12th Tomoe || Text, backdated to December 19th

[beforethedarkness]

To the one who sent me those cookies:

I know who you are. I will find you, even if it takes the rest of my life. And I will make you wish that you were never born by the time I'm done with you.

[Enjoy that threatening text, network. Blame the fact that he doesn't have the bastard's pokégear information for it being broadcast publicly, though. But anyone who's around Sasuke at the time will likely see it as the first explicit show of emotion from him since he arrived in Route.]

Comments

[Voice]

[beforethedarkness]

I could have done something about it.

It was meant for me, but you and Hiruzen got poisoned instead.

[Voice]

[heartdive]

You didn't know.

[Voice]

[beforethedarkness]

I should have.

The people I know here would have attached their names to gifts. And I knew he was probably going to target me.

[Voice]

[heartdive]

It's still not your fault. Stop blaming yourself.

If anyone has the right to get revenge and all that stuff, it's me right?

[Voice]

[beforethedarkness]

For eating the cookies that were meant to poison me.

[Flaaaat.]

[Voice]

[heartdive]

You weren't the only target, you know. Other people got sick too.

It could have been any of us.

[Voice]

[beforethedarkness]

He sent them specifically here for me and you know it. No one else in Celadon got the poisoned cookies.

[Voice]

[heartdive]

But they could have been, Sasuke.

[Voice]

[beforethedarkness]

... It doesn't change what happened.

[Voice]

[heartdive]

But we're okay now, you know?

[Voice]

[beforethedarkness]

This time.

[Voice]

[heartdive]

Don't do anything stupid.

[Voice]

[beforethedarkness]

... You sound like Lightning.

[Voice]

[heartdive]

She's a smart lady.

[Voice]

[beforethedarkness]

Maybe.

[SIGH.]

It shouldn't have happened.

[Voice]

[heartdive]

But stuff happens, Sasuke. You're not in control of everything.

[Voice]

[beforethedarkness]

[Another sigh from him.]

I could have stopped that.

[Voice]

[heartdive]

Stop beating yourself up over it, geez!

[Voice]

[beforethedarkness]

[Fine, he won't say a word. He's still going to beat himself up silently though Sora.]

[Voice]

[heartdive]

Sasukeeeeeeeee!

[Voice]

[beforethedarkness]

[Okay that might have hurt his ears a bit, even if he's in another room in the training center.]

What?

VIDEO

[heartdive]

Stop brooding! I can feel it all the way over here!

[Video]

[beforethedarkness]

[SURPRISE VIDEO! His feed goes up on video too so Sora gets to see him looking stunned and almost falling back from the change.]

...

[Video]

[heartdive]

Look. I know you feel bad. You don't want to see your friends and partners hurt. You want to get back at the creep for doing that. I'm not saying not to go.

Just don't go alone.

It's kind of pointless if you go out and try to do something on our behalf when it's you that we're more worried about.

[Video]

[beforethedarkness]

[Finally wearing a somewhat stoic expression again, but... Oh man is he ever looking uncomfortable and looking away from the camera feed.]

...

I'm not weak. I can take care of myself.