A new patient || RP thread for son_of_gotham

[dr_westfield]

Audrey sat at her desk and took a file from the top of a stack. She was due to see her next patient in a few minutes--a new one, court-appointed, as most of the people she saw were--but she'd been so busy the last few days she hadn't even looked at his file. She opened it up, ready to read and do a quick evaluation. When she saw the name listed

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[son_of_gotham]

He's late. Not because he had somewhere else to be but because he's determined to minimise exposure to this absurdity. Whether he knows himself or not, he's well aware he doesn't approve of this, doesn't need this, really it's the last thing he needs at the moment (and there's a long list of 'last things he needs' that it's close to the top of

[dr_westfield]

"Mr. Wayne," she smiles as she stands, not bothered that he's late. Before she can say 'take a seat,' he has and so she sits back down. "I'm Dr. Westfield, as you obviously know."

Audrey pauses. She's hardly had time to think this through, but she knows it's the right thing to do. "I should be upfront with you. I just found out that you're going to be my patient for the next few weeks. That, of course, isn't a problem for me, however you should know that I know you. From--before your accident, I mean. We're...casual acquaintances." Another pause. "If this is a problem for you, please let me know now."

[son_of_gotham]

He's evaluating her from the outset. She stands, she sits, she easily follows his cues. Perhaps it's to make him feel comfortable - but then she uses more words than she needs to (a linguistic 'tell', in his opinion), she seems like someone who suffers anxiety, even if, in this moment, she's not anxious. She's prone to it, he decides, she's probably spent years ridding herself of the tendency

[dr_westfield]

She's normally not this nervous.

"I'm sorry. I've never treated someone I know. But I'm perfectly fine with it as long as you are."

She makes a note on her legal pad. "Tell me about the bar fight, Mr. Wayne."