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AUSTIN'S TROUBLES

Cecile Hall Tutor Thomas Austin (55) Years as an Educator: 30

It was... just a dream...

You're so loud. What's your problem?

I-I'm sorry...

It happened again.

I keep having nightmares lately.

Is it because of the incident?

I could introduce you to a quite renowned psychiatrist if you'd like.

So, yes... Mr. Henderson recommended you.

Hello, Mr. Austin.

Thank you very much for coming to see me.

Have some tea.

Oh, thank you.

You see, I'm been having trouble sleeping lately.

As embarrassing as it is to admit,

I feel that the busjacking incident the other day may still be affecting me.

There's absolutely no need for you to be embarrassed.

It was a terrifying incident. What you're experiencing is perfectly normal.

Notions such as "You'd be fine because you're an adult"

or "You have a weak mind" are absolutely false.

My own daughter was also involved, so I can very much relate.

Let us both regain our old lives together.

He seems like a nice person.

Come to think of it, I heard that some of the children are also getting counseling here.

Yes. We've been seeing them as a team.

In cases like this, it's important to start treatment in the early stages

Thomas Austin.

Since he's one of the dorm teachers,

before your symptoms become chronic.

he's close to the students and has quite a bond with them.

This doesn't just apply to children. It's the same for adults, as well.

I'm sure he took care of many of the famous graduates from that school.

First, we need to fully evaluate your current situation,

and then find the most appropriate direction for your treatment.

He's been working there for years, so I'm sure his network is wide, too.

We'll have to establish ongoing treatment to achieve that.

Please make sure you understand that.

It wouldn't hurt to have him owe me a favor.

Right...

Now, could you tell me what happened?

And I've been waking up often at night due to nightmares...

Do you remember the dreams?

No, not at all.

Do you have any flashbacks to the incident?

Hmm... I'm not sure.

Other than that, my hands shake,

I feel lethargic during the day, and I get irritated for no apparent reason.

Did your symptoms start right after the incident?

I... believe so. Yes.

Comparing what he's saying, where he's looking, his mannerisms, the tone of his voice,

and consistency with the surrounding situation and information...

Small incongruities start to stick with me, like a tiny bone lodged in my throat.

Um...

Will I be able to continue my job teaching?

If I were to get fired...

Please don't worry.

If what you're experiencing is acute stress disorder,

most cases resolve themselves naturally over time.

There's no rush. You can take your time recovering.

All right. Let's end here for today.

I'll see you again next Thursday.

Thank you very much.

That man was lying.

Here's your schedule for this week.

I'm not certain he actually realizes it, though.

Could you look into it?

Understood.

We spoke for zero minutes and twelve seconds.

I don't seem to be getting any better.

I was moaning in my sleep again yesterday, and my wife yelled at me to be quiet.

Have you been with your wife long?

Huh? Yes, it's been about twenty years.

What have you and your wife been talking about lately?

Huh? Like I said, she just tells me to be quiet.

Er, I don't think that counts as a conversation.

I'm confused.

Does talking about my wife have anything to do with my treatment?

Have you told her that you've been coming here?

N-No, I haven't! I could never!

Why is that?

Why? Well...

I-It's because I'm scared.

Scared? Why would you be scared?

Because... I don't know what she'll say to me if I become

even more useless.

You are an established teacher.

Th-That doesn't matter!

Anyway, if you could just do something

with the aftereffects I'm experiencing from that incident...

I beg your pardon, Mr. Austin, but over the past week,

I spoke to several people close to you.

Mr. Austin, you've been experiencing these symptoms

since several months before the incident, haven't you?

N-No...

This is because of the busjackers!

My hands keep shaking recently.

I wonder if I'll be okay at the entrance ceremony.

Sir? Sir!

I'm sorry. My mind was elsewhere.

Mr. Austin, you look quite pale.

Should we get someone else to lead this museum trip?

I just haven't been getting enough sleep lately. I'll be fine.

