21; video - december 9, early morning

[hatedriven]

[the image clicks on to Sasuke looking a little annoyed, but this isn't unusual. neither, really, are the shadows of dark circles under his eyes. he hasn't had a good few nights rest, and today is no different. he's shirtless, but his left shoulder is wrapped in a bandage that is purely superficial

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[Text] 1/2 good thing I saw this while updating the calendar. ;;;

[ih8spiders]

Yes? What is it?

[The fact that it's Sasuke pinging him is enough to rouse him out of his cold-induced lethargy.]

[Filtered, Text] 2/2 FORGOT, THAT SHOULD BE PRIVATE

[ih8spiders]

[And after a few more seconds:]

You have a bandage on. Are you injured?

text/filter; its okay i know you just like to ignore me

[hatedriven]

No, I'm not.

Do you and Kuroro take a lot of missions outside the city?

text/filter; ;3; But I got drawn to this like a fly to flypaper.

[ih8spiders]

More than enough. He likes exploring. Why do you ask?

text/filter; aww (blush)

[hatedriven]

Nevermind. I'll probably have better luck with someone on the Watch.

text/filter; <333

[ih8spiders]

[He's blinking with bewilderment behind his communicator. It's rare for Sasuke to contact him in this manner, and he's really curious about why the other boy would do so.]

What do you mean? Did you want us to do something for you?

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[hatedriven]

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I'm looking for someone to make sure he doesn't get himself killed when I'm away.

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[ih8spiders]

Someone...

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[ih8spiders]

You mean Saralegui? [Can't be Naruto--somehow he has this feeling that Sasuke's not the type to worry about Naruto getting himself killed, and that Naruto isn't the type to get himself killed, either.]

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[ih8spiders]

You're going out without him?

text/filter; LMFAO that awkward moment when i read that tag wrong

[hatedriven]

I do sometimes.

[at least over text he can't give any of his doubts away.]

text/filter; looool

[ih8spiders]

Why do you think he might get himself killed now, if you've already done it before? Is this for a mission?

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[hatedriven]

[he scowls at his communicator. stop making this more awkward than it already is. because it is.]

The witches have never attacked in that time. It doesn't mean it won't change.

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[ih8spiders]

How long will you be away? If it's just for a day or two I can keep an eye on him. I don't think we're going out of the city this week. [Because lol Greenland mission in the middle of winter.]

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[hatedriven]

[frustrated, embarrassed, and kicking himself for ever bringing such a ridiculous thing up, he sends this message after a minute.]

Don't worry about it.

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[ih8spiders]

[The backpedaling is slightly familiar; he's done it often enough when he's feeling embarrassed and awkward, but he has nothing to go on but the long stretches of silence and impersonal text, so he could just be seeing things. Still, for Sasuke to approach him in the first place has to mean something, right?

Kurapika sends a carefully-worded message back after an equally long minute.]

It's really fine. I'll be discreet about it--I doubt that he'll be happy having a babysitter, anyway. I just have to make sure that he doesn't get hurt or killed, right?

[ooc: Wait does Kelly have plans of getting Sara into trouble.]