Weightlessness

[lifelike-memory.livejournal.com]

[Where anyone to look into a certain room, they would find Nami gleefully turning cartwheels and doing flips in mid-air. Why? Because it's an anti-gravity room, and he's loving every minute of it, even going so far as to sing, since nobody's around to hear him.]

-I don't wanna change the world
I only want to stop pretending
What you say? Come again?
What you say? Come again now?

Nothing left to do but let it burn
I only hope we're all ascending high
What you say? Come again?
What you say? Come again now?

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[dawnrise]

[Nobody's around? Are you sure? Hearing the singing was enough to Riku to peek inside, and since she only knows of one Nami who sings, it wasn't hard for her to guess who that voice belonged to. The lack of gravity... was not expected.]

[lifelike-memory.livejournal.com]

[is currently upside-down, belting out the last part of the second verse, and only notices as he flips back up.]

Not pretending the game is a race
Because you're born and you'll die in my heart- [trails off.]

....um. Hi.

[dawnrise]

Hey.

[Mmyes, she looks rather amused. Do note the missing arm, Nami.]

[lifelike-memory.livejournal.com]

[manages to float down to her level.] I remember you. Riku, right? [has indeed noticed the missing arm] Hey, what happened to your arm?

[dawnrise]

[She's being careful not to enter the room, less gravity disappear for her, too, but she nods. At that question though, she shrugs.]

Got into a fight.

[lifelike-memory.livejournal.com]

Ouch. At least you're still alive.

[looks thoughtful for a moment, and lands in front of her, hanging onto the door frame for support.] Well, I still owe you for helping me out during my round of insomnia. If you want, I could fix it for you?

[dawnrise]

[Quiets at that, looking completely surprised for a moment, until she gets a handle on her expression again.]

How?

[lifelike-memory.livejournal.com]

You do know that I can bring whatever I draw to life if I want, right? It'd be a matter of doing some measuring and careful attention to detail, of course, but I can do it.

[dawnrise]

[Riku takes a moment to think about that, then looks at her injured shoulder.]

Would you be willing to?

[lifelike-memory.livejournal.com]

Sure! Uh, is there anything I should know beforehand though? I mean, I don't want to add something that wasn't there.

[dawnrise]

[Shakes her head, holding up her hand.]

Same as this one.

[lifelike-memory.livejournal.com]

Gotcha. Alright, lemme get out of here, and get a tape measure. You're gonna have to model your arm for me so I can get it as accurate as possible.

[dawnrise]

Sure, no problem.

[She's perfectly happy to do that if it means she'll get her arm back. Does he need help getting out?]

[lifelike-memory.livejournal.com]

[nah, he'll be fine.] Okay, one arm coming up soon. [leads the way to his room, and waves at Riku to sit down on the bed while he gathers materials.] Sorry about the clutter. And don't mind Peaches, she's just nosy. [there's an indignant meow from the bed.]

[dawnrise]

[Follows him mostly silently, thinking this over and wondering how it's going to work. She glances at the bed and does sit down at the gesture - though she feels a bit awkward doing so, and nearly gets off of it at the meow.]

You have a cat?

[lifelike-memory.livejournal.com]

Uh-huh. This one guy found a bunch of kittens in a closet, and I asked if I could have one. He said sure. [sets sketchbook and pencils down on a nearby table, and finds a small tape measure.] Hold your arm out, please. I'll need length and width.

[dawnrise]

[Vaguely remembers hearing about the kitten closet - she's pretty sure that's where the tiny Kai got his. Riku holds her arm out as instructed. She's wearing the usual sleeveless shirt, so that won't be in the way much, at least.]

[lifelike-memory.livejournal.com]

[makes sure to keep all touches light and impersonal, makes a note of length and width of arm and fingers, then steps back.] There. Now all I need to do is draw it out.

[dawnrise]

[That makes her feel slightly more comfortable. It's more like she's being fitted for something.]

Alright.

[lifelike-memory.livejournal.com]

[and draw it out he does. There's a bit of mumbling as he sketches, but he's very intent on making sure it comes out right. Finally, he stops, and studies it before nodding and smiling.] That should do it. [Riku should feel a familiar weight where a stump used to be.]

[dawnrise]

[She's mostly in shock now. The wait was fine, but Riku never expects things to be simple, least of all something like this. No catch, nothing? She puts her hand over her shoulder, looking at it.]

[lifelike-memory.livejournal.com]

Did I get it right? Does it feel okay?

[there is a small catch, but nothing to worry about, really]

[dawnrise]

[That'll make her feel better, actually. She's testing it out now, looking a little bewildered.]

Feels fine.

[lifelike-memory.livejournal.com]

Good! Oh, one more thing. [tugs the pages out of his sketchbook, and folds them neatly.]

Here. Put these up in a safe place. Just so you're aware, don't let anything major happen to the drawings, or you'll be right back at square one. I'm honestly not sure why that happens. But you're fine. And I'm glad I could help you.

[dawnrise]

[A safe place, in the dressing room? Well, she'll manage. Riku nods, looking down at the paper, then back up to him. Hopefully he can see how sincere she is when she speaks.]

... Thanks, Nami.