You've been plagued with it daily, haven't you?

Something that scares you even more than the busjacking.

You're just not productive at all.

Maybe I'll report you to the State Security Service and have them take you away.

You should wash your brain with the laundry.

Dinner will be Hamburg steaks made from your own ground meat.

What? You said anything was fine.

No!

This is all because of the busjacking.

No, it's me.

This is all my fault.

I'm sorry I got admitted to the hospital.

I've been getting excellent sleep since I don't have to listen to your annoying teeth grinding,

so you can just stay in the hospital forever.

Oh, of course, you'll be paying the bill yourself.

Please calm down, Mr. Austin!

But there's no way that's possible!

How could my wife be more terrifying than the terrorists?!

Fear comes in different forms for everyone.

First, you need to accept how you really feel.

Dr. Forger!

What should I do?

You need to face your fear.

What's important here is conversation.

No!

No matter what I say to her, her only response is a sigh!

Let's just calmly try to track down the cause of this.

The thing is, I haven't the slightest idea.

Nightfall's investigative report

You stood her up on your anniversary.

You don't help out with housework or childcare.

You leave your dirty socks out. You have issues with her mother.

Seems like plenty of reasons.

Well, it is difficult to truly maintain a relationship.

I'm always extremely careful when I'm home.

If my true identity were revealed or if our marriage ended,

it would be a matter of life or death for me.

Well, I do try to pay attention to my wife's expressions.

It's not just a matter of expressions.

Are you also gaining clues on how she feels by the tone of her voice and other things?

There's plenty of information to go on, such as how fast she's breathing,

how many times she blinks, and the sound of her footsteps.

Th-That's amazing! You do all of that?

Twilight. That'd be impossible for normal people.

The most important thing is to properly express your gratitude for her.

You also need to acknowledge your role in the household,

and start by doing whatever you can.

I-I can't.

I'm doing my best to improve.

But I lose my ability to speak, or mess up because my hands start to shake.

It all backfires on me.

Just how scared of your wife are you?

Then, first, let's start with treatment to ease your trauma.

It's very painful to have to face your fears,

but if you keep avoiding it, it'll delay your recovery.

First, you need to actually face it, then gradually start conquering your fears.

Do you think I can do that?

Don't worry. Let's get through this together.

Close your eyes and relax your breathing.

First, try to remember a time when your wife scared you.

All right.

Stop!

Don't look at me like that when you have a knife in your hand!

It's all right, Mr. Austin!

You're at the clinic! You're safe!

Stop! Don't rub those onions into my eyes!

I apologize for eating your pudding without permission!

You can actually wage wars over socks or pudding?

My eyes! My eyes! They burn!

Authentic marriages seem... rough.

Ow! It hurts so bad!

If I were your wife, I'd never let something like that happen, Twilight.

Please stop! I'll do anything! Just, please, forgive me!

The Next Day

Good morning, Mr. Austin.

How have things been with your wife?

It's been gradual, but I'm becoming able to speak to her.

That's the first step toward peace.

And so the world became just a little more peaceful.

A NORMAL MIXER

Ugh, this work just won't end!

Same!

Well, good luck with overtime, ladies.

Sir, why don't we get a drink?

Great idea!

Damn it!

Would you like me to help you?

Seriously? You're an angel, Yor!

I still haven't had the chance to properly thank you for teaching me how to cook.

Yes. You should pay me back.

Sharon, help us, too!

Seriously? What a drag.

You've started initiating conversations with us a lot more lately, Yor.

Huh?!

I-If it's a bother, I apologize!

I mean, it's fine.

True...

Previously, I think I avoided interacting with others

to keep my job as an assassin a secret.

But how strange...

Now, I actually have even more things I have to hide, like my marriage.

By the way, is your daughter okay after the busjacking incident?

Why, yes. Miss Anya is completely better now!

Actually, she's been fine this whole time.

I see. That's good.

Hey, over there! Less chit-chat and more typing!

You're one to talk.

