Shade Iven [D2]

A boy no older than nineteen sits on a seat, opposite the psychologist known as 'Doctor Gardner'. The two of them sit on leather couches in what appears to be a doctor's office, a small plant in the corner, a window with a curtain blocking all light seeping through and all people who would wish to watch. Medical posters are hung on the walls, however these are more psychology posters. Doctor Gardner sits opposite the boy known as Shade Iven from the very rich Iven family. Shade finishes observing the room he is inside, he has been visiting this room many times for the past year but he still makes simple observations every single time.

Doctor Gardner stares at the boy as always no emotion shown on his face or eyes (which is understandable considering his condition) a notepad and pen in his hands. "So, Shade, how have you been?" He asks his patient. He looks at the boy sitting before him. Long, straight jet black hair that reaches the base of his neck. It's always perfectly taken care of, well groomed and fit for a public event, but what more could you expect from someone who lives like Shade? At the moment he's wearing a shirt as white as the snow, ironed so there are no creases in it, it wouldn't amaze Gardner if that was actually brought new. He years a black tie around his neck, grey trousers and black shoes, a very grown-up professional look.

It doesn't exactly amaze Doctor Gardner that he dresses that way. Shade is of Asian decent and living it big. Compared to Doctor Gardner Shade is quite tall. He's 5'10, pushing 6'0. His career training hasn't given him muscles to show off but clearly some strength, during his last physical he was shown to be very healthy, not even slightly overweight and no excess body fat. His parents probably made sure he was healthy, after all the Iven household made sure to always produce proud careers. Doctor Gardner tries his best to stare into those emotionless bleak eyes of his, but Shade is showing him absolutely nothing. And then Shade answers with a cold, monotone voice that he seems to always use. "I have been just normal Doctor, I've just been going according to schedule, career training as usual but when that's finished I just go home, take a hot bath and maybe read a book while sitting at the fire place." He explains.

Doctor Gardner jots something down on his notepad. He takes a look at it, it's quite hard getting through to this boy. It seemed that this boy would have it all, born to rich parents, big mansion for him and his two brothers and two sisters. His family is quite big. But everyone in his family seems to have something wrong with them, Shade for example suffers from 'the blunted affect'. Due to a trauma inflicted on his brain he can't seem to show emotion at all, even subjects such as murder or rape that would usually show strong emotions he just shows... nothing.

He's never enthusiastic about anything, nor upset, nor angry. He has probably only ever shown emotion once in his life. This was all because he hit his head as a child, all because of that and his emotions were gone. Doctor Gardner really does worry for Shade, he has no emotional attachments to anyone, even his own family he doesn't care about them. When asked about his family Shade simply replied "They are useful to me now but several years down the road what use to me will they be? Nothing, so why should I care?

This initially shocked the doctor but he has now grown use to it. "Reading anything interesting Shade?" Doctor Gardner asks, maybe this could be the break through he's always wanted! "Interesting? No I only read books for knowledge, it's not pleasurable to me." Doctor Gardner hid his disappointment, he had been working in psychology for almost 30 years and has never been with a patient this difficult. His mental state makes sure he shows no emotion, he basically has no emotion. The Iven household is a very difficult household, nearly all the children related to them -adopted or blood- seem to have a history of violence or bullying in their school, Shade is no exception.

When he was younger Shade had been involved in many school fights and scuffles, and it always seemed to be the one who has a quarrel with Shade that seemed to be the one seriously injured. When questions about this Shade simply replied "Oh no, I didn't do it driven by emotion. I simply did it because they were rude and I figured I just could." As he grew older they seemed to stop, although something bad would happen, someone would get injured he just never seemed to get caught, he became smarter and better.

"So Shade, tell me how has school been? You're finishing school this year am I correct?" Doctor Gardner asks.

Yes that is correct, but school has been normal, the teacher give me knowledge and I take it, it's just that simple. He explains, no expression betrays what he's thinking, Doctor Gardner has no idea what to say, he just gives him nothing to work with, all his decisions are cold and rational and driven by no emotion! He thinks with his brain and never with his heart.

"Do you have someone special you'll be missing? A friend or a girlfriend?" He asks but he's already half expecting the answer. I have people who hang around me but they aren't friends, I think of them more as my... minions. And I have never had a 'true relationship' with a female." He answers.

"So you don't care about the people who do work for you?" He asks. Shade nods his head slowly, his thin, pink lips keeping the straight line they always seem to keep. "Shade, have you even slept with a woman?" He asks curiously. Shade doesn't seem even a least bit embarrassed by the subject. "Yes, I have had 'sexual intercourse'. But that was out of pure curiosity, it wasn't 'horrible' so I would probably do it again, but that's a big maybe, but at the moment I just haven't had the time to even think about such things." He replies.

Maybe this could be the breakthrough he has been hoping for. But then Shade gets up off the leather sofa. "Where are you going Mr. Iven?" Doctor Gardner asks. Shade lazily points at the clock. "My allotted time is up. I shall see you tomorrow Doctor Gardner. He then opens thee door and walks out, without so much as a thank you or a wave goodbye... But maybe this could be the start of some progress.