[Mycroft gingerly sits up, and Bacall releases her talons and nestles in his lap. He clearly didn't want to talk about this, but...]
Not always.
[This was dreadfully embarrassing.]
It...seems to be mostly enclosed spaces. [That sounded harmless and fairly common enough.]
[Bacall sighs and pipes up.] And people with cloaked hoods, feeling trapped, being restrained, loud sudden noises, prophet eyes, and any sensation that causes us to be afraid or reminds us of the torture we endured in Norfinbury, pretty much. We've been having terrible nightmares about such, waking up with panic attacks.
cw: discussion of PTSD/mental health, torture
Not always.
[This was dreadfully embarrassing.]
It...seems to be mostly enclosed spaces. [That sounded harmless and fairly common enough.]
[Bacall sighs and pipes up.] And people with cloaked hoods, feeling trapped, being restrained, loud sudden noises, prophet eyes, and any sensation that causes us to be afraid or reminds us of the torture we endured in Norfinbury, pretty much. We've been having terrible nightmares about such, waking up with panic attacks.