[As letters go, it's not much of one. Someone certainly made an admirable effort to tear a piece of paper into the shape of a heart. It's lopsided and stiff. Probably because it was soaked in blood.]
{Haru contemplates the heart for a long time without touching it because she's seen enough blood on paper to know what it looks like. She afraid, just a little of the stuff she's heard about Emily's wing, but mostly she's just exasperated and feeling like someone's played a cruel trick on her so she sits down and writes a response. }
Dear Unknown Crafter,
I greatly appreciate the time you took to shape this paper into a heart. May I suggest that next time you borrow a pair of scissors, or perhaps fold the edges of the heart and tear more slowly? I know I'm always looking for ways to improve my crafting skills. A bloody heart is a beautiful symbol, but I hope no one was actually hurt to procure the blood you used to great effect on the ripped paper.
That said, a bloody heart can mean many things and I'm a bit confused as to why I'm the recipient of it. If it's a joke, I didn't it funny at all. We must not have the same sense of humor. If it's a confession, I'm flattered, but would much rather have some words that I could get to know you by. Please know that bodily fluids are not the first and most appropriate way to show your love for someone.
Believe me, I've messed up a lot too. It turns out you're not supposed to test people's kindness or courage before you date them either, but I can't help myself sometimes. They always fail. But, this isn't about me.
Thank you again for your efforts, but please remember to be careful with your use of bodily fluids next time. Cutting with stencils is another good idea! I'm sure whoever you love will appreciate your efforts even if they don't reciprocate your feelings.
Sincerely, Haru Miura
{Haru signs her name in kanji and the way she does in Italy both then very carefully seals the letter and leaves it next to the heart.}
[The following day, a heart arrives in Haru's mailbox. It pulsates weakly, disturbing the puddle of blood around it. A pin stick out of it, and attached to the pin is an absolutely beautiful paper cut heart. The paper is creamy gold. It shimmers in the light. Behind the gold is a blood red, ribbed and ridged, and unlike the heart the cuttings there are downright disturbing and far less elegant, as if two different hands put this piece together.
On the back of the paper heart, a scrawling erratic hand has written a single note:] KEEP AWAY FROM HER SHE'S MINE
{ The actual heart is quite a bit more disturbing in Haru's mailbox, and she definitely doesn't handle it with her bare hands. Body parts aren't her usual trade, but she knows enough to try
She's particularly delicate with removing the paper cuttings, and admires their craftsmanship for a long time. It's an escalation, and a pointed above and beyond response to her return letter. She's got writing now, a bit of a purpose to attach to these occurrences.
Creepy as it is, she feels like if she takes it to the bosses now they'll worry too much without enough information so she resolves to get more.}
Dear Unknown Crafter,
The paper crafting skill you've display here is phenomenal. I'm genuinely impressed and stunned at the time and quality thought put into this project. I can't think of anything more to be done with it unless you used it as a mixed media piece with other crafts of the same quality.
I am a little curious about the note left for me. I was wondering who exactly I should stay away from? I'm new here. I haven't met many people, and I'd hate to upset anyone by doing anything I shouldn't. I do know a lot of the guys in Rachel's wing, though, so I could tell them to stay away from whoever it is, too. We just need to know a name, or get a description from you.
Thank you for the lovely paper craft!
Sincerely, Haru Miura
P.S. Will the heart continue to beat continuously? Should I store it a particular way?
{Organs weren't her usual goods of trade, after all. She didn't think she'd seen one out of a cooler ever before, at least outside of a fight. Chrome's had certainly been sealed up tightly when she had delivered them.}
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Date: 2015-05-25 12:17 am (UTC)A Reply
Date: 2015-05-25 11:26 am (UTC)Dear Unknown Crafter,
I greatly appreciate the time you took to shape this paper into a heart. May I suggest that next time you borrow a pair of scissors, or perhaps fold the edges of the heart and tear more slowly? I know I'm always looking for ways to improve my crafting skills. A bloody heart is a beautiful symbol, but I hope no one was actually hurt to procure the blood you used to great effect on the ripped paper.
That said, a bloody heart can mean many things and I'm a bit confused as to why I'm the recipient of it. If it's a joke, I didn't it funny at all. We must not have the same sense of humor. If it's a confession, I'm flattered, but would much rather have some words that I could get to know you by. Please know that bodily fluids are not the first and most appropriate way to show your love for someone.
Believe me, I've messed up a lot too. It turns out you're not supposed to test people's kindness or courage before you date them either, but I can't help myself sometimes. They always fail. But, this isn't about me.
Thank you again for your efforts, but please remember to be careful with your use of bodily fluids next time. Cutting with stencils is another good idea! I'm sure whoever you love will appreciate your efforts even if they don't reciprocate your feelings.
Sincerely,
Haru Miura
{Haru signs her name in kanji and the way she does in Italy both then very carefully seals the letter and leaves it next to the heart.}
a gift
Date: 2015-05-25 01:26 pm (UTC)On the back of the paper heart, a scrawling erratic hand has written a single note:] KEEP AWAY FROM HER SHE'S MINE
A Reply
Date: 2015-05-25 10:03 pm (UTC)She's particularly delicate with removing the paper cuttings, and admires their craftsmanship for a long time. It's an escalation, and a pointed above and beyond response to her return letter. She's got writing now, a bit of a purpose to attach to these occurrences.
Creepy as it is, she feels like if she takes it to the bosses now they'll worry too much without enough information so she resolves to get more.}
Dear Unknown Crafter,
The paper crafting skill you've display here is phenomenal. I'm genuinely impressed and stunned at the time and quality thought put into this project. I can't think of anything more to be done with it unless you used it as a mixed media piece with other crafts of the same quality.
I am a little curious about the note left for me. I was wondering who exactly I should stay away from? I'm new here. I haven't met many people, and I'd hate to upset anyone by doing anything I shouldn't. I do know a lot of the guys in Rachel's wing, though, so I could tell them to stay away from whoever it is, too. We just need to know a name, or get a description from you.
Thank you for the lovely paper craft!
Sincerely,
Haru Miura
P.S. Will the heart continue to beat continuously? Should I store it a particular way?
{Organs weren't her usual goods of trade, after all. She didn't think she'd seen one out of a cooler ever before, at least outside of a fight. Chrome's had certainly been sealed up tightly when she had delivered them.}