7th Punch | Video

[medicalpunch]

[It's one of those things she feels like she ought to say.  Ought to let people know, because it's important.  They're important, even if they're not here anymore.

On the video, her expression is carefully calm, forced into composure -- but for those who know her well or who are very good at reading faces, it's obvious she's not at all calm about this, not really.  They're too important to her for that, and Sasuke in particular... it feels like not enough time.  Not enough to getting to savor having her team together again, whole again.]

For anyone wondering... Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke have both gone home.

[Once again, she's the bearer of bad news for Luceti's Konoha population.  She takes a breath to say more, but then pauses.  What else is there to say, really?  And her throat is so tight with it.  Her teammates, her boys, are gone -- but they're back where they belong.

It's not enough to ease the sense of loss, though.]

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[medicalpunch]

[She'd certainly like to think so, but she's also not terribly sure how Sasuke would see that. Naruto... she knows better where she stands with him.]

I'm all right. Just a little... well, lonely, I guess. [But she does manage to summon up a smile; she doesn't want to look weak or overly emotional. It's not like they're gone. They've just gone home. Where they belong. Right?]

[deathsdoctor]

[Gone back to a war that's not over. He knows about it, even if he has only vague details.]

... well... [He's not the best person to offer this. But.] ... if you ever want a drink and to shoot the breeze sometime, I'm good for that.

[medicalpunch]

[Their relationship has been mostly professional. But maybe that's an okay thing, with this offer. He's not someone from home.]

I might take you up on that. [Her tone says she almost certainly will.] Thank you.