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Post by Yushinoki on Feb 14, 2011 1:38:17 GMT
A
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Post by Bazooka_Rose_Penguin on Feb 14, 2011 2:32:40 GMT
“He’s really…just..” You struggle with the words, knowing that it’s going to be hard to convince her, though your own unsure speech only stands to make it worse. Naruto puts his hand your shoulder and nods. Did he want to hear the truth too? Or was he just giving his support.
You stared at Tsunade, her glare was making you sweat a bit. “Well…” You begin to fill in the holes, “When I was…captured…” You wince but continue, “I think…he was one of the men.”
“One of the Akatsuki members you mean?” Her question was entirely imposing.
Naruto seems to take shock to this, “He’s a member of Akatsuki?!” He jumps in between you and Tsunade.
You carefully word your response, “Well…he wasn’t wearing the same cloaks as them”, you mutter. You can’t seem to muster up much in Hoshi’s defense. Maybe this was a mistake.
“Well”, Tsunade’s voice was softening up to your relief. “We’ll see what we can do for you…but….your friend…he’s an enemy of Konohagakure.”
“What! No! That’s not true!” You’re outraged, put simply. Yet she seems so calm, making accusations like that.
“How are you so sure even you can trust him? Do you think a group like Akatsuki would be so easy to escape from?” Her voice calm, with a certain coldness that seemed to pierce your heart.
You grit your teeth, “I-I….I just can!” You feel anger boiling over.
“He might just be doing this so you’ll lead them to more Jinchuuriki.”
“I’m sorry. We can’t allow someone so dangerous to roam freely. He most likely is a member of Akatsuki.” She closes her eyes and sighs.
“W-wait! So what are you going to do with him?!” You let your jaw open in fright, frowning.
She doesn’t answer. You turn your head to Naruto, feeling a mix of anger, hate, and fear: anxiety. He only stares with a disappointed look.
God damn!
A. Appeal to Naruto’s sense of FRIENDSHIP HERP to back you up
B. Appeal to Tsunade about LOVE DERP
C. Find Hoshi, take him and run elsewhere 1. Don’t let anyone or anything get in the way 2. Try to do it peacefully 3. Try to make it covert
E freewill
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Post by impatience on Feb 14, 2011 2:37:10 GMT
Free will? Essentially a little of A+B and the threat of C2, say that you were both looking for protection, that they'd recieve it together or not at all.
Edit: if no free will, just C2.
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Post by vegeta on Feb 14, 2011 2:41:21 GMT
A and B are both successful answers. BUT, A determines that we are only "friends" with Hoshi, while B determines that we "love" him.
Voting B
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Post by Yushinoki on Feb 14, 2011 2:44:09 GMT
Hmm, we could propose at least healing him to the point that he won't die of infection and then seeing if he'll give them quality intel on Akatsuki before condemning him to death, in addition to one of the appeals...not sure which one is the better choice just yet.
Of yes, and the whole 'we both come or neither of us comes', along with the threat of a jinchuriki running rampant in the middle of Konoha.
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Post by someclown911 on Feb 14, 2011 2:53:43 GMT
A and B! Its not either love or friendship, its both. He's you first and only friend, and he almost bit it to save you. If it fails, get him the **** out of there
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Post by Yushinoki on Feb 14, 2011 3:42:32 GMT
Well, after a fun little game of hangman with cactus (in which I used 3/8 misses [and we only had 3 misses...]), we got the hint "romantic", so it looks like B is the right answer. Anything else to add to this?
Note: he also stated that this isn't the only correct answer.
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Post by someclown911 on Feb 14, 2011 4:16:39 GMT
Thats more or less what we want, I think
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Post by vegeta on Feb 14, 2011 4:19:10 GMT
Trust me clown. That's pretty much what cactus said in the chat. A determines friendship. B determines love. Though, I see your logic... They're essentially the same thing.
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Post by Forte on Feb 14, 2011 4:19:31 GMT
Unlimited B works.
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Post by Yushinoki on Feb 14, 2011 4:19:59 GMT
Well, to be more accurate, he said that either A or B would produce the same result, but he never said if it would have any bearing on our feelings towards Hoshi, so it'd probably be better to assume that it does.
