Holt's Notes - Luke Kisiera
Feb 18, 2011 19:09:00 GMT -5
Post by OrochiGeese on Feb 18, 2011 19:09:00 GMT -5
SPOILER ALERT: Read this AFTER seeing the match between Luke Kisiera and Gabriel Holt at O's TV Episode 23!
Universal Battle League mental health assessment project.
Patient 1:Lucas Luke Kisiera
Overview:
Luke Kisiera is the first patient I have started monitoring in the Universal Battle League. Upon my initial meeting with Orochi-O's Inc. supervisors, Luke was immediately referred to me for observation by Sergeant Drake Yoshida, himself a nervous fellow. Although the OG-Joshi Coach, a Miss Carter, disagreed with Drake's assessment of Luke's faculties, I considered it both prudent and profitable to test them myself.
Match 1
I find it more helpful not to arrange my 'sessions' with these wrestlers ahead of time. I do not want them to prematurely shut their emotions off or provide me with rehearsed and artificial responses. Additionally, the surprise of seeing me as their opponent can impact their emotions and make them more easy to read. In this case, the subject had no clue who I was. That was extraordinarily helpful as it allowed me to observe him directly without realizing I was doing anything besides competing with him.
From what Sergeant Yoshida later told me, the match was well received by the audience. While that was not a top priority of mine, I was glad to hear that. Additionally he noted that my ability was on par with other roster members. That gives me confidence I will be able to last long enough in matches to get the reactions I need from my subjects. Mr. Kisiera was aggressive but not seemingly angry other then one occasion where he attempted to use a chair on me. And while I thought I had him defeated on a few occasions, his resilience and mental toughness surprised me. He managed to use his agility to counter and roll me up for the victory.
Of course, my mission here is not to analyze wrestling talent but extract from his performance a theory of his mental state. Luke is still learning the craft of his chosen career and so he does not yet throw all of his emotions into his matches. That is the first reason I am recommending that I meet with him again, so that I can see how his future performances integrate his fascinating mind.
The next reason isn't so much a result of what happened during the match as it is from his reactions when we discussed it. As is my custom, I meet with my patient immediately after wrestling him, subject to any necessary medical care concerns, so that we may discuss what happened as it is freshly in his mind. The emotions of winning or losing also allow me to gather valuable insight.
Consultation
In addition to taking personal notes, I also recorded our session for accuracy.
[Holt:] "Let me first congratulate you on your win. Your reversal to my attempted mounted elbow combination was well executed."
[Luke:] "Well, you had just finished using the microphone to announce what you were about to do to me! So it wasn't so hard to counter. Actually, where did that mic come from? Do you have access to hammer space too?"
This was my first indication there was a problem.
[Holt:] "Hammer space?"
[Luke:] "Oh uh I mean, a pocket. You have a pocket that you take things out of."
[Holt:] "Yes, many brands of trousers on the market have those."
[Luke:] "Trousers?"
A serious problem.
[Holt:] "So I take it that your trou...pants do not have pockets. Is that why you reached into your... groinal area?"
Luke looks legitimately confused then gets a bit defensive.
[Luke:] "You didn't correctly answer the questions at the start to play the mature rated version of this."
[Holt:] "Pardon?"
Luke then gets embarrassed, seemingly changing his mind.
[Luke:] "I'm not supposed to talk to strangers about my groinal area. Really, I was just checking my inventory."
I'm not adverse to slang as I realize younger people feel comfortable talking to me with their usual vocabulary. And I understand Luke's concern with the health of his 'male anatomy' during a wrestling match. So I moved on to the next topic.
[Holt:] "Please don't take this antagonistically but you did attempt to hit me with a chair during the match. I only bring this up to understand why you did that. You seem like a pleasant fellow overall yet that action was one of a rule breaker."
[Luke:] "Oh that? *Luke laughs* I just wanted to see if i could pick it up! And when I did, I got so excited that I thought maybe I could make the chair interact with you to open something up."
[Holt:] "Like my head? Open up my head?
I admit to overreacting. To his credit, Luke appeared apologetic. But then he said something confusing.
[Luke:] "No, no. I mean like a door or something. Maybe a new dialogue tree."
[Holt:] "Dialogue tree?"
[Luke:] "Yeah, hopefully a funny one. Kinda like the one we're having now even if you don't realize it."
The student has become the teacher. Or so he thinks.
[Holt:] "What is it that you think I don't realize?"
Like earlier, Luke appears embarrassed or self-conscious. He also appears to be taking a long time to decide what to say.
[Luke:] "Uh, never mind. Next question please."
[Holt:] "Why did you just pause before you said that? Was there something else you wanted to say?"
[Luke:] "Next question please."
I hit a roadblock but as he still seemed amenable to conversation, I moved on.
