五 [action, backdated to sunset, then phone]
[Itachi is sitting on the bumper of the family car, facing the house. One hand idly dribbles a familiar basketball, and the other holds the mysterious card from a few days ago.
After a few more moments of silence... he glances up, throws the ball, and frowns when it bounces off the rim and goes for the bushes alongside the driveway. He returns his gaze to the card.]
...I hope he's returned home in one piece.
A few moments later, he retrieves the basketball and goes inside, leaving it next to the door and picking up the phone. He listens for a few moments, to see if anyone is listening, if anyone is talking, what they're talking about, but when he finds silence, he asks simply this-]
What is the meaning, in this world, of the symbol on the card?
After a few more moments of silence... he glances up, throws the ball, and frowns when it bounces off the rim and goes for the bushes alongside the driveway. He returns his gaze to the card.]
...I hope he's returned home in one piece.
A few moments later, he retrieves the basketball and goes inside, leaving it next to the door and picking up the phone. He listens for a few moments, to see if anyone is listening, if anyone is talking, what they're talking about, but when he finds silence, he asks simply this-]
What is the meaning, in this world, of the symbol on the card?