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Post by Forte on Feb 14, 2011 4:20:16 GMT
Freaking chat. Won't work on my computer still. What do
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Post by Yushinoki on Feb 14, 2011 4:24:00 GMT
If you've already checked your plug-ins and tried chrome, then I have no idea what the problem could be. Sorry, Forte.
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Post by Forte on Feb 14, 2011 4:27:19 GMT
Hm. You know which plug-ins are needed to run it properly? I've checked on Flash and Java. I'm sure it's not my ISP because I can see the chat box fine on my PS3.
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Post by Bazooka_Rose_Penguin on Feb 14, 2011 4:28:37 GMT
I think you all know what I think about friendship in Naruto >_>
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Post by Forte on Feb 14, 2011 4:30:33 GMT
No, I don't remember. Do you think it's terrible, or something
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Post by someclown911 on Feb 14, 2011 4:30:53 GMT
Ok, then Im for B. I still have faith in Hoshi. He's bound to have a good reason. Maybe. If not, I forgive him anyway
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Post by Bazooka_Rose_Penguin on Feb 14, 2011 5:41:15 GMT
You face Tsunade once more, determined to convince her. “How can I convince you? He’s not a bad guy!”
“I’m sorry”, her only words, still not looking at you.
“H-…I…” The words you’re searching for are hard to find. You struggle, looking conflicted. Running away now was out of the question, you didn’t even know the right route to the hospital, and it was so big. They’d probably take you down and take him away long before that anyway. But more importantly, there was a possibility she was right. Still, “I…I won’t let you take him!” You find confidence from an unknown well. “Haven’t…H-haven’t you ever loved anyone!?!”
To this Tsunade opens her eyes and looks upon you again. “Can you love him knowing that he could be trying to kill you?”
“I-I… Of course! I’ve never felt this way about anyone before! He’s…when everyone else treated me like a monster or just some weapon…he treated me like a human. He’s the only one…” You’re shouting, waving your hands dramatically, with emotions running wild. “So I won’t let you take him from me…” You begin to calm down.
“…He…” Tsunade doesn’t finish, and instead she sighs.
“Tsunade…” Naruto this time, with a solemn look on his face. “Please”
Tsunade straightens up, sighs once more, and promptly nods. “Alright. Fine. But we’ll be keeping him under close watch.” A rock steady order from an otherwise determined leader. You don’t have much of an option than to accept this considering you even needed Naruto’s help. “And he’ll have to answer some questions.”
Your attention falls elsewhere though. I love…him. That’s right. The first time you actually admitted to anyone, though when he confessed it seemed that the feeling was already mutual. You’re glad you shouted it, to someone so powerful no less, it felt good.
As you leave Naruto remarks, “I…I think I know how you feel.” He rubs his head, “Well…maybe it’s not love, heh, but…about what you said. Meeting someone who treats you for who you are.” You both grin at this.
As soon as you leave the office Naruto inquires, “So…he knows about Itachi and Kisame right?”
You nod at him, though you’re unsure. “I guess so. That’s the shark guy and his partner right?”
“Yeah…I need to ask Hoshi some questions myself.” His face tense and serious, almost like a scowl. “You want to go see him now?” You imagine Naruto’s anxious to ask those questions of his, but with that kind of expression you’re unsure.
A. Ask Naruto about seeing the town, but this time to divert his attention
B. Go to the hospital to see Hoshi
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Post by Yushinoki on Feb 14, 2011 5:45:19 GMT
B
I doubt he'd attack Hoshi, so there's little to no danger. At worst we get to see a match between jinchuriki... Please make the worst come to be.
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Post by someclown911 on Feb 14, 2011 5:50:15 GMT
B. He's scowling because his train of thought is going Hoshi > Akatsuki > Itachi > Saaaaaaasukeeeeeee!
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Post by vegeta on Feb 14, 2011 5:53:59 GMT
A - Smarter choice, IMO B - Somewhat rash and needy. But then again, Fu just confessed her love. Why wouldn't she see how he's doing?
B vote
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Post by Forte on Feb 14, 2011 5:56:48 GMT
B vote. Let's get on with it, yeah.
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Post by Bazooka_Rose_Penguin on Feb 14, 2011 19:30:19 GMT
It occurs to you that it’s probably best to simply clear this all away as soon as possible. “Sure Naruto, let’s go see him…”, you respond.
