[Ah. He figured. Sasuke peers at Taka for a moment, unsure of what to say. He wonders... if things would have been different, if he had a sister. If Itachi had been a big sister, or... if he had been a big brother.
Would he have had to make the same choice as Itachi still...? Would it have fallen on him instead to choose between dying with family and clan, or murdering them to save a village from a coup?
[He doesn't clarify whether this means he'll simply hear it later if he goes with them, or if he isn't concerned whether she actually has a name Taka is willing to give.]
Itachi was always too busy to spend much time with me after he would come back from the Academy. He would... [ah] ...always poke my forehead and tell me, "Sorry, Sasuke, another time."
[sorry what seemed like a very cute thing turned out to be fucking sad, but of course it did]
[He still doesn't say anything. His hand turns the photo back a bit so he can glance over it again. It's almost as if he's looking at it a final time. Weird. He never thought he would missing them.
Even being with Orochimaru for two years, he only thought about them occasionally. Here, so much is a constant reminder.]
I need to go do something. But... [He glances up.] When I get back, what do you want to play?
We'll get as far as we can. Merriment might let you take it back.
[His legs uncross, and he leans up off the billiard table, lowering his arms.] You two decide. I don't care what it is. I'll be right back. [With the photo, he goes around the two of them to leave.]
Sasuke comes back maybe fifteen to twenty minutes later, but he doesn’t have the photograph in his hand. He seems fine, if quiet. He’ll sit nearby with them, Senri between, if they’re already by the TV playing.]
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[but senri isn't
elaborating!
because this is sure up to taka to open up a little instead of senri telling his story for him]
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ugh ]
It's my sister. She's a pain in the ass.
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Would he have had to make the same choice as Itachi still...? Would it have fallen on him instead to choose between dying with family and clan, or murdering them to save a village from a coup?
His eye lowers.]
Does she have a name?
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[IT'S ALWAYS JUST 'MONSTER GIRL'!!!!
taka is so rude to his family]
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Hm? Does it matter?
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I guess not.
[He doesn't clarify whether this means he'll simply hear it later if he goes with them, or if he isn't concerned whether she actually has a name Taka is willing to give.]
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[he WON'T let the emos drop anotHER SUBJECT]
I don't have a family to reference so I like hearing about both of yours.
[what if he GUILTS THEM]
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[ he pinches senri's cheek ]
Brat. It's Yayaka.
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[He sounds incredibly flat when saying this, as if those are simply the facts, but he's looking between the two of them anyway.]
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But the baby story just now was cute!
You were both pudgy-faced babies!
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[ he looks over at sasuke ]
If you can think of anything else.
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Itachi was always too busy to spend much time with me after he would come back from the Academy. He would... [ah] ...always poke my forehead and tell me, "Sorry, Sasuke, another time."
[sorry what seemed like a very cute thing turned out to be fucking sad, but of course it did]
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... is that why you do that...?
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[ he just thought it was a weird ninja thing ]
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This is why he doesn't talk about his family!!!!!]
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[and senri will just bump into him playfully]
It's just a fond gesture that you know from someone who loved you, right? We added hugs in, so now you have a couple to choose from.
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not from jealousy, but just another reminder that they managed a level of closeness that he couldn't bring himself to do here ]
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[He still doesn't say anything. His hand turns the photo back a bit so he can glance over it again. It's almost as if he's looking at it a final time. Weird. He never thought he would missing them.
Even being with Orochimaru for two years, he only thought about them occasionally. Here, so much is a constant reminder.]
I need to go do something. But... [He glances up.] When I get back, what do you want to play?
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senri will still reach for taka's hand even though he glances away. but otherwise still stays tuned in to the conversation with sasuke]
How far are we in Kingdom Hearts... We can't finish it.
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... I'm going to need to get the PS4...
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[His legs uncross, and he leans up off the billiard table, lowering his arms.] You two decide. I don't care what it is. I'll be right back. [With the photo, he goes around the two of them to leave.]
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senri just hums]
More Kingdom Hearts then! I'm surprised we managed to get this far....
[oFF TO SET SHIT UP]
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[ between all the MURDER ]
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Sasuke comes back maybe fifteen to twenty minutes later, but he doesn’t have the photograph in his hand. He seems fine, if quiet. He’ll sit nearby with them, Senri between, if they’re already by the TV playing.]
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... did you go see....
Justice?
[GUESSES!]
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