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-- seems like enough for now.

[It had been more than a week since the whole they'd arrived back at the castle. Sasuke had been going about his routine as usual, except now he decides to put a hold on his training and heading back into the castle, walking through the hallways, probably heading towards the kitchen or somewhere. Feel free to run into him, just take your pick of the location]

[ooc; Loss start! ]

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[hyuuga]

[There it is again--the being nice thing. It's really starting to set her on edge, and she even looks him over.

But he certainly does look like Sasuke...and sound like him, too. Loss, perhaps... If it is, she's...not going to be the one to mention it.]

Oh, then...then I guess it's just me...being silly. [Nervous laugh.] Um, so... Did you just finish training?

[powerlusts.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, she guessed it. A loss, and it's something Sasuke it completely unaware of despite how obvious it would be to those who know him]

Yeah, I did-- for today, at least.

[hyuuga]

[On one hand, she's really interested in seeing what kind of insight she can gain on him for any hypothetical and possible future dealings. On the other, she's worried about what may happen when he's back to normal.

She steps to the side.]

I'm sorry, then...if I'm keeping you from relaxing after it.

[powerlusts.livejournal.com]

You aren't keeping me from anything.

[hyuuga]

[...Well, there went her out. And she doesn't really have anything pressing to do either. Aside from getting more sweets and candy which, admittedly, she probably doesn't need more of.]

Um, all right then... [Shuffling from foot-to-foot because she really sucks at this small talk thing.]

...Have you seen Sakura or Ino recently?

[powerlusts.livejournal.com]

Those two? No, not recently. [the last time he saw them both was when that whole thing with pirates was happening]

[hyuuga]

Hmm, I...haven't really either. Not really since we were...pirates. It's so easy to fall out of touch here with others.

[And there kind of goes her idea to ask them if you hit your head and woke up nicer, or something similar.]

[powerlusts.livejournal.com]

Yeah, same here. I guess with how big this place is, it's bound to happen.

[hyuuga]

Right. I-I guess I shouldn't be too surprised. Konoha is just as large, and...just as easy to go a while without speaking to someone.

[And she just...awkwardly trails off there. And stares at the apple in her hand. Hum de hum, it's a very shiny apple.]

[powerlusts.livejournal.com]

[sasuke just shrugs at that]

Yeah, that can be said for anywhere.

[hyuuga]

[...That mostly confirms it's a loss for her. She mentioned Konoha and he didn't go crazy like she had heard he did back home.

Well, now she just feels horrible for...doing all that and thinking things.]

True. But you'd think with the journals, it...wouldn't happen quite so often. Even if they aren't exactly...preferable.

[powerlusts.livejournal.com]

Maybe some people find it impersonal.

[hyuuga]

...Do you?

[powerlusts.livejournal.com]

A bit. I don't really use mine too much other than trying see if it has any clues about how to get back.

[hyuuga]

That seems to be the smartest idea...

[And if he was anyone other than who he is, she'd feel so bad about doing this... But it's Sasuke.]

...What--um, that is... Have you found anything?

[powerlusts.livejournal.com]

Not much unfortunately.

[hyuuga]

I...haven't really either. Getting home, it's not something many are openly concerned about here. It's...strange.

[powerlusts.livejournal.com]

I've noticed that too.

Either they like it here or they've given up-- at least, that's what I'm assuming with everyone saying it's the castle's doing at random.

[hyuuga]

[She pauses, rolling her apple from hand-to-hand as she thinks on what she wants to say to that or how to word it. Because she does say those things, too.]

...For some, that may be true. Because it's a second chance for them...or a chance they never had. [Cue meaningful glance at him that lasts for barely a second.] But...it could also be a coping mechanism. Sometimes the easiest thing to do is... It's to seemingly accept it. But I-I do hope that many haven't given up. And that they are just... That they are keeping their hope close.

[powerlusts.livejournal.com]

I suppose that's true [after all, he knew his brother had been her before, along with other family members from what he heard] if they don't have anywhere to go from here.

[hyuuga]

Right. But even then, I...I think everyone here has something to return to. Second chances can mean quite a few different things, after all.

[powerlusts.livejournal.com]

Different things such as?

[hyuuga]

[She takes a small bite out of her apple in order to buy some time while she rethinks what she was going to say. Good mood or not, she isn't really keen on pushing her luck too much with him.

She chews as slowly as she dares just to make sure she has all her thoughts in order.]

Well, um... Life is one of those things. But there's also...relationships. Some see it as another chance to...I suppose, 're-do' them. Or fix them. There's also, um, knowledge. A chance to learn things you never had the chance to.

[Annnddd... That's really all she's got.]

[powerlusts.livejournal.com]

That's reasonable enough, but those sort of things don't last outside of this place.

[hyuuga]

No... No, they really don't. But it's really no reason not to enjoy them. Or try to make life here better.