a kick in the teeth is good for some
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6th-May-2013 01:41 am
Melodic music fills the ear of a girl who hears better than most and that alone is what snaps her fully alert. When she last thought of her own free will, there was a battle raging on around her with no time to think of the simpler things in life like music and friends she'll never see again. There's no familiar warmth of chakra that belonged to another and Kakashi--what happened to him? So many unanswered questions plague at her mind, but the most important of them all? Where was she? Normally she might be able to pick up on a powerful Genjutsu before, but this didn't feel like anything she's studied before. Her body felt unlike her own as she felt something sink to the bottom of her stomach.



    [ VIDEO A: EARLY MORNING ]
I don't understand. [ An onslaught of helplessness plagues Sakura and so when the PokeGear is nudged on by accident (she doesn't bother to treat her "belongings" carefully since they aren't her own), she's unaware that the scene is being shown live to so many others. ] This isn't supposed to be... None of this makes sense... I need to return... Naruto--[ The name spoken with more worry and fondness than ever before. ]--just hang on.

[ All of these phrases come in broken and cut abruptly at times, the pack shifting with her movements. When it jerks suddenly and pops out from the pack being placed roughly onto the ground, there's a teenager girl who looks more worn than anything else (those dark spots under her eyes aren't doing much for her looks) clad in a green vest staring down at the PokeGear as though it were a foreign object. To most newcomers in New Bark Town, it usually is foreign. ]

This is? [ Shaking her head, she picks it up and places it back into the pack without knowing any better. A shout for her attention though might keep her from dismissing it entirely. ]

    [ VIDEO B: EVENING ]
[ Once Sakura's discovered more about this world (as well as the inevitable "no escape" aspect), it is only appropriate that she gives a more proper introduction. This time though she's without the scratches and scrapes (they're just covered up by her hair and bandages) and she's changed into a fresh pair of clothes. Also of note is the fact her hair is loose with nothing holding it back now, no for now she looks like more peaceful than she did this morning. Holding the PokeGear, it seems she's at least aware of it's purpose now. ]

Hey there, I'm new to this place so I'll ask for your patience in advance if that's alright. My name is Sakura Haruno and there's no need to explain the situation to me--I understand. [ Boldly declaring her name? No, she just knows the PokeGear gives away her full registered name anyway so there's no point in concealing it. ] We're all stuck here no matter what's going on back at home, but if there are theories as to how we can return, let's hear them. I have the time.

[ Plenty of time now, she might add if it didn't feel attention seeking in any way. ] Curiously, do people talk about where they come from here? I'm interested in hearing about other villages if you're not too busy. Huh, that's kind of a personal question too, isn't it? Sorry, sorry. [ Waving her free hand apologetically. ] Been a while since I've had a normal conversation so I'm acting all weird. Anyway, it'd be nice if someone replied to this... anyone, anyone at all really.

[ While she did start off headstrong with her broadcast, by the end of it her voice cracks to indicate how feeble she really is. There's a reason she's not outright traveling like most do on their first day. Behind her is a small room with an ordinary looking bed--an indication that she's retiring somewhere within the starter town for the evening. ]
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6th-May-2013 09:02 am (UTC)
[ Out to get people who know Sasuke? Just who were these people and why does her blood boil at the mere mention of them hunting down his associates? If he hasn't defected from Konoha yet, but people who wear something so privileged were like targets--just what is going on here?

Wait.

That name.

What little color that remains in her face drains completely as she stares down the PokeGear in stunned solitude. ]
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6th-May-2013 09:15 am (UTC)
Oh no, not that face! Are you okay? Deep breaths! I dunno what's a matter but deep breaths are so the way to go cause you're looking a little off there and you were good a minute ago!

Um, um, was it the Rocket stuff? That's the group Bowser, the guy who I started off warning you about, sorry I forgot to name him, is in. Or was it something else? GAH, you're okay right?!
itsjustdust: (You got me- I'm speechless.)
6th-May-2013 09:23 am (UTC)
Y-Yeah.

