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Why would I wanna feel satisfied with other people? I don't really need anyone but myself, anyway.

So yeah, I think I'm a good-looking guy. We can afford to be vain sometimes, don't you think?

If it doesn't get in the way. [ He pauses with his spoon in his mouth, contemplative. Also he is savoring that celery; you're crazy, Suigetsu. ]

You're not lame or mute or deaf or blind. All of your organs work as they should. You're a strong person. I suppose then that you are handsome in that sense. You can have that much.

"All of your organs work", is not a very good pick up line, Sasuke.

Thanks for calling me strong though, you're actually a nice guy aren't you~~~?

You're the only person that calls me that.

That's because I know you better than these idiots~

Or you just have a warped view of what "nice" is.

Maybe, or maybe I'm the only one that pays attention.

I'm not going to say that you're a nice person in return, you know.

[ He merely smiles. ] You were never one to lie.

Ah. For that reason I can also say that you have been unexpectedly selfless recently all the same.

Selfless?

You've endangered yourself for us. You've put other goals momentarily before your own. Since we've been here you've shown some concern for my well-being.

[ Dropping his spoon into his bowl, he looks up. Calling him out on his good deeds... ]

Obviously I'm gonna stick my neck out to keep your ass healthy. Look, Sasuke. I'm sticking around for my own purposes, you help me get what I want and vice versa, we don't gotta make a thing out of it.

[ It comforts himself to say it, but he has always been a horrible liar, by shinobi standards. ]

I see. If it's your plan to be pragmatic then you should be more cautious about risking your life in those kinds of situations. Karin can't heal everything. [ Calling him out forever. ]

Did you wanna get riddled with swords again? How about your chest cavity; did you want that to be blown open again?

[ He presses a hand to his cheek, elbow slamming on the table, making the now empty bowl clatter. Those memories were distasteful. Something sour on his tongue when he thought about it. ] Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, Sasuke.

... Ahhh, we lost that battle miserably, didn't we... I really don't give a fuck if we captured that ghetto piece of shit, we really lost bad.

[ When Suigetsu recounts those injuries Sasuke's eyes narrow a marginal amount, just enough to be noticeable. A wound to his pride. ]

I would say that considering our lack of preparation it went better than expected, though I don't wish to make excuses.

I'm not unaccustomed to losing, though all it does is piss me off. That will make me stronger as well.

Uh... trust me. You don't lose any battles after that. From what I've heard.

[ From that he gleans at least some satisfaction. Although... ]

And yourself?

No way. Turns out getting "captured" was the best idea I ever had.

Meaning that you won battles or that you avoided them?

When do I ever avoid battles? We got interesting stuff from those samurai.

You're right. Perhaps you seek too many battles out.

"Interesting stuff" should mean more than swords.

[ He deadpans. ] Um, excuse you. I fucking got you that scroll.

Something I have yet to experience. [ He reminds him quietly, seeming a little distracted for a moment. It nudges at the back of his mind, really, the possibility of just what it is that will happen that Suigetsu's spelled out for him. Fights. New abilities. The potential both for enhanced knowledge and for the tools they need to take what they truly want.

He's sick of allowing things to happen to him. He wants to craft the future himself, and being stuck here is just... ]

... I'll remember to acknowledge you when it happens. [ Maybe. Sasuke finds it easy to question if things will even remain the same in their timeline, given how it's been misconstrued thanks to this place's manipulation of it. Will they make the same decisions? He sets his spoon down within his finally emptied bowl, frowning. Perhaps he should try to relax, like Suigetsu said.

Even that requires him to focus. ] You won't need to pay me back for the food, then. Or for the fish I'll catch for you tomorrow.

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