A State of Mind

chanaud

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OOC: A closed thread for my Dr. Moreau!

The waiting room was small and sterile. The walls were painted a light gray with a bluish tint, the baseboards and crown moldings were a darker shade of gray matching the two doors. Along the walls were various black and white photographs of different scenes, signed by an indescribable signature. They looked like photographs of Paris, but Kendra couldn’t tell since she’s never been to Paris or anywhere outside of Detroit, but since one photograph was of the Eiffel tower, she assumed all the others were various scenes of Paris.

Tapping her sharp toed black boots, she waited anxiously and nervously. Her hands balled into fists, then released them before her nails cut into her palms. It felt strange to be alone in a waiting room without the customary receptionist and waiting patients. But this doctor she knew was different from all the others. She only hoped he would be the last. Broke or cured, at an astronomical fee at $250 an hour, he will definitely be the last, she mused silently. Then she frowned at the reminder of why she was there. Flashes of bodies in various twisted positions and voices flashed before her, making her shiver and tremble.

“Ms. Kendra White?”

A deep voice woke her out of her reverie. She turned to him and smiled, gratefully and shyly. She tucked a few dark auburn strands behind her ear only to have it fall back into her face again when she grabbed her small pocketbook and stood up.

“Yes, Dr. Moreau?” She asked, looking directly in his eyes. He was younger than she expected and much more handsome than all the others.

“Please call me Sebastian.” He answered, his voice warm and even. She wondered briefly if it his natural voice or practiced. “Come on in, and have a seat.” He opened one of the dark gray doors widely, allowing ample space for her to pass him.

Inside the walls were painted the same grays, but the large window with a scene of another mirrored building allowed just enough light to make this office a tad warmer than the waiting room. Similar photographs decorated the walls. She recognized the Seine and smiled.

She felt eyes watching her, following her own. She turned to Dr. Sebastian Moreau and found him leaning against the door and watching her with keen intensity. Red dots emerged from alabaster skin overshadowing dark freckles. She turned quickly away, looking for the standard wing back chair. But all she found were two identical oversized black leather sofas facing each other. Blast him! She cursed inwardly. This really isn’t going well.

“Uhmm… where should I sit?” She asked.
 
Sebatian Moreau

The coming of the dawn always pleased Sebastian. He was in his regular seat, his back to a strong iron fence on Old Woodward avenue. This outdoor cafe in Birmingham catered to his eccentricities. They had a copy of the New York Times ready for him, as usual, up and to his left. Always a blue cloth napkin, never white or red.

He gripped his espresso tightly and sighed as he perused the latest article on the scandal involving Robert McCallum. Dear, dear Robert. How an unemotional Brit could have sunk to such a professional low was utterly unfathomable to him. He thought he knew Robert well, this proved he did not. Fleet street was having a field day, the lawsuit by a fresh faced nineteen year old patient of Roberts had been headlines for a fortnight. Allegations of sex ! Unbelievable stupidity risking everything then losing it all. McCallum's career was ruined.

Sebastian sighed, left his exact payment with a 20 % gratuity, then carefully folded the paper, tucked it under his arm and leisurely strolled to the office. He paused for a moment in a mirror as he readied himself for his first patient of the day.

He still carried himself with a certain indescribable professional dignity. Though still fit and a young man in his late thirties, people always tended to think him a decade older. Sebastian's perpetual serious demeanor belied his chronological years. He stroked his brown beard, then clipped a wayward mustache hair. Perfect. Now he was ready.

Turning to his office he saw the two straight sofas facing each other. Ideal for his group sessions, they worked equally well for his individual patients.

His receptionist announced Kendra White and Sebastian escorted her in. Her file was blank, he knew only that she would pay his fees herself, no insurance was involved.

“Uhmm… where should I sit?”

Either sofa, Ms. White. Whichever one makes you more comfortable. May I get you something to drink? Tea? Coffee perhaps ...

On mention of the coffee her face lit up.

Yes Dr. I like it straight up - I mean black

Of course Ms. White.

Dr. Moreau hit a hidden buzzer and gave a few quick explicit directions. He gathered up his notepad and an elegant pen.

It will be here shortly. Please sit down. So tell me, what can I do for you?
 
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