A/N: Sorry for the delay. It's been hard finding time to write this.
"Agent Danvers, come in, take a seat."
Silently Alex complied with the request. Sitting back Landon asked.
"So what should we discuss today?"
"Nothing." Alex said. "I've not run any tests, not because I trust you, but because I have not had time with all the recent alien activity. Seeing the agreement was one productive session for each test I owe you nothing."
"You sent your girlfriend to investigate me. That means you owe me a session." Landon said.
"I did not send Maggie to investigate you." Alex said.
"You expect me to believe she actually wanted to see me?"
"You are very paranoid. Perhaps you should see a shrink." Alex replied. "If you were any good at your job you would know Maggie is highly independent and will do what she wants. She chose to see you."
"And did she confirm or deny your delusions?"
"Now now doctor, anything that is discussed outside these walls is none of your business." Alex said. "But even if you thought she was sent as a test you already got what you needed from me from the sexual harassment seminar. I know you enjoyed it."
"I assure you I disliked it as much as the rest of you." He said.
"I saw you taking notes. You treated it as a session." Alex said.
"Occupational hazard. But you may also remember I was forced to participate."
"We were only in there because of you." Alex said.
"It wasn't my fault you encouraged your sister to behave inappropriately round me."
"Kara doesn't know what inappropriate behaviour is. Hell she doesn't know what flirting is. Something you should have picked up on, once again proving you are not the shrink you claim to be." Alex said. "But regardless, what you thought you saw came from your own fantasy. And by complaining to HR you took us all down with you."
"Anything else you want to blame me for?" He asked.
"Yes. How could you do that to Kara?"
"She was the one trying to steal my DNA. That was your plan not mine."
"I didn't mean that. I meant what you did in your last session with her."
"The contents of my sessions are confidential." He said.
"She is so kind, so strong, yet you kept attacking her and drove her to drinking." Alex said.
"I didn't drive her to drinking, you did."
"I -, wait, you are blaming me? I wasn't even in the same State." Alex said.
"You didn't need to be." Landon said. "Kara idolises you. And that idolisation has turned into mimicry. Your drinking problems were reflected in Kara that night."
"So what, you were nasty to Kara so she'd get drunk to prove a point to me?" Alex asked.
"That would be completely unethical. I never intended for Kara to get drunk. I admit I made a mistake. I hadn't appreciated just how big an influence you had on her. Now I know I will have to tailor my sessions with her to ensure we deal with all the baggage you have created for her."
"Baggage I have created for her?" Alex asked incredulously.
"Indeed. Unless you want to blame some one else. Which reminds me, you haven't blamed your mother yet. Maybe we should use this session to discuss your relationship with her?"
"Maybe we shouldn't." Alex said.
"Okay then, let's talk about your drinking problem."
"I don't have a drinking problem."
"Okay, your over reliance on alcohol in times of crisis." He rephrased.
"Cute, but I do not have a drinking problem." Alex repeated.
"You surprise me." Landon said. "You make out that your whole life has been dedicated to protecting Kara. You highlight the sacrifices you have made. Tell people how you have tried to be the perfect sister. Yet I just told you that your bad behaviour drove her to drinking and you won't make any effort to correct the root cause."
"Kara is a grown woman and makes her own decisions. I admit I have been a bad influence at times. But at others I have had a positive influence including encouraging her to take her own path."
"You forced her to hide her true identity for years."
"To keep her safe."
"Your intentions are irrelevant, your actions, no matter how well meaning forced her to ignore her own instincts and instead follow your lead. A lead that ultimately led to her drinking."
"That is a huge stretch." Alex said. "And a theory with no proof and no evidence. I really don't know what game it is you are playing, but I've had enough."
"This is my profession, my calling. You may treat it with a complete lack of respect, but I don't. I take it seriously. I do not view our sessions as a game."
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"Well I guess a look of confusion is better than your normal murderous look after one of the sessions." Maggie commented as she entered the apartment that evening.
"She's been like this since she got back." Kara said. "Said she's thinking. Then she just has that look and spaces out for awhile."
"You think he broke her?" Maggie asked concerned.
