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]

"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.

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[dramatispersonae]

"Weren't you going to help me?"

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[uneulogized]

Do I really look like someone who does the sensitive thing? I help by doing.

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[dramatispersonae]

"Then do something."

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[uneulogized]

[takes up writing again and tries to write "arms aren't legs, the rest of that crap doesn't matter"]

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[dramatispersonae]

She looks at it... quizzically.

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[uneulogized]

Now lemme look at your arm, maybe I can just yank it off.

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[dramatispersonae]

"If you must. I suppose I can still write with my left..."

She holds out her arm.

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[uneulogized]

If it's mixing you up, it's gotta go.

[Jason is looking for some way to ... unplug, or unscrew, or something]

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[dramatispersonae]

It looks like it can just be broken off, actually.