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[coherer]

There are so many Ls in that word, man. LMAOOO

Okay okay here it is:

What do you call a man who's short of time?

[anbu]

Another riddle?

[????? Itachi doesn't think about this one much. He's responding to these messages mid-training, and the spellwork requires more attention than... Jonas.]

Late.

1/2

[coherer]

*makes incorrect answer buzzer noise*

Ooo, Itachi was in the lead by simply being the only contestant participating here today, folks, but that won't cut it. Good answer, though.

I'll give you two separate punchlines and you choose the one that fits the best.

2/2

[coherer]

Is it:

a) Calendar
b) Tim

[anbu]

[Please stop.]

What is 'Tim'?

[coherer]

In my world, Tim's a guy's name.

[anbu]

Calendar would make more sense to me.

[coherer]

Sasuke: 1
Jonas: 0

Thank you for participating in this poll. You've supported your brother's cause. He'll be very happy to hear it.

[anbu]

[... ????????? nani the fuck.]

I don't understand.

[coherer]

Well, I told the joke to Sasuke and he didn't get it. I think it's a translation thing. So he suggested I change the punchline to "calendar" because calendars always go beneath clocks, or smth.

Anyway, he wanted me to ask people which was better. You're the first person I checked with, so he's winning by a landslide of 1 vote.

[anbu]

[He can't believe he was set up like this.]

You should consider asking more than one person if you're truly devoted to this joke.

[What a bad sample size... and also biased.]

[coherer]

Oh, I plan to. Sasuke won the battle, but he won't win the war. I'll be sliding into first place soon.

Once I ask other earthlings, LOL

(no THIS is biased.)

1/2

[anbu]

[Give him a reason to reply to this text, Jonas. Because he looks at it and pockets his watch again almost immediately. 'Earthlings'........]

2/2

[anbu]

[Never mind, he thought of something. Two hours later and out of left field:]

Are you focused primarily on healing spells, or are there others?

[coherer]

(sasuke, your brother's a shit.)

I'll trade you. What sorts of things are you reading at the college library?

[anbu]

Magic classes.

[Hence the question. Now, kindly, trade back that answer.]

[coherer]

Abjuration and enchantment, mostly. But I dabble.

I've been working hard on my barrier magic and imbuing stuff with other stuff.

(eloquence, thy name is jonas.)

We should maybeeeee practice together sometime? Counter spells are super hard to work on without a witch for a partner. I'd be down for smth like that.

[anbu]

[Abjuration and enchantment, he recalls Jonas mentioning them at the time, though too distracted by the tension of being pantsed in a public place with foreign hands healing his injury. Now he has a clearer head.]

Spells which are focused around protection, defense, and support. [You're a perfect sidekick, Jonas.] I see.

There are a few techniques I am inclined to try. I don't require a partner for it. However, measuring skill level and the interaction between classes of magic could be valuable. Are you prepared for this? [Ominous...]

[coherer]

Yeah, I really don't want to do much fighting. I will if I have to, but I figure other ppl are stronger than me in that regard. There are like...... real gods here.

That said, I'm prepared. If I wasn't, I wouldn't have offered. And tbh I think I'm uniquely suited for the role.

[anbu]

[Real gods? That gets a mental tab.]

Very well. Then meet me at this location in the Residential District when you are ready.

[More practiced at it now, Itachi sends the image of a map with a small area to the west circled.]

[coherer]

What, like right now?

[anbu]

[.......] I said when you are ready. Are you ready now?

[coherer]

No you said "are you prepared" I'm js that sounds different. It could possibly mean on a day that is not today.

But yeah I'm ready.

(wonders if he should be texting )

Is this where you live?

[anbu]

[Ig, js, p, smth, rn... what are they, what do these things mean. He's ignored them up until this point, because they haven't impeded his ability to understand the message, but it's low key infuriating.]

No. I wouldn't send you that location.

[coherer]

Oh just BREAK MY HEART why don't you?

(just going to leave him with that message while he packs things he deems necessary. his spell tome, some homemade granola bars (his specialty), and a change of clothes. because lord knows anything could happen, especially when itachi seems just the kind of shinobi to specialize in evocation as well as the illusion from the dream.

better safe than sorry.)

Alright, this trip over won't take me long. Will I know the spot when I see it?