♈ Aradia: Make it right.

[ar0se]

[It takes Aradia a long time to figure out how to say this. There's only one thing she wants to say at all, but it doesn't feel like enough. How do you apologize for something like this? But... she has to try. She'd feel even more terrible if she didn't.]

Um. Good morning, everyone. This is Aradia. I guess I should start out by saying that I am no

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[punk_emperor]

[Kanji sees that and thinks it might be the robot he was trying to take down but he's not sure, and just feels too awkward, so he closes his journal without actually saying anything.

However, a guy can't stay in his room forever, so he's taken his sewing down to the lobby. Maybe he'll meet some new people!]

[ar0se]

[At some point, of course, Aradia's travels bring her down through the lobby, where she happens upon something a little incongruous. A double-take confirms that yes, this is the guy she fought in the library the other day, and that yes, he is sewing. HUH.

She approaches somewhat cautiously, walking instead of flying, although she is in her God Tier getup, and waves once she's close enough.]

Umm, hello.

[punk_emperor]

Uh, hi there. What's up?

[Ohhh, another troll, but he barely even blinks, a little caught up in the outfit. But even with his attention not entirely on his project his hands don't falter, needle darting in and out with practiced ease. It might be a doll's outfit someday, but it seems he's barely just started on it.]

Nice outfit!

[ar0se]

[A'durp? Oh right, this thing she's wearing.] Oh, uh, thanks! Haha. [Nervous chuckle is a little bit nervous! She clears her throat.]

I... just wanted to apologize for the other day. That was not a very good first impression at all, and I'm really sorry.

[punk_emperor]

So you're... [He's a little confused about the robot and suddenly not thing, and scrubs at his hair awkwardly, covering up a little wince kind of badly. Cracked a rib or two and it's not healed yet.]

Hey, no problem. No harm done! The damage kinda repaired itself, I guess, and you're looking and sounding a lot better, so that's a good thing!

[ar0se]

[She does notice the wince, and grimaces a little in sympathy. She's been impaled once before, it's not fun. Even if she like... didn't actually impale him or his robot. THE COMPARISON STILL APPLIES, OKAY.]

What about you, are you okay? [She also has not failed to notice that's the one thing he didn't mention.] The robot was connected to you somehow, wasn't it?

[punk_emperor]

I'm starting to think I cracked a rib or two, but there's nothing for that but time, you know? I'm sore, but it's not too bad.

[He says that kind of sheepishly but she asked, and he likes being honest.]

And yeah, he is. He's my Persona. It's like, um, shit. It's hard to explain? He's a part of me, though. A part of my mind and soul. Er. Yeah, it's complicated!

[ar0se]

[Fortunately, understanding complicated constructs like that comes pretty easy to her. It would certainly explain why he's hurt even though she never hit him directly. (Also, pinged by "time.")]

No, I think I get it. Have you been to a healer, or - or the clinic, or something? I mean, I could take care of the time thing but that wouldn't be a very efficient way to heal somebody.

[punk_emperor]

Uh, no, not really. I've broken ribs before, and the doctors said that the only thing for it was waiting. The rest healed up fine; my health is actually full, so I guess it doesn't count things like that or something. I've never actually tried to figure that out.

What do you mean by take care of it, though?

[ar0se]

[Oh wow this is probably the first time she's heard a non-Homestucker talking like he's from a video game??? That's kinda cool.]

Oh, like - accelerating your recovery, with time powers. It'd probably just make your body older, though. I've never tried it. Are you sure you don't want a healer? I'm sure there must be somebody who can take off a status effect like that.

[punk_emperor]

[P4 is just meta enough to actually mention the button commands in game...though they never address the inventory system.]

Well, got the castle to give me a Soma, and if that didn't work, I don't think Diarama would. Like I said, my health's full up.

I don't think I know any healers from other worlds, 'cause theirs might work differently? But I'm fine with healing the old-fashioned way.

[ar0se]

[When in doubt, your inventory is your pants.]

Mm. Well, if you're sure. I just feel bad, there shouldn't have been a fight in the first place.

[punk_emperor]

[...One of Kanji's weapons is a full-size desk. Yeah. But there is actually fanart of that somewhere, with predictable hilarity.]

I've had worse. Don't worry about it. But I'm real glad everything seems fixed with you. I was a little worried and shit.

[Not necessarily over her at the time, but yeah.]

[ar0se]

[PANTSDESK afkdlsafjk

Aradia flushes a little bit.] Eheh, thank you. [....... awkward pause is awkward ... she looks at his sewing.] So, uhh, you sew?

[punk_emperor]

Yeah, but I just started this so it doesn't look like much yet.

[But it is tiny, and his stitches are pretty much perfect. He's very good at this.]

[ar0se]

[Aradia can recognize good sewing when she sees it! ... Well, more to the point she can tell when it looks better than her own limited attempts.]

It looks good so far. What's it going to be?