[OOC] Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

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Penelope folded xD

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Crow got excited xD

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Managed to magically finish my post on my lunch lol

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Nice cx
Crow's still trying hard to keep her from leaving

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Penelope realized something was fishy xD

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Crow is still avoiding that conversation cx

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Penelope's not going to let him do that this time cx

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He's still trying xD
They're both so stubborn

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Penelope's using selective hearing at this point lmao
They are xD

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Crow caved cx
He didn't want to tell her about how other people heard him though

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Penelope grasping for solutions cx

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Crow really doesn't like the idea of getting anymore people involved
Although there's not much he can do about that, since every time it happens, the guards on the third floor are gonna hear him scream ^^;
I could also see Penelope finding out about that if she ever overhears the other knights talking about it lol
Or if she ever gets stationed near his room overnight. That could be interesting

[BuzzingBee]

Penelope's probably going to do some research behind his back anyways xD
And ooo I like that idea! Penelope would probably panic thinking he's being attacked lol

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Of course she would xD
Cool. We can throw that in then

Just for the sake of ease, I've been doing a little research on PTSD and treatments, so I can share some of the stuff I've found.

Basically, the only medications for it are SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), which obviously wouldn't have existed in this time period. Most people use coping mechanisms to deal with it instead. The most common (and unhealthiest) is substance abuse. A lot of people with PTSD can resort to excessive drinking or drug use to escape from the trauma (I actually imagine this is what Eldon would recommend, since it would have proven to be an effective "medicine" in the knights he's treated before). Crow would definitely be hesitant to try it though, since to him, being out of control isn't much better than dealing with nightmares.

Other coping mechanisms that work for different people are meditation, aromatherapy, breathing exercises (when triggered), and physical activity. I could see the latter two working for Crow, since he's usually at his happiest when he's working his body, and breathing exercises would help him calm down if he has a flashback when he gets triggered by the sight/smell of blood.

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How soon do you want to throw that in?? I figure it'd have to be relatively soon-ish since I feel like the guards that hear him would start making rumors spread pretty quick amongst the knights lol

Also thanks! I had tried to squeeze in a bit of my own research on my off time so I found some of those things too lol I also tried to look up PTSD in medieval times but most of the articles suggested that knights would take time off and sorta use religion as a way to cope I guess? Which I figured wouldn't really work too well for our story since most nobles aren't very religious

Also! I found a song that I think will really fit Penelope when the Younisian Princess comes into play lol

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I was thinking soon too, especially since it'll probably hit him hard to start out.

No prob! And yeah, I read some similar articles. They also said knights would cope by convincing themselves they were killing for justice, so they would feel like there was a purpose for the terrible things they lived through. Since Crow isn't a knight and doesn't live by a code of honor, he doesn't have anything like that to help him justify the atrocities he's seen. I'm thinking he would best cope with distractions and learning how to get out of a panic attack by himself if/when it happens.

Ooh, I really like that singer's voice. It also fits Penelope super well cx

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Ok I'll have her get assigned to it soon then lol

And makes sense! I think Penelope's definitely going to have a bit of difficult time trying to get answers though lol aside from Eldon who's just going to be like 'here! do drugs!' xD

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Sounds good!
Crow got worse ^^;

Probably lol they didn't really have any good cures to deal with PTSD in the middle ages

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Poor Crow xc

Also just barely realizing I gave Fischbach the same name as your husband xD whoops

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He's already expecting Penelope to interrogate him xD

And it's fine lol I thought it was funny. I actually know a lot of people with the same names as our characters on here. Going down the list, I know an Adam, Collin, Braden (Braedon), Mia, Erica, Nina, Olivia, Tomas (Thomas), John, Wayne, Lucy, and Hunter xD