usogi | [ i already regret sasuke and senri ]

Tch.

[Why did all of this backfire on him so badly. Why can’t Senri go cling to Takaomi?? SPARE HIM!!]

It’s all your fault. [Sasuke will blame Senri until they leave this hellhole.] This entire thing is your fault and no one else’s. What did you say to me? “Hold my hand and take responsibility”? [THE BRIEFEST OF PAUSES.] Do not hold my hand.

[WHY DID SASUKE DO THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE, HE KNOWS THAT SENRI'S ALREADY TOUCHY.]

We're going on a date, I should probably hold your hand.

[i want to die]

You are not holding my hand.

You're so annoying... At least try to make this fun and decent, okay? I don't want to hear from Disorder that we have to try again because the first date went so badly.

[he'd die?]

Holding my hand isn't a requirement for fun and decent. [Look. He's still fucking moody from having this dumbass shit dumped on him out of nowhere.] We're not repeating this.

Ever.

[HE'S SO MOODY]

Jeeze...

Have you ever even been on a date before? Or gone to a carnival?

[His scowl deepends, but he's at least directing it ahead.]

No. The Land of Fire has festivals, but I don't have time to play around.

Really? What kind of festivals?

[what kind of familiarity is senri working with here]

[He huffs out an irritable sigh.]

Festivals. What do you want me to say? Festivals for the seasons, for family. They're all different. They have stalls of food and things you can buy. Fireworks.

[uh, hopefully!!! KISHIMOTO DOESNT ALLOW WEAPONS BUT GUNPOWDER IS OKAY I GUESS]

I don't always get to go to that kind of thing - I have to work during busy seasons, so I can't always squeeze in the time to hang out with friends even if I get invited.

[and he really does sound sincerely curious?? ninjas are so fascinating]

I like the sound of that a lot... I hope the carnival is like that.

[Oh right. Stage actor? Sasuke's brows furrow. Here Senri is begging for time with friends; meanwhile, Sasuke is completely squandering all the time he could have with his friends period.

He looks away.]

Why don't you go with someone else? Take Takaomi. [He gets it's supposed to be him for the date or whatever, but.] Before... this.

Why are you trying to make me spend even more time with that gloomy guy....

[hE SAYS TO SASUKE WHO IS OBJECTIVELY GLOOMIER THAN SASUKE]

It's okay. I was going to ask you to go with me anyway, but this way we get rewarded for it.

Idiot.

[Don't just say dumb, gay shit like that?? pls]

Take Estelle. Or Kaname. Or Narukami. [A pause.] Take Ray. [This is said with a strange frown?]

Is that the list of people here that you don't super hate? I'm probably still going to go with all of them later, but that doesn't make me not want to go with you.

[ . . . ]

By the way, how come Bakaomi is Takaomi and I'm still Nito? Call me Senri. It's been bothering me.

[YIKES. He very quickly gets in:] N... [Hm. Maybe bad. The falter is weird, but he carries on.

The frown doesn't exactly disappear but his face softens slightly. His lips twist for a moment; hesitation.]

Senri.

[ . . . . hehe.

his expressions definitely warms into something very pleased.]

Thank you, Sasuke-kun.

[they're at the costume hall now because i want to be saved from this]

[Very lowly:] Scaredy-cat. [He has to save face someone.

You act like the costume hall is going to save you from the even more gay shit that's going to happen inside. smh]

[senri sticks his tongue out because of course he does - but he'll let go of sasuke. he shivers automatically when he does if only because it means no more constant heat source, but he'll deal for the sake of fashion. his fingers start brushing across fabric as he wanders]

Let's see, let's see....

It'll probably have to be black, huh? Cheri said the further from your usual aesthetic the better - but I still have to make sure you look good if we're going out after....

[he really is just rolling these two tasks together into a date]

Oh, I should get an outfit too!

[please save me from his verbal stream of consciousness]

[HE'S FREE. Senri actually was kind of cold... Sasuke almost feels bad. Maybe as the week goes on, he'll feel increasingly more shitty while Senri gets increasingly more cold.]

