driftfleet | /takes the huntress out back and buries it (jan mingle pt. II)

[ It's a good assumption to make, honestly. Miss Social Butterfly, right here. ]

I'd be very surprised if you didn't kick his ass. That should be interesting, though.

[ It almost earns a faint smirk of competition but he holds it back, pride recently taking a number of beatings but he's never been one to back down from bragging about his fighting prowess. When boosting it is your singular extreme goal for years you have to have something to show for it somewhere. ]

It just brings up something else I wanted to ask about. Were your powers limited when you came here?

[ Hmm .... well, the answer to that is a bit complicated. She puts her hands on her hips, frowning. ]

Well, to be completely honest, I'm not entirely sure. Everything I've been able to test out has worked fine, but there are a few things I can't really test properly without, you know, giving certain things away to the entire Fleet.

[ Like telepathy en masse, etc. ]

As far as I know, though, no. It's not uncommon for people to have some of their abilities removed or limited, though.

[ While he's certainly not defenseless he's taken a big enough cut that it's going to Bother him for a long time, especially while adjusting to three limbs (potentially three plus a replacement, in fairness). ]

Given the nature of the Yamanaka clan's abilities that's understandable. Is there any precedent for someone regaining abilities that were lost?

Not here, no. It seems like the type of thing that ends up getting taken by Atroma is stuff that could potentially help you escape, so I don't think they'd be too keen on giving it back.

Tch.

Then I'll find a way to set that precedent myself. I won't be content in settling for less... In the meantime I suppose it's a chance to train lesser used skills.

[ It's cute that he thinks he can do anything about it. She's been in places like these long enough to know that there are certain rules that just can't be broken, and that's one of them. But she doesn't say anything to discourage him, just raises her eyebrows at his statement. ]

You might be able to learn something new, too. There are a lot of people here who have abilities that can be taught that aren't something you could learn at home.

Meaning you've learned some yourself? [ That'd be his immediate assumption, anyway. ]

Whatever else I may have lost, I still have the sharingan. Whether people are patient enough to sit down and teach or not, I'm sure I'll be able to accrue some new skills.

A few. The bigger priority has been learning things I can do without my chakra.

[ When these things can be arbitrarily turned on and off, you still have to be able to defend yourself and treat wounds, so ... her smile is more weary than anything when she teases him for potentially using the Sharingan. ]

Just don't be surprised if some people don't like being stared at.

[ Technically you could learn proper cooking techniques with the sharingan too as long as they're physical in nature. It's a very versatile ~~annoying~~ ~~poorly explained~~ tool. ]

I don't doubt that.

And I'm very used to people not liking something that I'm doing, Ino.

It was a joke, Sasuke.

[ She pauses for a moment; she's not really expecting him to be honest when he answers this question -- of course he'll say he'll be fine -- but she wants to extend the offer anyways. ]

Will you be all right here? My ship is full now, but if you want it, I'll put in for an extra room.

[ What the hell is a joke. ]

I've lived in worse places. [ It's simple, but it's true. ] I think I'll face the same challenges regardless of where I am, and it may be that that's a good thing. I could use a few tests.

[ Contrary to her thoughts, that's an overly honest answer for him. This is a chance to grow and solidify his new views, really. ]

[ Yeah, she isn't expecting that answer, and it shows on her face.

... Is she coddling him? It's just that it's been so long, and now that everything is over with, he must have a lot to think about. That, and now that she's older, it just feels like he's so young in some ways. ]

[ It's a very mature answer, though, so after the surprise comes an impressed smile. ]

That's a good attitude to have.

A positive comment on my personality? How rare. [ There's a distinct tone of sardonicism to the remark but he's obviously not really bothered, taking the time to look over that tomato plant more closely now.

... it'll need a name, probably. ] I'm not someone that you need to worry over.

[ It gets a laugh from her, anyways. ]

Just because I don't need to doesn't mean I won't.

[ She folds her arms across her chest, watching him as he inspects the plant. There aren't exactly bugs on the spaceship garden, so it looks pretty immaculate. ]

A lot of crazy stuff happened at home, but trust me when I say that's just the beginning of crazy. The Fleet's been lucky so far, but that could change at any time.

[ Huh. Now she's the paranoid one. But it's hard not to be, after Paradisa put her through the wringer. ]

I anticipate that this place will be a break after what I've seen in our world over the past few years, but it remains to be seen. [ Really he only says that to be somewhat generous, because he doesn't think he needs to wait to see anything. This is guaranteed to be easier. ]

I think I can predict that this crew will suffer over my presence more than I'll suffer over theirs.

I hope you're right.

[ Both for his sake and everyone else's here. She's not really convinced, but she'll let the topic go. She nods back to the sword. ]

There'll be some more stuff in the armory, too. Though most of those are guns. [ And since those aren't exactly a thing in ninja land: ] I can show you how to use one, if you want. They're pretty simple.

[ A new kind of weapon? That is news, and something he latches onto mentally almost immediately. ]

Aa, if there's something other than what I use that's the primary weapon of choice here, I should master it quickly. Do you have time for it right now?

[ Ah, yes. Teaching a weapon is easy, she can do that. ]

-- Yeah, just a second.

[ She pulls her communicator out of the pouch on her leg, typing something quickly and sending it before she beckons for him to follow!

She hasn't been on this ship before, but she knows what the armory looks like, so it shouldn't be too hard to find. ]

[ ... a glance to his new sword and plant, then after her. Right, he's snatching up the former with his hand and wrapping his arm around the latter to scoop it right off the countertop, following her right until they pass his room. Then it's a quick detour for him, just long enough to set the items inside, before he's again silently shadowing her steps. ]

[ She does glance back and pause when he puts the stuff down in his room, but she's confident he'll follow, so she continues to the armory. Once she reaches a door that looks vaguely familiar, she'll be pushing it open and looking around.

There's some spears and other more primitive weapons that might look familiar, but she goes for the blasters, taking two off the wall and tossing one to Sasuke to catch. ]

[ The metal poles and throwing knives look much more appealing to him and he wants nothing more than to stop and examine those instead... but here he's forced to swipe that blaster out of the air with unnatural reflexes, taking his time in looking it over. ]

It's small for a weapon that's apparently so effective. [ Or at least it must be if people are prioritizing it over everything else here. ]

[ She moves out of the room, gesturing for him to follow ]

It'll be safer to use them down in the cargo bay where there's more space.

[ As she's walking, she'll explain how it's effective ]

The purpose of a gun is to shoot a projectile at a really high speed. These are a little more advanced and shoot projectiles made of energy, but there are others that shoot little metal things called bullets.

So the benefit of these over senbon is that they can be used more effectively by slow people with weak arms, is that it?

[ Ease of use... Well, that's not his way, really, but he won't turn down a powerful weapon. He's never been particularly honorable when it comes to scrimping for any kind of advantage that he can get even if this one strikes him as inherently cheap. ]

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