I will NOT say dark does not have a place here. It's a big part of the storytelling toolkit for a reason. But the kind of dark matters, which is the trick.
I will say I much prefer the idea of the Professor having the realisation that he needs after some sleep (I almost put a capital 'R' on realisation there). He's an otherwise normal guy if he has regular sleep (see http://www.fenspace.net/index.php5?titl ... n_Fenspace).
Other Mads have had the realisation that they need help/to change, some of them quite publicly. This will probably be no different.
I will say I much prefer the idea of the Professor having the realisation that he needs after some sleep (I almost put a capital 'R' on realisation there). He's an otherwise normal guy if he has regular sleep (see http://www.fenspace.net/index.php5?titl ... n_Fenspace).
Other Mads have had the realisation that they need help/to change, some of them quite publicly. This will probably be no different.