Legostar Galactica

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Creature of Habit

Plot Synopsis

Larry comes to Alice with a psychological problem.

Plot Summary

Larry came to Alice with a problem. He believes if he doesn't get some sort of psychological help he's going to kill the entire crew. Because of her status as ship's counselor, Larry thought that Alice can help him control himself. At first Alice's instinct was to prescribe powerful drugs or use electroshock therapy and she was glad to hear Larry was open to these suggestions. Alice inquired about Larry's homicidal tendencies and he explained it was part of being a Deep One. Larry explained that being part human helped him control the urges but it still was not sufficient. He also made sure to make a joke about how tasty human blood was, much to Alice's horror.
Larry went on to explain that many of his people overcame their blood lust by simply giving into it and killing people, but that was not what he wanted to do. Larry explained that he had come to the ship thinking he could easily control himself, and that he was simply incorrect. Realizing that he didn't take any sustenance from the kill Alice quickly came up with a solution and brought Larry to the holodeck. This allowed Larry to act out his aggression on fake people and necessitated the need for Alice to find some way to unsee what she had seen.
After the holodeck, Larry asked Alice if they could continue their sessions as they made him feel better. She agreed and when he asked if she thought he might still be a danger to the crew she said that she definitely thought he was still a danger and he felt that that was a good thing.
Alice reported to the Captain and he agreed with her that Larry could be a danger, but that many other crew members could be as well, and that even though he was a weapon he could be pointed in the right direction. After Alice had gone Larry came to the Captain bringing with him a message from Lord Cthulhu.

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