[IC :: Backdated to September 16th]incisiveSeptember 18 2009, 21:08:06 UTC
Sakura.
[ "Are you okay?"
That seems too direct. Always has, especially when she knows the answer will probably be something to the effect of "no, and I probably won't be for a while", but this girl, this woman, this stranger she met whilst under the gods' spell... she struck Valeria as strong then, with a good heart and a good spirit, and more mature than most her age. She was, is fond of the memory, doubts the pink-haired shinobi will be any less the woman she was then now. Whether she will or will not be receptive to her attempt to reconnect remains to be seen. Something like a smile seeps into her voice. ]
I don't suppose you'd feel like talking to a stranger right about now, hm?
[It's at once too foreign and too familiar on her tongue. She knows this woman and at the same time, she doesn't. Sakura likes her, is friendly with her, but on all false pretenses and memories. Whatever had been done to them...
It's taking quite a bit to get used to. On top of everything else.]
[ She really can't and she understands the sentiment all too well. She's still adjusting to things herself, two separate realities and lingering emotions... but she won't let that stop her from being herself, and reaching out to others when she so desires. ]
Even if you don't want to now, if you'd like to in the future, you know how to get in touch with me. We may be strangers, but we don't have to stay strangers if we don't want to.
[IC] Week 1, Day 1, early morningeternalscorpionOctober 9 2009, 03:00:36 UTC
[Sasori looks as exhausted as one with a body so drastically transformed can look: eyes half-lidded, shoulders drooping, features haggard. Deidara's condition hasn't changed, and Sasori hasn't found a way to reverse whatever that damned scroll did to turn his partner into a shell of his former self
( ... )
[IC] Week 1, Day 1, early morningground_breakerOctober 9 2009, 06:51:34 UTC
[It takes Sakura a long while to respond.]
I shouldn't tell you anything.
[That line is delivered without any bite, just a simple statement of fact. He should be able to appreciate that fact. It's simple tactics, really. Giving him information--any kind of information--and not getting anything back is not a smart move.
Sasori is an enemy. He is now firmly placed back into that mental space. But it isn't an easy fit.
She shouldn't say anything.
She begins to speak, and that is answer enough to the question of will you?After that, Chiyo-baa-sama used Shirohigi - Jukki Chikamatsu no Shuu. And you summoned Akahigi - Hyakki no Souen. You probably guessed that from that dream I had
( ... )
[IC] Week 1, Day 1, early morning 1/2eternalscorpionOctober 10 2009, 09:43:27 UTC
[Sasori considers what she has told him. She is probably being truthful, as the glimmers of information he gleaned from Deidara's dream, and her dream, and her reading of his tactics during their more recent battle seem to confirm these things.
Besides, if she didn't want him to know the truth she probably would not have responded at all.
He's thoughtful .]
...She used that technique? What a shame I don't remember it, I'd always wanted to see it in action.
I'm surprised she was so selfless, to use the antidote on you. It wasn't like her at all to-
[He halts as what happened next begins to sink in, and his brow furrows.
He'd seen it, in Deidara's dream, that they had been the ones who had stabbed him through his heart, since his body had still been impaled
( ... )
[Week 4, Day 2 - Around 11-AMish]incisiveNovember 19 2009, 17:05:20 UTC
Sakura, it's Valeria. I hadn't heard from you in a while, so I thought I'd drop you a line to see how you're doing. So, how are you doing?
[ Well she hopes. Konoha in its entirety has been fairly quiet as of late with very few broadcasts to its residents' names. The ones she does remember aren't exactly reassuring, what with the oni running amuck and before that, Kakashi...
(Week five; day two)ground_breakerDecember 20 2009, 07:03:07 UTC
[Sakura's breath catches.]
Naruto's--?
[... wait.
What occurred with Madara is not too distant in the past, after all. And Sakura is all too aware--every day, though she is no longer punishing herself severely for it--of the consequences of that particular episode.
One leader of Akatsuki had already led her to a terrible mistake.
[No cause? You lead Akatsuki, that's cause enough, she's tempted to say but in the end she doesn't.
And then she sees Naruto.
And misses fully half of what Pain says after.]
What the hell did you--
[--do to him is the end of that sentence but she stops before it comes out. No. There's no time to argue. If that pool of blood is any indication, she needs to get there fast.
