But I don't like seeing people suffer...especially just because someone else was selfish. There has to be a way to make that happen, isn't there? I'll take suggestions from everyone--I don't want to be a tyrant!
[Soft....... Welp. Sasuke Uchiha will now die for you.]
An altruistic endeavour. Unfortunately, everyone is going to tell you something different. You won't be able to please them all. [It's fine. Sasuke (thinks he) understands this. Resolved, he sighs quietly.] I'll help you. This is something I want, too. A world of peace, a world without hate.
I'm going to defect later, so don't be surprised. I don't want to be aligned with you when I start getting others to follow you. I know the other gods won't be happy. I'll be careful.
Is that how you win? When everyone has followed you and no one else?
Alright. [A small relief, depending.] We'll visit once a week unless something happens or I need to talk to you. If you find out anything important, tell me.
[Hm.]
You gave us the lab, right? Why? Do you like creating things?
I can't really make much myself...but...I guess you could say it reminds me of home, being around other people that can. I feel less like there's nobody else I can relate to, that way.
[Don't ask Sasuke Uchiha to help you name a world. Yikes.]
The village I was from is called Konohagakure. The Village Hidden by Tree Leaves. It's at the base of a mountain inside of a forest. But that's what the village looks like on the outside.
I think the name of your world should represent what kind of world you want it to be.
Don't try copying mine. It's not a village worth imitating. Think of another word for family. Or think of something else you want your world to represent, too. Why "family"?
What is it about family that's so important to you?
[This silences Sasuke for a lot longer than he intended. Initially, he thought the two of them were alike in their desires for a new world. And they still are, in a way. But this is different. This sounds sickeningly familiar.
A certain someone without family, always craving attention, always trying to give it.
It means "spiral." Like a family, starting with you at the center, spinning outward, endless. [It's fine if no one here knows it's connection to the friend he's returning to kill.] The emblem of Konoha...
[From inside the bottom of his shirt near his belt, he pulls out the ninja headband and shows Justice the design carved into the front, the one carved through again with a horizontal line.]
[Quietly, Sasuke looks over the metal of the headband, running his thumb across the rough engraving. Then he folds the ties under and sets the headband in the bowl.]
I want it back when everything is over. Think of it as proof of my loyalty and a reminder for your name. [maybe someone will kill him so he doesn't have to suffer a cute god] Don't wear it when you meet with anyone else.
Do you have your own rules for what should be done to get you more followers? Are the numbers more important than what kind of people are following you?
[Sasuke was today years old when he realized he's got a lot of work to do with this one.]
You're too trusting. You'll never create the world you want believing everything everyone tells you. I could be lying.
What are you going to do if I have to kill some of the others to help you win? Convincing those aligned with Love might not be difficult, but those aligned with Indulgence aren't going to care about just a peaceful world.
[Justice is just...so young. But at least he takes the words to heart, considering honestly.]
You're right. I don't want you to have to kill anybody...but I don't want anyone to kill anybody. Still, it's going to happen anyway, isn't? I think I'm going to end up feeling pretty guilty no matter what happens.
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[It is a really big dream.]
But I don't like seeing people suffer...especially just because someone else was selfish. There has to be a way to make that happen, isn't there? I'll take suggestions from everyone--I don't want to be a tyrant!
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An altruistic endeavour. Unfortunately, everyone is going to tell you something different. You won't be able to please them all. [It's fine. Sasuke (thinks he) understands this. Resolved, he sighs quietly.] I'll help you. This is something I want, too. A world of peace, a world without hate.
I'm going to defect later, so don't be surprised. I don't want to be aligned with you when I start getting others to follow you. I know the other gods won't be happy. I'll be careful.
Is that how you win? When everyone has followed you and no one else?
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[Sasuke Uchiha and Justice, friends for life.]
Okay, I won't! Thank you for warning me...I'll trust you to do what you think is right. And you can still talk to me whenever you want!
[But at the next question, they shake their head.]
Not no one else, so long as I have the most followers when time's up.
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[Hm.]
You gave us the lab, right? Why? Do you like creating things?
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[And not just because they get lonely, promise.]
I can't really make much myself...but...I guess you could say it reminds me of home, being around other people that can. I feel less like there's nobody else I can relate to, that way.
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If I make offerings to you, is that what you want?
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[Someone help SasuKE. His god if some soft, happy child.]
Your world. What are you going to name it?
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[Teamwork!]
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The village I was from is called Konohagakure. The Village Hidden by Tree Leaves. It's at the base of a mountain inside of a forest. But that's what the village looks like on the outside.
I think the name of your world should represent what kind of world you want it to be.
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Something like Family.
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Maybe something a little more subtle.
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[AN ATTEMPT IS BEING MADE]
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Don't try copying mine. It's not a village worth imitating. Think of another word for family. Or think of something else you want your world to represent, too. Why "family"?
What is it about family that's so important to you?
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[This child is going to find a dang thesaurus.]
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A certain someone without family, always craving attention, always trying to give it.
After some time, he finally says, quietly:]
Call it... "Rasen."
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[Following the silence, Justice supposes they can understand that it's an important, heavy word. That immediately makes them like it.]
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[From inside the bottom of his shirt near his belt, he pulls out the ninja headband and shows Justice the design carved into the front, the one carved through again with a horizontal line.]
You won't be copying so blatantly at least.
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[It's good that they doesn't know some of the more personal meanings, probably, yeah.]
Then even after the contest is over, I'll always be reminded of how you helped me. Thank you for sharing this with me.
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I want it back when everything is over. Think of it as proof of my loyalty and a reminder for your name. [maybe someone will kill him so he doesn't have to suffer a cute god] Don't wear it when you meet with anyone else.
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I'll be good to it, I promise. I wouldn't let anything bad happen to something so special.
[I'm glad Justice is a ninja now.]
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Do you have your own rules for what should be done to get you more followers? Are the numbers more important than what kind of people are following you?
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[Big Strong Sasuke, here to save his disastrous attempt at making a break for first!]
And I think...anyone who would be willing to support a peaceful world is a good person, no matter what!
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You're too trusting. You'll never create the world you want believing everything everyone tells you. I could be lying.
What are you going to do if I have to kill some of the others to help you win? Convincing those aligned with Love might not be difficult, but those aligned with Indulgence aren't going to care about just a peaceful world.
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[They absolutely are.]
But you aren't lying, are you?
[Justice is just...so young. But at least he takes the words to heart, considering honestly.]
You're right. I don't want you to have to kill anybody...but I don't want anyone to kill anybody. Still, it's going to happen anyway, isn't? I think I'm going to end up feeling pretty guilty no matter what happens.
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