Mission 77 (
Summary[]
Loid consults Thomas
Cecile Hall's dorm tutor, Thomas Austin, wakes up in a cold sweat after suffering from nightmares. Recalling a recommendation from Henry Henderson, Thomas goes to Berlint General Hospital to consult this problem with Loid. Loid takes the opportunity to have Thomas in his debt and gladly accepts to help. As Thomas tells Loid about his nightmares and other symptoms, Loid finds inconsistencies in the Thomas's remarks and physical gestures. Shortly after Thomas finishes his session, Fiona arrives and has come to the same conclusion as Loid, who asks her to investigate the man.
Loid and Fiona realize the difficulty of authentic marriages
In their next session, Loid asks Thomas about his marriage with his wife and if she knows he is seeking therapy, to which he answers no. Loid informs Thomas that after some investigation, he concludes that the symptoms started months before the bus incident and that his stressor is something he is exposed to daily: his wife, who scares him even more than the terrorists. After going through his memories, Thomas realizes this and begins to panic. Loid and Thomas then discuss how the latter can resolve this problem with his wife, but Thomas is too afraid to do so. Loid starts to try easing the fears with talk therapy, which proves difficult for the men, and Loid concludes that authentic marriages seem difficult.
Thomas slowly begins to be able to talk to his wife again, and he thanks Loid, making the world a little bit more peaceful.
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Trivia[]
- This chapter reveals the name of Cecile Hall's Dorm Tutor to be Thomas Austin (presumably in honor of the real politician of the same name who was part of the Royal Australian Navy personnel of World War II).
- Excluding short missions, this chapter has the least number of pages in the main plot.
- This is the first and currently only chapter in the main plot where Anya is only mentioned but does not appear in any form.
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