Seven Stitches

[needlesnthread]

[Action]

[She sat against the back of her house quietly, legs folded underneath her. In her lap was dark suit. Cuffs tastefully ripped, pant legs and sleeves long, waist line thin, seams white against black fabric, it was a suit no normal man could wear

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[so_shik]

[well, here's a Shiki wandering around with Mr. Mew and being nosy being curious about the area still. however, she sees Sally sitting and upon further investigation she notices the suit. she examines Sally's work, tilting her head and humming thoughtfully]

...you did a nice job on that.

[needlesnthread]

[A compliment out of the blue? Sally looked up at the girl with wide eyes, pride shining through.]

Oh, thank you!

[so_shik]

[smiles brightly and looks at the suit some more] How long have you been working on it?

[needlesnthread]

[This was a first for Sally, but it's comforting.]

Why... a few months, I would have finished sooner but it took me longer than I thought to find the buttons I desired.

[Her fingers trail over the added buttons, off-white and delicate, old fashion in style.]

They just had to be these ones.

[so_shik]

You've got skill. [bends down a little more to admire the buttons] They look amazing with the white seams and contrast the main body very nicely.

[needlesnthread]

[Sally smiles appreciatively.]

Do you sew?

[so_shik]

Yeah. [holds onto Mr. Mew a little tighter at this] I've been sewing for a while now.

[needlesnthread]

[Sally sees the motion and raises an arm up, leaving the shadows of the house and light easily exposing the stitching on her arms as she points to the toy cat in her arms.]

How cute.

[Head tilt.]

I've been sewing my whole life.

[so_shik]

[now see normally people might be freaked out by the fact that Sally's a talking moving ragdoll, but Shiki's pretty fascinated with the whole concept really. though she looks down to see what Sally's pointing at]

Oh, this is Mr. Mew. I made him a long time ago. And I'm Shiki. You can really tell you've been sewing for so long with just a look at that suit.

[needlesnthread]

[Sally utters his name, giggling to herself. It really was rather endearing.]

I'm pleased to meet you and Mr. Mew, Shiki.

I'm Sally.

...and yes, I suppose you can.

[so_shik]

It's nice to meet you too, Sally.

Though it's a...long suit isn't it?

[needlesnthread]

[Ah, she was wondering when that would come up.]

Yes, not many men can fit into this.

I made it for one man in particular, he... [Sally pauses, suddenly rifling through her basket to pull out a worn-out clipboard, two pages held underneath it's clip. The page underneath showed a rough drawing of a tall, bony figure in a pitch black suit and spider bow-tie. Posing theatrically, he had a wide smile on his face. The page covering it was the man in the same pose, only depicted in the suit that lay in Sally's lap.]

His name is Jack, Jack Skellington.

[so_shik]

Oh? [looks at the drawing a little closer before realizing that Jack's name fits just what he is] Oh!

I'm sure when he sees it he's going to be very happy.

[needlesnthread]

[Her surprise doesn't unerve her, Sally only half-smiles but not even that reaches her eyes.]

I hope so too...

But it will be some time before I know.

[so_shik]

...has he been taken out of this place too?

[needlesnthread]

Yes.