1.Psychiatric help
Dr. Lamalas Elanesse peered down at the thin sheets of paper lying on his pine desk. Outside, the numerous birds of Rivendell were twittering noisily, and the sound of waterfalls cascading never ended. Dr. Elanesse could not concentrate.
There was a muffled rap on the oak door, and it squeaked open noisily. Haldir's head was poked round it.
"Come in," said the doctor with a sigh, and taking off his glasses, he placed them on his desk, beside his neat collection of stress balls and anxiety pills.
The young Elf walked into the room timidly, and stood before the doctor like a man condemned.
"Sit", said Elanesse, motioning to the leather upholstered lie-back facing his desk.
The Elf sat slowly down, seating himself on the edge of the lie-back.
"So," said the doctor, leaning back, "what ails you, my son, that you should seek peace for the inner mind?"
"Erm.." said Haldir. His knuckles were a very pale colour and he seemed to be writhing in discomfort.
Dr. Elanesse raised a single eyebrow. He picked up his glasses and chewed slowly and thoughtfully on one of the legs.
"Yes?"
Haldir gave a deep sigh. It was a while before he actually spoke.
"I need help, doctor." He said finally.
"Well of course you do! Why else would you be here?!"
Another long pause.
"REALLY, really need help doctor. "
"Alright, alright. Now you lie down, right down. That's it. Ok. Are you comfortable? Right. Now, when you're ready, tell me what it is bothering you."
Haldir gave a long and mournful sigh. Dr. Elanesse decided to ignore this and tried to block out the birdsong outside that was driving him crazy.
It was a long while before the patient finally answered.
"I'm in love doctor." He said simply.
"mmm...", Elanesse awoke suddenly from his daydream, "in love? What is wrong with that, that you should come seeking my aid?"
A pause as he gave another long sigh.
"I try and...talk, casually, to her. I try to smile at her, give her small gifts. The normal things you do to get a lady to notice you. And..."
"Yes?"
"They don't work."
"why ever would that be, I wonder" Said the doctor with a hint of sarcasm.
"She ignores me!!!!!" Haldir burst out suddenly; he covered his face with his hands, all the time sobbing his eyes out.
The doctor looked at him for a while, and his hand reached out to his desk to unwrap a sweet. He sucked on it thoughtfully, all the time watching Haldir moaning and crying, his own expression blank.
"I try and I try, and every time I do, I make a complete fool of myself. She's embarrassed to come near me now!" his sobs grew louder.
The doctor took some earplugs from his drawer, and placing them in, immediately felt more relaxed.
Haldir continued his rant: "I love her so much, I admire her and I adore her completely, but she doesn't love me back! "
Dr. Elanesse rolled his eyes and removed his earplugs. Swallowing his sweet quickly, he leaned over to Haldir.
"And what do you want me to do about it?"
"well.you're a doctor.", he said, recovering, his eyes red and sore from crying.
"Mm hm.."
"Can't you help me?"
"How do you propose I do that?"
"Glindir said you were good with ladies..."
Dr. Elanesse felt anger surge through him at that remark.
"Glindir knows nothing. I am an acclaimed physician. I specialise in matters of the mind-"
"-and of the heart, yadayada, so can you help me????"
"I'm sorry."
"Oh."
He stood up slowly and walked towards the door. His head was bowed low.
"I really am.."
The doctor made no move to stop him as he opened the door in the same awkward motion, and slinked slowly out.
Elanesse heard him sigh again once he got outside again, that same sigh he would never relish. He felt guilty, unable to help him.
As his footsteps echoed down the stone corridor, he took from his drawer a wooden Rubik's cube and played with it until he got the red side to match, though all the other faces were in disarray. Then throwing off his shoes, he sat back in his chair to bathe in the available sunlight in the room.
~
Once he was outside, Haldir sighed again. This trip that Glindir recommended had done no good whatsoever. But how could he deny it? He was in love, and living in the most romantic place in Middle-Earth. Why did nothing ever work out for him?
Shaking his head slowly, he walked back out and made his way back home, to his own house. He could not walk very fast, for his injuries in battle gave him a very small limp in one leg. It wasn't a permanent hurt, but he had to be very careful sometimes.
[TINDOMIEL: so what do you think of the writing style? I'm going to put in diary style stuff as well, it won't all be 3rd person. If there's anything you'd like, tell me. The story is still up for altering.]
