[ He knows it's the gem, and he knows it must be some kind of instinct — but fear, too, is an instinct, and one Sasuke has had to beat down and overcome over his life as a shinobi. Why shouldn't this be the same? The lack of control is unnerving, and the worst of it... ]
[ It's strange, that one word could feel like a huge shift. The conversation has a sense of normalcy that's almost disorienting, and Sasuke doesn't reply, but only because he's at a loss to how to continue. ]
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[ He knows it's the gem, and he knows it must be some kind of instinct — but fear, too, is an instinct, and one Sasuke has had to beat down and overcome over his life as a shinobi. Why shouldn't this be the same? The lack of control is unnerving, and the worst of it... ]
I don't always notice it happening.
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[He realizes he's assuming, because it would make himself uncomfortable, but had not explicitly asked.]
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I think you know the answer to that.
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