usogi | [ i already regret sasuke and senri ]

[He doesn't exactly put the dagger away, but he does lower his arm to his side. Fine. He can be civil when he needs to be. Sometimes.]

Cunning. [His eyes don't waver from Senri's face.] What do you want in a perfect world, Nito?

[casually having a knife in your hand isn't fucking civil, sasuke]

You literally still haven't told me anything, Uchiha.

[JUST SAYING]

.... but you put the knife down so - I don't know. It's a really complicated thought, and that's why I'm not a god, probably. I've heard a lot of really good arguments... and I can't say which one's the best.

But I want one where everyone has a chance of being happy, and no one has to make some horrible sacrifice to be with who they want to be with.... something like that.

You?

[Tossing the dagger up, Sasuke catches it in the other direction and slides it again behind the belt at his lower belt.]

That world is possible if you believe in one of peace. [He peers uncertainty at Senri a moment.] I want a world where everyone lives together without war and suffering.

How many of the gods have you spoken with?

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[senri, internally: is he just showing off his sick knife skillz now god i hate emo ninjas more than normal emos]

Four personally, and I've heard about the rest.

I'm actually looking for someone who's met Indulgence or Ruin directly.

I wouldn't suppose that might be you?

[actually wait - ]

Hold on!

You want a world without war or suffering but you nearly knifed me because I offered you a rose? Champion your own cause! Be the change you want to see!

It may be.

[Insulted, his face darkens. Thankfully, he doesn't pull the dagger back out.] I know what I'm doing. I'm already taking steps to make a world like this. [Ha ha. Yeah...] Whatever it takes. I'm willing to pay the price.

How difficult was it for you to summon the gods not aligned to you?

I'm literally the last person in your way, so don't make me pay a price with you. I'm trying to play the game in a way that no one has to get hurt. If you're really trying to make a world without suffering, try practicing it here.

[and he means that pretty seriously, and he furrows his brow.]

.... depends on the god.

Indulgence is picky, apparently. Even when I tried to meet with them, they ignored me. The others haven't been that hard though.

Then defect to Piety and summon them. It may be the only way you can get an audience.

[don't tell him how to make his perfect world best also, senri!!!]

What did you make an offering with?

[he's tired of sasuke preaching peace with a knife in his hand, he can only take so much assbackwards nonsense in a short time]

I'm not that desperate yet - Indulgence has the second largest following. Even if I can't find a follower, I'm sure I can meet someone who would admit to meeting them. I just want to know what their world looks like.

[anyway - ]

Tell me something worthwhile and I'll give you a hint. Trade or no deal!

Indulgence? A world where everyone gets too much of what they want.

[The deal, though, makes him frown. He is actually too cute of a guy (minus that weird fucking eye) to be frowning and looking serious this much all the time, but alas.]

What do you consider worthwhile?

[please we don't sasuke to actually look decent and senri might call him an ikemen to his face

that said senri shrugs and relaxes a little now that he hasn't had a knife pointed in his direction in a little bit]

I dunno, something I haven't heard yet? I don't trust you, but I also try not to play around when it comes to actually important stuff. I've heard this is an information game, and also a lying game, and you can't tell good lies without good information.

I'll tell you what I know if you tell me what you know. You can fact check me against the gods you meet - I don't have anything to gain from spreading lies about them.

[he won't know what an ikemen is either rip]

I don't trust a stage actor.

[For a long moment, he looks conflicted and skeptical, brows pinched.] Breaking a rule does have repercussions. I tested it. I asked Ray to make me a lock, but Patience took away the fifth floor. I took the lock out of the new room after the second rule was given. Nothing happened.

Later, I went back to the armory for this dagger. I was punished for it. [Which must be why his arm is tucked inside of his shirt.] It could be the gods, but it could also mean things we make aren't included in the rule.

That's why I'm saying you can ask the gods if I'm telling you things that are true.

[ . . . . that's his first answer really, though he does glance over to sasuke's arm now and he frowns.]

... Is your hand okay? Your arm?

[he's not like. a doctor? he can't do anything for it. but he does frown and look worried, for what it's worth]

It's dead. [Which maybe sounds more horrifying than it actually is, thanks Sasuke.] Maybe permanently.

