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: References

[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?

Re: References

[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.

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[uneulogized]

Bet this is gonna hurt. Hold still.

[... and then he's trying to break it off]

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[dramatispersonae]

It comes off easily. If it hurts, Naoto doesn't show any sign of pain.

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[uneulogized]

Try and write again.

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[dramatispersonae]

She picks up the chalk with her other hand and tries to write with it. Her handwriting is shaky and awkward.

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[uneulogized]

Anything mixing you up?

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[dramatispersonae]

"No, it's just slow-going, like this. I'm not left-handed, you know."

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[uneulogized]

This won't last forever, anyway.

Try drawing something, I'm gonna go check out those books.

[... so, yes, he walks away to do that]

Re: References

[dramatispersonae]

She gives you an odd look but keeps trying to draw.

The bookshelves don’t contain any books at all, actually. There are some soda bottles, some mandarin oranges, some medical charts, various anatomically-correct dolls, a candle and a box of matches, a cellphone, a lemon-battery, and a small box labeled EVIDENCE.

Re: References

[uneulogized]

[sets down the arm on the shelf for a moment and then grabs the phone to go through the contacts and text messages, if there are any]

Re: References

[dramatispersonae]

There is one. It says:

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