emily: She was willing to hold this from you for such a long time, she has to have issues. Something you can't just notice by talking to her.
Emily: Until these things are brought to the surface for her to face she may just hold it down for as long as she can.
Emily: Poisoning herself and those around her.
Emily: Consider it.
Derrick: I see, I will do that.
Emily: Though her admitting such a thing is quite brave, I must give her credit.
Emily: Could you forgive her?
Derrick: ....
Derrick: I could. But...
Derrick: I don't know if I could really...
Emily: What do you mean?
Derrick: Well, when she told me... I felt... Red.
Derrick: My vision was blurred, I just... began talking.
Derrick: The words poured out of me like a river bursting through a dam.
Derrick: I was angry, which is rare for me.
Derrick: The last time I was that angry I...
Derrick: ... I just wish I could make sense of this better.
Derrick: I feel like there's two of me. There's the me that is okay, calm, sometimes scared but more or less shy or meek.
Derrick: And then there's this other me, that isn't scared of anything, and is very angry. Sometimes I feel like the other me wants to say something, but I hold back.
Derrick: Sometimes I feel like the other me wants to do something, but I refuse.
Derrick: That's what I mean when I said "I could", but I don't know for sure...
Emily: You know what, Derrick?
Emily: This "red" feeling you had might be connected to how you feel about... your sister.
Emily: Anger.
Emily: You're mad at your sister, but...
Emily: She's all you have.
Emily: So you stifle this feeling. And pretend everything is fine, but the anger doesn't go away.
Emily: Instead of dealing with your problem, you stuffed it in a closet.
Emily: And it festered and grew while you weren't paying attention.
Emily: Now it's gotten so bad, any little reaction that brings out the "red" feeling is a huge overreaction!
Emily: You might be capable of hurting her in this case.
Derrick: I...
Derrick: I know. I'm not going to lie.
Derrick: I did think about it.
Derrick: I would have too, if I didn't storm out.
Derrick: I just feel like the other me would have.
Emily: Maybe you need a professional as well.
Derrick: .......... I suppose we're both pretty fucked up.
Emily: There is no shame in admitting you can't do things alone.
Emily: Just take it slow, and you'll be fine.

Try to come up with a plan with Garry and Emily to get Lucia's mom to talk with you, and her permission to let you stay in the room. In addition, try and figure out exactly what you should and should not tell her about the situation to not look crazy as well

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Derrick: Do you have any idea how we're going to convince Lucia's mom to stay in the room?
Garreth: Does Lucia's mom know you?
Derrick: .... I've never seen her before.
Garreth: Maybe Lucia has talked about you?
Derrick: I really don't know.
Garreth: She might not believe you're friends unless you tell her something concrete.
Derrick: Oh, that's easy!
Garreth: And... You can't tell her anything about... Well, us. What our dreams were about and the like.
Garreth: In her state, she'll only reject us.
Garreth: If she does, I don't think we'll be able to do anything within her consent, meaning you might need to be forceful.
Emily: Let's hope it doesn't come to that.
Garreth: What do you want to mention?