06: The Shrink

06: The Shrink

Character: Ethan Mars

Confessing about the black-outs

Depending upon how well you did on the previous chapter you may have unlocked a new bonus, if so that will be indicated on the opening screen of the chapter transition.  The CS cuts to a psychiatric exam - Ethan is doing an ink blot test for the doctor - you should answer the question as you perceive it as there is no "wrong" answer for this test.  Have fun with it or be serious, either way works!

Blot #1
Square: Bat
Circle: Insect
X: Butterfly

Blot #2
Square: Wolf
Circle: Rat
X: Fox

Blot #3
Square: Faces
Circle: Blades
X: Crab

Blot #4
Square: Blood
Circle: Death
X: Shadow

The shrink stands up and tells you about the results of your MRI scan - there is no physical damage from the accident, but he is concerned that there may be psychological damage and that you are blaming yourself for what he is convinced was an accident - and he is correct to be concerned because clearly you blame yourself and so does your wife!  You sit up but you can lay down or stand if you like...

Next he asks you how Shaun is doing - and your answer leads into another series of questions and answers, leading up to the shrink asking you directly if there is something else that you want to tell him?  Here is where you have to decide how honest you are prepared to be with the shrink - do you tell him about your blackouts?

Q. Is there something else that you want to tell me?

Square: Nothing

You say no and the alarm goes off, ending today's session.

Circle: Schizophrenia

You ask about Schizophrenia and the shrink confirms that a violent shock/blow to the brain can cause it, and then the alarm goes off ending your session, and you leave.

X: Blackouts

you admit that you sometimes have blackouts - times when you do not know what you are doing - and you describe them.  The shrink assures you that you suffered a serious injury and admits that they really  do not know what the effects of that can be on the brain.  The alarm goes off, ending your session until next week.

The shrink tells you how lucky you were to have survived at all, and then fade-to-black.