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[This afternoon finds one CHEERFUL(?) Itachi walking out of the grocery, a bright SMILE(?) on his face and a full bag in his arms. He's HUMMING(??) something under his breath, a light bounce to his step.

He pulls out his journal casually, sending an unfiltered message to his brother.]

Sasuke. Are you recovering well?

[All of this is, of course, completely out of character for the ninja and possibly disturbing to anyone familiar with him.]

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Oh that's right. We haven't met properly as adults, have we?

I have been doing quite well lately, thank you. Though I'm afraid my brother came down with an illness during the draft and is still recovering.

[Blink.]

Your... brother?

[Shikamaru hadn't mentioned Sasuke. Katara had thought he'd killed every member of his family.]

My brother, yes. He's a fairly recent arrival, but was called in for the draft all the same.

They don't seem to care much about that.

[...]

I didn't know you had a brother.

I supposed I never mentioned him.

At the age I was stuck in when we met, my mother was only pregnant with him.

That was a long time ago. [Even if the young Itachi ha mentioned that his mother was pregnant, Katara had assumed...

...experiment effected or not, Katara can't help but dig at this a little. She doesn't believe Shikamaru would lie to her. But maybe he'd been mistaken?]

It must be nice for you to see him again.

It is, yes.

[His smile falters only slightly.] We hadn't been on the best of terms before.

[...] But things are better now?

[Another pause. The effects of the experiment have to work overtime with this one.]

They are a little better, yes.

I see.

[No, she doesn't. She doesn't see. In fact, Katara is very confused.

...but she also recognizes an opening for escape, and she's gonna go for it. She makes to start walking towards the store again.]

I'm glad to hear that. I hope the time you have in Luceti with him is a good time.

[...and that you don't kill him again. Or. Something.

...Seriously, what is going on? She should probably find out. Sometime. Maybe tomorrow. Eventually.]

I hope so too. It's a good opportunity to start over.

[He watches her turn away, but doesn't follow.]

It was a pleasure speaking with you again.

[Katara raises her hand and forces herself to run-not-walk away.

Man. She really should talk to Shikamaru. Oh well, she's sure she'll remember it the next time she sees him.]

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