As if Kiri would let me in now. You've got friends in high places, so you can go home after some time, but don't forget that I'm a rogue ninja in my village, as well... I'm after my brother's sword, to boot, and Choujuurou's got it. There's no way the Mizukage would accept that...
Any other village— well, I don't know.
(looks like he has been giving it quite a bit of thought, while refusing to share any details with sasuke. his musings aren't much of a concern. but where do you go when you have nowhere to go? all of his brother's contacts are dead, now, and all that's familiar to him is the nightmare he left behind:
serving orochimaru in some pit again, optimistically on the same side of the glass this time.)
[ Friends in high places... How laughable that would've been to think years ago but who could've predicted how their lives had changed? So many times he thought his destiny was set in stone, but maybe the greatest illusion the whole time was that he didn't have a choice. He does. Suigetsu does too, doesn't he? ]
Choujuurou? [ A pause. ] Ah, that kid. [ Meeting him had been a bit of a blur, in fairness. ]
A lot of things are shifting now, for all of us. The villages are beginning to recognize their own veins of instability... I wouldn't count anything out, whether me saying it is "funny" or not.
What else am I gonna do? Come up with a new plan for myself in five minutes?
(getting a little defensive about it, but — to him, he just woke up. he hasn't had time to think about the battlefield or what's happened or what to do after. this confusion is a heavy weight on his shoulders. their shoulders.
he's thankful, at least, that sasuke's willing to drop it.)
(if him following sasuke blindly without purpose isn't a testament to their daily lives as a team back home, i don't know what is. and it was accidental.)
Right...
(walks in silence for a full thirty seconds.)
You wanna go to the Atrium and look at the creepy alien fish?
[ The silence is comfortable for him, becoming accustomed to it at a young age and his defense mechanism had been to consciously choose it for himself. Suigetsu's had been to chatter back at nothingness. In a way, he's glad for that. ]
Not really. [ So he says as they exit the elevator... and he takes a left, towards the atrium. ]
(content, now, as they're en route. sasuke's always made small sacrifices like this, with kubikiribouchou and letting him fight people that intrigued him -- like kisame, but more now after arriving here with him.
suigetsu isn't about to complain, hands behind his head.)
If the outer space is as big as everyone says, isn't it cool we wound up on the same planet?
[ He glances down at the communicator hugging his wrist after tapping it to the dog tags hanging from his neck, but elects not to respond to any messages just yet. That would involve utilizing the talk-to-text function, and he can't explain why he doesn't want to do that in front of him. It's uncomfortable. ]
Aren't you the one who said you thought our being dragged here was intentional? [ Dark eyes slide over to his walking partner instead. ] More to the point, it's fortunate that we were the ones chosen. Keeping Karin and Juugo in line would've been more difficult, anyway.
(glancing over to meet the look he's being given. though sasuke's right about Karin and juugo, he's misinterpreted something small.)
I meant our planet. This one's kinda lame, when you think about it, after you visit everywhere once you start to realize that it's all just making you act different from how you usually are.
I wonder if it's drugs they pump into the air... In which case, I'm just gonna go with you to Ira and only go to the islands afterwards.
(time to babble again, walking down the long, shallow steps that descend into the main sector of the atrium, ceilings higher than any he's ever seen.)
[ Ah. In that case he has a point, without even factoring in all the different dimensions that run parallel to their own. He's only seen a few with his own eyes but they're enough, united only by a common afterlife and by the few individuals that traverse them freely. Kaguya, Madara... Suigetsu hadn't even seen the former.
Better to get lost in those memories than in the ones Suigetsu's ramblings bring up. Drugs? He hadn't really considered the possibility, but now it'll remain -- unpleasantly -- on his mind. ]
(sandals sink into the manicured stretch of lawn in the atrium, hands bracketing narrow hips as he turns to face him fully.)
