[Five years old. That such a singular event eventually built into greater suffering is no new, novel realization—it holds more familiar weight than he’s comfortable looking in the eye. Someone else might make the human connection between their separate experiences; instead, Itachi imagines himself from the perspective of an angry, abandoned child left to the unlucky system of another place. It isn’t something that is relatable to him on a surface level, but the premise of lost control and lost childhood is a blunt association. Painful, somewhere. The emotion underlaid in those words is scorching, and all he has done is read them across an impersonal screen. He cannot fathom feeling it through the boy himself.]
There is no need to apologize. I was the one who asked.
What you felt is understandable considering the situation you were placed in, and put at the mercy of someone else’s decisions while so young. You did what you had to survive. The same would be true of anyone.
[A logical, straightforward, sanitized reply. Perhaps Stiles would say it better—or even Sasuke. He’s not easily capable of the same articulate empathy.]
[ there are a few words that will always land well on Guanshan; survival is at the top of the list. he might be the boy who's holding too much hope in his chest, but be damned if he lets it go out even when he wants to the most. ]
is it still, then ? justifiable
those things i did then are the same things i do now the same things that get me anonymous 9mm gifts should i have grown outta this by now filed off the fangs n became useful to society ?
[Justifiable, then. Now? It isn't a question he has the standing to answer.]
It's possible that you will never be able to change. Regardless of your own will, your experiences have shaped you irrevocably. There is always a point in our lives where we are unable to turn back.
... I'd like to ask another question, but that would not be fair to our agreement.
I prefer not to underestimate anyone. I wouldn’t say you are a threat in the traditional sense, no.
The extent of your personality is still unknown to me. And my behavior has the potential to be somewhat impulsive around you. Additionally, Synchrony has been...
People are more comfortable making assumptions about the world, and those within it. It can be easier that way. We dislike what is different from us or not well understood.
seriously its like if u showed 10 people ur photo n asked em " is this guy attractive " 8 of em would say yea & 2 of em would be lyin so people treat u different ( better ) cuz u have somethin they want
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i lied, 2/2
damn, sorry to..... just fuckin gush at u
shits just been on my mind lately
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There is no need to apologize. I was the one who asked.
What you felt is understandable considering the situation you were placed in, and put at the mercy of someone else’s decisions while so young. You did what you had to survive. The same would be true of anyone.
[A logical, straightforward, sanitized reply. Perhaps Stiles would say it better—or even Sasuke. He’s not easily capable of the same articulate empathy.]
Thank you for answering truthfully.
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is it still, then ?
justifiable
those things i did then are the same things i do now
the same things that get me anonymous 9mm gifts
should i have grown outta this by now
filed off the fangs n became useful to society ?
[ Itachi won't withhold his opinion. ]
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It's possible that you will never be able to change. Regardless of your own will, your experiences have shaped you irrevocably. There is always a point in our lives where we are unable to turn back.
... I'd like to ask another question, but that would not be fair to our agreement.
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why dont u underestimate me
is it that u think im a threat or that i couldnt be one at all
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The extent of your personality is still unknown to me. And my behavior has the potential to be somewhat impulsive around you. Additionally, Synchrony has been...
[Overwhelming.]
Different than I am used to.
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[ yeah that's the part he zeroed in on. ]
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I don’t.
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i get it now though
u accept im a fixed point
thanks
its more respect than most people give me
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People are more comfortable making assumptions about the world, and those within it. It can be easier that way. We dislike what is different from us or not well understood.
You're welcome.
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n the " do or die " ones
whats there to worry about lol
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[We’ve already established you’re an adrenaline junkie.]
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u even got one of those ?
is it like
" silent meditation in the rain w/ wooden flutes playing gently on the breeze " ?
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more like what makes u attractive & acceptable to society as a whole
thats a different ball game
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[what is conventional society]
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its like
if u showed 10 people ur photo n asked em " is this guy attractive "
8 of em would say yea & 2 of em would be lyin
so people treat u different ( better ) cuz u have somethin they want
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Do you treat me differently than you would if I had another face?
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but ultimately it dont change much
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