[Surprisingly enough, Kisame isn't here to troll; he isn't even here for the girl on girl action, attractive though it is. He actually sounds surprisingly friendly--he's laughing, even, grinning at Sakura through the screen, though the expression bares an unsettlingly sharp mouthful of fangs in his amusement.] So, kitty's got claws, does she? That's kind of cute.
But that fighting spirit, there--that's not bad at all. You seem pretty gutsy, for a little Leaflet. The question is, though, are you going to stay a house cat? Or are you going to grow into a lioness?
[Kisame's never quite been like Madara in some ways--he just isn't that patriarchal, and doesn't particularly want to be. He can respect women, if they're worth being respected--men are supposed to be tough, after all. It's only expected; you can't survive if you aren't. But women have different standards--they're given more leeway, cut more slack, not expected to be as ferocious and tenacious as a man would be. But he knows--he knows that women can be just as terrifying in
( ... )
[ Is all of the Akatsuki going to come and comment on this dream? At this rate, Sakura thinks they just might. Wonderful.
But Kisame, oddly, has given her a compliment. Of sorts. She bristles a little at the way he says cute, but on the whole, he's being kind of friendly.
She thinks she sees where he's going with his metaphor, but she doesn't think it's a good idea to go one way or the other. Being noncommittal is probably for the best. ]
You're welcome, I think. [He's reminded a little of his exchange with Yukari, about the dream from his youth; it makes him chuckle again, and he tilts his head at her, almost encouraging. He always has liked kids, in some way. It's so interesting, watching people grow up, find themselves, grow into their own skin.... Kind of satisfying, really. Watching life flourish and grow, choose the direction it will go and the shape it will take....]
[It's rewarding in a way that's different from how he usually snuffs people's lives out. The latter is as likely as not to be a hot, passionate feeling, something that makes his heart pound and his blood race--but the former is more settled and firm, warm and cozy, something that makes him smile and look back on his younger days with a nostalgia that's just a little too bittersweet. This is different and curious, and unsettles him just enough to make him think it must be worth doing.]
What you need to be, huh? That probably depends on what Konoha needs you to be. But more importantly, what do you
( ... )
[Seeing this come from Sakura, he chose not to put his thoughts forward, opting to keep it private and to himself. The sensations are still there - the feeling to give in, to be better - buzzing and he tosses the Hitomi aside.
He was going to pretend he never saw that. For his own health's sake.]
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But that fighting spirit, there--that's not bad at all. You seem pretty gutsy, for a little Leaflet. The question is, though, are you going to stay a house cat? Or are you going to grow into a lioness?
[Kisame's never quite been like Madara in some ways--he just isn't that patriarchal, and doesn't particularly want to be. He can respect women, if they're worth being respected--men are supposed to be tough, after all. It's only expected; you can't survive if you aren't. But women have different standards--they're given more leeway, cut more slack, not expected to be as ferocious and tenacious as a man would be. But he knows--he knows that women can be just as terrifying in ( ... )
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But Kisame, oddly, has given her a compliment. Of sorts. She bristles a little at the way he says cute, but on the whole, he's being kind of friendly.
She thinks she sees where he's going with his metaphor, but she doesn't think it's a good idea to go one way or the other. Being noncommittal is probably for the best. ]
I guess I'll become whatever I need to be.
[ She hesitates. ]
Thank you... I think.
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[It's rewarding in a way that's different from how he usually snuffs people's lives out. The latter is as likely as not to be a hot, passionate feeling, something that makes his heart pound and his blood race--but the former is more settled and firm, warm and cozy, something that makes him smile and look back on his younger days with a nostalgia that's just a little too bittersweet. This is different and curious, and unsettles him just enough to make him think it must be worth doing.]
What you need to be, huh? That probably depends on what Konoha needs you to be. But more importantly, what do you ( ... )
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[ He probably doesn't understand what she means, but she doesn't want to reveal too much. Sakura speaks with a firm, quiet conviction.
She's part of the way there, at least. Progress is being made. ]
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He was going to pretend he never saw that. For his own health's sake.]
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