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[revvinguptheharley]

Who: Harley Quinn, Her Digimon and YOU!
What: Therapy, a secret project and a new apartment.
Where: Around the City and her new office in the Fate District
When: The week before Thanksgiving

As the dust of the battle settled and with the city in ruins, Harley felt alive and wild!

Racing through the city at all times of the day or night, gathering up random bits of pipe, wood, broken furniture, paper and other assorted junk. Sometimes massive bags of junk slung over her shoulder, with each of her little Digimon pushing and pulling a children's wagon full of other things.

And so she would vanish into her newly claimed apartment in the Fate district.

It was here she was directing all of her current clients...by which she meant her one regular client, the few who had dared to have a session with her, and those who had been curious or who she had encouraged to visit but had never actually shown up yet.

With the year progressing on day after day and the battle with Titanmon gradually becoming the past, this peculiar girl seems determined to help people move on.

Will she help you? Or make it worse?

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[brain_behind_purple]

[He didn't want to go. After what had happened with Leatherhead and Mikey, he didn't want to go anywhere. He just wanted to stay locked in his apartment and work on starting his Crest research or work on a few trinkets to occupy himself. But he had already agreed to a session, so he might as well get it over with.

He had arrived at the Fate District, having roofhopped to avoid running into anyone who wanted to kill him, but he also wore a purple hoodie to hide his face. He left Artemisia at home, no point in bringing her along and she deserved a break form watching him.

He arrived at the apartment right on time and after a brief debate on whether to turn back now or not, he knocked and waited for an answer.]

[revvinguptheharley]

[There was some scuffling, the sound of a yelp and the door opened revealing a sinister looking Dracmon who grinned up at him. She was too short to reach the door handle without a jump and it looked like the one she had jumped off of was a Bokomon who was laying on the ground looking dazed.]

Why hello there sir~ Are you here to see the Doctor?

[brain_behind_purple]

[He stared at the dazed Bokomon for a few seconds, but quickly turned to Dracomon when she talked to him.]

Yeah... looks like I am.

[revvinguptheharley]

Come on in~

[The little Dracmon turns on her heel, stepping on Bokomon as she trots into the apartment which has some professional looking leather furniture, including two armchairs, a sofa and a fainting couch. A low polished coffee table has a notepad with some items listed on it, like a shopping list but the items range from "plastic toys" to "antifreeze" Suddenly Dracmon's voice becomes harsh as she calls out]

Yo! Doctor Q! Your next headcase is here for the shrinking!

[There's a yelp, a crash, some shuffling around and popping out of the back room is Harley, in her lab coat with her hair in a bun and glasses firmly in place, but there's a twinkle in her eye and a grin on her lips that says this is not the same calm relaxed Harley that the world had begun to appreciate over the last month]

Welcome welcome! Have a seat wherever you like. Can we get you a drink? Something to nibble on?

[brain_behind_purple]

[Donatello stepped in, standing and waiting for Harley to come out. he did look around a little, but he didn't give anything too close of a look by the time Harley came in. The spark in her eye just made him more and more reluctant to go through with this. But he could always just leave if he didn't like it, he supposed.]

No thanks, I'd really just prefer to get this over with. If you don't mind. [He grabs the nearest chair and sits in it.]

[revvinguptheharley]

Enthusiastic! I like that!

[She ushers her partners out of the room so they have some privacy and takes her seat across from him, curling her legs up on the chair in a casual way.]

Alright, now the first thing you should understand is this session is all about you. Whatever you want to talk about, it doesn't even have to be about your problems right away. So let's start with the basics. Tell me about yourself.

[brain_behind_purple]

Okay, fine. Just a warning, I'm not... exactly a normal teenager.

[He didn't really care about people knowing that he was really a mutant or not anymore, but he still liked to give a fair warning.]

For one... I'm not really human, this place turned me into one. I'm really a turtle, a mutant turtle. My brothers and I were bought at a bet store sixteen years ago by a man named Hamato Yoshi. he ended up seeing some kind of dealing and got hit with an alien ooze which mutated him into a rat. The four of us also got hit, so we became more humanoid. Since we were outcasts to society, we've been hiding in the sewer for practically our entire lives. So I didn't... exactly have a normal upbringing.

