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[doesntneedarmor]

Ahem...greetings. My name is Kudamon and I am the partner of that ruffian primitive Sarasim.

I had been hoping a good vacation was all she needed but it seems she simply can not be won over by the smiles of her friends and the refreshing ocean and beach atmosphere.

I would help her myself but I'm much too busy. Honestly there are people who live for this sort of depressing tosh.

As an example of the problem I wish to direct your attention to what I'm about to let you hear.

*There is the sound of metal, familiar to those with Automail experience and Sarasim muttering to herself. *

Come on...you can do it...come on woman...GAH!

...

*The sound of fist hitting table and wood cracking*

That in case you were curious...is the sound of a woman trying to eat soup with her automail arm and dropping the spoon down the front of her shirt. Sad really.

So yes peasants, make with the words of comfort and encouragement, I'll be sure she receives it once she's down making a mess of her lunch.

*Click*

Comments

[bondingalchemy.livejournal.com]

Kudamon, put Sarasim on now.

[doesntneedarmor.livejournal.com]

Oh perfect the other girl who dresses like a boy...you should speak her language. Ruffian! You have a call!

*D-comm fumbled and a tired sounding Sarasim*

Good afternoon?

[bondingalchemy.livejournal.com]

Hey, Sarasim. It's me, Sabine.

What's up with your automail?

[doesntneedarmor.livejournal.com]

Oh hello Sabine I-

-w-whatever do you mean?

[bondingalchemy.livejournal.com]

Give me a few moments.

*plays back the entire post that Kudamon recorded.*

That.

[doesntneedarmor.livejournal.com]

Kudamon...*growl noise*

...I-I assure you it's a misunderstanding...I am fine.

[bondingalchemy.livejournal.com]

You didn't sound fine, Sarasim!

Really, let me help you through this. Who else out of the two of us has been through this kind of hell?

[doesntneedarmor.livejournal.com]

I...I'm alright really...just having slow progress.

You've had so much recently to deal with...I don't wish to be another burden to you.

[bondingalchemy.livejournal.com]

Sarasim, my first rule is always my family and friends come before my own well being. If I don't know how they're doing, then I worry more. If I at least know what's going on with them, I worry less and have a clearer mind to think of how to help them.

I'm willingly going to do the same for you, Sarasim, since you helped me get my head on straight by just being there for me when I needed it.

Just let me, Greg and everyone else in, okay...?

[She doesn't mean it]

[doesntneedarmor.livejournal.com]

....very well.

[Attached: Spare apartment key]

Just in case you ever need to get in...

[bondingalchemy.livejournal.com]

[Attachment Received]

It's a start, at least.

[doesntneedarmor.livejournal.com]

Tell me...when you had your first arm how long was it before you were...at least somewhat functional with it?

[Locked from hostiles]

[bondingalchemy.livejournal.com]

Well, before coming to the Digital World, I had just my hands and right leg replaced by automail due to an unfortunate mining incident, but my mechanic, Alexandrine Emmerich, connected all of them at once, which helped speed the process up, but I was in a lot of pain and couldn't move for weeks after that.

I think I might have spent anywhere from six to twelve weeks just in bed since I couldn't move without screaming or wincing in pain. I also remember that I had god-awful fevers and I pretty much felt sick to my stomach.

So, it took a good... oh, six to eight months before I was somewhat able to muster the pain.

All in all, it took me a good year a half to two years to be completely comfortable after the surgery.

Re: [Locked from hostiles]

[doesntneedarmor.livejournal.com]

I have been told we avoided...alot of that because of the technology available to our doctors here.

I was also told it would take years before I could use it as easily as you use yours.

Re: [Locked from hostiles]

[bondingalchemy.livejournal.com]

Yes, which is something I'm really proud of because the pain back home can literally kill someone from the shock of it all.

Well, I still have to calibrate my arm again and again and work the kinks out of it. I know I should still probably be in bed resting it off, but that doesn't quite sit with me.

Re: [Locked from hostiles]

[doesntneedarmor.livejournal.com]

You seemed so comfortable with it though on our trip...

...oh I never congratulated you properly for you and Sir Greg.

Re: [Locked from hostiles]

[bondingalchemy.livejournal.com]

I taught myself how to shoulder the pain, Sarasim.

And... aheh, thank you. We're trying to not draw too much attention to it.

Re: [Locked from hostiles]

[doesntneedarmor.livejournal.com]

I find the pain...inspires me to push harder...

He seems a very suitable relation for you.

Re: [Locked from hostiles]

[bondingalchemy.livejournal.com]

Mm, that would do it, but you don't want to do it too much. Kinda defeats the purpose of a warrior?

W-Well, I have been significantly happier.

