http://weeatbodies.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] weeatbodies.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] paixaorpg2007-01-23 03:52 pm

Regrouping [Completed]

Character(s): Zetsu and Itachi, plus anyone else who wants to harass join them. :D
Content: Talking and heading for the hotel, unless they happen to get sidetracked.
Setting: Vanaheim area, between the gate and E2's Actua Are.
Time: Late afternoon/early evening
Warnings: None yet.

 Itachi was right--a stationary ninja was a dead one. Nevertheless, without a secure base of operations to retreat to, they might as well be dead, even if it was only a hotel room. They would need a place to rest eventually, and at least a modicum of privacy and protection. He was used to making do in forests and such for that--who would dare to attack him, when the forest itself would rise to his aid?--but he wasn't sure what Itachi's experiences were with that. Besides, he wouldn't dare to do it in here, not when he couldn't sense a single plant in the vicinity. It was profoundly unsettling to him, enough so to prompt looks of veiled disgust at the so obviously fake plants they passed, even if they were beautiful. A twisted mockery of life made from lifeless things, a substitute for the lives they refused to let flourish within their precious painted domes.... It made him angry, even if he didn't show it. He would rather the most gnarled and dead tree made of real wood over a gorgeously wrought tree of gold--he could at least revive the former and breathe new life into it.

He efficiently typed out a message board post, having figured out how to use the camera feature on the journal; that let him pull out a few Bingo Books to capture the pictures of his partners included with their descriptions, last but not least pulling out a glossy photo of Sasuke to finish the list off. He gave it a thoughtful look as the message was posted, before offering the picture to Itachi as they walked. "You can keep it, if you'd like--he's 13 in this, like you." He figured it was a nice thing to do--whether or not Sasuke was actually here in Paixao, at least Itachi would have some little token of his presence. And it would be interesting to hear just what the young man had to say about Sasuke's growth, considering the age difference.

[identity profile] redeyesatnight.livejournal.com 2007-01-30 01:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"I..." Itachi began, though he managed to trail off in thought almost immediately. Was it actually possible that they would end up going to the same place and not both returning to their own? What would happen if he ended up in Zetsu's time? Would he meet his other self? Would he like his other self? And what about Sasuke?

Itachi shook his head, stopping his thoughts from wandering in circles. "Thank you," he told Zetsu, finally. Truly, he did appreciate the assistance that Zetsu offered and would probably be willing to help with anything that Zetsu needed him to. He did feel bad, though, that he couldn't pitch in for the room. Sneaking across the Uchiha compound had been something that he'd had to do without carrying any money with him. And since he hadn't been planning on taking out the clan for another day, he hadn't needed to have it with him.

Well, he would just have to help earn money later. Thinking back to all of those D-rank missions that he completed, he was sure there had to be something that he could do.