Case Studies (Fiction)

Author Development Sketch: Wounds

The case studies are short stories in which Jahir and Vasiht'h address the problems of their clients (or of their own). Originally posted on Livejournal and then sold as a separate collection, The Case of the Poisoned House, they are now included in the backs of the later Dreamhealers novels, with some exceptions.

In the back of Dreamhearth

• "Case Study: Nest" - in which a Phoenix requires a proper nest to sleep.
• "Case Study: Language" - in which Vasiht'h explores his own race's use of language, as contrasted with the language-sense of a Seersa client.
• "Case Study: The Captain" - in which Jahir and Vasiht'h provide a surprisingly simple solution to the problem of Alliance Captain Paul Amadeo's stress levels.
• "Case Study: In Dreams" - in which Jahir and Vasiht'h are entertained by the ways they are portrayed in dreams by their clients.
• "Case Study: The Sailor" - in which Jahir and Vasiht'h discover that some clients need something different than what they provide.
• "Case Study: Helplessness" - in which Jahir and Vasiht'h face clients whose problems could or would not be removed.
• "Case Study: The Harat-Shar" - in which a Harat-Shar is not necessarily there for therapy.
• "Case Study: The Witness" - in which Jahir and Vasiht'h help a Fleet member who was witness to a horrific pirate attack.
• "The Case of the Poisoned House" - in which Jahir and Vasiht'h help Sarja, a deeply distressed Harat-Shar woman who had been adopted by Hinichi as a young girl, at the behest of her brother Barron.

In the back of Dreamstorm

• "Case Study: Finite" - in which an Akubi is distressed by a sky with boundaries.
• "Case Study: Piano" - in which Jahir reveals why he rarely plays the piano.
• "Case Study: Swimming" - in which Jahir goes swimming.
• "Case Study: Wet" - in which Jahir and Vasiht'h face an old enemy in the deadly drug wet.
• "Case Study: The Christmas Tree" - in which Barron sends Jahir and Vasiht'h a paw fir tree for Christmas, and others help decorate it with items important to their own religions or cultures.

Not Yet Collected

• " The Snow Maiden, or the Case with the Holiday Blues" - Wherein a Fleet officer becomes a holiday celebrity.
• "Case Study: Wounds" - a champion fencer inspires nightmares in Vasiht'h's partner, and he doesn't know why.