I fell asleep after Firefly's interview, but woke up when the door opened. In walked my shortest patient: a blonde girl in a purple and black dress. I raised an eyebrow at her. What was a little girl like her doing in a place like this?
Then, I remembered that the files said that she was actually in her thirties and has a rare condition that makes her look younger than she actually was.
Not wanting to give her the idea that I wasn't treating her like an adult, I leaned down and held out my hand.
"Miss Dahl?" I asked. "I'm Dr. Liebermann."
She stared at my hand and then up at me, saying, "Those mean security guards took my doll…"
"They'll give it back to you once you're out, I promise," I said.
She grinned at me and took her seat on the couch. I hated making false promises and lies, especially knowing that the doll also doubled as a gun.
"This is Dr. Miles Liebermann. The time is 8:52 AM on October 10. The patient's name is Mary Louise Dahl, alias Baby Doll."
"I'll tell you everything, I swear it!"
I nodded, finding her childishness amusing, and asked, "What was your childhood like?"
"It was normal, but the doctors here say that I act like I never grew up from it," she said.
"Could you tell me about your time on your show?"
"It was the best years of my life. I was devastated when it got cancelled..."
"And that's why you decided to kidnap the actors on your show," I said, putting it together.
She nodded and said, "I didn't mean to."
"Alright, so is it true that you had a partnership with Killer Croc?"
"Yup. Mr. Croc is my best friend in the whole world!"
"So, for my last question, what's your relationship with Batman like?" I asked.
"Mr. Batman is SO mean! I hate him! All I want is to be treated as an adult, but people like him don't respect me!" she said.
I turned off my recorder and sighed.
"Thanks for stopping by, Miss Dahl." I said as I knelt down to shake her hand.
"And thank you very much for listening, doctor!" she said with a smile.
I got up and held the door for her as she skipped out. I closed the door and went to my desk before I wrote my notes.
