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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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[video]

[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?

[video]

[switch_it_off]

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.

[video]

[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...?

[video]

[switch_it_off]

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.

[Action]

[shar1ngan]

No word yet?

[Action]

[switch_it_off]

[He lowers his wrist and finally looks away from the video feed. Then mutely shakes his head.]

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[shar1ngan]

[Itachi looks solemn.]

It would take a lot to take him down. He'll be all right.

[Action]

[switch_it_off]

... [Unconvinced, Sasuke looks away and silently rubs the healing bruises on his neck from surgical cuts.

If he'd been caught so easily by SERO... And Naruto's not a quiet type, he wouldn't be off-network this long. He would have responded to this. Sasuke threatened both ramen and that couch which had somehow started signifying their entire 'friendship.'

This isn't normal for him. He thinks of Juugo, randomly, and inwardly winces.]

[temper_tempest]

He hasn't returned to my apartment either, and missed his appointments to walk Drifter.

[switch_it_off]

[Talking to her is still ... awkward, but this isn't time for the usual uneasy tension over missing-nin status and strained social standing. He blinks in surprise at the feed, then frowns, all business.]

That's unlike him. I'll start checking his usual haunts.

[temper_tempest]

[A sharp nod. She doesn't like him, thinks of him like a rabid dog, but with everything going on figuring out what happened to Naruto is more important.]

I'm back tracking on this end, to see if I can figure out exactly when he disappeared.

[switch_it_off]

... kss. I don't know. He was supposed to show up here two weeks ago and didn't. He left work and vanished.