[ this reply takes a little longer as she considers her answer. ]
Then it's all over, isn't it? Is that any reason not to do something, though? Everything ends sooner or later. Would you give up any of your time with your friends or family just because it could all end tomorrow? Why should love be any different?
[ she's not really sure why she's saying as much as she is... she barely knows ino... and the girl clearly can't keep a secret when it comes to these matters...
but masaki is a little starved for this kind of contact. it's been too long since she's had someone to confide stuff with.
not that she's actually ever confided this kind of stuff with anyone... ever. ]
FROM: kurosaki.masaki@cdc.org not really
FROM: kurosaki.masaki@cdc.org i mean ryuu-chan's a good man. i like him a lot.
[ wow!! she can keep a secret!! when it counts... look, jean is one thing. but given the fact that masaki was hedging so hard before, ino is much more inclined to treat this secret with the respect it deserves. ]
Ryuu-chan, huh? [ they're obviously close enough to get nicknames. but... ] But you don't want to marry him?
and masaki isn't sure if she's just that transparent, or ino's that perceptive... or ino's looked at her file. but she doesn't even try to refute it. ]
FROM: kurosaki.masaki@cdc.org i don't know
FROM: kurosaki.masaki@cdc.org it doesn't really matter either way
That's not much of a choice, especially if it's for your family or something. Aren't you my age? Why is everyone trying to marry you off so fast, huh? That seems pretty rude.
Still. That seems pretty unfair. I'd be pretty pissed if it was my clan trying to marry me off. Like, imagine them wanting me to marry Shikamaru or Chouji or something? Gross.
Huh, really? We don't work alone if we can help it. I mean, sometimes it's unavoidable, but even then we usually have backup somewhere in range. Teams are stronger, you know?
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of course not!
[ blah blah she's engaged blah ]
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Wait.
Is it someone back home, maybe?
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FROM: kurosaki.masaki@cdc.org
this kind of situation isn't really the best place to foster relationships like that, don't you think?
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still, ino takes the question kind of seriously. ]
I don't know, is there ever really a perfect place and time to foster relationships like that?
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FROM: kurosaki.masaki@cdc.org
what happens when it's all over?
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Then it's all over, isn't it?
Is that any reason not to do something, though? Everything ends sooner or later. Would you give up any of your time with your friends or family just because it could all end tomorrow?
Why should love be any different?
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i guess you have a point
FROM: kurosaki.masaki@cdc.org
you shouldn't hesitate with love if it's available to you
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Or something else?
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it's complicated
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but masaki is a little starved for this kind of contact. it's been too long since she's had someone to confide stuff with.
not that she's actually ever confided this kind of stuff with anyone... ever. ]
FROM: kurosaki.masaki@cdc.org
not really
FROM: kurosaki.masaki@cdc.org
i mean ryuu-chan's a good man. i like him a lot.
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Ryuu-chan, huh? [ they're obviously close enough to get nicknames. but... ]
But you don't want to marry him?
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and masaki isn't sure if she's just that transparent, or ino's that perceptive... or ino's looked at her file. but she doesn't even try to refute it. ]
FROM: kurosaki.masaki@cdc.org
i don't know
FROM: kurosaki.masaki@cdc.org
it doesn't really matter either way
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You didn't have any choice at all?
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there's always a choice
FROM: kurosaki.masaki@cdc.org
i mean i could always run away haha
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Aren't you my age? Why is everyone trying to marry you off so fast, huh? That seems pretty rude.
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it's complicated
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That seems pretty unfair.
I'd be pretty pissed if it was my clan trying to marry me off. Like, imagine them wanting me to marry Shikamaru or Chouji or something? Gross.
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who are those?
[ yes let's talk about you now 8) ]
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My teammates.
I've known them practically my whole life, so they're like brothers to me.
I'm definitely not marrying them ever.
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FROM: kurosaki.masaki@cdc.org
teammates?
FROM: kurosaki.masaki@cdc.org
i always thought ninjas worked alone
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Huh, really?
We don't work alone if we can help it. I mean, sometimes it's unavoidable, but even then we usually have backup somewhere in range.
Teams are stronger, you know?
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i guess that's true
FROM: kurosaki.masaki@cdc.org
i'm just used to all those stories of ninjas being lone wolves and stuff!
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What other stories have you heard about us?
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welllllllllll
FROM: kurosaki.masaki@cdc.org
ninjas are also cold-blooded killers who have a big sense of honor but sometimes only if the price is right
FROM: kurosaki.masaki@cdc.org
and there's all kinds of torrid romances and dangerous missions and epic wars
FROM: kurosaki.masaki@cdc.org
and sometimes there's even a female ninja too :O!
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