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[orangeoutlaw]

[Ace is standing on the street, holding the handle of a wagon he's procured from somewhere]

Yo.

So I did some checking and the Puppy Prison is just a name. It's not really that free a place but I think maybe dogs would feel better having a home of their own and friendly faces-- so if you know of any roaming free or were keeping some and didn't know what to do with them, let me know and I'll pick them up.

I'll take your dogs too if you want, Coby. You're a good guy for taking them in but I was just messing with your head and seeing if you would do it. You're not supposed to be that good of a Marine you know. It's gross. [said all with a flat inflection]

Otherwise contact me any time day or night.

[waves at the camera and cuts the feed]

[Ace can be found in every city, picking up dogs to put in his wagon or the dogs following at his heels. He doesn't seem in the best of moods but he's not apparently angry either so that's a good sign, isn't it?]

Comments

[orangeoutlaw]

That's awesome!

[ninjitsu, man!]

Can you do that with anything?

[beforethedarkness]

If there's something nearby to use. It's easiest to do with inanimate objects.

[ If it wasn't the absolute basic of the basics, he might be a little more hesitant on sharing that information. It is one of the few techniques that seems to be universal among ninja however, at least in his world. ]

[orangeoutlaw]

What about... that? [and points to a giant ham sitting in the display window of a nearby store]

[beforethedarkness]

... If I wanted to.

[orangeoutlaw]

So show me.

[beforethedarkness]

No. I already did once and it's not for show.

[ Going to walk ahead towards the dog shelter now. ]

[orangeoutlaw]

Lame. If you can't do it just say so.

[beforethedarkness]

I'm pretty sure you only wanted me to do it so that you could steal the ham.

[orangeoutlaw]

Busted. [laughs] You're not as dumb as you look.

[beforethedarkness]

I have a dobe for a teammate who'd try to pull the same crap, except he can do it himself now.

[orangeoutlaw]

I'd believe it. [he seemed pretty used to it]

Maybe you'll get lucky and he'll show up.

[beforethedarkness]

Maybe. He's one of the guys I want to fight the most.

[ His expression falls a little then though. He doesn't want to think too much about the kind of power Naruto has though... How quickly he's grown. How much more he'll grow. ]

[orangeoutlaw]

Ahh you'll get him one day. [headruffle] I'd like to meet the kid and see you two go at it.

[grins to himself]

I bet he'd say nin-nin.

[beforethedarkness]

[ Swatting his hand away with quite a bit of force and a glare for that one. Apparently he's not allowed. ]

... He just might.

[ Knowing Naruto... ]]

[orangeoutlaw]

[grin. Adorable babbu nin]

So how are you liking it here? finding anything interesting?

[beforethedarkness]

... It's weird.

[ Not to mention he's still jobless and living in the cheapo apartments but details... ]

[orangeoutlaw]

Yeah? You think so? Why's that?

[it seems pretty tame to him]

[beforethedarkness]

The cities are all different. Open.

[ Not to mention the technology differences and such, but honestly he just doesn't know how to take all of this. Not that Ace needs to know that. ]

Why are we even here?

[orangeoutlaw]

[he nods about the cities, but he's seen all kinds so it's nothing new to him]

Hm, that's a weird isn't it? Why are we here... Marco would say it's because he pulled strings... But I don't know... Maybe there is no why. Maybe it's just 'because'.

[beforethedarkness]

[ Sasuke doesn't answer, instead just humming and looking ahead. Maybe it can be seen as petulant, but honestly he's deep in thought. It isn't just the world that's different... It's how Hinata looked at him, like she'd seen a ghost. A ghost of something... Terrible.

He can't help feeling bothered by it. ]

[orangeoutlaw]

You look like you're bothered by something.

[tweaks his ear just to be a pest]

Don't take things so seriously.

[beforethedarkness]

[ asdfjkl; Hard swat to his hand and another glare for Ace. Damn, he needs to keep his guard up better than that... ]

It's none of your business if I am or not.

[orangeoutlaw]

I'm making it my business. Too bad. What's got you so down anyway? This place isn't that bad.

[beforethedarkness]

[ He grunts at that, rubbing his ear absently as he looks ahead. ]

... It's not this place.

[orangeoutlaw]

Something happen at home?