15th Tomoe || Video, Action for Goldenrod City

[beforethedarkness]

[A tired and quite irritated Sasuke is the first thing that shows up on the gear, and in the background behind him is Obito, Tenten, and Evan. It's obvious that they're outside in Goldenrod City, and although Sasuke looks a little worse for wear he's much better than he was after the Valentine's Attack was done.

Even if he still has bandages over burns and puncture marks and his right arm is still in a cast.]

If I don't answer a message the first time, leaving twenty more isn't going to make me answer any faster. I just went through 174 messages on my gear.

[A heavy sigh, and he shakes his head.]

I was in Ilex forest trying to catch some pokémon. I wanted to do it alone. That's all there is to it.

[Shutting off the video, because irritation is at maximum. He's going to go make Whitney cry get the Plain Badge now, if only because he never wants to be made that weak and vulnerable ever again.]

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[unended]

They were just worried. [ and rightly so, in his opinion...but he'll keep it to himself. ]

It'd be easier for you if you just let them know where you were before going off alone.

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[beforethedarkness]

... I didn't need to tell anyone before.

[Huff. Someone's petulant.]

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[unended]

Maybe not but if you did you probably wouldn't end up with that many messages. [ hey he's not even putting on a big brother tone. just bluntly offering a solution. ]

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[beforethedarkness]

[He hums, then sighs and runs his fingers through his hair.]

I wanted to be alone.

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[unended]

...there's nothing wrong with that. [ it might have been a bit dangerous and reckless...but he does not assume he knows the full story so why fault someone for needing space. ]

But it's also natural that people will worry about you. If you don't want them to get on your case for going off alone you just have to make sure you don't give them a reason to worry.

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[beforethedarkness]

It's better if they don't care.

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[unended]

That's not something you have much of a say in.

...I think it's good they care, even if you're not used to it people can't survive completely isolated.

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[beforethedarkness]

I have for years. I'll continue to do so.

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[unended]

You can't really, not here. I don't know Obito very well but even I can tell he's not going to leave you alone. Not Tenten either. That doesn't even take into account the people you know here.

You can't change the fact that people care, the only thing you can change is how you deal with it. If you'd stop fighting it you'd see that it's not a bad thing at all.

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[beforethedarkness]

It's those people I trust the least. The ones who want to get close.

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[unended]

Why? [ he looks a bit unsure even as he asks. he's plenty aware that there's no good reason for Sasuke to tell him anything when he can't even trust the two people from their world. ]

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[beforethedarkness]

...

I just can't.

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[unended]

[ he sighs. he knows he's not going to get anywhere. ]

I know I'm not the right person to be talking to you, I don't know you guys at all but... You can keep saying you can't but...that won't change anything. You want to be stronger and you want to prove yourself, isn't learning to trust and depend on someone the same idea? Whether you like it or not there are a lot of things that can't be accomplished with just one person.

Besides...they're really not going to give up. You might not trust them now or tomorrow, but rather than saying you can't like there's no future possibility it's fine if you don't trust them right now. But they're good kids, just let them try and put in some effort yourself.

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[beforethedarkness]

It's not about proving myself. You wouldn't understand.

[He shakes his head again, looking away from the camera.]

I just can't.

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[unended]

I can't change your mind but...as much as I can't understand I'm sure that no one can really live alone like that. It's not healthy. I might not be a friend but... [ watching this kid's self destructive tendencies is like waiting for a trainwreck. ]

If you can't trust them find someone that you can. Those people exist.

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[beforethedarkness]

[Again, shaking his head. Looks like someone's intent on just plain not listening anymore.]