Naruto leads you to the hospital, also huge. As soon as you enter Sakura greets you, “Hey – Naruto, Fuu. Did you see Tsunade?”
He nods. It seems like a good idea to let Naruto do the talking with Sakura, but first, “Can you show me where he is?”
“Sure”, she obliges, leading you to the room.
“So what happened?”
“They’re here to stay…but first we have to ask Hoshi some questions.” Naruto’s still serious, he almost looks angry though.
“Is…something wrong Naruto?” Upon arriving he immediately walks in, ignoring Sakura. “Hey Naruto!” Sakura looks surprised. “What happened?”
“Uh. Why don’t we just…” You awkwardly smile and motion Sakura into the room.
“Tell me everything about Itachi!” Naruto’s standing over Hoshi’s bed, who’s looking a bit different.
“Akatsuki?” Sakura really doesn’t have a clue what this is all about. Hoshi looks to you, probably suspecting you of tying him to Akatsuki.
“I don’t really know much about h-“ Naruto suddenly grabs Hoshi by the shirt, pulling him up.
“I know you worked with him! I need to know where he is!”
“Naruto! Stop it!” Sakura moves to pull Naruto off of Hoshi and you get in between them as well.
“Naruto, back off.” You get defensive, fearing that this may escalate into a conflict.
Naruto bares his teeth, prompting you to get on your guard. Sakura, still trying to hold him back. Hoshi pulls at your skirt from behind. “Fuu, it’s alright.” Everyone seems to relax. “I’ll tell you what I can.” Time to listen. “About Itachi Uchiha…I can’t say I know much about him and his partner, Kisame.”
“Then…you’re an Akatsuki member?” Sakura asks. She looks shocked, placing her hand over her breast.
“Not exactly… “ Hoshi scratches his nose with an awkward smile, “That is…I’m not a part of Akatsuki, I guess you could say I worked under one of them…but I got paid by them.”
“Who? Who did you work for!” Naruto still seems on edge, eager to move the conversation along.
“Okay, okay. Calm down. I was a subordinate of Sasori of the Red Sand, he was my main contact. I didn’t work with Akatsuki too much though.” Hoshi seems very calm and unshaken, and you find it so strange to hear him talk about it so casually. It doesn’t sound “real”, like it’s a dream.
“Sasori?!” Sakura breaks your thought. “But we defeated him…”
“Ah…really?” Hoshi doesn’t look phased at all, not like he doesn’t believe it…more like it’s nothing surprising or significant. “In any case. I mainly did personal work for him, things like spying, reconnaissance, assassinations, such things. I can tell you where some of their hideouts are, but that’s really all I know.”
“So…so then you don’t know where Itachi is?” Naruto sounding disappointed, he looks down at the floor.
“Well, like I said. I can tell you about some of their hideouts, so feel free to check. Though I’m not sure that’s the best idea”. He scratches his nose again. “Ah…They also have an interest in jinchuuriki…but no doubt you already know this.” You take particular interest in this, whether you like it or not, you know he was involved in your own capture…even if he did save you.
“That’s fine!” Naruto raises his head along with his fist, as if he’s making some declaration. Otherwise he seems bewildered.
“I’ll map it out later, so drop by”, he smiles and grabs a cup off the stand next to his bed. “But first, I’d like to enjoy my pudding in peace. If you don’t mind?” The same pleasantness you love, but it dawns on you that it makes him mysterious as well. “I’m here for a few days right?”
“That’s right”, Sakura confirms. “You need to stay on medicine for 2 days to make sure the infection doesn’t return.” Hoshi nods.
“Fuu, I guess I’ll see you later then?” A rhetorical question.
A) Ask Naruto and Sakura to leave the room so you can have a private conversation
B) Just leave with them 1. Ask to see the town 2. Ask where you can stay and get some rest
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Post by someclown911 on Feb 14, 2011 19:34:24 GMT
Clarification time. Was that Hoshi who told us he'd see Fu later? All signs point to yes, but it seems a little out of character(I think...)
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Post by Bazooka_Rose_Penguin on Feb 14, 2011 19:37:24 GMT
You think so? Hmmm WRITING SEMINAR TIEM
What do you think makes more sense. Personally I was trying to make it seem like he doesn't want to talk to you, being secretive.
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