-berz1337- | Hellhound Therapy Session

(scribbling on a flaming clipboard) "So the core issue is a lack of purpose and an absent authority figure. Let’s try an exercise. I want each of you to finish this sentence: When I hear the word 'home,' I think of…'

"You want the real issue, doc? The silence . The Master used to whistle. Used to rattle our chains when we did good. Now he just stares into the Abyss. I think he’s depressed."

"Then let’s try medication. I'm prescribing one (1) genuine, unrepentant soul — ethical sourcing optional. Take it before bed. Chase with sulfur." Hellhound Therapy Session -Berz1337-

(leans forward, eyes flickering like dying coals) "Then you do what every hound does when the hunt goes cold, Rustjaw. You howl at the moon until the moon howls back. And then? You chase it. "

Log Entry: Session #47 | Subject: Cerberus Unit 734 ("Rustjaw") | Location: The Ash-Cross Couch, Sub-Level 7 (scribbling on a flaming clipboard) "So the core

"It is. That'll be three brimstone tokens. Next patient is a banshee with imposter syndrome. She thinks her wails aren't 'piercing enough.'"

[End of log. Chains rattle. A distant, lonely howl echoes through the underworld.] The silence

"And if that doesn't work?"