22 Phoenix place, Wednesday afternoon
Jun. 3rd, 2015 08:13 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sharp_as_knivesSo, the group therapy sessions were to begin today. There hadn't been much terrible island trauma in some time, but there had been the minor ones, and surely some people had issues of their own. Hannibal was curious to see how many would show. The chairs and sofas in his office had been arranged into a loose and seemingly haphazard grouping designed to eliminate pressure from any one position.
After some deliberation, he'd decided that the food shouldn't overpower the discussion, and had gone with an assortment of very good cheeses, a few homemade sausages, fresh-baked bread and crackers, and a few types of jam. Plus, naturally, coffee, tea, and water.
When the time came to start, he nodded at the people there. "Before we begin, I must insist on a few things. First, there is to be no judgement. You may question each other, you may say you would do things differently, but this is to be a supportive environment for all. Also, anything said here remains here. Unless you are explicitly told otherwise, whatever you hear is not to be repeated." He waved toward the rear of the house. "The squirrels are currently working on a ridiculously good bottle of rum. The rest of you will simply have to be trustworthy."
He looked them over. "I thought to begin, we might start with stories. What is something you have had happen to you on the island - good or bad - that you would never have conceived of where you came from? And also, if you will, what is it you hope to get from this group, if anything?"
Hannibal smiled. "I can say from my own perspective that there are many things I never would have conceived of. Meeting aliens, being possessed, being a woman, being a child. It's fascinating, but it was quite an adjustment. And what I'm hoping for is to help people to make that adjustment." He looked expectant and waited for the next person to speak up.
[OOC: Open post! Other than who came and what Hannibal set up the office for, the rest is NFB due to therapy and squirrel bribes.]
After some deliberation, he'd decided that the food shouldn't overpower the discussion, and had gone with an assortment of very good cheeses, a few homemade sausages, fresh-baked bread and crackers, and a few types of jam. Plus, naturally, coffee, tea, and water.
When the time came to start, he nodded at the people there. "Before we begin, I must insist on a few things. First, there is to be no judgement. You may question each other, you may say you would do things differently, but this is to be a supportive environment for all. Also, anything said here remains here. Unless you are explicitly told otherwise, whatever you hear is not to be repeated." He waved toward the rear of the house. "The squirrels are currently working on a ridiculously good bottle of rum. The rest of you will simply have to be trustworthy."
He looked them over. "I thought to begin, we might start with stories. What is something you have had happen to you on the island - good or bad - that you would never have conceived of where you came from? And also, if you will, what is it you hope to get from this group, if anything?"
Hannibal smiled. "I can say from my own perspective that there are many things I never would have conceived of. Meeting aliens, being possessed, being a woman, being a child. It's fascinating, but it was quite an adjustment. And what I'm hoping for is to help people to make that adjustment." He looked expectant and waited for the next person to speak up.
[OOC: Open post! Other than who came and what Hannibal set up the office for, the rest is NFB due to therapy and squirrel bribes.]
Re: Arrive and mingle!
Date: 2015-06-04 12:37 am (UTC)Re: Arrive and mingle!
Date: 2015-06-04 12:41 am (UTC)"I like princess stories," she shared, "so we mostly look at those ones. But I like all of them, as long as they end happily."
That was the most important part. No sad stories for her.
Re: Arrive and mingle!
Date: 2015-06-04 12:48 am (UTC)Re: Arrive and mingle!
Date: 2015-06-04 12:56 am (UTC)"You wouldn't mind?"
Re: Arrive and mingle!
Date: 2015-06-04 01:06 am (UTC)Re: Arrive and mingle!
Date: 2015-06-04 01:39 am (UTC)Re: Arrive and mingle!
Date: 2015-06-04 01:48 am (UTC)He was fresh out of pillows to dye, unfortunately.
Re: Arrive and mingle!
Date: 2015-06-04 01:58 am (UTC)A beat.
"What's group therapy?"
Re: Arrive and mingle!
Date: 2015-06-04 02:05 am (UTC)It was great to be needed for things from time to time. It was better to be wanted. It always kind of surprised him when it turned out he was.
//Group therapy is when a bunch of people sit down and talk about things that are on their minds,// he explained, still kind of stuck in happystupid 'aww' mode. //It can be good things or not so great things, but mostly it's about things that help people to put things into better perspective, so that they can learn and grow and improve how they're living.//
Re: Arrive and mingle!
Date: 2015-06-04 02:17 am (UTC)"And even me is allowed to talk?" she asked.
Re: Arrive and mingle!
Date: 2015-06-04 02:21 am (UTC)Re: Arrive and mingle!
Date: 2015-06-04 02:22 am (UTC)"Will you be there too?"
Re: Arrive and mingle!
Date: 2015-06-04 02:39 am (UTC)Might as well, right?
Re: Arrive and mingle!
Date: 2015-06-04 02:52 am (UTC)"Then I'll go," she said happily. "Because it won't be scary if you're there with me."
Re: Arrive and mingle!
Date: 2015-06-04 12:22 pm (UTC)He certainly couldn't speak for everyone there, but he figured that Hannibal, at least, would be willing to listen. Hannibal was generally very much the listening sort.
Re: Arrive and mingle!
Date: 2015-06-04 12:47 pm (UTC)She was totally talking about her toys.
Alluka smiled up at him though. "But more is always better, right?"
Re: Arrive and mingle!
Date: 2015-06-05 01:03 am (UTC)Re: Arrive and mingle!
Date: 2015-06-05 02:18 am (UTC)