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[ Sasuke pauses. That is a legitimate point you have there, Suigetsu. ]

When I decide to kill, I expect you to be around. You'll at least see it a few times.

I'll be there, you can count on it.

I'd suggest you keep some distance. I'm not going to care about your well-being very much at that time.

Sasuke. [ He motions to himself. ] This is me we're talking about. Like I said, I can handle it.

It's just advice. You're the one saying you expect to see something more than an impassive exterior.

And you will.

Maybe you'll finally learn how to switch off afterward.

You mean to lose control permanently?

[ SIGH. ] No, to relax for a day.

... This is as relaxed as I can be.

It's not gonna hurt you to try and breathe for a single day. Even an hour.

What do you expect me to do? Crack jokes like you do or get loud and energetic? That isn't the way that I am.

Fuck no, that'd be so creepy. I mean just fucking... RELAX. Have a damn lemonade. Sunbathe.

Go fishing, go swimming, pick flowers, I don't fucking know. Stop hiding in your head!

[ Oh, so Suigetsu wants him to waste time. Like his old team used to, maybe. Something like that. ]

... I'm not hiding. I'll catch you a fish tomorrow.

You're hiding in your head, yes you are!

DON'T CATCH A FISH BECAUSE I TOLD YOU TO.

CATCH A FISH BECAUSE YOU WANT TO.

There's nothing that I haven't answered honestly for you. [ There've been times he's been too stubborn to answer at all ~~like refusing to tell his group their goal for forever~~ but that's completely different. ]

And it's a wise thing to do anyway. We could use more food.

You are being so difficult right now.

You're saying that you want me to have fun, is that it?

Sure. If that's how you interpret relaxing.

... I won't jump around at every small thing, but it isn't that I never enjoy my interactions with you or with the rest of them. [ Juugo and Karin. He wonders where they are right now, as fractured as this time frame has become. ]

If you all weren't around me, I think I would be a darker person.

Sasuke, you know... around me you don't have to use double negatives.

If you like talking with us, you can say that. I like talking to you.

... It doesn't feel natural to say it that way.

But fine. I like talking to you sometimes as well. [ This is monumental. ]

That sounded so pleasant!!

Mocking me is unnecessary. It still feels strange to me.

I wasn't mocking you, it really sounded pleasant!

[ ... Oh. He doesn't think anyone's ever told him he sounded pleasant before. Probably because he never does. ] I see. Thanks, then.

... Don't get a big head.

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