[ A bit of a stammer there, but she manages to get the word out. ] I'll be alright.

[ Deep breaths, just as he said. There's nothing wrong with this conversation, she's just speaking with Obito Uchicha. Not the kindest name to think of, but it can be worse. ]

Bowser? Rocket? I read a little about Team Rocket, but only in warning. Is this Bowser their leader?
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6th-May-2013 09:29 am (UTC)
[He's giving you such a worried look Sakura.]

I dunno, but I know he's dangerous and I've heard things about him poisoning people and pokemon, and he broke Sasuke's arm a while back. I kept having to rescue the guy while he was healing. I mean, no big for a hero like me, right? [He flashed a smile, trying to make her feel better.]

Then again I didn't exactly fight much in said rescues, but shh, that makes the whole thing less dramatic, ne? The dramatic sweeping in totally sounds better when you don't tack on the whole 'and then the hero fled to avoid the battle' parts. [His smile turned impish, and he peered at her, inviting her wordlessly into the humor.]
itsjustdust: (And you see how awesome!)
6th-May-2013 09:32 am (UTC)
[ He's killing her with it. ]

You don't have to worry about poisons for much longer. [ At least now she has a goal. Holding up a hand, she stares at it as though it were useless and in a sense, it was useless now. She can't channel her chakra like before. ] I'll work on that.

[ Even when she speaks, she's still far away from the topic at hand. All she can think about is that she's speaking with Obito. ]

Fled to avoid the battle, yeah...
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6th-May-2013 09:35 am (UTC)
[The smile drooped away, and he sighed, visibly wilting.]

Okay, I'm sorry, whatever part upset you I could have put it better? Just smile eh? A pretty girl like you should always smile.
itsjustdust: (Hey... I know how to listen.)
6th-May-2013 09:40 am (UTC)
[ No. He can't be like this to her. Not right now. ]

Sorry, I can turn this to audio if it bothers you. [ But she'll tack on a lame excuse: ] I've had a long day and I think it's starting to show.
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6th-May-2013 09:46 am (UTC)
No no that won't fix that I upset you! [He huffed a breath, then lifted his chin a little, peering through the gear and turning a bit more serious.]

I'm genuinely sorry to have upset you. You were taking things so well I guess I got a little carried away on you. It's a failing of mine you know? Getting swept up in things? I guess that's no excuse, and Sensei always tells me I need to learn to know when to be quiet.

So, I'm gonna say I'm sorry, and I'm gonna apologize for stealing your smile even for a minute because that was thoughtless and I like people to be happy, you know? Besides, you're a comrade, even if we just met, and that makes you important enough to me that I shouldn't've just you know, flooded you right off.
itsjustdust: (Meet Resolve Face!)
6th-May-2013 09:51 am (UTC)
No, you did the right thing.

[ Telling Obito Uchiha something he did was right. The thought makes her stomach turn, but that's the truth. ]

Isn't it best to get everyone caught up to the same level? Especially when there's an enemy hunting us down and Sasuke--[ His name is said with more softness than anything else she's managed to say all this time. ]--he needs us to be on the lookout for him.

[ Just suck it up and pretend that he's not apologizing for making her unhappy. That's the best she can do for now. ]
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6th-May-2013 10:02 am (UTC)
Exactly! Gotta watch out for the cousins cause yeah. I'd offer to arm you when we finally hit the same spot but I'm not sure I'll have any weapons left by then you know? I kinda gave the rest away so I only have one blade left...

OH RIGHT. Bladed weapons are illegal here. This place is weirdly pacifistic and you'll get arrested if they catch you with one. So be careful! Tenten almost up and got arrested though I'm not even gonna get into it. I've kinda picked up her and Sasuke as my team here you know? We were the first three shinobi in this whole place.

