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[The video opens on Sasuke, Lance is “directing” behind the “camera” (omen) with cue cards for him to read, and this music starts playing in the background. Lance gestures widely off camera in an urgent miming to Sasuke to start reciting what is written on the cards.]

[ Sasuke was clearly not expecting the music and he already looks so tired before he even looks at the cards. He’s trying. Honest. His forehead scrunches as he starts to recite, but it’s coming out in his usual flat tone, which is probably not helping anything. ]

Have you ever wanted to be cool… like the other side of the pillow? [ Sasuke looks off camera at Lance with irritation. ] You said you wouldn’t make me sound like an idiot.

[Lance is giving Sasuke the flattest look, then in a hushed urgent voice:] Dude, don’t make it weird, just keep going. No turning back now.

[He has more cards and they go with the music, stop messing with the flow! They haven’t even gotten to the memes yet.]

[ He gives him a look that makes it clear he doesn’t think he’s the one making this weird. Deep breath. He knows people better than you, Sasuke, remember?? ]

Awesome at kicking ass and taking names? Show off some cool ninja moves here. [ … Oh. Wait. He gets it. He rubs his forehead before going to takes a deep breath, and then blows a ball of fire on the cards to burn them.

There. Ninja move shown off. ]

Ninjutsu isn’t about blitzing chakras or becoming one with the shadows. I’m not using these.

[Lance isn’t affected by fire, so he just holds the burning cards in his hands and uses his powers to toss the burning pile into frame as he squints in annoyance.] Oh come on, we hadn’t even gotten to the best part!

[ Sasuke takes a deep breath, before deciding to just do what he probably would have from the start. ]

I’m offering to teach people ninjutsu and taijutsu; it’s the way the ninja in my world perform battle techniques and focuses on utilizing one’s inner life force, also known as chakra, to manipulate the physical chakra around you. Taijutsu is basic martial arts techniques that use chakra to increase the strength of both your offensive moves and your defensive blocks. I believe it will be able to help people who need to learn how to control their new found blood powers and, for those who are dedicated enough, will grant similar abilities to those who have no special blood powers at all. [ He forms a ball of water in his hand, quickly warps it with a wind current to freeze it, and then melts it by heating his palm. ] If you are interested, please let me know.

[ Boring!! But to the point. Sasuke gives Lance a look, like he’s offering to let him wrap up with whatever he wants here. Is that wise?? Probably not.

Lance rolls his eyes offscreen and adds, poking his head into frame: ] Super Awesome Ninja School, suck it Cobra Kai!

[Then he exits frame and has his Omen project a certain video, and the music is still playing:]

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Thanks. Most people don't, then they try to find their way around The Maze and I have to send out one of my kitties to get them. And tea with both kinds of sweets because I like both!

[when he arrives, there will be a little, black kitten waiting for him. if he didn't instantly follow her up a small flight of stairs, she'll mew insistently for him at The Girl, then past the first fireplace and up another flight of stairs, past the Library, then down another path of stairs]

[ Luckily, Sasuke is good about following directions. And cats. Especially cats. He takes in the surroundings, as well as the path he's being taken on, letting his Rinnegan memorize the patterns for him, hoping that maybe it will help if he ever does have to come here without assistance for finding his place around. ]

[there's a long hallway, the right side of the hall with panels of stained glass until it goes up another short flight of stairs, finally leading to a small dining room with more stained glass on the left side of the room.

sitting at the table is Tinya, wearing a simple slip dress and heavy looking black leather combat boots. Carmilla is perched on the chair opposite Tinya's and when she sees Sasuke, she immediately gets up from her chair, smiling. there's a sparkly gift bag on the table]

Hi! Welcome to The Maze, have a seat. [she points to the seat catty-corner to hers. there's a teapot on the table as well with a rough pottery mug in front of the chair she'd been sitting at] Tea first, then presents.

[ Sasuke's eyes move from her to the gift bag and back again, before he goes to make his way to the seat she's gestured to. He's not entirely used to Western-style seating and it takes him a second to adjust in the seat. ]

This is quite the home you've landed yourself in.