Her face smooths out of anger, into a calmer but still hard expression.]
Tell me where he is. Now. There's no time to screw around.
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[ "Are you okay?"
That seems too direct. Always has, especially when she knows the answer will probably be something to the effect of "no, and I probably won't be for a while", but this girl, this woman, this stranger she met whilst under the gods' spell... she struck Valeria as strong then, with a good heart and a good spirit, and more mature than most her age. She was, is fond of the memory, doubts the pink-haired shinobi will be any less the woman she was then now. Whether she will or will not be receptive to her attempt to reconnect remains to be seen. Something like a smile seeps into her voice. ]
I don't suppose you'd feel like talking to a stranger right about now, hm?
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[It's at once too foreign and too familiar on her tongue. She knows this woman and at the same time, she doesn't. Sakura likes her, is friendly with her, but on all false pretenses and memories. Whatever had been done to them...
It's taking quite a bit to get used to. On top of everything else.]
I'm... not sure.
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[ She really can't and she understands the sentiment all too well. She's still adjusting to things herself, two separate realities and lingering emotions... but she won't let that stop her from being herself, and reaching out to others when she so desires. ]
Even if you don't want to now, if you'd like to in the future, you know how to get in touch with me. We may be strangers, but we don't have to stay strangers if we don't want to.
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[She feels the need to explain herself.]
I have my loyalties, and... I'm not sure what yours are. I have to consider that.
But in the future... maybe. Okay?
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I shouldn't tell you anything.
[That line is delivered without any bite, just a simple statement of fact. He should be able to appreciate that fact. It's simple tactics, really. Giving him information--any kind of information--and not getting anything back is not a smart move.
Sasori is an enemy. He is now firmly placed back into that mental space. But it isn't an easy fit.
She shouldn't say anything.
She begins to speak, and that is answer enough to the question of will you?After that, Chiyo-baa-sama used Shirohigi - Jukki Chikamatsu no Shuu. And you summoned Akahigi - Hyakki no Souen. You probably guessed that from that dream I had ( ... )
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Besides, if she didn't want him to know the truth she probably would not have responded at all.
He's thoughtful .]
...She used that technique? What a shame I don't remember it, I'd always wanted to see it in action.
I'm surprised she was so selfless, to use the antidote on you. It wasn't like her at all to-
[He halts as what happened next begins to sink in, and his brow furrows.
He'd seen it, in Deidara's dream, that they had been the ones who had stabbed him through his heart, since his body had still been impaled ( ... )
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Somethin' came up. Sorry. Some other time, okay?
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Is everything all right?
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You're learning.
Take care of yourself, okay?
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[ Well she hopes. Konoha in its entirety has been fairly quiet as of late with very few broadcasts to its residents' names. The ones she does remember aren't exactly reassuring, what with the oni running amuck and before that, Kakashi...
Nonetheless, her smile does not falter. ]
Get back to me when you can.
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You may wish to do something to rectify this situation.
I will be here waiting in the event that more assistance is needed with stopping this blood flow.
Although I may have to do so by means that may not be entirely painless.
But I am not a medic.
I will be awaiting your reply.
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Naruto's--?
[... wait.
What occurred with Madara is not too distant in the past, after all. And Sakura is all too aware--every day, though she is no longer punishing herself severely for it--of the consequences of that particular episode.
One leader of Akatsuki had already led her to a terrible mistake.
Her face hardens.]
Prove it.
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I have never given you cause not to believe me.
Regardless, I can show you what you ask for.
[ That is simple enough to do.
He lifts the Hitomi to give her the display she wants. ]
And should you think this is a genjutsu, I could explain the reason for these circumstances.
He asked me to come here.
I suppose it would have been better had we just had sex rather than engaging in such nonsense.
I did subdue him, although his condition is primarily a side effect of his six-tailed form.
He is being argumentative with me for some reason.
I suppose the pain is causing him not to be in his right mind, so I will forgive this.
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And then she sees Naruto.
And misses fully half of what Pain says after.]
What the hell did you--
[--do to him is the end of that sentence but she stops before it comes out. No. There's no time to argue. If that pool of blood is any indication, she needs to get there fast.
Her face smooths out of anger, into a calmer but still hard expression.]
Tell me where he is. Now. There's no time to screw around.
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