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))

Comments

Re: Management

[browbeater]

... Her?

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

"Her, me, it's all the same difference."

Re: Management

[browbeater]

Obviously not if you're making the distinction yourself.

[yeah, now he's examining the torso]

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

"It's complicated."

The torso on the operating table is female, nude, and mostly human-looking… except for the sunken heart-shaped hole in the middle of the chest that’s filled with metal, and the pair of arms that look like they’re made out of plastic. Naoto is watching you sharply.

Re: Management

[browbeater]

... You're even building a new heart?

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

"Of course I am."

Re: Management

[browbeater]

Robots don't need hearts, do they?

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

"We need something to fill the void."

Re: Management

[browbeater]

But it could be anything?

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

"... what are you planning?"

Re: Management

[browbeater]

So it has to be that specifically.

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

"It does."

Re: Management

[browbeater]

Does it really count as a heart if it's mechanical?

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

She narrows her eyes.

Re: Management

[browbeater]

Well?

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

"It's better than a real one."

Re: Management

[browbeater]

[He glances around the lab before he responds to her]

Seems like you had to think about that.

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

"You offended me."

Re: Management

[browbeater]

I've been offending you since I got here. How is that any different?

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

"To say that simply because my heart is different means it isn't real... your ignorance is astounding."

Re: Management

[browbeater]

[He peers into the heart-hole]

But it's just to fill the void?

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

"It's a metaphor!"

Re: Management

[browbeater]

So what does it look like?

Re: Management

[dramatispersonae]

"What kind of question is that?"

Re: Management

[browbeater]

The obvious one.