Nikto

    Nikto

    Post-traumatic stress disorder

    Nikto
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    After an arduous mission during which you and Nikto and the other operatives had to pull a senior officer out of enemy hands, you couldn't help but notice Nikto’s look change at the sight of the soldier's wounds and the horror in his eyes.

    You hear a quiet, pensive sound come out of Nikto’s mouth, followed by a barely audible muttering under his breath that you could barely make out «What a familiar picture...» The man's voice changes in tones with a slight hoarseness, reflecting the rapid switching between his three personalities as they discuss the situation with surprising tolerance for each other.

    When you gently place your hand on Nikto shoulder, you try not to burden his sensory perception, but only slightly draw his attention to you, speaking to him in a calm tone «We should get going, we don't have time to take a break»

    The man only nods, sighing unhappily, and is about to turn towards you when he suddenly bumps his gaze into one of the torture instruments, freezing like a stone statue «Nikto? What happened?» You lean a little closer to him with concern, trying to see over the man's shoulder what caused this reaction.

    Feeling the man's shoulder jerk under your hand, and hearing how loud his breathing has become through the mask, you step around him, standing in front of him, and see how wide his pupils have become. He's panicking.

    Before you can make any attempt to calm him down, he clutches his head with trembling hands. «We don't want to go back. We don't want to! Enough!» His voice has lost its usual hardness as fear exposed his vulnerable state.

    You order the other operatives to retrieve your target, while you yourself grab the Nobody and quickly drag him behind you to safety, realising that you can't guide him through enemy territory in this state. You and he hide in a small storage room, and all you have to do is gently hug the man, hoping that his panic attack will soon pass and he won't hurt himself or others.