Rhodes Island's Psychologist

Ch 91: Misled Successfully

"Nepenthe?" Pramanix seems confused, "What's that?"

"It's my hometown's specialty." Lin Yie says, "When you feel depressed, just sniff it or eat some of it. You will definitely feel better."

Pramanix doesn't believe that, "That's not possible."

"Why don't you give it a try then?"

"Alright."

Lin Yie opens the bottle, and Pramanix sniffs the herbs inside. She seems dazed.

"This, smell..." She mumbles, "It's weird, strange, but..."

Lin Yie puts the cap back on immediately.

"Ummm? Let me sniff it again," Pramanix says.

"Uhm, I will give this to you. You can sniff it when you go back," Lin Yie says, "You can also eat it, but don't eat too much at once. You might get addicted."

Pramanix frowns, "Is this..."

"No." Lin Yie shakes his head, "It's not harmful to your body. You can bring it to the lab to test it."

"But why would I get addicted?" Pramanix asks, "It just smells good, so it shouldn't be addictive, right? After all, I'm Kjerag's... Umm, I have a really good self-control. I definitely won't get addicted."

Lin Yie gives the bottle of catnips to her. Pramanix seems quite happy, and her ears sway left and right.

Based on Ansel's description, Pramanix seems to be a snow leopard. Leopards are basically big cats, and cats are weak to catnips, so he brought some catnips to try his luck.

He didn't expect it to work.

But when he sees how happy Pramanix is, Lin Yie is worried. He remembers his college had a field of catnips. Whenever he passed by, he would see stray cats lying around like drug addicts. People could pet them however they wanted. If catnips have the same effects on Pramanix, will Matterhorn kill him for that?

The image of Pramanix lying around like one of those stray cats sends a chill down his spine. Lin Yie realizes that if that happens, he won't be far from death.

He reminds Pramanix in a hurry, "You absolutely can't eat too much! And don't eat it in front of other people!"

Pramanix's ears shake a little, "I will just sniff it occasionally. Why would I eat it? It's grass."

I hope you do exactly what you say.

Pramanix asks, "Is this common in your hometown?"

"Yeah. How did you know?"

Pramanix points at the label on the bottle, "You forgot the label."

Lin Yie's mouth twitches. The label even says "Gift."

Fuck. These catnips were bonus rewards his boss used to attract customers. He didn't pay attention.

"It's fine," Pramanix smiles, "I really like your gift. I will share some with Cliffheart later."

A group of catnip addicts. That's great.

Lin Yie can see the date of his death arriving early already. Matterhorn invited him over to educate Pramanix about the importance of acting like a saintess, but what has he done?! It's over for him now.

No, I can't give up yet! Lin Yie, don't give up! Use your brain for once!

*Cough* Lin Yie clears his throat, "Pramanix, to be honest, Matterhorn invited me to talk to you about..."

"Um?"

"About your tail." Lin Yie can't help but feel a bit perverted.

"My tail?" Pramanix tilts her head. She lifts that long tail up and holds it in her arms, "What's wrong with my tail?"

"..."

Lin Yie feels really retarded right now. Why did he go straight to the point like that?

"Your tail..." Lin Yie pauses, "Is very pretty."

"Really?" Pramanix blushes, "Thank you. I thought you might find it weird. Pure humans don't have tails after all."

"Um, maybe that's why I'm so jealous," Lin Yie has no idea what he is talking about anymore but he just went with it, "It might be a gift from heaven."

"Perhaps," Pramanix sighs, "You might not believe me, but I actually envy you."

Lin Yie feels confused, "Why?"

"You see, it's not easy to walk with a tail, especially with this size." Pramanix's tail sways a little, "We can't wear most clothes, and the tail is really heavy. Sometimes, I have to bite on it to walk around."

That sounds really cute though.

Oh no, I can't get sidetracked!

Pramanix feels irritated, "It's even more troublesome when I shed hair, like now."

Shedding?

Lin Yie takes out a lotion.

"What about a conditioner?" Lin Yie scratches his head, "Uh, I was actually an experienced therapist."

"Really?" Pramanix seems happy.

"Uhm, I guess."

Things are getting out of control. If Matterhorns finds out he just gave pet supplies to Kjerag's saintess, will Matterhorn put him on the grill?

Pramanix asks curiously, "You were a doctor?"

Lin Yie nods seriously, "If you are shedding, using a conditioner alone is not enough. You also need to take care of yourself."

"How do I do that?"

"It's simple," Lin Yie says, "Don't touch it so often, and don't let strangers touch it."

Pramanix doesn't understand.

"Think about it, you lose a bit of hair when someone touches it. If you just let people touch your tail..." Lin Yie pauses for a moment, 

"Your tali will become bald."

Pramanix's expression changes immediately.

Ten minutes later, Matterhorn walks out of the kitchen.

"Food is read... Where's Mistress?" Matterhorn can only see Lin Yie in the living room.

"I already convinced your mistress," Lin Yie says.

Matterhorn is surprised, "Real-really?"

"Of course, you can ask her yourself," Lin Yie walks towards the door, "I'm done here, so I will leave now."

"Wait, why though? I already cooked. Dr. Lin, I haven't thanked you properly yet."

"There's no need for that," Lin Yie puts on his shoes, "I still need to get pineapple buns for Nightingale. I promised her already. Goodbye!"

Soon, Matterhorn is the only one left in the room. He can't help but think, 

Dr. Lin is not only skilled but also altruistic. He is respectable just like Master!