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The monk is in
Who: Bai Lin and YOU /points at camera
What: Various things
When: Throughout July
Where: Around campus
Warnings: Morning people
-1: Cram sessions-
As has been pointed out, Lin is NOT actually an accredited therapist. She just gets along with people and is good at calming them down. She still got the job, somehow, and she's determined to do it RIGHT, dammit.
This means taking online classes herself and reading lots of books on psychology. She spends a lot of her spare time in the library, and often has a book propped up in front of her during meals in the cafeteria. Cerebral pursuits like this don't come easily to her compared to more physical activities, but Lin still fights at her own perceived inadequacy with just as much determination as she does at physical physical foes in battle.
-2: The doctor is always in-
Lin's job, on paper, is student counselor. She takes it very seriously. Her office hours are technically posted as 2-6pm on weekdays, but unlike Professor Andersen she is ever so flexible. She will answer any call from a student as long as her life is not in danger, or at the very least call you back within the next few minutes. Or you can just flag her down wherever you find her, or stick your head into her office, or even knock on the door to her apartment at 2am on a Thursday.
-3: Morning people are the worst-
Lin's morning routine is like clockwork. Up every day at 6am, stretch, jog around campus, grab breakfast in the cafeteria, shower, meditate somewhere for a while (sometimes in weird places, like on rooftops with no obvious access point.), and be ready to face the day by 7. And not only does she do all this every damn day, she does it all while looking bright eyed and bushy tailed, with every sign of enthusiasm. Absolutely disgusting.
-4: Wildcard!-
Message me on Discord (overbringer#2743) or plurk (
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What: Various things
When: Throughout July
Where: Around campus
Warnings: Morning people
-1: Cram sessions-
As has been pointed out, Lin is NOT actually an accredited therapist. She just gets along with people and is good at calming them down. She still got the job, somehow, and she's determined to do it RIGHT, dammit.
This means taking online classes herself and reading lots of books on psychology. She spends a lot of her spare time in the library, and often has a book propped up in front of her during meals in the cafeteria. Cerebral pursuits like this don't come easily to her compared to more physical activities, but Lin still fights at her own perceived inadequacy with just as much determination as she does at physical physical foes in battle.
-2: The doctor is always in-
Lin's job, on paper, is student counselor. She takes it very seriously. Her office hours are technically posted as 2-6pm on weekdays, but unlike Professor Andersen she is ever so flexible. She will answer any call from a student as long as her life is not in danger, or at the very least call you back within the next few minutes. Or you can just flag her down wherever you find her, or stick your head into her office, or even knock on the door to her apartment at 2am on a Thursday.
-3: Morning people are the worst-
Lin's morning routine is like clockwork. Up every day at 6am, stretch, jog around campus, grab breakfast in the cafeteria, shower, meditate somewhere for a while (sometimes in weird places, like on rooftops with no obvious access point.), and be ready to face the day by 7. And not only does she do all this every damn day, she does it all while looking bright eyed and bushy tailed, with every sign of enthusiasm. Absolutely disgusting.
-4: Wildcard!-
Message me on Discord (overbringer#2743) or plurk (
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If she was perceptive, Jolyne would probably notice that Lin's hands also had some burn scars on them, though they looked old and healed by now.]
...Why don't you sit down and tell me what happened? I'll make tea.
[For herself at least, if Jolyne didn't want any. There were two other chairs in the room besides the one in front of her desk. One was red and one was green but other than that both were equally old and threadbare looking, though still sturdy and comfortable enough.]
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... Right. [Green. Green is always the one to go with and she's picking it to sit down in at least.]
Goddamn, where to start... [Probably the burns thing.]
So, um. After prom I... kind of jumped another student, fucked his shoulder up with Stone Free's help. Kinda... got set on fire for a little bit from him protecting himself, was in bandages until kinda recently.
That's... the first awful thing to happen recently. There's... there's more. [But she'll let her process or ask questions on that shit first.]
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Continue, right.]
... Dunno if you heard that I went back home for a few days. Mostly to see my mom and chill a little. Ended up... tracking my ex down and cutting his goddamned tongue out with my strings. I don't... really know if anyone cared that much that I did it. At the time felt like it was the right thing to do, now I don't have a fucking clue.
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For revenge? What did he do to you?
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He was the prick that put me in prison. [Blunt. To the point. And in an oddly low volume for her.]
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Did it help?
[She did her best, but couldn't entirely hide the disapproval in her voice. Jolyne would just have to deal with that.]
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It did at the time. That's... I guess why I'm here now? I thought that'd be the end of it, that I'd be satisfied with that. But I'm... not, just kinda feel empty instead.
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[The kettle started whistling, so Lin picked it up and poured herself and Jolyne some tea.]
I've known that urge. When someone takes their own guilt and turns it around on you, and you can't help but want to just ruin them so they never forget what they did to you and what it cost them.
[Wait she has?]
I got my revenge, too. But afterwards I realized I didn't get any satisfaction from hurting him. I got satisfaction from undoing the damage he had caused.
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She does quietly listen to her talk now, however, she'd hoped maybe it was just because it wasn't worth it. But fixing the damage he'd caused? She's not... too sure if that's even possible at this point.]
I don't... know if it's possible to undo that damage. The records are still there as far as I'm aware and everyone here practically hates me anyway. One exception and only one, as far as I know, so what's really the fucking point?
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[Lin pushed a cup of hot tea into Jolyne's hands.]
It might not be easy. As you say, you have not made a lot of friends, and you have some black marks on your record. [Especially now that she maimed a guy for life.] But if you truly want to turn your life around, you should try to do it. For yourself, not for other people.
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[Tea, right. Tea's good. Ugh, she's just going to quietly sip on that for a moment.]
"Some" black marks, seems like it's being a little understated. It's weird, though, as far as I know, no one's... really said anything about the assault incident or the Romeo incident. It just seems they shrugged and moved on. The... faculty, anyway, which is weird, but works. [That's not how that shit works Jolyne, oh my god. But it does get under her skin since it doesn't really get her the attention she'd wanted.]
Question is where do I even fucking start?
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You start by understanding two things:
First, no matter what you do, some people may never forgive you, and that's their right.
Second, you have to try to make it right even if you never succeed. That could mean humbling yourself before them. It could mean just staying away from them until they feel ready to deal with you.
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She's rubbing her face once again with a small sigh. Of course this wouldn't be easy, she already knew that it wasn't going to be. But there's something about knowing that it might just not even work that's making her far more uncomfortable about everything.
Why is she here. Why is she admitting any of this. Why this?]
Probably be better if I wasn't here, honestly.
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[She sipped at her own tea.]
It might be, but unfortunately you ARE here, so that choice is out of your hands. You're stuck with us.
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I'd say there's ways around that, but that sounds ominous and... not something I'd actually do. [Nah, even if she was in the lowest of the low, she's not someone to go out with a whimper. Not her style and it never would be.]
And you really think I'm capable of change? Not just bullshitting me so I'll get the hell out of here?
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You and every human on Earth is capable of change. I really do believe that with all my heart. The key is to want it.
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I... I guess so?
Um. Thanks...? Shit, I don't know how to end any of this. I guess there's always more shit to say but that's not really relevant to anything right now. [Liar. But the violence thing is probably the priority.]
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Do you think you can call me the next time you feel the urge to hurt someone before you actually do it? Even if it's the middle of the night, I'll pick up.
[That was the big thing. Before Jolyne could start building new bridges, she had to stop burning them.]
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No promises, but I can try?
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[At this point she won't stop Jolyne from leaving, if she wants.]