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medicalpunch) wrote2014-01-22 08:21 pm
medicalpunch) wrote2014-01-22 08:21 pm
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6th Punch
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[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.]
[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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[Now that particular conversation has settled, he shuffles a bit in his seat and studies the drink in his hand.]
Hey wanna swap? I want to try yours...
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Sure, have a taste! [She passes her drink to him.] I want to try yours too. Wonder where they're from....
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[That kinda taste disgusting, how can Tsunade drink it all the time? As he swaps the two drinks, his eyes go wide with realization.]
...Better now show these to Tsunade baa-chan if she ever shows up, especially if it's free.
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[Sakura groans at that.]
Oh god, surrounding Shishou with free alcohol? She'd never be sober again.
[Give her a moment...]
... We ought to have a plan. In case she shows up, how do we keep the alcohol away from her? For everyone's sake...
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I don't know, we might burn down the entire enclosure that way... alcohol fires spread easily, and there's a lot of it here....
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[Hmm what else could they do. He thinks on it some more as he takes a another drink, then suddenly the bottle is slammed down as he turns to her.]
I got it! Kakashi-sensei can do his thing! Y'know.. the sharingan thing when he can make stuff disappear! [PERFECT PLAN RIGHT Y/N]
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That's one way to take care of it! And whoever winds up being a guest of Kakashi-sensei's next can spend a little time enjoying themselves on the bounty, I guess.
[Which edges around the awful topic of the war, Obito, other things... but she can push those thoughts away without too terribly much difficulty, insulated by the drinking she's already been doing.]
<- told ya
[And likewise, it suddenly reminds him of the war, and Obito. His lips pout against the bottle top, let's just not go there right now.]
I'm gonna go get another drink! You want something?
cuuuute, do I get to respond in kind? :>
[She's feeling relaxed and daring right now -- enough to trust her next level of inebriation to Naruto's judgment.]
Make it something good, huh?
yesss ♥
[It's several minutes before he returns but once he does, he's holding two tall glasses with a pink-looking drink in it.]
That guy over there said we should try this! It's uh.. strawberry, yeah!
♥!
[She eyes the drinks and laughs.]
He gave you drinks the color of my hair! [Close enough, anyway. And she likes strawberry, so it's all good.]
♥♥♥
..It's not bad! Kinda tastes like fruit pudding, all mashed up and cold.
[Tastes really nice actually... evident as he begins to gulp it down.]
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[Another sip and he sets the drink down, leaning back in his seat as wondering about something before he sits up again, turning to face her and leaning in.]
Hey Sakura-chan. Do you like it in this place?
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Like it? [That question deserves deep thought, and she sips her drink while she turns it over.]
I... I don't know. I mean, it's nicer than being in a battlefield at home, and we don't have to worry about getting hurt or killed on missions, but at the same time... home is where we belong, you know? So I guess I don't dislike it here but I don't want to stay forever, either.
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Yeah, that's what I think too. We've gotta go home, everyone's counting on us. Though... it's kinda nice being here for a bit, y'know?
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Yeah... in a way, it really is. It's... [She pauses, turning over exactly what she wants to say, and then quietly reaches out to rest a hand on his shoulder, suddenly wanting a bit of physical connection.] It's a respite from everything going on at home.
And you get your family...
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[His parents are here, and the friends here are okay. Even though he knows they cannot stay, there are at least benefits to being here.
Even if it's wrong. It's hard.]
I still say there's a way to go homer and bring everyone else with us. If they're here, it's gotta work somehow right?
My Mom, Dad, Neji... [He doesn't finish the sentence, only sighs against her.]
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If anyone can do it, I bet you can. You've never let anything stop you. And you give everyone else faith, too.
[Including her.]
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You really think so?
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[Super smooth, Naruto. She glances at his arm, but lets it go -- right now, she just feels comfortable, and it's not like she didn't start the whole thing anyway.]
Yeah, I do. You've already done so much... [Look how far he's come, from the outcast of the village to their hero. Who can say where he'll stop?]
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[And truly that's the way he sees it. He hasn't done anything special, just tried to keep up with his friends. For his friends.]
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[It's nice to hear him acknowledge her hard work. But when he mentions Shikamaru, she giggles, tilting her head a little and leaning into him just a tiny bit.]
Shikamaru? Work hard? Are you sure you've got the right guy?
[But jokes aside, though, the sentiment is very sweet.]
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