We're all done!

Well, I'll be going now.

Thanks for your help!

You're actually sorta useful, Yor.

Man, I'm starving.

You two are treating me to dinner now, aren't you?

Tch. Oh, fine.

You're coming, too, aren't you, Yor?

Huh?

Huh?!

A-Are you sure that's all right?

I mean... I guess.

Well, this is a first.

I'll make a reservation at that one place.

Th-That's right, Yor.

These kinds of interactions are essential to appearing normal!

Oh... Th-Then I need to call my husband and tell him I won't need dinner.

Ugh, maybe I won't treat you after all.

Honestly, I really wish Dominic would be more cutthroat to get ahead.

God damn it!

Exactly! You gotta cut dem throats for victory!

So this is how you are when you're drunk, huh, Yor?

Why, yesh. My nwame ish indweed Yor.

Millie, you gave her too much to drink.

I mean, I only asked her to have one drink with us.

So, how are things going with you, Yor?

Are things going well with your husband?

Huh?

Ooh, I wanna hear!

Are you all lovey-dovey? Damn it!

No... I mean, we have a small child, so...

What? Couples with kids can still flirt with each other.

Right, Sharon?

I was never all over my husband to begin with.

W-Woid lets me live a peashful life wif him...

What do you mean, "peashful"?

Isn't there anything else? Don't you have any gripes?

I want to hear about how your relationship is failing.

I want to tell you to dump that loser already.

I-I can't shink of any grapes.

Yor, dinner's ready.

I picked up an extra bag of Bond's food just in case.

The city hall paperwork? I already took care of it.

I also already called the gas company.

You must be tired.

I'll go ahead and clean everything up, so you can go take a bath.

Nope, there's nothing...

You're lying! There's just no way!

Yeah. There's no man who's that flawlessly perfect!

I know what it is. He must be running some marriage scam.

He's conning you!

Yeah! You should totally leave him before he steals your money!

Th-That's not true!

I'm the one desheeving him...

D-Do couples usually have gripesh?

Yes! Hard yes!

You're only all lovey-dovey in the beginning.

You have even more to complain about when you live together.

When he's insanely late to our date and just laughing it off,

I seriously want to kill him.

When my husband wastes our money or makes countless excuses, I feel the same way.

Yeah, totally!

Also, I totally want to stab them when they start nagging about my hobbies.

I know, right?

She's drunk

Thish ish unbewieveable.

Yeah.

I guessh everyone who ish dating or mawwied are actually asshasshins.

Right? Also...

Yeah.

Then, like, when I tell him I'm tired and he tries to act like he's more tired, I just...

The Shopkeeper never towd me zat.

Am I stwange after all because I wuz an asshasshin befow getting mawwied?

Oh, what should I do?

Maybe I should discuss dis wish them and...

No, you need to cawm down, Yor. You mushent.

You mush pway the part.

You mush act wike you became an asshasshin after getting mawwied!

B-By the way, I alsho get murderwus thoughts all the time!

Like when?

Huh? Um, uh...

I-I wike my omelets on the shweet side, but Woid is mindful of Miss Anya's hwealth,

sho he doesn't make dem shweet at all and it bugs me.

It actually doesn't bug me at all.

Wait, what? I mean, food preferences are important, but...

If that's what makes you wanna murder him, you might wanna get looked at.

You shouldn't complain when he makes food for you.

You don't need to try so hard to make things up, Yor.

But ish the twooth!

We're just a normal famiwy dat gets into fights evewy day

ash we stab each other and cwack each others heads open!

Pwease bewieve me!

Nothing about that is normal.

Anyway!

Evewyfing about Woid pisshes me off!

I am filled wif murderwus furry!

Yeah, sure, whatever.

Dish... Dish ish not good.

I need to pwoove dat I am sherious or I will be weported!

Alkyhol, give me stwength!

Hey, you should really stop, Yor.

Pwease excuse me.

Yor?!

In order to preserve your married life,

you want permission to kill your husband?

