77. After

[corrinesbell]

[Sheena made it about halfway back from Raine's on one burst of feeling okay again, but now she's sitting against the outside wall of a random building, head in her hands again. Think the building belongs to you and an intruding ninja is bothersome? Feel free to tell her so. She might flick a few of her molting yellow feathers at you]

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[corrinesbell]

We were friends. [after the false attraction wore off, anyway]

[cursetheclan.livejournal.com]

Friends.. [ That term is alien to him. All of his friends are dead. But he'll incline his head, to acknowledge it. ]

[corrinesbell]

Yeah. ...I think it surprised him, too.

It helped that we're both ninja.

[cursetheclan.livejournal.com]

[ Minor interest can be detected in his eyes. ] Not from my world, I suppose.

[corrinesbell]

Nope. I'm from Mizuho, a village on Aselia.

[cursetheclan.livejournal.com]

I see. [ He'll say that a lot. In fact he's piqued about what life is like for ninja in other worlds, but for now he stays quiet. Too tired to think of what to ask, he'll just blink, and shake his head every few minutes. ]

[corrinesbell]

...I think everyone who was possessed is getting sick from it now.

[cursetheclan.livejournal.com]

It seems that way, yes. [ Sighs. He hasn't been this ill since before he died. ]

[corrinesbell]

[another wave of dizziness shuts her up for a bit]

[cursetheclan.livejournal.com]

[ At least his coughing fits are over, thanks to Martel. But he's blinking more rapidly than he should, a sign that he's not doing so well, either. ]

Why are you out here? [ His way of pointing out that she should be resting inside. ]

[corrinesbell]

Didn't make it all the way home yet. Why are you?

[cursetheclan.livejournal.com]

I'm looking for someone.

[corrinesbell]

Oh yeah? Who's that?

[cursetheclan.livejournal.com]

My cousin.

[corrinesbell]

Are they here and you're looking, or you're just wondering if they're here?

[cursetheclan.livejournal.com]

He's here. A boy of thirteen who's very loud by nature. I'm surprised he hasn't been heard across the journals yet. To be quiet isn't like him.

[corrinesbell]

Oh. Hope you find him, then. [after you've rested. Not that she thinks he'll rest. It's not like the Itachi she knew, and probably not like him either]

[cursetheclan.livejournal.com]

Thank you. [ Not really. he passed out against his will earlier, but ever since waking up he's been out, looking for the kid. It's too quiet around the house without him. ]

You should rest, Sheena-san.

[corrinesbell]

[looking at him now, with one eyebrow just barely raised]

So should you, Itachi-san. [and almost smiling, because really, who else around here speaks Mizuho?]

[cursetheclan.livejournal.com]

[ He shakes his head. ] There's things for me to attend to. Not to mention, I have been healed and slept it off. [ Though he technically could of gone with another week of sleep. Stretching his arms over his head, he notices her similar manner of speech. ]

Does everyone in your world speak this language?

[corrinesbell]

Nope. Not even everyone in Mizuho wants to learn it anymore. I learned so I could write formal documents and stuff once I became chief. And it makes it easier to talk to people from the village without others overhearing and knowing what you're talking about.

[cursetheclan.livejournal.com]

[ He inclines his head; it was like here then perhaps. Where he could detect several languages spoken. In fact he was starting to learn one or two to communicate more easily. ]

You are the kage of your village, then? [ This is the main thing he's noticed. ]

[corrinesbell]

I'm gonna be. I don't know how much longer Gramps wants to hold the title. [after everything that's happened to him]

[cursetheclan.livejournal.com]

Ah. [ Too much intrigue for him; he's finished with that wort of thing. Still, his look can be called a pleasant one; without a smile. ]

[corrinesbell]

[dizzy again, but she kind of likes talking to Itachi again, so she'll keep going]

What's your cousin's name?