[Holt:] "You mentioned earlier that you were able to interact with the chair. However, you seemed a bit surprised. What else do you understand as being commonly accessible to you?"
[Luke:] "During my matches? My opponent, of course. The ring. Any objects under it that are smaller then a banana picker."
I may get a big research grant out of this.
[Holt:] "Go on..."
[Luke:] "But I can't interact with the audience. Or anything grayed out."
[Holt:] "Why is that?"
[Luke:] "I dunno, I just go where the pointer is."
The Nobel is in view, ever so faintly.
[Holt:] "Who else do you interact with outside of matches? Would you say you lead a satisfying social life?"
At this, Luke's eyes beam and he perks up.
[Luke:] "Jean Carter, the most beautiful women in the world, is my girlfriend, Doc. I can call you that, right?"
He feels comfortable with me. This is wonderful. I have made contact with perhaps my most interesting patient ever. I have to be careful to end the session on a high note so his memory of this session is good and he is inclined towards future sessions.
[Holt:] "Of course you can. And I believe we are done for today. I am going to let Sergeant Yoshida know that you are cleared to wrestle but I would like to meet with you again in the future. Perhaps another match down the line?"
[Luke:] "I always grant rematches. Matt Rivers says its part of being a respectful competitor. Any time you want one is fine."
[Holt:] "I appreciate that spirit and I will take you up on it in a few months. It was a pleasure to meet and wrestle you, Mr. Kisiera."
[Luke:] "Oh you can call me Luke. Take it easy, Doc."
I shake hands with him and he exits my office. I know now that my years of study were worth it.
Conclusion:
As one can plainly see, this case is not closed. I'll be keeping an eye on Mr. Kisiera. I am not entirely sure if he has a known condition with novel symptoms or an entirely new behavioral paradigm. It appears things in Mr. Kisiera's world are very rigid and he is unable, or unwilling, to change that fact. Almost as if he was acting out a role rather then making all his own decisions.
What interests me most is how a man like this could have such a fulfilling social life and be in a relationship with the lovely and mostly sound1 Coach Carter. I am already thankful for my assignment with this promotion. Though it appears to a more dangerous place then it was first represented by the owner2, it will yield novel case studies with the hopes of lucrative grants and high profile writing for the future.
1According to my associate, Doctor Genevieve, Jean may have some difficulty distinguishing cats from people. Or she may simply like pretending that to indulge in some manner of a fantasy world to help her cope with her mounting responsibilities, fears, and pressures.
2Mr. Orochi Geese, incidentally, has now been hospitalized by the younger brother of his long time girlfriend: a case study in itself.
Universal Battle League mental health assessment project.
Patient 1:
Overview:
Luke Kisiera is the first patient I have started monitoring in the Universal Battle League. Upon my initial meeting with Orochi-O's Inc. supervisors, Luke was immediately referred to me for observation by Sergeant Drake Yoshida, himself a nervous fellow. Although the OG-Joshi Coach, a Miss Carter, disagreed with Drake's assessment of Luke's faculties, I considered it both prudent and profitable to test them myself.
Match 1
I find it more helpful not to arrange my 'sessions' with these wrestlers ahead of time. I do not want them to prematurely shut their emotions off or provide me with rehearsed and artificial responses. Additionally, the surprise of seeing me as their opponent can impact their emotions and make them more easy to read. In this case, the subject had no clue who I was. That was extraordinarily helpful as it allowed me to observe him directly without realizing I was doing anything besides competing with him.
From what Sergeant Yoshida later told me, the match was well received by the audience. While that was not a top priority of mine, I was glad to hear that. Additionally he noted that my ability was on par with other roster members. That gives me confidence I will be able to last long enough in matches to get the reactions I need from my subjects. Mr. Kisiera was aggressive but not seemingly angry other then one occasion where he attempted to use a chair on me. And while I thought I had him defeated on a few occasions, his resilience and mental toughness surprised me. He managed to use his agility to counter and roll me up for the victory.
Of course, my mission here is not to analyze wrestling talent but extract from his performance a theory of his mental state. Luke is still learning the craft of his chosen career and so he does not yet throw all of his emotions into his matches. That is the first reason I am recommending that I meet with him again, so that I can see how his future performances integrate his fascinating mind.
The next reason isn't so much a result of what happened during the match as it is from his reactions when we discussed it. As is my custom, I meet with my patient immediately after wrestling him, subject to any necessary medical care concerns, so that we may discuss what happened as it is freshly in his mind. The emotions of winning or losing also allow me to gather valuable insight.
Consultation
In addition to taking personal notes, I also recorded our session for accuracy.
[Holt:] "Let me first congratulate you on your win. Your reversal to my attempted mounted elbow combination was well executed."
[Luke:] "Well, you had just finished using the microphone to announce what you were about to do to me! So it wasn't so hard to counter. Actually, where did that mic come from? Do you have access to hammer space too?"
