Naoto's Heart

[dramatispersonae]

You find yourself falling through a black abyss, the air cold around you, although not bitingly so. Just as your eyes begin to adjust to the darkness on every side, you're dropped through a chute and tossed out into a brightly-lit area...


((#hardwired))

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[uneulogized]

[walks right up and then taps her on the shoulder]

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[dramatispersonae]

[doesn't look away from what she's doing]

"What is it?"

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[uneulogized]

This is the reference section, right?

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[dramatispersonae]

"That's correct."

She makes a frustrated noise.

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[uneulogized]

Then I need you to tell me what's going on, what to do, why your arm looks like that ...

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[dramatispersonae]

"Can't you discern that for yourself? I'm rather busy at the moment."

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[uneulogized]

Not making up your mind?

[looking at what she was writing, by the way: what was it?]

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[dramatispersonae]

Naoto looks to be in deep concentration, drawing an anatomical diagram of the female body on the chalkboard that’s extremely incorrect, and then stepping back to examine it. The diagram shows the placements for breasts and uterus on the figure’s shoulders, arms for legs and vice versa, and six tonsils on each hand instead of fingers.

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[uneulogized]

...

Can I get that for you?

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[dramatispersonae]

"What--?"

She finally glances at you.

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[uneulogized]

First ... and only time we met, you went on this tirade about wanting to fix crap.

[waves his hand at the picture]

I can tell you've got some stuff working inside of you that I can't even begin to touch, and that's okay, but you've gotta work out arms and legs if you're gonna do big projects like fixing everything.

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[dramatispersonae]

She huffs a bit.

"It isn't me, it's this blasted arm."

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[uneulogized]

... The arm made you confuse what ... an arm is.

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[dramatispersonae]

She rolls her shoulder in irritation.

"I can't do anything properly like this."

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[uneulogized]

Okay, great.

So how do I fix it? And I'm gonna draw you a proper body either way, just in case hide and seek fails.

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[dramatispersonae]

"If I knew how to fix it, I wouldn't be wasting my time in here with an arm that won't work."

She sighs.

"If you wish, go ahead--there's plenty of chalk. But I should warn you, it isn't just me."

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[uneulogized]

Why are you trying to draw it, anyway?

[along side Naoto's drawing, he starts on one of his own]

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[dramatispersonae]

"Because I need to understand."

As you begin to draw, the writing on the chalkboard suddenly erases itself and begins to draw a rendition of a scene, with narration written at the bottom.

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[uneulogized]

Why didn't you just take off?

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[dramatispersonae]

She looks uncomfortable, scratching at her metallic arm.

"I did."

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[uneulogized]

Huh, should've started with that.

[shrugs]

How'd I get a situation and you got arms for legs? Do I gotta keep going?

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[dramatispersonae]

"Why are you asking?"

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[uneulogized]

I help the innocent. It's what I do.

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[dramatispersonae]

She snorts and goes back to drawing her diagram.

"I can hardly be included in that category."

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[uneulogized]

I'm not here to play games with your poor self-esteem. That isn't my style.