Juuust checking if you were still listening. (sasuke's really the only one who does, even if he chooses to reply sparingly to the topics suigetsu burns through quickly, earning him some of the impressive amount of respect he has (and very much keeps to himself).) This is where I met with Obito, y'know, when we first arrived?
(it was weird. he was trying to talk to him and it felt stinted.)
But there's something on my mind about that guy... I wonder if he's hiding something. Have you heard from him?
[ The name alone causes his eyes to narrow, straightening to full height as he continues to lead the way by habit over towards shallow pools. ]
He found me early on. It wasn't a conversation that resolved anything between us, he merely tried to extend offers of help to me. I don't feel like seeing him, but if he comes across anything useful I'll deal with it. [ Of course. ]
Ugh, I don't wanna talk about it— (how 'bout i do... anyway?) well, okay, he wanted to discuss a truce while we're in the outer space and asked if I was here with you. I totally lied to him and said you weren't, so it's good to know that didn't come back to bite me in the ass... After that, he was smiling really creepily about something and suggesting we go to my room to put on that terrible outfit the crew gave us in orientation.
Hahaha, I think he was just embarrassed that he was the only one wearing it...!
(blathers on, as per usual. over-explaining everything.)
Lastly, he asked me about my goal and if I was doing it to honour somebody, then about the swords and how I'd keep them all in one place which was kinda stupid since there's obviously a scroll for that kinda thing, and then we just went our separate ways after that! I was never gonna go with him, what'd he think was gonna happen?!
[ Quietly, Sasuke catches himself wishing for the same thing.
He wants to be above his past, now, above his emotions, but that past is what formulated his new goals. It's impossible to forget what Obito has done to him, how he hurt their family and then escaped punishment by dying instead; surely it'd be better to be alone as the last member of their clan than to have to share the role with someone like that. ]
He wanted to hear about your goal?
Keep your guard up. With as manipulative as he is, he may attempt to use that information against you. [ He stops then, sudden, angling his body back to face him. ]
Suigetsu. If you get a sense of that happening or feel unsafe around him, I want you to tell me immediately.
(a bit taken aback by the display of— what, worry? if it's ever been on sasuke's mind or tongue before, it's never been so blatant as it is now, leaving him holding his hands in the air like a bit of an idiot.)
Uh. (inarticulate, now's no time to flounder.) Okay, I'll... Let you know.
(unsure what to say, suigetsu stares at him until he feels the need to look away, mouth a thin, crooked line. is it stemming from the argument they had, or is it because he has no one else to rely on? he recognizes that much, in a place surrounded by unknowns and potentially threatening strangers. they're still team taka until sasuke says they're not, after all, the leader gets the final say.)
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Though I wonder who exactly you mean, if it's not you. (WRY)
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(chuckling now, a bit madly. at least they're having fun.)
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[ There's no matching laugh but this falls under the purview of what little sense of humor he has. ]
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(it's funny in and out of context... now he's shaking his head.)
That's terrible advice, Sasukeee.
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If you want a serious answer... associate less with rogue ninja. Re-establish a base for yourself in one of the villages instead. You'd be safer.
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Any other village— well, I don't know.
(looks like he has been giving it quite a bit of thought, while refusing to share any details with sasuke. his musings aren't much of a concern. but where do you go when you have nowhere to go? all of his brother's contacts are dead, now, and all that's familiar to him is the nightmare he left behind:
serving orochimaru in some pit again, optimistically on the same side of the glass this time.)
But you telling me to change is pretty funny.
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Choujuurou? [ A pause. ] Ah, that kid. [ Meeting him had been a bit of a blur, in fairness. ]
A lot of things are shifting now, for all of us. The villages are beginning to recognize their own veins of instability... I wouldn't count anything out, whether me saying it is "funny" or not.
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("i have no clue what i'm going to do". mangetsu always knew.)
We've got time enough to take it easier.
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[ It's been a hard time lately, though, for all of them. ] ... fine. Expect me to bring it up later instead.