[the gift bag just sits there. like a sparkly shark, ready to pounce at a moment's notice. and Carmilla lifts off from the chair she'd been perched on to flutter around them both. and as he takes his seat, she takes hers, pouring tea for both of them]

Thank you! I can't believe it hadn't already been claimed, it's so peculiar. It reminds me of a place grandmother took me when I was little. Now. Tea first, then presents or the other way around?

Sometimes it feels like the buildings here call themselves to certain people.

[ It's the only way he feels like it explains him finding an apartment that reminded him so much of home so easily. ]

We can go in whatever order you wish. You're the host, after all.

Maybe? That would explain why nobody claimed this house yet, even though it's a good-sized house in a nice location. Makes it way easier to go to work.

[she sometimes wonders what grandmother would have thought of the person Tinya had become. proud, she hopes, in contrast to her mother's frigid disapproval]

Well--drat! Forgot the pastries. Some host I am, that's why I'm outsourcing my birthday party. Which you are invited to or else I'll cry. [but her eyes are clear that she'd do no such thing. drunk-dialing, though...]

Let's go with tea first. I did remember the honey for myself.

Ah— [ Has he ever even been to an actual birthday party??? He's having trouble remembering. He at least knows he hasn't been to one in a very, very long time.

He's at least clearly not put out by the lack of sweets, going to take a sip of his tea without adding anything to it. ]

When is your birthday?

[she made sure she had one for herself every year she's been away from home. this will be the fourth birthday away and if she lets herself think about it too much, she'll get upset. hence, birthday parties with plenty of booze and food and cake to go around.

and the occasional present, but she doesn't really expect those.

she adds close to a perfect teaspoon of honey to hers, then stirs 'til it's dissolved]

April 21st. I'm turning nineteen, if you can believe that. Mistress knows I can't.

[ He supposes that is coming right up. It's strange to think that he's been here so long. While Sasuke doesn't quite understand the whole gift giving thing, he makes a note to get something for her for her party. ]

Hn. I didn't realize I was older than you.

[ Not that she... looks... old. He didn't mean it like that. But he's not emotionally intelligent enough to realize that could be an implication, so he moves on. ]

Congratulations. I'm sure you'll have plenty of people to celebrate it with.

[she's been to the other world for so long, she doesn't think it's strange anymore. she's just resigned. she was home for three years, but it's hard having competing sets of memories when both feel entirely real]

Oh? How old are you, if I may?

[she assumes that most people assume she's older than that. after all, how many people get married at sixteen and have a baby when they're eighteen, even where she's from?]

I hope so. I'm still kind of newish, or at least I feel newish? But I figure most people won't pass up a chance for hors d'oeuvres and dancing? Even if they've never met me before.

[ A lot of people got married and had children young in Konoha, the wars made it hard for people to not start their lives sooner than most people in other worlds he's found. But there had been something about the way she held herself that had made him assume she was older than him. Or maybe he's just used to being around older women. Who knows. ]

I'll be twenty in July.

[ Which in itself is also strange to think about. A couple of years ago, he never would have expected to even live this long. ]

Most people seem to like a party. You're friendly enough that I can't imagine that you haven't made a few friends in the time you've been here.

[it was likely her upbringing, being trained from birth to be graceful, elegant, and charming. her mother may have weaponized all of that in the past, but she wasn't in any big hurry to change, especially since she was the sole heir left to their family's legacy. even Tinya knew she'd eventually have to take her place, but she was in no hurry to do it any time soon]

Oh! Well, happy birthday in advance. [warmly teasing before taking a sip of tea] I'm going to remember that.

[it was strange to think of being alive for her, too. she'd been killed, burned to death by a terrorist with a grudge, then spent a year as a ghost. but she got a second chance and she's not about to waste any second of it]

They do! And it's going to be at the Raccoon Room, so people won't have to navigate this mess. Moonlight would be awfully put out if I had her lead multiple groups of people. I'd like to think you're right. About friends, I mean.

I don't celebrate.

[ He says it with a shrug. He's had little reason to over the years and he wasn't seeing it changing any time soon, unless Sakura and Naruto insisted. Which... knowing them, they likely would. ]

Mm. Wu will probably help make sure you have a real crowd if you ask him to. He seems to really like promoting events like that.

Mmm. Then for July, expect cards with handwritten notes. I barely handwrite for anyone. However, I am willing to make an exception.

