twelve crows (朱) action

[yourhatred]

[Today Itachi is around town. ...Or is he?

The ninja is once again testing his limits in this place, and today is further experimenting in genjutsu - illusionary techniques. What he can do now is so much more limited than what he could before.

He will be appearing all around town, and if you see him today, you're already caught in his illusion. It affects all your senses, and nothing should appear off in any way. It will also be perfectly harmless. He simply won't be where you think you're seeing him.

He may incline his head to you, perhaps looking to be in a talkative mood.

Or perhaps, if you prefer, he can be found in the flesh at the end of the day sitting outside the Seventh Heaven, clearly exhausted though doing his best not to appear so.]

((ooc: If you think your character would be able to see through this (this isn't common, even among people highly trained in genjutsu, but I can account for varying universes) let me know.))

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[corrinesbell]

Hey, you don't have to explain anything to me.

[he probably hears the smirk. But she's glad of some company.]

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

[That's good, because beyond that he won't. Itachi gives a low 'hmn' and settles a little more comfortably into the chair.]

[corrinesbell]

[it seems he wanted something, so she's gonna let him bring it up when he's ready. When the tea arrives she'll pour him a cup of it first, before going to fill her own]

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

[He accepts the tea gratefully, handling the cup with care.

Nothing more is said just yet. Casual conversation isn't his thing.]

[corrinesbell]

[and she knows it. She doesn't feel like a whole lotta talking right now either. So this quiet is okay. Nice, even.]

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

[Eventually he finishes his tea and sets it down.]

...My other self. The one that was here before. I didn't allow you to talk about him much when we first met.

[corrinesbell]

Yeah, I noticed.

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

[He gives her a dull look. Don't get smart with him, girl.]

If you would still be willing...

[corrinesbell]

[can't resist. Especially after the attitude he initially gave her.]

Depends on what you wanna know if I know about, I guess.

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

I want you to tell me what he was like.

[corrinesbell]

...Pretty much like you. Quiet and suspicious and all closed off.

[until an experiment forced him to fall in love with somebody]

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

But you had some sort of interest in him.

[corrinesbell]

Yeah. ...We were friends.

[that one sent him packing last time]

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

...Was that something you initiated?

[corrinesbell]

...It's kinda hard to tell. It started because of an experiment.

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

Those do have a tendency to cause confusion.

[corrinesbell]

But I guess after that he figured...that I already knew enough stuff, so I might as well know more if I asked about it?

I dunno. I'm not good at guessing what you're thinking.

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

Hmn.

[That's good, really. He makes it a point to be difficult to read.]

And what he told you... you believe it?

[corrinesbell]

Pretty much. ...Some of it was pretty hard to not believe.

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

Why is that?

[corrinesbell]

Well, your brother was here, and another experiment turned him into a little kid. ...So it was kinda easier to tell what you thought about him. You...you took good care of him.

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

...Ah. I see.

[In the hopes that he'd forget what had happened later, he's sure.]

And what makes you believe that part wasn't the act?

[corrinesbell]

I just know. ...You were a lot nicer than any of us're trained to be.

[...does she go for it?]

... And you were dying.

[she does]

[yourhatred.livejournal.com]

Was I?

[Even then? Why not now? What had changed?]