eleven crows (朱) action/voice - forward dated to morning

[yourhatred]

[Itachi is at the edge of the forest today, dressed warmly, with a small bag of birdseed in one hand. There aren't many birds around, given the weather, but there are a couple strays. There's also a couple squirrels, of course, who seem just as determined to get at what he's throwing out. The trees keep the animals mostly protected against the light snowfall, while the ninja has a dusting of flakes in his hair.

He speaks to the journal only after a while.]

...Where do the birds go, I wonder? Once the air chills. Can they get beyond the barrier to places we cannot?

Comments

[voice]

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

[Itachi 'hm's thoughtfully.]

Do you think so?

[voice]

[compos-mentis.livejournal.com]

The ecology here is a mess, I'd be surprised if it wasn't managed somehow.

[voice]

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

The first and latter parts of that comment would seem contradictory, but I see what you mean.

[voice]

[compos-mentis.livejournal.com]

Something managed is never the same as something natural. Go to a natural mudball and compare to a terraformed one and you'll see what I mean.

[voice]

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

I'm not disagreeing with you in any way. I was simply speaking from an outside perspective.

[voice]

[compos-mentis.livejournal.com]

Aww. And here I was hoping I might pick a fight. Itachi, wasn't it?

[voice]

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

That's correct. My apologies for not being argumentative.

[voice]

[compos-mentis.livejournal.com]

Now you're just sounding too good to be true. Apologizing for not taking bait?

[voice]

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

Now you've assumed that I was being serious.

[voice]

[compos-mentis.livejournal.com]

Oops, looks like I did.

[voice]

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

Is picking fights a habit of yours?

[voice]

[compos-mentis.livejournal.com]

Certainly's a way to pass the time.

[voice]

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

For some, I suppose.

[voice]

[compos-mentis.livejournal.com]

I'm going to venture a guess you'd find that a waste, right?

[voice]

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

That would be a good guess.

[voice]

[compos-mentis.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was pretty fond of it, all things considered.

[a beat]

So, ware hobbies do you have outside of birdwatching?

[voice]

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

I'm not generally in the habit of sharing those.

[voice]

[compos-mentis.livejournal.com]

Favorite food.

[voice]

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

[There's a light, amused sound.]

Onigiri with seaweed.

[voice]

[compos-mentis.livejournal.com]

Preferred mode of travel?

[voice]

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

Is this a survey now?

[voice]

[compos-mentis.livejournal.com]

[Well] If you want, we could shift topics, I could ask you about family life.

[This tone's flat. Mostly, she's just pressing buttons to see how and where he reacts.]

[voice]

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

I think I'll pass on all other questions for now.

[voice]

[compos-mentis.livejournal.com]

Deal. I'll talk to you later.