oo1 [voice]

[stiffened.livejournal.com]

[Normally, Yoshika would be introducing herself. Introductions are always a good idea, after all, especially if you're going to be living with a bunch of strangers!

But as it turns out, there's a slightly more pressing matter at hand...]

I CAN'T MOVE MY ARMS!

Comments

[allonisaretrue.livejournal.com]

You can't move your arms? Maybe you need to see a doctor...

[stiffened.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's a good idea!

...Where can I find a doctor?

[allonisaretrue.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure there's a hospital in town. You can use your smartphone, right? I mean, you're talking through it.

[stiffened.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I can sort of move my fingers...

Maybe I could get someone from the hospital to come and pick me up! Do you think they'd do that if I told them my legs aren't working either?

[allonisaretrue.livejournal.com]

Your LEGS aren't working?! Geez, look, where are you?

[stiffened.livejournal.com]

Um...

[A long pause. She's forgotten, but luckily she remembers fairly quickly.]

Oh, right! I managed to get to the hotel by hopping here, so that's where I am right now. But if I have to hop all the way to the hospital, I don't know when I'll get there...it's pretty slow going!

[allonisaretrue.livejournal.com]

*She hopped. All the way. From the lab.

Words fail him.*

...I'll be down in a bit.

*A little while later, here he is, a white-haired somewhat sullen teenage kid. Geez, she looks pale. And what's with that getup?*

You the one who can't move her limbs?

[stiffened.livejournal.com]

Yep, that's me!

[She hops in place, arms outstretched, still holding the phone in one of her hands.]

[allonisaretrue.livejournal.com]

*sigh* Amazing. I don't even... oh, whatever. Here, do you need someone to help you over there?

[stiffened.livejournal.com]

Oh, that would be great! Are you going to help me?

[allonisaretrue.livejournal.com]

Don't see anybody else here. I might as well. Here, I'll prop you on my shoulder, okay?

[stiffened.livejournal.com]

Okay!

[She hops again, excited. Why she's getting excited for a hospital trip is a mystery...]

1/3

[allonisaretrue.livejournal.com]

Okay, lemme just move here, and --

[dirtytrainslot.livejournal.com]

Guess who's running up behind you and moving your arms up!

We can help that!

[stiffened.livejournal.com]

Whoooa! They can move after all!

[She tries to move them on her own, but she can't.]

Oh, maybe not...

[dirtytrainslot.livejournal.com]

Wait wait! Maybe we can coordinate this!

["Coordinated" and "Selphie" do not belong in the same sentence. But she's trying to wave her arm back and forth!]

[stiffened.livejournal.com]

[Yoshika's ancient joints don't give very much, but her arm does move a little.]

This is awesome! I guess if I have someone to move my arms for me, they do work!

[Not very well, but she's too busy being happy about actually seeing her arms move to finish that train of thought.]

[dirtytrainslot.livejournal.com]

Or we can see if they have jetpacks here! Then you could go flying around everywhere and you wouldn't even need arms!

[stiffened.livejournal.com]

Jetpacks...?

[She's not familiar with the concept of jets or jetpacks, coming from such a technologically backwards place, but she is pretty sure this girl knows what she's talking about, and if jetpacks can make her fly, that makes them awesome.]

That sounds amazing! Do they really have something like that here?

[dirtytrainslot.livejournal.com]

I dunno! But they've got a lot of neat stuff up at this one lab, so maybe they've got something like it!

Oh, wait, who are you?

[stiffened.livejournal.com]

My name's Yoshika! What's yours?

[dirtytrainslot.livejournal.com]

Selphie! Just Selphie for now, anyway. Nice to meet you!

[stiffened.livejournal.com]

Nice to meet you too! We should do stuff together as long as we're here!

[This is code for "I want you to help me move my arms."]

Voice ☆

[fatedmagica.livejournal.com]

Y, you can't---

Oh no! Are you okay? We should get you to a doctor..!

[stiffened.livejournal.com]

I think I'm okay! I mean, my arms aren't okay, but I think the rest of me is...

[A pause.]

...Oh, no, wait! I just remembered I can't move my legs either. So I guess going to a doctor is a good idea.