This was my first indication there was a problem.
[Holt:] "Hammer space?"
[Luke:] "Oh uh I mean, a pocket. You have a pocket that you take things out of."
[Holt:] "Yes, many brands of trousers on the market have those."
[Luke:] "Trousers?"
A serious problem.
[Holt:] "So I take it that your trou...pants do not have pockets. Is that why you reached into your... groinal area?"
Luke looks legitimately confused then gets a bit defensive.
[Luke:] "You didn't correctly answer the questions at the start to play the mature rated version of this."
[Holt:] "Pardon?"
Luke then gets embarrassed, seemingly changing his mind.
[Luke:] "I'm not supposed to talk to strangers about my groinal area. Really, I was just checking my inventory."
I'm not adverse to slang as I realize younger people feel comfortable talking to me with their usual vocabulary. And I understand Luke's concern with the health of his 'male anatomy' during a wrestling match. So I moved on to the next topic.
[Holt:] "Please don't take this antagonistically but you did attempt to hit me with a chair during the match. I only bring this up to understand why you did that. You seem like a pleasant fellow overall yet that action was one of a rule breaker."
[Luke:] "Oh that? *Luke laughs* I just wanted to see if i could pick it up! And when I did, I got so excited that I thought maybe I could make the chair interact with you to open something up."
[Holt:] "Like my head? Open up my head?
I admit to overreacting. To his credit, Luke appeared apologetic. But then he said something confusing.
[Luke:] "No, no. I mean like a door or something. Maybe a new dialogue tree."
[Holt:] "Dialogue tree?"
[Luke:] "Yeah, hopefully a funny one. Kinda like the one we're having now even if you don't realize it."
The student has become the teacher. Or so he thinks.
[Holt:] "What is it that you think I don't realize?"
Like earlier, Luke appears embarrassed or self-conscious. He also appears to be taking a long time to decide what to say.
[Luke:] "Uh, never mind. Next question please."
[Holt:] "Why did you just pause before you said that? Was there something else you wanted to say?"
[Luke:] "Next question please."
I hit a roadblock but as he still seemed amenable to conversation, I moved on.
[Holt:] "You mentioned earlier that you were able to interact with the chair. However, you seemed a bit surprised. What else do you understand as being commonly accessible to you?"
[Luke:] "During my matches? My opponent, of course. The ring. Any objects under it that are smaller then a banana picker."
I may get a big research grant out of this.
[Holt:] "Go on..."
[Luke:] "But I can't interact with the audience. Or anything grayed out."
[Holt:] "Why is that?"
[Luke:] "I dunno, I just go where the pointer is."
The Nobel is in view, ever so faintly.
[Holt:] "Who else do you interact with outside of matches? Would you say you lead a satisfying social life?"
At this, Luke's eyes beam and he perks up.
[Luke:] "Jean Carter, the most beautiful women in the world, is my girlfriend, Doc. I can call you that, right?"
He feels comfortable with me. This is wonderful. I have made contact with perhaps my most interesting patient ever. I have to be careful to end the session on a high note so his memory of this session is good and he is inclined towards future sessions.
[Holt:] "Of course you can. And I believe we are done for today. I am going to let Sergeant Yoshida know that you are cleared to wrestle but I would like to meet with you again in the future. Perhaps another match down the line?"
[Luke:] "I always grant rematches. Matt Rivers says its part of being a respectful competitor. Any time you want one is fine."
[Holt:] "I appreciate that spirit and I will take you up on it in a few months. It was a pleasure to meet and wrestle you, Mr. Kisiera."
[Luke:] "Oh you can call me Luke. Take it easy, Doc."
I shake hands with him and he exits my office. I know now that my years of study were worth it.
Conclusion:
As one can plainly see, this case is not closed. I'll be keeping an eye on Mr. Kisiera. I am not entirely sure if he has a known condition with novel symptoms or an entirely new behavioral paradigm. It appears things in Mr. Kisiera's world are very rigid and he is unable, or unwilling, to change that fact. Almost as if he was acting out a role rather then making all his own decisions.
What interests me most is how a man like this could have such a fulfilling social life and be in a relationship with the lovely and mostly sound1 Coach Carter. I am already thankful for my assignment with this promotion. Though it appears to a more dangerous place then it was first represented by the owner2, it will yield novel case studies with the hopes of lucrative grants and high profile writing for the future.
1According to my associate, Doctor Genevieve, Jean may have some difficulty distinguishing cats from people. Or she may simply like pretending that to indulge in some manner of a fantasy world to help her cope with her mounting responsibilities, fears, and pressures.
2Mr. Orochi Geese, incidentally, has now been hospitalized by the younger brother of his long time girlfriend: a case study in itself.