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[Sasuke looks pissed, but only to those unused to his various levels of apathetic glare. The intensity marks the tells to what he feels beneath, and judging by the dark furrow between tired eyes it's more than just his usual Bad Mood. His voice rasps with fatigue when he speaks, unrelated to the current problem;]

Naruto, where the hell are you?

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[firefreckles]

[Ace is bored, and you did broadcast publicly, so don't be too offended when a video of the dark-haired pirate's freckled face pops up in return. He's sort of neutrally curious.]

You lose someone? What'd the couch ever do to you?

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He's a - [The honesty pollutant in his blood has long since faded with the death of the 'terrorist' so he no longer feels compelled to spit the word 'friend' so easily.

Instead there's an almost awkward pause. Then-]

on again, off again room-mate. If he's gone I'm throwing his ugly orange couch out in the woods.

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[firefreckles]

Oh! I thought maybe he was your brother.. I can't be the only one with an idiot who gives me trouble, can I? [Ace is in a pretty decent mood, all things considered with his recent arrival and the confusion that entailed, and he lets out a small chuckle.]

Name's Ace. And you are...?

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No. I only have ... one brother.

[Just one. One that shares his eyes and his soul, not that blue-eyed scarred loudmouthed idiot. Naruto just thought he was, and had almost convinced him -

where the fuck was he? What would Sasuke do if he'd ended up like Iruka and di-

no. He shakes his head and scowls at his own line of thinking.]

Sasuke.

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[firefreckles]

Yeah, me too... [Ace sighs, a little wistfully.] They're really bothersome... Brothers, that is. But I wouldn't trade mine for anything.

[A very honest, warm smile crosses Ace's features before he's looking at Sasuke with seriousness.]

What's this guy look like? If I see him, I will let you know. [This video-voice device thing wasn't THAT hard to figure out.. Kinda handy, really.]

[Ace is making a mental note to keep an eye out for a free orange couch in the future. It's his favorite color!]

[video]

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[This is digging into dangerous territory. Sasuke's eyes avert from the lens, and he nods dimly just once in agreement.]

He's blond, loud, blue eyed... he has scars on his face, here.

[He passes three fingers over his left cheek, then his right. His voice lowers, going distant;]

He smells like stale ramen and never shuts up.

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[firefreckles]

[One dark 'brow is raised at that last remark, but all of the information is duly noted. He'll watch for the boy, like he said.]

Sounds unmistakable enough. I'll keep my eyes open. [Ace raises one hand up to give a short mock salute to Sasuke.]