Why does it have to be different than what I normally wear? Wasn't last time different enough?

[He hates this. Just standing there looking at the racks without digging through everything... He hates it. And now Senri wants to fucking prom match.]

Cheri was a fashionista in their life before this one - of course they want to see someone good-looking in nice, sleek clothes. It's a pretty natural desire, but amplified for those who live in the world of aesthetics and chic.

[he says this so confidently it's actually the worst thing? he's picking things out from the racks again, pulling them out and draping them over his arm as he considers his choices]

It makes him really happy when you get to play along with his sense of style. That's your tip if you ever wanna see him without me.

What do you have?

[His voice is way too soft to be for Senri. Sure enough, he's peering up at the crow on top of one of the racks. It has a shiny cufflink in its beak.] Stop that... [But he doesn't make any effort to try to get it away.]

And you still don't think Sincerity isn't telling you the entire truth about the world they want to create? You're just going to believe them?

[Yeah, that one is definitely for Senri.]

Just because Ruin is on an opposing side doesn't mean she's not telling the truth. Do you want a world where no one cares about someone unless they look a certain way?

[Scrutinizing, he turns a hard gaze at Senri. Choose your words wisely, Nito. Sasuke is a Uchiha.]

[this crow is also growing a passion for fashion clearly. let kara-chan do his thing.

that said Senri is going to keep digging through things - ]

Of course not - but I think you're mistaking Sincerity for Indulgence. To be tossed aside just because you don't match some stupid expectation set by people who were born with silver spoons in their mouth... I'm a commoner. How could I want that?

Sincerity is about individual strengths, about everyone deserving the spotlight if given the chance. There's a thoughtfulness for other people, and bringing others up.

[ . . . . ]

Besides, I've been thinking since I talked to Piety about a different way to look at things.

[Senri, stop stanning the shit out of Sincerity. Geez. Sasuke makes a face, but turns his attention back to the rack and the crow, idle, not really looking at anything in particular so much as he's looking through everything at his thoughts.

What was he doing? This isn't any different than Konoha. Than waiting for Naruto in the Valley and getting ready to declare he's willing to start a revolution for the sake of a new, better world.

He can already hear what Naruto is going to say. He can see what Itachi had done--all for the village who stained him. All of them, the villages, fighting one another.]

Why don't they...

[His voice is barely a whisper, and he doesn't finish, his eyes narrowing at the distance.]

Hey, pay attention to me when I'm talking to you.

[shut up senri.

. . . but also he thinks he can see sasuke getting a little too far into his head?? he frowns briefly before going over to him, carrying the clothes as he goes.]

.... I know you're going to say that it's not our responsibility to look after gods, and it's not fair that we have a bunch of things to do to help them get their - lives together. [he tries not to curse,,] ... but Piety thinks that if all the gods learn balance, and to get along with each other, that might lead to the best world of all. One where they each get to do well in their respective domains. Shishimaru thinks that we should be looking for a leader that can actually guide them to that - and I'm trying to help repair some of their internal relationships where I can...

[ . . . ]

It's something to think about, before you jump to killing one. So just... hold off on that, for a little while, please.

[and then he tilts his head]

I'm banning big strategy talk when we're on our date, by the way. I want to eat cotton candy and watch you win me prizes, not think about this.

[senri,,]

[When Senri comes over, he isn't in his head anymore so much as still clinging to his thought process. Irritably:] No. [But he lets Senri finished.

He turns halfway around to face Senri, and even if he's looking broody, he really is frustratingly handsome when he's not being a vengeful piece of stubborn shit. It's annoying when a voice as rich and deep as his is this soft.

Why don't they... just make a world together?

[He had been on the right track, listen, dammit. It doesn't mean he believes it'll work. Hell, he one hundred percent thinks it'll fail honestly, but... Other people are right: this isn't going to be their world.]

But it... wouldn't work. I've seen a world like that. I live in it. No one is willing to work together.

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