[二] Audio / Action

[believeit]

[The recent events had certainly left a lot for people to think about. Naruto is no different, the past few days spent comparing fake memories with the real thing. Mostly he was hung up on how normal the fake life had seemed, a (fake) lifetime spent with a huge, loving family he had never had until arriving in this place.

Out of everything though, there is one question that plagues him the most. Here it comes...]

[Audio]

So even though that place was fake, and the things we remembered from it aren't really real, we're not still like.... legally married or anything, right? Right?

I don't think I'm even old enough to be married y'know!

[YUP. Guess who has been carefully avoiding Tenten ever since things went back to normal. Apparently he can act like a proper ninja when he wants to. He is finally manning-up to face reality though.]

[Actually he isn't, but he had something else he wanted to ask over the journals, so figured he would just throw that in too.]

...Has anyone seen Sakura-chan?


[Action]

[Since Luceti returned to normal, Naruto hasn't been that sociable. Most of his time has been spent at home aside from the occasional trip out into the woods to train or to check in on people close to him that were not fake wives or family members.

Today though, he can be found behind the counter of Shikamaru's convenience store. He has absolutely no idea what he is doing still and with Shikamaru and Masaomi both away, the fate of Luceti's #1 Store™ had been left to the combined efforts of Korra and Naruto.

If it is still standing by the end of the week, it shall be a miracle.]

Comments

[rashness]

Who do you know who's weird enough to just glue a tail on or something?!

[Popsicle averted, he's now turning to start a slight shouty thing. Argument]

[believeit]

You kinda look like a guy who'd glue a tail on him, just sayin'!

[Naruto's doing the same from his side of the counter. It was a valid question!!]

[rashness]

How do I even begin to look like I'm a tail guy or something!

[ :T ]

[believeit]

....You just do.

[There. That's the reason.]

[rashness]

That doesn't sound like a real reason at all!

[believeit]

Look it was just a question, you didn't have to get all moody about it y'know!

[rashness]

I'm not moody, I'm just saying that it's a real tail and no one would wear a fake tail just around because that's weird!

[believeit]

Okay, okay. I get it.

[Next question.]

So why have you got one anyway?

[rashness]

It's 'cus I'm a demon. ...Sort of. [He sighs] Half-demon's a word I liked that someone said a while ago.

[believeit]

A demon? [He thought they were meant to be big and scary and mean, but this guy doesn't really seem like it. Then again, he supposes they can look like anything.]

...You're not a bad guy though, right? [Demons are generally bad guys.]

[rashness]

No, no. Trust me, I'm not a bad guy or anything.

[Though he gets why he would question it, it is a big thing]

[believeit]

...Good.

[Well the stranger with a tail said he isn't bad so it must be true right? Obviously. All settled.]

So what was it we talked about ebfore, anyway. I sort of... don't remember?

[rashness]

Oh, it's no problem... I don't even really remember your name - we talked a little when you first showed up with your folks.

[He says this very sheepishly]

[believeit]

It's Naruto! And you're...

[He already said. hang on, he'll remember.]


...


Rin!

And yeah, I don't remember either. That was ages ago.

[rashness]

Yeah, I guess it was. [And he snorts at this before turning to get his popsicle and once he does, turning back]

So how've you been since?

[believeit]

Eh, okay I guess. Apart from all that... stuff last week, y'know? [M..ARRIED...HA...HA...]

[rashness]

Y...yeah, that was definitely some stuff. [He frowns a little] I still haven't really talked to everyone I oughta.

[believeit]

Me neither. It's awkard. So I'm just gonna stay here instead.

[Do some "work" and drink Mountain Dew instead of facing girls, sounds like a plan.]

[rashness]

I just don't know where any of 'em live normally... except one, I guess. And it doesn't seem like a thing to call someone over the book about.

[So it's a catch 22, basically]

[believeit]

Yeah. I know most of mine but this girl was my kid? I only spoke to her once before, but now it's like.. I dunno. "Hi, I was your Dad for a while?"

Way too weird.

[He sighs, looking around the shop for a moment.

Aha.]

Oi, you wanna slurpee? They're really good. [So much better than fake families.]

[rashness]

[He was a dad.

That's.

Weird...

]

Uh, sure. What flavors are there?

[believeit]

[SO weird.]

There's uh.. Mountain Dew, then an orange one... then uh.. I think it's Rasberry? I dunno, I forgot.

[rashness]

Shouldn't you know that?

[ whaat... ]

[believeit]

I do know it! Like I said it's just.. the other one! It don't matter, the Mountain one is the best one anyway. [So there.]

[rashness]

If you don't know what the others are, how can you know that it's the best?!