[He's staring at the Hitomi, wide eyed with a hand clamped firmly to his mouth. He doesn't know what to think, what to say, except, maybe he could relate.
He knows what it feels like to be in that age and to witness someone die in a brutal fashion. Sometimes, when he's tired and his mind goes astray, he could also hear the screams. Sometimes he even dreams of those people - that night - and even years later, it's enough to shake him to the core.
[And that very sob along with the tears is what makes Iruka fret a bit on the inside. At the same time, the child is with the enemy. A prisoner? Hostage? He didn't know. But not child would refer to their parents with a -san, right?]
... well, are they nice to you? Pain-san and Konan-san?
[Children wouldn't answer in this manner if the adults they're with were abusive. So he smiles, encouraging, because he's not there and those two - enemies or not - are.]
Well, maybe Konan-san can help. Is she close by? You shouldn't be alone ne?
He knows what it feels like to be in that age and to witness someone die in a brutal fashion. Sometimes, when he's tired and his mind goes astray, he could also hear the screams. Sometimes he even dreams of those people - that night - and even years later, it's enough to shake him to the core.
This little girl ... he could only imagine.]
Hey ...
[He says, slowly, softly.]
Are you alone right now?
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... well, are they nice to you? Pain-san and Konan-san?
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They've helped me.
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Well, maybe Konan-san can help. Is she close by? You shouldn't be alone ne?
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I'll be okay.
[Her shyness is obvious in the tone.]
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You are very brave little girl. I'm Iruka. What's your name~?
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[He doesn't stop smiling and hopes that Konan or - well, hopes that she gets someone to be with her for a while till she falls asleep or something.]
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Good night, Chitose-chan~
[He puts the Hitomi away and hopes that the girl will be okay.]
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