[004 | Video | Public | Week 8, Day 2]

[eternalscorpion]

[A thoughtful Sasori appears on screen. Behind him is a scene far calmer than the one that had served as backdrop in his previous message. It appears to be the ruins of an old shrine carved into the rockface of a cliff. A statue of an ancient, fallen god peers over his shoulder, half of its face crumbled and worn away to time. Gnarled tree roots

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[Video]

[stray_dog0303]

{Heine is grinning wildly at the end of the recording from Sasori. Criminal elements? A city? Well~ doesn't that sounds like home sweet home. Replace monsters with mutants and that is even more the case. He feels giddy already. All this tranquility and peace is just NOT his thing. He decides to reply first before going to Naoto's room to see if she's coming with. She most likely will. SHe's acting too funny ever since coming here.]

The place pretty much sounds like my world alright.

[Oh yes he is so~ looking forward to this]

[Video]

[eternalscorpion]

[Well, someone looks enthusiastic. Sasori's a bit amused.]

Feel free to join us, then. I've never been one for the sort of...pastoral life the other villages here provide, myself. I've no interest whatsoever in grubbing around in the dirt like some sort of civilian.

And cities can provide a wealth of artistic inspiration. This place is rather fascinating.

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[stray_dog0303]

[ri~ght. Artistic inspiratio~n. Sure whatever floats your boat. He's just going to be there for the touch of home and the occasional beating up of morons who will get in his way. That kind of place always supplies those.]

Oh I'll be there. I'll probably bring someone along. I'm guessing that's fine.

[Heine isn't asking. It's not something up for discussion.]

[reaction]

[revengeisalie]

[Interesting.

This is just the kind of information Rin needs, so she's listening and taking notes. So Yomisato is a place outside of the reach of divine control. Or maybe the gods just leave that spot of their realm to its own devices. Or there are different gods reigning over it.

Now, Rin also takes note of the name this man mentions. Deidara. Rin remembers talking to that one, and that it wasn't really a pleasant experience.

So this guy, he's allied with Deidara. And yet, he's putting out helpful information for others to see.

Interesting indeed.]

[Reaction]

[purgingthree]

[Could this possibly be what Allen was talking about? Hah. A criminal city, huh? That's not a problem at all. Cross tends to get rather jumpy when things are too quiet and peaceful, so it's sure more tempting than all of the other villages. And "criminal city" has a nice ring to it, somehow.

This guy seems to be gathering rebels, and that is intriguing. It seems big things might happen and when big things happen, he's not intending to stay on the sidelines.

Not directly anyway.

There's no doubt anymore that that's where he should go.]

[audio]

[fedele_tempesta]

A city of criminals? Sounds really charming.

What kind of tribute are we talking about here?

[audio]

[eternalscorpion]

Moving in such circles isn't completely outside of my experience, so I suppose it rather reminds me of my own world.

[The Akatsuki's operations in the world Sasori came from ultimately cost money, after all, and underworld figures could pay rather well for the sort of services shinobi like Sasori provided.

And a missing-nin must be willing to take work wherever they can get it.]

The gods who hold us here against our will wish for us to appease them for the privilege of being their prisoners, it seems. I've been told money or other items of import are expected to be offered in exchange for shelter, if one remains in the other villages.

I've no interest in bowing my head to those bastards. It's an affront that they toy with us and then expect us to thank them for it.

[Video]

[nec_metu]

[A criminal city. That… does not sound particularly inviting. One more thing to add to why going with Sasori may have to be postponed or simply given up on. If it were just her and Allen, Lenalee would have gone, or at least looked into it. A lawless town was not her ideal living situation, but they could take care of themselves. It might have been worth it.]

[Dre complicates things. A lot. There is no way that she is going to take him to a place like that, or leave him behind. There’s really no option but to back off from the whole thing. But that doesn’t mean abandoning it entirely.]

Sasori, I’m afraid that something’s come up. Allen and I won’t be able to stay there. I hope that you can still keep me informed if anything happens?

[Video]

[eternalscorpion]

[How unfortunate. Still, Lenalee seems to bear some sympathy to Sasori's cause, so perhaps she may still be of help in the future.]

I see. That's a pity, but my offer remains open if your circumstances change.

And I'll be happy to keep you appraised of anything else I discover here. Working together is of benefit to us all.