Re: [Locked from hostiles]

[doesntneedarmor.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I understand.

You were positively glowing upon our return from vacation.

Re: [Locked from hostiles]

[bondingalchemy.livejournal.com]

Well, if you find that the pain makes you push harder to do better and that's all you focus on, then you lose a piece of yourself in the process, the side that knows when to quit and live another day.

I think milady's blushing~

WHO ASKED YOU?! *sound of whapping Agumon Hakase.*

A-Aheh... really?

Re: [Locked from hostiles]

[doesntneedarmor.livejournal.com]

Ah I see now...

Yes indeed...in fact I would say...that you compliment each other in a sense that you make each other more radiant, healthier, happier. A beautiful thing.

Re: [Locked from hostiles]

[bondingalchemy.livejournal.com]

Yep!

...Y-You... r-really think so...?

Re: [Locked from hostiles]

[doesntneedarmor.livejournal.com]

A warrior does not lie about such things.

Re: [Locked from hostiles]

[bondingalchemy.livejournal.com]

W-Well, thank you, Sarasim!

Aw, she's so cute when--

*sound of booking Agumon Hakase in the head.*

[vocaloid02-5.livejournal.com]

...maybe I should come over for a while.

[doesntneedarmor.livejournal.com]

Len...no I'm fine...I'm fine I assure you.

[vocaloid02-5.livejournal.com]

Then I'll be coming to visit anyway. No problem with that, right? Especially if you're fine.

[doesntneedarmor.livejournal.com]

Uh...

*Sounds of things shuffling around and Sarasim mumbling something to Kudamon.*

What do I look like your maid?

*Growl*

I'm going shopping.

*sigh* Erm...things are...not tidy.

[vocaloid02-5.livejournal.com]

Tidy is the exact opposite of mine and Rin's room on a regular basis. So I really don't mind.

[doesntneedarmor.livejournal.com]

I...

*Sigh*

...Very well.

[vocaloid02-5.livejournal.com]

Good. I'll be right over.

[doesntneedarmor.livejournal.com]

*And now Sarasim is scrambling around trying to clean up the apartment with her one functional arm so it doesn't betray the truth that she's been so depressed she's stopped taking care of it.*

[vocaloid02-5.livejournal.com]

((OOC: Log?))

[doesntneedarmor.livejournal.com]

((Ooc: Ohhhh sure why not.))

[vocaloid02-5.livejournal.com]

((OOC: Shall I start or you?))

:D

[doesntneedarmor.livejournal.com]

((ooc: http://community.livejournal.com/dive_logs/557164.html ))

[wanna-tke-apart.livejournal.com]

Sarasim.

...Do you need help with rehabilitation?

[doesntneedarmor.livejournal.com]

I...

(locked)

I am doing the strength training...it is just very...very slow progress. And seeing Sabine adjust...she has had to do it before so I understand it is easier but it is disheartening.

[Locked]

[wanna-tke-apart.livejournal.com]

It's alright - every case is different, after all. How about I come over and help you on a regular basis? However many times a week you want. I'm not an expert at the rehabilitation process, but I helped Ed with his, so I know a thing or two.

Re: [Locked]

[doesntneedarmor.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't want to be a burden...it's by my own failure to destroy the gluttony beast that I lost this arm...and you've already done so much to give me this chance.

Re: [Locked]

[wanna-tke-apart.livejournal.com]

Believe me, it's not a burden. It's my job to help those getting used to automail. What kind of person would I be if I just left my patients to figure things out on their own?

Re: [Locked]

[doesntneedarmor.livejournal.com]

...very well, if we could meet...perhaps three or four times a week? The more I am working the less I...well become frustrated.

Re: [Locked]

[wanna-tke-apart.livejournal.com]

Let's go four times for now. The more frequent the meetings are, the faster you'll be able to recover.

Re: [Locked]

[doesntneedarmor.livejournal.com]

Thank you...I really shouldn't feel so weak. This is an opportunity no one from my time period would ever have.

And yet every time I look at it...

Re: [Locked]

[wanna-tke-apart.livejournal.com]

It's not uncommon. A lot of people who undergo automail surgery have a hard time adjusting.

Re: [Locked]

[doesntneedarmor.livejournal.com]

It feels...particularly strange when I've been out in the sun and it heats up...or when something's touching my arm and I can't feel it.

I still have trouble sleeping with the weight.

Re: [Locked]

[wanna-tke-apart.livejournal.com]

Hm. That's...something I haven't had to deal with myself...

I'd say you should talk to Ed, but he's data frozen right now and even then...it's not a good idea. Sabine has just as much experience with automail, though. She might be able to help you through this in a way I can't.