[and she takes another sip of tea, looking rather catlike herself. self-assured? check. mostly. playful? definitely check. possibly shamed with pet-shaming captions? maybe.]

And I'm going to ask him to. I met him right when he announced his wedding to Mako and I'd like to think I'm friends--or at least friendly--with both of them. [faux-loftily] I will be wearing a haute couture gown, one of the few things I brought from that awful other world other than Polly and Smudge.

[and as if on cue, Polly and Smudge scamper into the informal dining room, Smudge taking a seat next to Sasuke and mewing plaintively]

Smudge, I taught you better manners than that.

How else do you make notes?

[ He hasn't realized that people can use technology to type outside of the connected devices, given that they lack computers in his time back in Konoha. Calligraphy only for the Uchihas.

He reaches out to scratch behind Smudge's ear instinctively, clearly perfectly happy with this lack of manners. Meanwhile, he's trying to repeat that phrase, and not... doing a good job of it. ]

Hato cutora...? [ That's as close as this not-Japanese boy is gonna get to French. ]

Typing, like what's possible with the Omni? But that's kind of impersonal.

[so cards it will be, probably most of them cat-themed. he'll get those cards, even if she has to make them by hand.

Smudge immediately starts to purr loudly, arching into the pettings and doing that kitty smile thing.

it takes her a moment to catch on, but when she does]---oh! A fancy formal dress. Usually insanely expensive, but on the previous world I worked and modeled for a fashion designer, sometimes he'd let me have a little something.

[ He nods in at least some understanding. ] I guess I never would have thought of those as notes.

[ A fancy formal dress. That explains it well. While he liked to dress well enough, he didn't ever follow fashion, and the idea of fancy formal wear has always baffled him. ]

Ah. We had... something like that at home. But it only really existed on private islands meant for the most wealthy individuals.

Close enough. And Interlac is best spoken, never written, and even spoken sounds ugly. So, I'll find something we both can understand and go with that.

[she loves dresses. she's been living in slip-dresses since she arrived since as a Coldblood, she's immune to the season's chill. and if he wants pointers on formal dress, she'd be happy to comply~~]

Well...no matter what the world, the Wazzos would count as the most wealthy. Five thousand years of careful breeding and development to create an aristocracy incapable of being destroyed. Even after my girlish exploits. [said in a tone that clearly stated she didn't regret a one of them]

[ Sasuke's quiet for a moment at the idea of anything being incapable of being destroyed. His clan had once been highly powerful and wealthy, but even they had fallen quickly when things went sour in the village. He frowns a little in thought, before going to sip his tea. ]

It must be nice to be free of some of that.

[as long as her great-great, great-grandmother, and mother were alive, they'd hold onto power with an iron grip. they didn't suffer fools and they had no reservations about destroying a potential rival house. and as rebellious and scandalous as Tinya's reputation had become, she was afraid that she'd eventually have no choice but to take her place as the heir. but that could be a hundred years in the future, maybe more]

I'm free here. Somewhat free back home. Mother is the president of the United Galaxies and she's...someone I like to avoid. When I can. She's sort of hard to avoid, though.

Rulers tend to be. [ He at least assumes a president is a ruler. ] But here is what matters, right? There's nothing we can do to change our circumstances back home, so it seems better to focus on the new chances we have in this world.

Yes. Mother certainly is that. It doesn't help that the Legion has to keep her up to date with whatever threats are out there. And that she demands that the briefing is done by me. But...yeah. I have to focus on what is I'm doing, how I'm feeling, how to take care of my friends while I'm here. The Mistress only knows how long that will be. [it could be three more months. it could be three more years. the realization that she was about to turn nineteen had been a little scary, but she'd always been one to stare her fears in the face until they went away]

Mm. It's the best course of action to stay in the present as much as possible.

[ He goes to take the last sip of his tea, pausing awkwardly, before he goes to glance at the sparkly bag again. ]

... Should I open it now?

[[ ooc: I'm so sorry this is so late, life exploded on me. Feel free to ignore this if you'd rather drop the thread. ]]

You're right. As usual. [a mock exasperated sigh] Do you ever get tired of being right?

[and she looks at the sparkly bag. it contains two presents]

Certainly, if you're ready to.

((OOC: no worries at all, RL > RP, no matter what. and I can backtag forever. <3))

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