005 | Companionable | Video
[Itachi has found himself a good vantage point to watch the City. Up on a rooftop, leaning against the bulk of a quiescent black panther, he stares at the stars. The feed picks up as he shifts, gathering the image of the two of them, Itachi's slender fingers stirring the silky black fur.]
I suppose, in the end... I was right, wasn't I? What I said all those years ago...
[He breaks off with a sigh, and the panther rumbles in a deep but distinctly feminine voice.]
You may have been. But there isn't any use brooding on it. You couldn't have made any other choice, and you know it.
[He acknowledges again, staring up at the stars.]
Of course I could have. There were so many other choices -- but the results would have been unthinkable.
[He shakes his head, and just leans down, resting his forehead against her shoulder.]
I am done with this discussion.
[And the feed times out with the two of them silent, thoughtful.]
I suppose, in the end... I was right, wasn't I? What I said all those years ago...
[He breaks off with a sigh, and the panther rumbles in a deep but distinctly feminine voice.]
You may have been. But there isn't any use brooding on it. You couldn't have made any other choice, and you know it.
[He acknowledges again, staring up at the stars.]
Of course I could have. There were so many other choices -- but the results would have been unthinkable.
[He shakes his head, and just leans down, resting his forehead against her shoulder.]
I am done with this discussion.
[And the feed times out with the two of them silent, thoughtful.]