[TOY] Plaything

[skinstealer]

POLKA DOT: I think we can do it.
CROSSBONE: H-huh?
POLKA DOT: You need help, alright?
POLKA DOT: You’re gonna burn yourself out before we even get out there, and what happens when we’re out in the wilds?
POLKA DOT: You’re gonna get yourself in trouble…
 

Cross looks down at her hands and sighs, tapping the edge of the sewing machine.

CROSSBONE: …I know you’re right.
POLKA DOT: Then point me to something I can help you with.
POLKA DOT: Is there another sewing station around here?
 

Cross points to a nearby table, still within earshot.

CROSSBONE: …can you do embroidery?
POLKA DOT: Embroidery? No prob.
CROSSBONE: Okay…Tim texted me Roulette’s request right before you got here- a scarf with some interesting patterns, and while it’s not as important functionally as Devo’s braces, it seems…important.
CROSSBONE: I don’t know Roulette, but from everything I’ve heard…
POLKA DOT: It’s kinda…the practical type, right?
CROSSBONE: Mhm!
CROSSBONE: So…I really want to make that happen.
POLKA DOT: Got it…any specifics?
CROSSBONE: Black, with white eyes.
POLKA DOT: …eyes?
CROSSBONE: Yeah!
POLKA DOT: Huh. More…punk than I expected.
CROSSBONE: People are allowed to have punk sides.
 

You settle in at the station after a bit of gathering, having to grab materials from their precarious stacks. It takes a moment before you remember how to start, but once you get to stitching, it feels more natural than you could have imagined.

POLKA DOT: You’ve got your punk side on full display, huh?
CROSSBONE: I! I mean!
CROSSBONE: Just a little-
POLKA DOT: It’s a good look on you!
CROSSBONE: I guess.
 

There’s a little bit of amusement in her voice when she says it, the virtual pet resuming humming and working her sewing machine. The sound of the machine stitching is…comforting, in a way, and you feel a distinct warmth at being able to share the space with her like this, working in your own little areas.

CROSSBONE: So…how was the party?
CROSSBONE: Obviously people are in if they’re giving me their info, but…how did they take it?