I just... gotta figure out where Sasuke went and I'll meet you somewhere with him okay? Once I find him I'll meet up with the others and I'm sure that they'll wanna see you. If my teammates showed up here I'd wanna see them so bad. Imean, I have Sensei now! But it's still not Kakashi or Rin, you know?

And I just realized I'm being a jerk again, I'm sorry, I'll shut up a minute and let you just, I dunno, fluff your feelings?
itsjustdust: (I'll just look over there now. Yeah.)
6th-May-2013 10:39 am (UTC)
[ The sentiment is nice, but she's not sure if she can believe him. Obito to her is one of the greatest enemies to her village, if not number one. Him offering to meet up with Sasuke somewhere...

No, she can't be tricked into this illusion of seeing him again. Steeling herself mentally, she shakes her head. ]


I don't know what you mean by that. Fluff my feelings? I'll be alright, I'm just trying to make sure I understand the situation we're all in now.
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6th-May-2013 10:24 pm (UTC)
[He is gonna pout at you Sakura, seriously.]

Well, basically we've all been yoiked out of time to here, a place where people can't die, though you can be crippled and hurt so be careful! No abilities work here, if you go down a ledge you can't go back up no matter how well you can climb, and just... more stuff. I mean, I was dead before I got here. Smooshed under a big rock after giving Kakashi my other eye. Oh! Oh oh, wait! That means youre one of his students if you're Sasuke's teammate!

Naruto insists and insists that Sasuke is a bigger jackass but i've met them both and Sasuke's like, a great big squishy marshmellow compared to Kakashi. Did he really change that much? I already heard he goes around acting like me and stuff sometimes, but no one has given me details, and I've heard a quite of mine thrown around too so I'm super curious now. New perspective is good perspective!
itsjustdust: (And you see how awesome!)
7th-May-2013 03:39 am (UTC)
[ Thankfully, due to months of dealing with Naruto, she's gained an immunity to pouting. ]

People can't die? [ Whoa, he's said a lot of other stuff, but that is relevant. Why hasn't anyone mentioned that before? None of the people (NPCs, but she's unaware of that term for now) mentioned death. ] What do you mean people can't die? What happens if someone loses their head?

[ Waving a hand, she brings it to rest against her temple to keep it from throbbing. The thought of no one being able to die is a minor relief (Sasuke is safe no matter what, Naruto doesn't need her, that it's okay she can't use her medical skills), but creates more problems than it should. ]

That's right, Kakashi is my teacher. [ Her sensei. One of them, at least. ] He isn't here, is he? Honestly, he'd be better at answering those kind of questions.

[ That and she's still struggling with the OBITO UCHIHA part. Why is he so cheerful? Is this an act? ]
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7th-May-2013 04:15 am (UTC)
You're kidding me right? Kakashi? Tell ME anything? Wow, he HAD to have changed a hell of a lot since I died in that case. Back when we were on a team the only thing he'd be bothered to tell me is a whole lot of uncomplimentary stuff and whatever rule number I was violating right at that second. Thank you for the tidbit though, and no, only one from my team is my sensei so... we at least have a Hokage on the field yeah?

And no, people can't die. I had a long talk about this with a couple people. Like, you die, then whatever killed you, and ONLY what killed you is all better when you wake up in a pokecenter. So be careful okay? One of the people I knew who left here still had injuries that never healed totally right in his back. I'm not eager to test it, but hey, so long as I don't gotta save any of my people I won't have to.
itsjustdust: (Hey... I know how to listen.)
7th-May-2013 04:38 am (UTC)
[ Obito's overwhelming concern for her well-being is alarming, but she's not exactly able to put it in words. Instead, she nods obediently. ]

So if someone is tortured to death, only the blood they've lost will be replenished. Everything else will remain?
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7th-May-2013 04:41 am (UTC)
[He had a moment of paranoia as he thought about this.]

....Thanks for putting that in my head, now I'm sitting here going through every known Rocket member going 'would they do that, is that their style?' in my head and not getting straight nos. I have a couple people who I can't locate y'know!

