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SICK BEATS & HIGHJINKS

TOWER OF AWESOMENESS

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[quarkylass]

Don't worry, hand it over.

[ She holds out the other hand with the confident ease of someone who's stitched herself up for most of her life. ]

And...I think, this was from my broken guitar.

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[parappa-strider.livejournal.com]

[Dave carefully pulls out a needle with some wire.]

Owch... maybe you should get a new one. Don't think I trust guitars that leave gashes in your hands.

You sure you can handle the... stitching? I mean I would probably botch it to all hell but Rose... knits or something... that's like sewing, right?

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[quarkylass]

I've done this for years, Dave. Trust me.

[ Ironically, in the moment where she's most hurt, she sounds almost like her old self. She takes it from him, setting her teeth as she digs the needle into her skin. A hiss escapes her, but she keeps going. It takes her a moment, but eventually there's a line of small, even stitches on her arm. ]

I didn't know you were scared of blood, Dave.

[ That old Jade is back, the smiling and mischievous one, at least for a moment. She smiles at him, holding a hand out for something to cut the wire with. ]

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[parappa-strider.livejournal.com]

Scared of blood? Who's scared of blood, seriously? I just can't poke needles through skin, I'm no good at knitting.

Or sewing. Whatever.

[He hands her a small pair of scissors, staring at the stitches with a half-sick, half-curious look.]

How'd you learn to do that anyways?

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[quarkylass]

Sure. Whatever you say!

[ She cuts the thread and examines it carefully. But in the time it takes for her to do that, the old enthusiasm is gone, replaced by a sense of hesitancy. ]

I mean, when you're the only person on an island full of dangerous stuff...I guess I just learned because I had to. I'm still not very good at setting bones, though.