Dr. Lamalas Elanesse peered down at the thin sheets of paper lying on his pine desk. Outside, the numerous birds of Rivendell were twittering noisily, and the sound of waterfalls cascading never ended. Dr. Elanesse could not concentrate.
There was a muffled rap on the oak door, and it squeaked open noisily. Haldir's head was poked round it.
"Come in," said the doctor with a sigh, and taking off his glasses, he placed them on his desk, beside his neat collection of stress balls and anxiety pills.
The young Elf walked into the room timidly, and stood before the doctor like a man condemned.
"Sit", said Elanesse, motioning to the leather upholstered lie-back facing his desk.
The Elf sat slowly down, seating himself on the edge of the lie-back.
"So," said the doctor, leaning back, "what ails you, my son, that you should seek peace for the inner mind?"
"Erm.." said Haldir. His knuckles were a very pale colour and he seemed to be writhing in discomfort.
Dr. Elanesse raised a single eyebrow. He picked up his glasses and chewed slowly and thoughtfully on one of the legs.
"Yes?"
Haldir gave a deep sigh. It was a while before he actually spoke.
"I need help, doctor." He said finally.
"Well of course you do! Why else would you be here?!"
Another long pause.
"REALLY, really need help doctor. "
"Alright, alright. Now you lie down, right down. That's it. Ok. Are you comfortable? Right. Now, when you're ready, tell me what it is bothering you."
Haldir gave a long and mournful sigh. Dr. Elanesse decided to ignore this and tried to block out the birdsong outside that was driving him crazy.
It was a long while before the patient finally answered.
"I'm in love doctor." He said simply.
"mmm...", Elanesse awoke suddenly from his daydream, "in love? What is wrong with that, that you should come seeking my aid?"
A pause as he gave another long sigh.
"I try and...talk, casually, to her. I try to smile at her, give her small gifts. The normal things you do to get a lady to notice you. And..."
"Yes?"
"They don't work."
"why ever would that be, I wonder" Said the doctor with a hint of sarcasm.
"She ignores me!!!!!" Haldir burst out suddenly; he covered his face with his hands, all the time sobbing his eyes out.
The doctor looked at him for a while, and his hand reached out to his desk to unwrap a sweet. He sucked on it thoughtfully, all the time watching Haldir moaning and crying, his own expression blank.
"I try and I try, and every time I do, I make a complete fool of myself. She's embarrassed to come near me now!" his sobs grew louder.
The doctor took some earplugs from his drawer, and placing them in, immediately felt more relaxed.
Haldir continued his rant: "I love her so much, I admire her and I adore her completely, but she doesn't love me back! "
Dr. Elanesse rolled his eyes and removed his earplugs. Swallowing his sweet quickly, he leaned over to Haldir.
"And what do you want me to do about it?"
"well.you're a doctor.", he said, recovering, his eyes red and sore from crying.
"Mm hm.."
"Can't you help me?"
"How do you propose I do that?"
"Glindir said you were good with ladies..."
Dr. Elanesse felt anger surge through him at that remark.
"Glindir knows nothing. I am an acclaimed physician. I specialise in matters of the mind-"
"-and of the heart, yadayada, so can you help me????"
"I'm sorry."
"Oh."
He stood up slowly and walked towards the door. His head was bowed low.
"I really am.."
The doctor made no move to stop him as he opened the door in the same awkward motion, and slinked slowly out.
Elanesse heard him sigh again once he got outside again, that same sigh he would never relish. He felt guilty, unable to help him.
As his footsteps echoed down the stone corridor, he took from his drawer a wooden Rubik's cube and played with it until he got the red side to match, though all the other faces were in disarray. Then throwing off his shoes, he sat back in his chair to bathe in the available sunlight in the room.
~
Once he was outside, Haldir sighed again. This trip that Glindir recommended had done no good whatsoever. But how could he deny it? He was in love, and living in the most romantic place in Middle-Earth. Why did nothing ever work out for him?
Shaking his head slowly, he walked back out and made his way back home, to his own house. He could not walk very fast, for his injuries in battle gave him a very small limp in one leg. It wasn't a permanent hurt, but he had to be very careful sometimes.
[TINDOMIEL: so what do you think of the writing style? I'm going to put in diary style stuff as well, it won't all be 3rd person. If there's anything you'd like, tell me. The story is still up for altering.]
