■ Name: Hikari Hiiragi ■ Age: Not entered ■ Height/Weight: 163cm / 42kg ■ Appearance: White hair and lapis lazuli eyes

■ Concerns ■ When I'm alone at night, I get so lonely I can't stand it. I get this uncontrollable urge to be needed by someone. Is there something wrong with me?

■ Attending Physician's Remarks Abnormally afraid of being abandoned by others. Possesses a spirit of ruinous self-sacrifice. (Confirmed episodes from the patient, such as becoming a loan guarantor five times.) Determined that this will cause serious hindrance to daily life; recognizes the need for counseling while continuing medication.

During counseling, please refrain from a blaming tone and stay close to the patient's story. When the topic of school days is brought up, she begins to tremble and shuts down. It is thought that the cause of the symptoms lies there, but please be careful when pursuing this deeply.

■ Name: Michiru Amagi ■ Age: 21 ■ Height/Weight: 158cm / 42kg ■ Appearance: Black hair and lapis lazuli eyes

■ Concerns They say Michiru is no good because she's so childish even though she's already 21! Mommy told me if I came here I could become a grown-up, so I came!

■ Attending Physician's Remarks According to the parents, she used to have a mentality appropriate for her age. One day, she suddenly became unable to read or write anything but hiragana, and her speech and behavior became childish. Decided to visit the hospital because her stories were incoherent. Interpersonal skills are like that of a child; it is necessary to listen patiently. Since the psychiatrist saw limits to what could be drawn out, counseling was deemed necessary. Occasionally, she mutters fragmentary and incomprehensible things like "The man, you know..." or "The shiny thing to the lady..."

During counseling, please avoid difficult words; she will not understand the meaning and the conversation will break off repeatedly. Please also note that she is extremely afraid of dark places. It has been confirmed that she starts talking about the aforementioned "man" and "shiny thing" especially in dark places, but please avoid them as much as possible.

■ Name: Yuu Futaba ■ Age: 20 ■ Height/Weight: 166cm / 49kg ■ Appearance: Blonde hair and purple eyes

■ Concerns When I get scared or nervous, my memory just snaps and I find myself back home. After the memory gap, the problem is usually settled, so it's helpful for me, but it's also a bit scary... (Written with different handwriting in places)

■ Attending Physician's Remarks During the interview, there were moments when the personality changed to become violent; the persona identified as male and called himself Sho. Highly aggressive; it took four male doctors to restrain him, but he did not stop resisting until the end. He kept shouting "I will protect Yuu!" until he became quiet, leading to a diagnosis of dual personality. However, it has been confirmed that the patient had an older brother of the same name who has passed away. When the topic of the brother was brought up to the patient, she fell silent and Sho appeared. Since the psychiatrist is viewed as an enemy, the need for counseling is recognized.

During counseling, please note that talking about the brother, Sho, is a trigger for the personality switch. Also, Sho will emerge if Yuu feels strong stress. Information obtained through dialogue with Sho may be the key.