Chapter 3: First Session
The next two days Link and Darunia stayed in this building that was apparently called a "hotel". When the lady at the front desk asked them to pay, Darunia presented her with some of Dodongo Cavern's finest rocks. The lady thought they were from a loony bin of some sort and insisted they go on without payment, since she didn't want to have them go on a rampage or anything.
Darunia spent the time trying to find out where he could find someone to help Link. Link, on the other hand, thought he was a hopeless case by that point because this Earth place was driving him insane. The rumble from the evolved horse-things outside never stopped, and there was this box thing that had people moving around and talking in it and Link didn't know how to turn it off. It scared him beyond reason; he thought it was some evil thing Ganondorf invented to spy on him. It didn't occur to him that Ganondorf couldn't invent anything while locked away.
Finally Darunia found out about this person called a "psychiatrist" that was supposed to help people like Link. He walked around on the street asking random people where he could fine one until someone finally walked Link and Darunia there. Darunia went inside to "discuss a few things". When he walked out about an hour later, there was a lady with him who looked slightly annoyed but mostly freaked out at Darunia and his disguise. Darunia pushed Link towards the door and Link went in with the lady.
"Okay, so you're Link, you come from a whole other world that nobody's ever heard of, and you've had to save the world numerous times. Correct?"
"Uh... yes."
"Okay, sit down." Link sat. "So, that lady... thing says you're paranoid. What're you paranoid about?"
"Ganondorf. And... evil stuff. Because I've had to save the world a bunch of times and every time I do something other evil thing happens and I have to do it again and I don't want to do it again."
"Go on."
"It's like... no matter what I do I've still got to do it again. It's not fair! And, I wasted all that time collecting all these cool weapons and stuff, and then Zelda sent me back in time and I lost it all."
"Who's Zelda?"
"Princess Zelda. She's the one that made me save the world in the first place."
"I sense hostility towards Zelda."
"No! I like Zelda. She just never listens to me. I remember when I met her. She asked me a bunch of questions and even if I said no she wouldn't let me go or say anything else or anything until I said yes. So how could I tell her I didn't want to get the tri-force because I knew something would go wrong and I'd end up having to fight Ganondorf? It's like that Raura guy, the sage. He didn't let me say anything, so how could I tell him I didn't want to wake up all the sages? I mean, doesn't he have an alarm gossip stone or something to wake them up? And do you know how scary it is to fight a shadow of yourself? 'Dark Link' my butt. And to fight a hand with a big welt on it? Or a fire breathing dragon that wants to eat me? Darunia wanted me to rescue the Gorons, he was supposed to fight the dragon. But he didn't, so I had to do it."
Link stopped. He was out of breath.
"Great! That's a good start. Now I want you to write a song about how you feel about having to do all this for everyone. Have it ready by tomorrow at 3, that's when your next appointment is. Bye."
Link got up and walked out.
The next two days Link and Darunia stayed in this building that was apparently called a "hotel". When the lady at the front desk asked them to pay, Darunia presented her with some of Dodongo Cavern's finest rocks. The lady thought they were from a loony bin of some sort and insisted they go on without payment, since she didn't want to have them go on a rampage or anything.
Darunia spent the time trying to find out where he could find someone to help Link. Link, on the other hand, thought he was a hopeless case by that point because this Earth place was driving him insane. The rumble from the evolved horse-things outside never stopped, and there was this box thing that had people moving around and talking in it and Link didn't know how to turn it off. It scared him beyond reason; he thought it was some evil thing Ganondorf invented to spy on him. It didn't occur to him that Ganondorf couldn't invent anything while locked away.
Finally Darunia found out about this person called a "psychiatrist" that was supposed to help people like Link. He walked around on the street asking random people where he could fine one until someone finally walked Link and Darunia there. Darunia went inside to "discuss a few things". When he walked out about an hour later, there was a lady with him who looked slightly annoyed but mostly freaked out at Darunia and his disguise. Darunia pushed Link towards the door and Link went in with the lady.
"Okay, so you're Link, you come from a whole other world that nobody's ever heard of, and you've had to save the world numerous times. Correct?"
"Uh... yes."
"Okay, sit down." Link sat. "So, that lady... thing says you're paranoid. What're you paranoid about?"
"Ganondorf. And... evil stuff. Because I've had to save the world a bunch of times and every time I do something other evil thing happens and I have to do it again and I don't want to do it again."
"Go on."
"It's like... no matter what I do I've still got to do it again. It's not fair! And, I wasted all that time collecting all these cool weapons and stuff, and then Zelda sent me back in time and I lost it all."
"Who's Zelda?"
"Princess Zelda. She's the one that made me save the world in the first place."
"I sense hostility towards Zelda."
"No! I like Zelda. She just never listens to me. I remember when I met her. She asked me a bunch of questions and even if I said no she wouldn't let me go or say anything else or anything until I said yes. So how could I tell her I didn't want to get the tri-force because I knew something would go wrong and I'd end up having to fight Ganondorf? It's like that Raura guy, the sage. He didn't let me say anything, so how could I tell him I didn't want to wake up all the sages? I mean, doesn't he have an alarm gossip stone or something to wake them up? And do you know how scary it is to fight a shadow of yourself? 'Dark Link' my butt. And to fight a hand with a big welt on it? Or a fire breathing dragon that wants to eat me? Darunia wanted me to rescue the Gorons, he was supposed to fight the dragon. But he didn't, so I had to do it."
Link stopped. He was out of breath.
"Great! That's a good start. Now I want you to write a song about how you feel about having to do all this for everyone. Have it ready by tomorrow at 3, that's when your next appointment is. Bye."
Link got up and walked out.