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(getting a little defensive about it, but — to him, he just woke up. he hasn't had time to think about the battlefield or what's happened or what to do after. this confusion is a heavy weight on his shoulders. their shoulders.
he's thankful, at least, that sasuke's willing to drop it.)
...
Where are we going again?
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I don't care to sit still for as long as you do, but now you're at least getting more exercise.
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Right...
(walks in silence for a full thirty seconds.)
You wanna go to the Atrium and look at the creepy alien fish?
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Not really. [ So he says as they exit the elevator... and he takes a left, towards the atrium. ]
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(content, now, as they're en route. sasuke's always made small sacrifices like this, with kubikiribouchou and letting him fight people that intrigued him -- like kisame, but more now after arriving here with him.
suigetsu isn't about to complain, hands behind his head.)
If the outer space is as big as everyone says, isn't it cool we wound up on the same planet?
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Aren't you the one who said you thought our being dragged here was intentional? [ Dark eyes slide over to his walking partner instead. ] More to the point, it's fortunate that we were the ones chosen. Keeping Karin and Juugo in line would've been more difficult, anyway.
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(glancing over to meet the look he's being given. though sasuke's right about Karin and juugo, he's misinterpreted something small.)
I meant our planet. This one's kinda lame, when you think about it, after you visit everywhere once you start to realize that it's all just making you act different from how you usually are.
I wonder if it's drugs they pump into the air... In which case, I'm just gonna go with you to Ira and only go to the islands afterwards.
(time to babble again, walking down the long, shallow steps that descend into the main sector of the atrium, ceilings higher than any he's ever seen.)
Ne, Sasuke?
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Better to get lost in those memories than in the ones Suigetsu's ramblings bring up. Drugs? He hadn't really considered the possibility, but now it'll remain -- unpleasantly -- on his mind. ]
Hm?
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Juuust checking if you were still listening. (sasuke's really the only one who does, even if he chooses to reply sparingly to the topics suigetsu burns through quickly, earning him some of the impressive amount of respect he has (and very much keeps to himself).) This is where I met with Obito, y'know, when we first arrived?
(it was weird. he was trying to talk to him and it felt stinted.)
But there's something on my mind about that guy... I wonder if he's hiding something. Have you heard from him?
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He found me early on. It wasn't a conversation that resolved anything between us, he merely tried to extend offers of help to me. I don't feel like seeing him, but if he comes across anything useful I'll deal with it. [ Of course. ]
What did he say to you?
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Hahaha, I think he was just embarrassed that he was the only one wearing it...!
(blathers on, as per usual. over-explaining everything.)
Lastly, he asked me about my goal and if I was doing it to honour somebody, then about the swords and how I'd keep them all in one place which was kinda stupid since there's obviously a scroll for that kinda thing, and then we just went our separate ways after that! I was never gonna go with him, what'd he think was gonna happen?!
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I wish he'd just die again.
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He wants to be above his past, now, above his emotions, but that past is what formulated his new goals. It's impossible to forget what Obito has done to him, how he hurt their family and then escaped punishment by dying instead; surely it'd be better to be alone as the last member of their clan than to have to share the role with someone like that. ]
He wanted to hear about your goal?
Keep your guard up. With as manipulative as he is, he may attempt to use that information against you. [ He stops then, sudden, angling his body back to face him. ]
Suigetsu. If you get a sense of that happening or feel unsafe around him, I want you to tell me immediately.
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(a bit taken aback by the display of— what, worry? if it's ever been on sasuke's mind or tongue before, it's never been so blatant as it is now, leaving him holding his hands in the air like a bit of an idiot.)
Uh. (inarticulate, now's no time to flounder.) Okay, I'll... Let you know.
(unsure what to say, suigetsu stares at him until he feels the need to look away, mouth a thin, crooked line. is it stemming from the argument they had, or is it because he has no one else to rely on? he recognizes that much, in a place surrounded by unknowns and potentially threatening strangers. they're still team taka until sasuke says they're not, after all, the leader gets the final say.)
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