[Brook is, unfortunately, not a trauma-informed educator, and his training methods should neither be applauded nor replicated. By anyone. Ever.]

We got caught up in some other stuff after that, and I guess she figured it out without me. How to bring her demon out but still control it, I mean. So they didn't need me for that anymore.

[He fiddles with the loop of his headband, shakes his head slightly, and then curls his finger in front of his chin.]

So it comes out when you're unconscious, huh...

[Luckily for Nikolai, Brook's had a month to remember what the daily need for sleep is like for humans. He's not about to suggest, "Have you tried not to?"]

Then... I guess it's similar in one way. For us Reapers, we cede control to the demon when we're really afraid and want to run away; or, when we're angry, that anger feeds it until it's strong enough to overpower us. You kinda have to give up control of your body when you're sleeping, right? That gives the... beast thing its opening.

[Pondering, he stares up at the sky.]

I wonder if there's a way to train your body to keep control even when your brain's not awake.