6th Punch

[medicalpunch]

[Video]

[Sakura opens the journal and contemplates it for several moments before she hits 'record.' She's been trying to decide whether to say anything at all, whether she really wants to mark this particular occasion. But it seems like -- well, why not? Maybe it will help whet her determination to return home. Maybe... maybe it'll mean something.

Finally, she keys for the video and clears her throat.]

It's been a year since I came here. A little more now, I guess. I've been thinking about it for a while -- it just feels really odd to think that I've spent a whole year of my life with everything on pause while I'm here. As much as it's nice not to be in the middle of a war zone...

Well. At least I've got friends here. It would be worse if I were alone.

Anyone want to go for some drinks tonight? I think I could use a little something.

[Taking after her mentor, maybe. But for tonight, Sakura can't fault Tsunade's usual escape. There's nothing she can do about being here, no way to forget about what's going on at home -- so she'll try to distract herself as best she can.]

[Action]

[True to words, Sakura heads down to Seventh Heaven as the sun sets, wrapped in a warm coat against the winter, which she sheds as soon as she gets there. Whether or not anyone's coming to join her, she's planning to drink herself into forgetfulness tonight.]

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[floralogy]

[Ino snorts at Sakura's invitation. Not that she didn't think of drinking herself every time her own anniversary arrives or during that time she learned of her father's death. Maybe she just has a different way of coping with things.]

What did you eat today for you to give an invitation like this?

[Of course, she doesn't mind her invitation. In fact, she'll most probably join her best friend.]

[medicalpunch]

You think I'm doing this because of something I ate?

[Gee, thanks Ino.]

Tell you what I've been eating -- a year of the Malnosso's crap, that's what! I'm sick of it.

[floralogy]

Good enough reason.

[The Malnosso's crap is always good enough reason for you to drink.]

So, Seventh Heaven? Just don't take me home to Riku too drunk, okay?

[medicalpunch]

Well, I won't have to if you bring him along~

[Which is to say, she's planning to get herself and as many other people as possible Sannin levels of blitzed.

There is no way this could go terribly wrong. None at all.]

[floralogy]

I see. So this is like a drinking party you're trying to set up?

[Which is probably the simplest way for Ino to put it. Come to think of it, she hasn't seen Riku drunk yet. Now she's getting curious.]

[medicalpunch]

Basically! C'mon, I know you're up for it.

[Ino's the party girl, between the two of them.]

[floralogy]

I think I already made that obvious earlier.

[Basically. They know each other real well this way. This doesn't stop Ino from teasing, though.]

But just in case I haven't, well, I'm game.

[medicalpunch]

Oh good. It'll be a proper party.

[Because one thing she'll say for Ino, she's good at making these sorts of things roll.]

[floralogy]

You bet. It's practically unheard of that you have a party without me.

[Oh Sakura, it's good to know you know your best friend very well.]

[medicalpunch]

How could anyone contemplate a party without your presence? I really don't know.

But if the Malnosso are going to watch us anyway, let's really give them something to look at, huh?

[floralogy]

It gives me the creeps when you put it like that, you know. Makes them look like a bunch of perverts.

[NOT THAT SHE WON'T PUT IT PAST THEM, but yeah.]

[medicalpunch]

Maybe they'll start to feel at least a little ashamed of all this nonsense!