[Well Splinter made it as normal as possible, but it had still been a difficult childhood at some points.]

[revvinguptheharley]

[Harley doesn't bat an eyelash at that, nodding as he explains and scribbling down a few notes.]

So you've lived a very sheltered life before coming here?

[brain_behind_purple]

[Okay... he was expecting at least a raised eyebrow at the whole 'mutant' thing, but he wasn't in the mood to question it.]

Yeah, for the most part. Hamato Yoshi, who changed his name to Splinter, tried to give us as much of a normal life as possible, but we were stuck in the sewers until he finally let us start going out when we were fifteen, and even then we're limited to nighttime only unless it's an emergency. Still, it was an okay childhood, there were some problems but nothing too bad. When I got older I got into things like engineering and other science-related fields, so I was able to get us television and internet later on.

Sensei finally let us leave on out fifteenth birthday. it was... rocky at a few points, but we got through it. We made friends with a girl named April and she helped us like getting us food and everything, so things were for the most part good. [Sighs] And then I got sent here almost eight months ago now...

[revvinguptheharley]

[More notes, watching him with a smile]

Wow, I bet that was some culture shock for you and the boys huh? If TV was your only real window to the outside world...

[brain_behind_purple]

It was a lot to take in, I guess. New York City was so beautiful and huge and everything we always imagined tat it was and more. The first time we lift we just wanted to see everything we could, every shop window, every street corner, just... everything. It was also the first time we had actual food, before we were living off worms and algae, and since we were turtles it was okay for us.

Needless to say as soon as we got out, we didn't ever want to stay locked up in the sewer again. But we still have to stay hidden from society, so... we're still limited on when we can and can't go out. But just having that freedom after so long was enough for us.

[He was actually smiling a tad now for what was probably the first time in a week. Although the Kraang put a damper on it shortly after, that really had been one of the best nights of his life.]

[revvinguptheharley]

[That actually got a reaction at her. She pulled a disgusted face]

Worms and Algae? You poor kids.

Still, I know how you feel. It's unnatural for creatures of curiosity and intelligence to be locked up. Even the most introverted subjects tend to need new input before they go mad.

[A pause and she made another note]

What was your favorite thing about being allowed to go topside?

[brain_behind_purple]

Just the freedom that came with it. I mean the sewers were okay, and Master Splinter did everything he could to make everything liveable. But after fifteen years of nothing but sewer tunnels and an old subway station... just getting out of there and being in the open, getting to see and run around in a place as big and beautiful as New York. For the first time in our lives we felt... free, I guess...

[Not that he hated his home. Far from it. But being confined down there wasn't always easy to deal with. He understood why Splinter kept them confined, it was to protect them and he couldn't fault him for that. But still, after years of begging and pleading and finally being allowed to go out into the real world, a world that they had always dreamed of...

It had been a freedom that he never, ever wanted to lose.]

[needsteaplz]

[Saori left a note in her current living space before leaving for the Fate district. This was something she had to deal with herself. She just never thought she would see a doctor in this matter. At the same time she didn't want to be a burden for her friends and needed an unbiased ear. She took a deep breath before she knocked on the door. ]

[revvinguptheharley]

[There's the sound of a scuffle, some crashing and when the door opens there's a Dracmon grinning up at her, and a Bokomon laying facedown on the floor dazed]

Hello there! Are you here for Doctor Quinzell?

[needsteaplz]

[The loud noises left her a slight worried. At the sight of the two Digimon, she got down so she was eye to eye with them. Her attention went to the Bokomon first. ]

A-are you okay?

And yes, is the doctor available? I'm sorry to drop in like this without an appointment.

[revvinguptheharley]

No worse then usual.

Ah great! I'll go get her. Please make yourself comfortable!

[The Dracmon drags the Bokomon out of the room and a cheerful blond woman with pigtails and a doctor's coat swishes into the room]

Well hello there! How can I help you?

