Hera: Don't be nervous, Malcolm. The last session was a fluke. This time will be much different.
Hera: Uh oh!
Malcolm: What? What?!
Yes, this really happened to him again!
Malcolm: AAARRRGGG!!!
Hera: Oh, Malcolm! I just don't know what went wrong!
Hera: Do you need some help?
Malcolm: No No, I...can do it. I've had some experience...with this procedure.
Malcolm's traits were once again completely changed. He even became a Coward--can you blame him? Absent Minded is understandable too. But I have to wonder about that Good Sense of Humor trait.
Malcolm went straight over to the drafting table again. I think art is his way of settling his nerves.
The next morning, Malcolm hit the juice bar first thing. He forgot to have his WonderPetal breakfast.
Piers found Malcolm still at the bar and talked to him.
Piers: I am quite upset by these recent events, Mr Nair.
Malcolm: Yah. Me too.
Piers: I really feel I need to take a closer look at what's happening inside your cerebrum.
Malcolm: Please, sir. My cerebrum is a little sensitive right now!
Piers: Don't worry. I have a special herbal remedy to calm erratic neurons. I've, uh, taken the liberty to add a bit to your juice.
Malcolm: Oh god! I feel faint...
Bunter arrived to observe Malcolm's latest session.
Malcolm: What's HE doing here?
Bunter: Take it easy, Nair. I'm as concerned about all this as Lord Wimsel. It would be criminal to feel otherwise.
Malcolm: Hmmm
This time--surprise, surprise!--the Brain Scan went well. Piers was able to check Malcolm's traits and make any changes he felt were needed.
Piers: Given Malcolm's recent interest in drafting, Artistic would be appropriate.
Bunter: I think Neat would be beneficial. I'm having difficulty keeping the house Spotless and Sparkly with this bunch--the roommates, sir.
Piers: A reasonable request. And we should return the two original traits he favored: Genius and Childish.
Bunter: Must we, M'lord?
Piers: Now Bunter. We should be fair. Mr Nair's had a rough time of it.
Bunter: Very good, sir (sighs regretfully). I suppose it's only right.
Piers: And we'll finish off with Nurturing to fit his lifetime wish for family and his new career in Education.
Malcolm: Hey! I'm feeling pretty good right now! A little like my old self too.
Bunter (trying to be noble): Well done, Mr Nair.
Piers: Congratulations, my man! Your courage in the face of adversity is highly commendable.
Bunter, however, sees the writing on the wall. His time with Laurie will soon be over.
At the suggestion of His Lordship, Bunter begins to spend more time with other roommates besides Laurie. Lord Piers felt the fiasco with Nair called for more sensitivity in dealing with the subjects. Meaning that Bunter shouldn't be toying with the ladies' affections.
But Bunter couldn't bring himself to just drop his romance with Laurie. He'd gotten too close and he genuinely liked her. Bunter would have one last night with Laurie...and then he'd do what he must.
