I kind of hope it doesn't need to get darker and grimmer, because if it does, I recently burned out at work and that would be bad news for me personally. It seems like pretty classic burnout to me -- the feeling of having a lot of responsibility, but things never improving. The feeling of giving the best you can still barely manage, and still feeling like a screw-up. Being cynical about one's job, and feeling constantly emotionally drained. Using drugs a coping mechanism only helps her temporarily.
From talking to Dartz, I think he's probably suffering burnout as well.
Stupid question because I don't really know the setting at all, but does Jet have vacation time saved up? Like several months? Because the only thing that's going to fix it is getting away for a while to get some perspective, and possibly a change in the job so she feels she has more support. To me, if you want a story to tell going forward, it's this: Jet steps away on a quest to find her true path, and later when someone's in trouble, she appears at the last minute as a big damn hero.
From talking to Dartz, I think he's probably suffering burnout as well.
Stupid question because I don't really know the setting at all, but does Jet have vacation time saved up? Like several months? Because the only thing that's going to fix it is getting away for a while to get some perspective, and possibly a change in the job so she feels she has more support. To me, if you want a story to tell going forward, it's this: Jet steps away on a quest to find her true path, and later when someone's in trouble, she appears at the last minute as a big damn hero.
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