[He took a deep breath, then made himself calm down, closing his eyes and settling himself from the agitation before he looked at the gear again.]

But yeah, I've heard it's like that, though I think in that case the damage would be healed to the point that moving around and stuff was possible without you immediately dying again.
itsjustdust: (What kind of joke is that even...???)
7th-May-2013 04:46 am (UTC)
Sorry, but you need to think of all the consequences when you blurt out knowledge like that. Do you think these Rocket members know it too or is that information privy to us?

[ Not that Sakura enjoys thinking about torture herself. ]

Oh, but you knew Kakashi... [ He isn't here, right? So it'll be alright for her to ask: ] The mask.

[ Motioning to her lips. ] Did he wear it then too?

[ EXCUSE HER FOR TAKING THIS RARE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK. ]
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7th-May-2013 04:50 am (UTC)
No it's not private but there are people who have been here ages longer than me that never got told so... I have no idea. I didn't not think about it, believe me, I just managed to make myself not think about it. My Partner's been missing for... months now? He didn't go home, circumstances were off, but... Yeah. I worry about the guy, he's still not used to being human you know? Having to eat and sleep and stuff.

[He waved it off with his empty hand all at once.]

But Kakashi. Yes. That mask. Agh. He's been wearing it since I met him as a kid. But! I've seen what's under it, and stuff. Why, did he get more er... touchy about it?
itsjustdust: (You got me- I'm speechless.)
7th-May-2013 05:14 am (UTC)
Not used to being human?

[ Wait, back up: ] There are people who aren't human here as well?

[ This is all so much for her to take in. Suddenly she's relieved for all those late nights she spent cramming knowledge in her brain. It really has prepared her for this. ]

We can talk about what's under his mask later, I need to know about people who aren't... human.
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7th-May-2013 05:31 am (UTC)
Oh! Like there are a group of people here who were ponies or dragons or whatever back home, and people like my partner who were uh, kinda like sentient seal constructs? There's some group of people who were something called trolls and Sollux detailed out some stuff for me that made me pretty sure he was nigh indestructible with all his abilities, kinda like a crazy intense bloodlimit from Mist or something. And just, you know, stuff like that.
itsjustdust: (Carry the four...)
7th-May-2013 06:12 am (UTC)
[ That's... ] Incredible!

There's people like that here? I wonder if they wouldn't mind answering a few questions.
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7th-May-2013 06:14 am (UTC)
If... I could find Rin you'd probably get on great with him. That's pretty much his reaction to everything too. [He gave her a wry smile.]

Some people are more willing than others, I'm sure you'll find em.
itsjustdust: (I am a sly fox yes I am)
7th-May-2013 06:45 am (UTC)
I'll have to meet this Rin. [ A nod.

And hey, she seems to be warming up. If only because she's given up on trying to keep her emotions in order. May as well swallow them down and act nice. ]
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7th-May-2013 06:58 am (UTC)
I... when I find him. He's been missing a while now. And now with Sasuke having run off because of the whole Itachi thing... [He huffed a breath and shook his head.]

I'm whining, I'm sorry! It's my own fault anyway. But hey, at least I know where Naruto is, that's something. And Tenten answers her gear so... yeah. Man I must seem so irresponsible right this second.

Just ignore everything I just said okay? I clearly fail at communicating with anyone that isn't Sasuke's voicemail after nearly a week of that and pokemon pretty much only.
itsjustdust: (Lala I did nothing. You didn't see that)
7th-May-2013 08:45 am (UTC)
No, it's fine really. [ He's trying so hard and here she is being dismissive. ]

I'm just a bit shocked and as a result, it's making me the one poor with my communication. If you'd like to resume our conversation later, I wouldn't mind the break. This is a lot to take in and you've been... helpful.

[ Communicating with Pokemon though? That's something that hadn't occurred to her yet, but now she's tucking it away in her mind. ]

Thank you.
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