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Dr Mendarl's neck was already starting to ache from trying to look up at his latest patient. The kid was at least two feet taller than himself even sitting down. They had only been talking for about five minutes, but the boy seemed about to dissolve into a puddle any second.
"So, umm, I hear that you are good friends with Reiner. From the same village aren't you?"
"Yeah- we are really close."
The psychiatrist tried to smile encouragingly, "you are lucky then- it's easier to adapt when you already have people to lean on."
The kid just seemed to sweat a little more if that was even possible. Perhaps it was time for a more friendly approach. The adult leaned forwards slightly, "Look, I realise you lot don't really want to talk to me about all this sort of thing. Probably just seems… I don't know… like a colossal waste of time. But I am just trying to do my job- what I have been told needs to be done. Can you understand that?"
He almost missed the murmured response, "more than you realise." But took it as a good sign that he was engaging a little bit more. "So how about we talk about what you do to unwind in your spare time? Someone told me you enjoy playing football with some of the other cadets. Apparently you have a remarkably powerful kick…"
Apparently it was in fact physically possible for the kid to sweat even more…