dramatispersonae | Naoto's Heart

Naoto's Heart

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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[bluuuugh]

We shall see if we can find someone else as well.

"Are you leaving?"

At the very least, I must return this leg to its position...

Would you prefer I not?

"That's fine, I was simply wondering. I ought to get back to work, in any event."

Do not forget all of the things that I have said.

[fine, turning to leave]

"I won't. Ah, may I have your name before you leave--?"

[looks back]

...Beatrice. The Golden Witch.

"I'll remember that, Beatrice-san."

...Hah.

[stepping out of the interrogation room! ...looking at the signboard, while she's here]

The signboard says:

ATTENTION CONVICTS
THERE IS NO
Talking, humming, mumbling, singing, groaning, spitting, chewing, lying, sneezing, coughing, sleeping, drinking, eating, crying, or thinking allowed.

AND PLEASE REMEMBER
Act your age.

--the department.