[needsteaplz]

Um, well... It's a bit of a long story but it involves me and my...

[Boyfriend? If things weren't so complicated, maybe. ]

Someone I'm seeing. I'm just a little concerned about it's turning out.

[revvinguptheharley]

[Harley grins brightly, she LOVES a good romance story. Taking her seat in a tall back leather chair she gestures for Saori to sit]

No problem at all, go ahead and catch me up to date.

[needsteaplz]

[She sits in the offered chair and crosses her legs casually. ]

It all started back at that party Dante threw after the black-out. I was the bartender at the time. I ended serving a few drinks for him and tried to cheer him up. One thing let to another and we ended up hijacking one of the spare rooms.

It should have been just a one night stand, especially after the way I tried to avoid him. Then we bumped into each other and decided to go out for a date. It went so well that we're pretty steady now.

Then that virus hit and he managed to save my life after I was being a idiot. With all the damage here, I now decided to live with him.

[She sighs and laughs softly. ]

I know it doesn't sound horrible. Laguna, he's a good man. Definitely one of a kind. I can still manage to one and laugh after everything that's happened. Not to mention the sex is amazing and what he can do with his hands...

[She blushes a bit when she realized where this is leading to. ]

I don't normally open up to people this fast. I mean... Living under the same roof only after so little time? It just seems too perfect the way we clicked together. I'm not used to having things fall in my favor so easily. I can't help but get paranoid about there being a big catch to everything.

My other big problem is... I'm already married back home. I mean we made it an open marriage but I'm afraid of his reaction if I tell him the truth. Also the fact Laguna looks strikingly like my husband but with a different hair color is awkward potential.

[revvinguptheharley]

[harley squeals in a rather unprofessional way before settling down with an extra wide grin]

This is exactly the kind of across the multiverse romance these situations are made for!

[sighs happily]

So tell me, is anything back home ever this perfect for ya?

[needsteaplz]

Well now it is. Growing up... Not much.
[She learns back. It never gets easy telling people about her life. For the sake of finding answers, honesty is the best policy. ]

I lost my mother from an illness when I was 7 and then my father dissappeared a year later. It'd be decades until I found out his soul was eaten. I practically raised my little brother along with my grandma. I had to fight my way to be able to work a part time job during high school.

When I studied abroad in New York, I had my first romantic relationship and I ended up breaking the poor guy's heart when I turned him when he popped the question. My little brother found out and he was angry for what I did. We had a fight and he disappeared. It became a cold case but I've still been looking for him ever since.

[She clenched her hands as she talked about her brother. It never was easy to talk about him. She has to pause for a bit before continuing.]

Then... I died. I got spirited away by a supernatural beast and my soul was ripped from my body. My would-be husband saved me but he had to take me to the other realm. I found out he lead a Corp devoted to protecting souls from rogue supernatural creatures who want to eat them for power boosts. He balked at the idea of me joining but I managed to survive the training and joined. We had an on/off relationship for about twenty years until he finally caved in and we got married. We're still doing our job in the Corp but we also gained another responsibility. It's been an uphill battle but we've stuck by each other since.

[revvinguptheharley]

[Harley whistled, impressed by the tale]

So you and your Hubby are pretty tight. What's the other responsibility you gained? Each other?

[needsteaplz]

That, and....okay, this is going to sound a bit weird. My husband and I, we're also the Shinto god, Inari. And yeah, I'm a lot older than I look because of the very long extended lifespan boost when I became a god. I don't normally talk about this part since most people don't ask. At the same time, I want people to know me for who I am not by my job title so I don't bring it up. With Laguna though, I think it's only a matter of time before I have to talk to him about this.

Besides, I'd think majority of the population here would think I'm delusional or something.

[revvinguptheharley]

[Harley rolled her eyes]

You've been kidnapped from your home world to a world where some people claim they were robots back home, one says she was a Pegasus, and all of us are soulbound to talking monsters that can shape shift based on our emotions. How does ANYTHING sound implausible and delusional anymore?

[A chuckle]

Anyway so what sort of responsibilities does being a shinto god come with?