I don't want your pity.

[WHAT]

Are you serious? Are you going to ask another god if they can fix it maybe?!

[he already said he doesn't do pity he's not repeating himself hE'S WORRIED, YOU EMOTIONALLY DISRUPTED BINCH]

[His face bunches as if he's insulted because of course he is, this garbage heap.]

I don't want handouts from gods, and I don't want to owe them. So no. I can survive without the use of my arm.

[why the fuck is sasuke so WEIRD]

Is this a ninja thing? Were you prepared for this?

Is it your dominant hand? Can you still eat? Write?

How come you aren't more freaked out?!

[points at itachi]

You're so annoying. I know what I'm capable of being able to do. Being afraid will just get me killed. Why are you so worried?

Wouldn't you be glad with seemingly less competition?

Are you actually going to try to kill me?

[wow that sure is a dangerous question but senri's mouth asks it before he can actually get his brain to stop - but it's clear from his tone that he thinks right now, given the options, he doesn't think sasuke actually would

whether it's out of some weird 'we've had two conversations now i'm exempt' or 'i have info so he won't do it while i'm useful' it's hard to say!

HE'S GONNA MOVE ON LIKE HE DIDN'T ASK IT ANYWAY]

I don't know if you heard me when I said that I'm trying to play so no one has to get hurt. I know I'm on a time crunch - but I'm still gonna try. That means I don't want you to get hurt either, even though you're a jerk.

[He doesn’t answer the first question because he wants Senri to believe he will actually kill when necessary. He just stares. Pointedly.]

Idiot. [He’s reminded of a certain someone again, and it puts a sour, warm feeling in the core of his stomach. A confused one.] You’re going to end up dead. Especially pulling stunt like you did.

If you aren’t a liar, and the world you say you want is true, align with Justice. He says he wants to make a world where everyone can live together as a family. He’s too young, and he needs whatever help he can get. [His eyes narrow.] Unless you already are. Someone who doesn’t want others to get hurt makes a new rule which limits what can be taken from rooms—like weapons.

[ . . . . . . senri's brow furrows and his expression twists uncomfortably.]

I said I didn't want to know your god.... Stop being weird.

[sasuke why are you putting him in a difficult position wtf]

Anyway, he's not mine - I met with four gods. Two who extended their hands out to me to start, and two others I've heard good things about.

... I do want to say thanks to whoever made that rule. I think it's interesting. Because ultimately it means that people can't take out weapons - but they couldn't do that without leaving their name either. But it also means that we can't easily leave offerings, so it limits the flow of information. I want to know what their intention in doing that was.

He isn’t my god. He’s just one I got an audience with. [Lonely Justice. :(] I already told you my god.

[His eyes don’t unnarrow so much as soften slightly.] It’s a decent failsafe. It didn’t work with the lock Ray made. Limiting offerings keeps those aligned with gods with less followers at a disadvantage when seeking audiences with other gods. But it also puts a target on you for later. [Like him.] You have to give an alibi for yourself. If it’s a lie, you’re suspicious. If it’s the truth, people will be able to tell what god you were talking to depending on what you gave as an offering.

Have you tried requesting an audience with a god with another person?

[oh my fucking god. senri mentally rewinds the conversation and

give him a second he's going to just press his head against the nearest wall and hold a hand out to sasuke]

I need a second.

I'm thinking about how much I hate you. I can't tell if you're really smart or really ridiculous, so just - hold on. If you were really telling the truth -

[HE'S SO TIRED]

Why do you think I aligned with Cunning, dumbass.

I don't know, that actually sounds like pretty standard ninja fare.

[but he inhales and. siiiiiiiiiighs deeply.

and then turns back around to sasuke.]

I don't know - the gods have their own rules. One of them is 'don't spill it all at once', but I think they can tell us more about themselves and unmask as time goes on. And I asked if I could bring a friend to an audience since I don't always ask the best questions.... and the god I asked didn't know if that was against the rules or not. If that'd count as directly poaching followers from another god - so that god might get in trouble. I obviously don't want to try it with my god - or any god I like.

[sighs AGAIN]

Anyway, thanks for the lying tips.

So you're with Cunning and swapping to Justice?

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