It ish absowootly neshesshary.

Hmm... Very well.

If that will help make the world a more beautiful place.

Yor.

I must say wanting to kill me over an omelet is abnormal behavior.

Nay, Woid.

I am defenetly normal,

sho to make sure no one finds out I'm an asshasshin, I mush kill you.

Papa! Mama!

Stop fighting!

Anya will eat the sweet omelet, so please stop!

Er, ma'am, please don't take our cutlery with you...

I jush can't do it! Killing ish wong!

The owner would alsho never give me permish'n to do that.

What even was that? An elaborate joke?

That's hilarious.

Fine, you proved that you and your hubby are all lovey-dovey, Yor.

It really ishn't like dat, dough!

Yeah, this is dumb.

Let's just break this up so Yor can go back to her love nest.

For real.

Oh, darn it!

I bet you're gonna start making out with him as soon as you get home.

I-I-I-I will not!

Oh, jeez! Like a welcome home kiss?

Abshowootly not!

You'll probably take a bath together.

We will not!

Hngh! Hngh! Hngh!

What the hell? She's being super adorable.

But, I mean, a welcome home kiss is totally normal.

Yeah.

Even if you have some gripes, you'd at least normally do that.

Yup, totally.

Huh?

Everyone does that. It's normal.

Huh?!

A welcome home kish ish normal?!

Can we get the check, please?

You think she'll do it?

I'm betting 25 pents she won't.

We might've overdone it a little.

Yor is just, like, so pure.

It's a bit embarrassing to watch.

She's actually surprisingly fun to talk to.

We should invite her out again sometime.

Welcome home, Yor.

Did you have fun?

I'm glad her relationship with her coworkers is improving.

W-We...

That one meter again

Maybe it wasn't so fun?

Welcome home kiss...

Welcome home kiss! Welcome home kiss! Welcome home kiss!

Welcome home kiss! Welcome home kiss!

I can't...

Whoa, there.

Looks like you had a little too much to drink, Yor.

And the second one

He's going to kiss me! I can't escape!

Oh, no.

At this rate, I'm going to hurt Woid again...

And the second one

I might end up killing him without even meaning to!

You mush resist, Yor!

Kisshaah!

What the?!

What in the world did you drink to make you that drunk?

I'm sho sowwy! I'm sho sowwy!

I'm not normal!

It's all right! First off, let's get you some water.

W-W-W-W-W-Woid is trying to kisshaah!

Please, calm down!

Papa and Mama are flirting really loud.

And here's the news about space for this morning.

MOON LANDING

As the space race between the East and the West intensifies,

Director Gallagher of Experimental Design Bureau #3

Ooh!

has been granted a significant budget increase.

I wonder if they're going to launch Orthos 7, then!

I'm so excited!

Hopefully it doesn't blow up.

How could you say something like that?!

Lord Damian, you're a poop stain!

No stains here.

It feels like they're rushing development just because they don't want to lose to the West.

Also, why would anyone want to go to a place where there's no air and you'd die?

There's no yummy food up there, either.

You both just don't understand how amazing space is!

Hey, school's about to start.

Boomy boom! Kaboom!

The rocket ship has now landed on the Moon!

Vshoom!

Apparently, the news about space this morning tickled her sense of adventure.

Ooh, so you're a kindred spirit who understands the wonders of space!

Anya wants to build a castle on the Moon and live there.

I get that! I totally get that!

The color and shape of the rocket ship you made...

It must be an Orthos K-Class!

No idea.

Director Gallagher designed that model eight years ago, you know!

You sure know a lot.

Hmph. Space exploration is spearheaded by the government.

Wh-When I become a politician,

I'll make it super easy to take trips to the Moon... or something...

Mayday! Mayday!

There's a fire in the cockpit!

Stay calm, Vice Captain!

No! Do something now!

First, we need to vent the oxygen...

You need to speak up if you want her to hear you.

Water first.

And we have escaped!

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