twenty-four crows (朱) video

[yourhatred]

[Itachi focuses the view on himself, sitting in the living room of the house he shares with Law. As usual, he's in a plain blue silk shirt with his black clothes beneath. At his feet, a gray cat rubs against the leg of his chair.]

It has come to my attention that several others from the world I originate from have arrived in Luceti. To them, if they are aware of who I am, I simply state my presence and assure that there is no need to consider me an adversary at this point in time. This is in the hopes of avoiding any unfortunate altercations in the future should we happen to run across each other.

[Things are chaotic enough as is.]

I am under close scrutiny [This is mostly true to a point.] and have been here for some time, so there is no cause for alarm.

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[redhotmama]

[The difficulty Itachi has just saying anything doesn't get past her and she feels suddenly horrible for prying. This is his family, it must be hard to talk about. She shouldn't be so... almost casual about asking.

She lowers her eyes away from the book.]

I'm sorry... I didn't mean to- It's just a shock is all.

[yourhatred]

...No need to apologize. You've done nothing wrong.

[Does that mean he's willing to discuss it? No.]

I assume you've spoken with your son.

[redhotmama]

[Her smile's a bit tentative now, given the previous topic, but it's there tugging at the edges of her lips like the sun poking through clouds.]

Of course. [But Kushina won't go into details about that. She'd feel awful for rubbing it in Itachi's face.] I've talked to a few of his friends too, and they seem like a nice bunch. It's surprising how many people from our village are here.

[yourhatred]

He chooses them well.

[No point in denying that.]

And it's true. The Malnosso do seem to have an odd attachment of some sort to our world.