"So before we begin," Double Trouble told Scorpia, "I want you to be aware that this will be our last session."

"Okay," Scorpia said, "Are you taking a vacation or something?"

"No, Scorpia, this is it," Double Trouble explained, their voice cracking a bit, "After today, I will no longer be your therapist."

"Oh..." Scorpia said with a twinge of disappointment, "You think I don't need to do this anymore. I guess this had to end sometime."

Double Trouble sighed and rubbed their temple as they wrote down a note on their notepad.

"Circumstances... have... developed," Double Trouble said, "And I am no longer able to remain objective in my care for you."

"Oh, no," Scorpia said, "Did something bad happen? Did I do something wrong? Is there anything I can do to help?"

"No, Scorpia, it's not anything anyone did to me," Double Trouble reassured, quickly scribbling something down, "I... I've become emotionally compromised towards one of my clients."

"Emotionally compromised?" Scorpia repeated, "What does that mean?"

"It means that my feelings for my client are interfering with my ability to provide a proper environment for therapy," Double Trouble explained.

"But... that's terrible," Scorpia whined, wiping a tear from her eye, "I remember you telling me how much you loved being a therapist. I don't see why you have to quit the whole thing just because you caught feelings for someone."

"Oh, no, don't worry!" Double Trouble quickly shouted, holding out her hand to try to reassure Scorpia, "I'm still going to be a therapist, I'm... just not going to be *your* therapist."

"Wait, what?" Scorpia said, giving Double Trouble a side eyed look of confusion, "What do I have to do with any of this?"

"Uggh," Double Trouble groaned, covering their face in embarrassment, "Okay, remember our last session when you told me you had a crush on someone before you told me who it actually was?"

"Yeah..?" Scorpia said, raising her eyebrow at Double Trouble.

"While you were telling me about the person in question," Double Trouble recollected, shifting nervously in their chair, "I kinda... got it into my head that you were talking about me."

"Oh..." Scorpia said, thinking for a moment before a flash of realization hit her face, "Oooh! Really? I mean, I know really get along, but I never really thought of you in... that way."

"I mean, I didn't either at first, to be honest," Double Trouble admitted, putting both hands on the seat of their chair, "But I thought you were trying to gauge how I felt about you before admitting anything, so I wanted to really dig deep into how I actually felt about you before I could answer honestly, and I was surprised about what I found."

"So when you were telling me how great I was and how anyone would be lucky to have me as a girlfriend," Scorpia said, looking down at her boots, "What you were actually saying was-"

"Yeah," interrupted Double Trouble, biting both lips and focusing on their notepad as they continued writing, "I'm really sorry. I really didn't want our last session together to just be me dumping all my issues on you. I think Perfuma is a great for you and really hope the two of you are happy together. I really care about you Scorpia, and I want you to be happy. But that's why I can longer be trusted to give you good advice."

"Okay..." Scorpia said, lying back down on the couch and staring at the ceiling, "That is... a lot to take in. To be honest, I'm still having trouble believing everything you said to me last session. You said that people would be crazy not to like me, but that hasn't really been the case in my life. Everyone avoided me when I was with the Horde, I couldn't get Catra to look at me twice, and the Princesses attacked me on sight when I tried to ask them for help. After everything I did for the Horde, I don't really blame them. I mean, there *was* that one Inspector Sailor guy who made a pass at me once during the princess prom, and then again during inspection in the Fright Zone, which I thought was really inappropriate at the time but didn't want to say anything. But I'm pretty sure he was just trying to make his mermaid girlfriend jealous."

"Oh, trust me," Double Trouble scoffed, casually flapping their hand at Scorpia, "You do *not* want to know what's going on in that relationship right now. But enough speculation, how are things going between you and Perfuma? I assume you two are getting along great."

"That's just it," Scorpia said, "Perfuma isn't actually interested in girls. Turns out, she's straight, just really friendly."

"Wait, what?" Double Trouble said, reeling back in their chair in surprise, "But Adora told me she kissed her."

"Oh, yeah," Scorpia explained, "She kissed me too whenever I came over, apparently it's just the standard Plumerian greeting for visiting dignitaries. But she really didn't want to hurt my feelings and she said she still wanted to be friends. I probably should have figured this out myself, since the Bow guy was her plus one at the princess prom."

"Well, that's boring," Double Trouble grumbled, stroking their chin as they wrote down another note, "So, are you doing okay? How are you feeling?"

"I'm... going to be okay... I think," Scorpia said with uncertainty, "Like I said, she really wanted to make sure she didn't hurt my feelings."

"Okay, that's good to hear," Double Trouble said, crossing their legs and looking uncomfortable as they wrote down another note, "So, is there anything else you wanted to talk about today? This is going to be our last chance to finish up on any questions and concerns you might have had."

"Well, is it, though?" Scorpia asked, "I mean, just because you can't see me professionally doesn't mean we can't still hang out, right?"

"What are you asking, Scorpia?" Double Trouble queried, fidgeting nervously while writing down on their notepad.

"What I'm saying is, did you want to... try... doing something... together?" Scorpia asked, shrugging her shoulders, "See if it works out?"

Double Trouble paused for a moment, a small smile curling on their lip as they looked into Scorpia's eyes.

"I think I would like that very much, Scorpia," Double Trouble replied warmly, before their eyes opened wide in shock and they began scribbling frantically on their notepad.

"Great!" Scorpia shouted with excitement, ignoring her therapist's change in demeanor, "I was hoping to find a plus one for Frosta's birthday!"

"B-birthday?" Double Trouble repeated, trying to regain their composure, "What are you talking about?"

"Oh, Frosta has invited most of the Princesses back to the Kingdom of the Snows to celebrate her birthday," Scorpia explained, "From what I can tell, it's sort of a more casual do-over of the Princess Prom since I kinda ruined it for her last time. I didn't really know who to ask to go with me, since Perfuma's already invited and I'm pretty sure Catra is going with Adora this time."

"So the other princesses will be there?" Double Trouble asked, "Including Glimmer and Perfuma."

"Well, yeah," Scorpia answered, "Why? Is that going to be a problem?"

"Oh, no reason," Double Trouble lied, writing down another note, "It sounds like a perfectly lovely evening that will most certainly end well for everyone involved."

"Great," Scorpia said, getting up to leave, "So, I guess I'll see you then?"

"I wouldn't miss it for the world," Double Trouble promised, standing up with her to shake her claw.

"Okay," Scorpia said, opening the door and waving goodbye, "Good luck with the whole therapy business."

"Thanks," Double Trouble waved back, before collapsing into a heap on the couch as the door closed behind Scorpia, "Oh, sweet Eternia, what in She-Ra's name am I doing?"

~*~

DT's Notes

Scorpia, Final Session
-Alright, let's get this over with. No need to get emotional, you're just telling a person you've fallen in love with that you can never see them again because you're a hopeless screw up.
-Come on, DT you can do this. You don't have to lie to her. You just don't have to tell her everything.
-Oh, no. She thinks it's her fault. This is bad.
-This is exactly how I didn't want things to go.
-We have found the, what, fourth straight person in the universe
-Oh, no. I hope Perfuma is actually straight. Otherwise, I am, without a doubt, the worst person in all of Etheria.
-Okay, DT, if Scorpia's trying to ask you out, you say no. You are not taking advantage of this poor girl while she is on the rebound.
-WHAT DID I JUST SAY, YOU IDIOT?!
-This is going to be a complete disaster. I have screwed everything up.
-Whatever happens I am a terrible person... Maybe not as bad as Shadow Weaver but that is not a high bar...