"I asked Winn, who suggested that Landon inserted an extra GOTO statement into her brain, then he laughed hysterically."
"I literally have no idea what that means." Maggie pointed out.
"Neither do I and Winn was too busy laughing to explain." Kara confessed as Alex looked at both of them.
"I know what the issue is. It's I don't know what the game is."
"What game?" Maggie asked.
"Landon's. He can deny it all he wants, but there is a game somewhere. More complex than chess. Until I figure out what the game is I can't compete."
"And if there is no game?"
"Then I may have hurt his feelings. But after what he did to Kara I don't care." Alex said as Maggie's phone buzzed.
"I have to head back in. Can you handle the babysitting?" Maggie asked Kara.
"Of course." Kara smiled as Alex protested.
"I don't need babysitting."
"True, it is more like constant supervision." Maggie grinned before turning to Kara. "Want me to pick you up anything. Other than potstickers that is."
"Ice cream? Like real ice cream" Kara asked hopefully.
"You got it."
"What about me?" Alex asked.
"We've still got the vegan ice cream in the freezer."
"Yeah, there's a really good reason it is still in the freezer." Alex complained as Maggie left.
"You want a drink?" Kara asked.
"No." Alex replied.
"Well, it must have gone better than normal then." Kara commented.
"It didn't go badly. It was just weird." Alex said before questioning."Can I ask you something?"
"Anything." Kara said sitting down next to Alex.
"After your last session you went home and got drunk." Alex said.
"I did. But I so won't be doing that again. I mean seriously Alex, why would you do it? Hangovers suck, like really suck."
"I don't drink for the hangovers." Alex said.
"Then why do you drink?" Kara asked curious.
"Because it makes it easier to unwind, to forget. It allows me to lose control."
"Still don't see the attraction."
"So why did you drink after you came back from the session?" Alex asked.
"I don't know. I guess it seemed like the normal thing to do. I mean you do it, Mon-El did it, so does Cat."
"Well none of us are setting you a good example." Alex said hugging her. "Please don't get drunk again."
"I have no intention of getting drunk again. Have I mentioned how much hangovers suck?"
"Just a few times."
"In future I will stick to comfort eating." Kara promised Alex. "Especially while Maggie is buying."
"Yeah, about that. Why does she buy you nice food?" Alex asked.
"I guess she likes me." Kara smiled.
"Then why am I stuck with plain bagels and vegan ice cream?"
"Because, while she may like me, she loves you." Kara said.
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"Well you are not sitting here stroking a cat so can I assume there is a distinct lack of craziness?" Maggie asked when she returned home.
"I'm not crazy." Alex protested as Maggie handed Kara the bags of food. "There is something really wrong about him. I'm pretty sure he spent the whole session trying to guilt me." Alex said.
"His job is to help you. If you won't let him do that is it any surprise that he'll use unusual methods?" Maggie asked.
"Guilting me? That is way beyond unusual."
"Wait is that why you are not drinking?" Kara asked as she recalled their earlier conversation. "He told you it was your fault I got drunk."
"His methods are really odd. The only reason I can think of why he'd use them is because he has an ulterior motive." Alex said ignoring Kara.
"What if he is just a shrink?" Maggie asked. "What if he really does just want to help."
"Then he's not very good at his job." Alex said.
"You turned down a drink tonight." Kara reminded her. "That's progress."
"I don't have a drinking problem." Alex said before going back to her train of thought. "There is someone behind his actions. I am sure he is a plant."
"How would telling you that Kara idolises you and that you have a huge impact on her life help the enemy?" Maggie asked.
"If I was working for Cadmus and doing his role I would have to help the patients otherwise no one would believe I was legitimate and either not trust me or fire me."
"So all the good things people say about him, all the good he has done is all part of an evil master plan to help him integrate?" Maggie asked.
"Yes."
"So to clarify, he has actually done a couple of good things in the last week and because he has made Kara and me get on better and because you are now actively cutting back on drinking you think he's definitely working for Cadmus?" Maggie asked.
"Exactly. But he won't fool me."
"And the craziness is back." Maggie said.
TBC...
A/N: Thanks for reading and reviewing.