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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[dramatispersonae]

The door is unlocked.

Re: Clutter

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[glances over her shoulder at Raven...

eh whatever, opens the door anyway]

Re: Clutter

[telltaleheart]

[Comes over as well!! When he's done gathering papers]

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[dramatispersonae]

The room inside is occupied but otherwise small and nondescript; it appears to be an interrogation room, with white walls and a single light bulb hanging from the ceiling.

Naoto is in here, however, and she turns swiftly to see who’s interrupted her tirade. You’ll notice something is quite different about her right away. Although she’s dressed androgynously as usual, with a simple white shirt and dark slacks, her left pant leg seems to be missing, exposing a metallic leg that moves with a strange, mechanical noise as she turns. She gives you a tired, exasperated look.

“Excuse me, I’m in the middle of an interrogation at the moment.”

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[boxupallthebutterflies]

Oh, my apologies. [...trying to see who she is interrogating!?]

Re: Clutter

[dramatispersonae]

There's no one else in there.

Re: Clutter

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[...lip quirk, rolling with it]

How is the interrogation progressing, then? Are you even making any headway?

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[dramatispersonae]

"Well, that's..."

She shifts, looking embarrassed.

"It's at a bit of a standstill at the moment, but I assure you I've made excellent progress thus far."

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[boxupallthebutterflies]

Hah! Everyone hits blocks once in a while. Refresh me on the details of the incident, and perhaps I can be of assistance, hmm?

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[dramatispersonae]

"Er, um, well, it's rather a long story, and ah... I-I really don't have much time to go into the details right now, but it was--ah--a murder."

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[boxupallthebutterflies]

..."Nanako?" Or am I getting things mixed up again...

Re: Clutter

[dramatispersonae]

She looks somber.

"Yes."

Re: Clutter

[boxupallthebutterflies]

...I see.

Perhaps if you're at a standstill, gathering evidence would be more fruitful than interrogation...? At the very least, attempt a different approach.

Re: Clutter

[dramatispersonae]

She leans against the wall so she's not putting weight on her leg.

"I've gathered everything I could find. But it still isn't enough, so I... I have to at least seem like I'm accomplishing something."

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[boxupallthebutterflies]

Maybe you could help us out for a while? You might stumble across something useful.

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[telltaleheart]

Uh... I see. Can we help?

Re: Clutter

[dramatispersonae]

"Help? Help with what?"

She stumbled a bit.

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[telltaleheart]

...Is your leg... alright?

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[dramatispersonae]

"It, ah... well, no, not really."

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[telltaleheart]

Shouldn't we do something about that?

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[dramatispersonae]

She leans against the wall so she doesn't have to put weight on it.

"What did you have in mind?"

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[telltaleheart]

Er... I hadn't really made a plan or anything. Do you know what the problem is?

Re: Clutter

[dramatispersonae]

"There's a lot of problems. You'll need to be more specific."

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[telltaleheart]

Can we fix it so it doesn't hurt you?

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[dramatispersonae]

"What are you trying to fix?"