[Video; UN: heavenly four seasons]

[eternallywandering]

[He sits before a mirror, smoothing his hair into a tight top-knot. His expression is cold. Blank. A bottle of something strong - liquor most likely - sits on the table before him, half-full. Pushing himself onto his feet, Zishu rises and takes another, smaller, bottle from his robes, downing the contents in one swig.]

Welcome to all of the new faces. I must ask, shamefully, if any healers have arrived since my last request?

My name is Zhou Zishu and should you find yourself in danger, please feel free to call upon me. I will not fail you.

Comments

[wantshappiness]

Oh, well, that's okay too. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be nosy...

[She isn't sure if apologizing is the right call but it doesn't seem like it could be wrong to apologize!]

What I mean is...I can't help with anything else, but I have a way to help manage the pain that's probably healthier than drinking. It's just, if the pain is caused by something like broken bones it might do more harm than good, that's all.

[Because all she can really do is make your brain think you don't feel pain or isn't injured but illusions created by hypno are, at the end of the day, still illusions. Walking on a broken leg because you don't feel pain will only make it worse in the long run.

She offers this, without having thought of a way to lie about it yet because she's also trying to hide that she has powers like this.]

[eternallywandering]

You are welcome to ask me any questions you wish. I just don't want to burden you unnecessarily.

[He cares far too much about the youth to accidentally give her nightmares.]

I'm not sure I follow. Why would taking the pain away be dangerous?

[With him, he could push himself too hard if he felt no pain. But he also wouldn't regret helping or protecting another even if he paid for it dearly.]

[wantshappiness]

Oh! That's okay! I just want to help.

[Also, it's fine. She has enough stuff to fuel nightmares for a lifetime. What's one more thing?]

Well, I can only take away the feeling of pain, it doesn't actually address the original issue that caused the pain to begin with. [And it wasn't even like painkillers where it's numbed, she knows. She can make it feel like the body is entirely healthy. And while she can apply the theory in reverse to cause a body to die it doesn't cause it to heal.

She pressed a finger to her lips, thoughtful.]

It's like, if you leg was broken but you don't feel the pain you might end up putting more weight on it and cause the problem to become worse...something like that, I guess?

[Nevermind that depending on how things are, the way she can fool the brain into thinking there was no pain was different as well...]