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I think that if there was a chance at an exception, she would have suggested it already. I'd quite like to ask, but i'd risk sounding desperate, and rather pathetic. i might still, though. she didn't recommend me to anyone in particular, either. the NHS just bundled me off to adult services in my area, and i suppose whoever's available is who i'll see.

I didn't tell her much specifically. i told her how Lain came to find me, and who i thought she was, and what i thought she wanted for me. she further asked if i could see or hear Lain, and how i related to her, and if i liked or disliked her, or found her scary. I told her about how she mattered intensely to me, and gave me meaning, purpose and comfort. I said that Cracky was a girl who reflected many aspects of Lain through her photos, and that she was also very important, but not just because of her connection to Lain. as her own entity, she also mattered a lot, and was separate. I think i was a little too nervous to talk about Cracky at length, but i might next time. there's lots i could say.
Thank you, too.