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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Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

"I am not. The heart I've chosen is perfect."

Re: Management

[lifeistooshort]

[squint]

It doesn't look much like a heart.

Come to think of it, there's a manikin outside that's missing a bunch of body parts, too. Do you know where I'd find those?

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

She looks at him sharply.

"This one is mine."

Re: Management

[lifeistooshort]

[holds up hands, palms forward]

Hey now, I didn't say I wanted to take from your prototype to finish it.

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

"You couldn't even if you tried."

Re: Management

[lifeistooshort]

It's a good thing I don't want to.

[does reach out to poke at the metal inside the heart cavity, though]

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

It's solid.

Re: Management

[lifeistooshort]

[pulls back, then places a hand on one of the plastic arms]

Are these supposed to be plastic? They don't look like the rest of the prototype.

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

She sneers.

"Couldn't I say the same about yours? For your information, materials are rather sparse around here."

Re: Management

[lifeistooshort]

You need help finding materials?

I can help, if you can point me in the direction of any extra parts I can use to fix that manikin outside.

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

"I don't need anyone's assistance. I can make do just fine on my o--manikin?"

Re: Management

[lifeistooshort]

[points to the door he came through]

It's out that way. It's missing an arm and a leg. [taps his automail as he says this] And a few organs, too.

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

The robotic eye sparkles and she grins, lifting a hand to her chin.

"But it has another arm and a leg, yes? And a head? Oh, the things I could do with two heads..."

Re: Management

[lifeistooshort]

Hey, hey, weren't you listening? I want to find its missing pieces, not take it apart.

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

"Do I look like I care about that?"

Re: Management

[lifeistooshort]

Well, you should! I get the feeling it's important to try and fix that thing.

[goes back to inspecting heart cavity, this time trying to see how the metal is attached, or whether it is removable]

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

She snorts in derision, but watching him closely.

The metal heart looks like it can be removed, actually. It's loose enough inside the cavity for you to reach in.

Re: Management

[lifeistooshort]

[. . . reaches in to pull it out so he can inspect it more closely]

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

Your fingers get about an inch from the heart before Naoto stabs your shoulder with her screwdriver, hissing.

"That one is mine."

Re: Management

[lifeistooshort]

[-- apsdfojpaosd yells, pulling back sharply]

I know! I was just looking!

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

"You look with your eyes, imbecile, or do I need to administer surgery to replace the ones you have that are clearly not working properly?!"

Re: Management

[lifeistooshort]

It's buried in the heart cavity! I can't see all of it without taking it out!

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

"You're just going to steal it!"

Re: Management

[lifeistooshort]

How do you know?! I said I wouldn't!

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

She grumbles.

"What are you going to do with it?"