Doctor Ozu
WOTD 08/13 - 15 Katie and angie go to the Base, to see and try to help Juntto, and meet with Dr. Ozu, an ex-Marine, who had been entrusted with Juntto's care. He had studies emotional collapses, and agreed that this might indeed by Juntto's problem, but did not know what emotion or what physical technique to use to help him. Brain waves were present, so they knew he was alive, and had actually grown stronger since he had been at the Base.
During the fight with Moloch, the doctor saw that Katie needed help, and, as a ex Marine with battle experience, determined to make a weapon to help her, so called ordered a soldier to bring him ammo, metal, tools. he would create the weapon that was needed.
When Juntto revived, during the fight, he explained. “I’m not human. You see, when emotions change in our bodies, we shut down. We aren’t dead or sleeping. We’re hibernating. Our body has to change to efficiently produce the chemicals that create those emotions. Basically, I was growing a heart while I laid there. My body has changed. It’s been morphing to use positive emotions—friendship, love, and compassion. Before, it was all anger, violence, hatred, and despair. Those were the first emotions I learned here on Earth.You are part of, if not all of, the reason I am awake.” Angie narrowed her brow. “How? I didn’t do anything.” Juntto chuckled. “Sure, you did. You holding me, crying, and caring for me? That was the energy I needed to restart. I was lost in this in-between place, but when you touched me, I started to come out of it. I could hear you, but you sounded like you were in a tunnel. When your tear hit my skin, it brought me back to the surface.” Angie was amazed. “So…love brought you back.” Juntto nodded. “I suppose it did. But more importantly, you brought me back. And Katie too. Her caring and desire to help me out of friendship brought me back. You all cared for me like I was your family.”Angie winced as the ground shook again. “How are you feeling?” Juntto shrugged. “Like brand new, actually. I don’t need to eat like you humans do, and my body manifests what I need when I’m unable to care for myself. Except for tequila—my body doesn’t manifest that.” “And your body needs tequila, does it?” The ghost of a smile touched Juntto’s blue lips. “Okay, maybe need isn’t the right word. Putting me in this icy area was a smart move, by the way. If you had kept me warm, I might have been out for centuries.” He recovered his human shape, dressed, then went back into Frost Giant form, and went out to help Katie, asking for spears as his weapon of choice.
