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❝ i'd appreciate it if you could sit still and let me work, please. ❞

Sai's intermittent squirming isn't due to a lack of trying to obey him, of course, and he does his best to keep from lifting his leg as he does. It isn't just the flesh wound that's affecting him, however. Ever since his tumble down the drop of the sheer cliff path, his head had been pounding. Sitting up had only made the pain worse, not to mention the building feeling of nausea wringing his stomach like a rag-

"I... feel like I'm going to be sick," he says, protesting the latest of Neji's orders.

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Taking only one of the food pills, at first, it takes Sai a moment to understand that the man had offered him all three. Sheepishly taking the other two with a nod and two gracious bows of his head, he carefully stuffs the other two into his pack while he splits the first in half and swallows it back with a dry gulp.

After tucking the remaining half of the food pill away with the rest, it takes him a moment to respond. He doesn't quite know what to tell this stranger, or what not to tell him, nor what he has to lose either way. The fact remains that his time is limited. If he can't find some way to lift the curse mark, there had to be someone out there willing to take on the challenge of killing Lord Danzō, despite how painful and terrifying that idea still felt just to hold in his mind.

"I'm afraid I don't exactly have a simple answer to that question," Sai admits. "I'm not sure where I'm going or who I'm looking for yet."

ㅤThere are two conflicting urges in him, right now: one, to tell this boy that when you're given a kind offer it is polite to reply with 'thank you', rather than 'sure'; two, to smile at the nonchalant response. Why smile? Not even Itachi can exactly say why, but it feels... familiar in a skewed way, is the best description. It reminds him of Sasuke a little, whenever his little brother would be upset over something and give him an attitude. And... it reminds him, ever so slightly, of some of Tenzo's mannerisms. This kind of absolute detachment from so-called common sense that can only be found in ROOT operatives. Or former, anyway.

Yes, Itachi does his homework, always. Little birds sing their songs, and so do crows little and large alike.

ㅤHe looks at this boy and he is aware of who Sai is, the persona if not the person; has kept some tabs on his doings in the village, before leaving. And... he looks at this boy and it's impossible to not see the invisible tendrils of Danzo's corruption still so tightly wrapped around him. Like a cloud of lingering miasma. Standing up as well, this time Itachi offers the aforementioned food pills; three on his palm, in case the younger one might want to store some for later.

"At the risk of being told it's none of my business — may I ask where are you headed?"

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Blinking slowly, Sai takes careful breaths in and out through his nose. Lazily scanning the room without (as much as possible) letting his head lilt to the side, he averts Sakura's eye contact and focuses instead on the corner of a ceiling tile.

"It's fine. Just... give me a minute," he mutters, otherwise not moving.

One hand on Sai's wrist, and the other trying to loosen the collar of his uniform a little, lips moving as she counted beats. After a second, she noticed he was looking at her.

"Oh, are you okay?" maybe okay wasn't the best word given that he had just collapsed, but despite reacting calmly, that had scared her.

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Sai could make the autism creature with Chōjū-giga. Think about that. Little autism creatures running around.

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"Long, without you," he answers simply. It takes restraint for him not to wrap his arms around her and cling but he does keep himself from indulging in the urge. It would only concern her.

However, it doesn't change the fact that he feels like he can finally catch his breath while she's around, quelling his nerves just by being there. Nuzzling her hand suffices, anyway.

"And boring."

' No...just stay here for abit? ' Ino asked Sai moving abit she laid her head onto his shoulder, just sitting on the edge of the bed enjoying the moment. ' Enough about me though, how was your day Sai? ' She asked him brushing some of his black ink hair out from his eyes.

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The pressure change makes his skull feel taut against the inside of his head, pulse throbbing in his temples and overwhelming his hearing.

"Alright," he pants, still catching his breath. "Not fine but... I just need a moment, it must just be the altitude."

Dizzy spells aren't the sort of thing you can easily disclose before embarking on a mission like this. In hindsight, however, it's officially put them at a distinct disadvantage.

worry overwhelmed lee as sai was pale and sweating horribly. was he okay? was it bad? he was worried sick. what could he do for his friend? what can he do. anything is better than nothing right?

❝ don't lie to me sai! i can clearly tell you are not okay. ❞

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He hadn't entirely lost consciousness, unfortunately. The nauseating sensation that spawns from his dizzy spell doesn't even ease when he closes his eyes. The spiraling feeling that lingers in his arms and legs makes him feel like he's convulsing but he knows his body is limp and his face and neck are damp with sweat. Gross.

Keeping his breaths slow, he opens his eyes and hopes he can focus his vision on something stationary in the room until the ordeal passes him by and he can stand back up. What he sees, however, is his classmate looming over him.

"Woah hey?" She catches (barely) and carefully lowers him down to the floor, pressing her hand to his wrist to check his pulse. Is his blood pressure down?.

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I love how I can just give Sai anemia problems when I'm bored.

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❝ i can't help you unless you tell me the truth. ❞ medical themed prompt!

Oh, for the love of the Six Paths Sage. Pale as always and sweating profusely, he has to work to catch his breath, trying to avoid outright collapsing. "Lee. I-I'm... I'm fine, just give me a moment, it... it just happens sometimes—"

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Category nine fainting event with scattered lightheadedness.

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❝ that is a nasty laceration, what happened? ❞ / this meme !

Was it? He thought he'd sustained far worse than this before. Then again, Sakura was the medical expert. What happened, she asked? He had to think about it. What had happened? Weren't poisoned darts the only projectiles that'd made contact with him? Did he injure himself in the trees when breaking his fall?

"Laceration?" he asks, still dazed, "You're saying I was... cut?"

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@saisbrothershin “We’re a team. You need to tell me about this sort of thing.”

The strain and worry in Shin's voice makes him frown. He lowers his head, shoulders slumping as he adopts a posture of shame over another hidden injury. It doesn't make sense. It isn't fair. If Shin has to keep his illness a secret, what's wrong with hiding some gashes? Doesn't he have enough to worry about?

"I... was just thinking I would wait until we returned to base camp," he croaks.

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"Did you dislocate a finger?"

"Yes," he admits, albeit reluctantly. Raising his left hand, Sai shows off his freshly re-located finger, fashioned with a rather clunky piece of hardware. "But- uh, thankfully not on my dominant hand. Sakura says I have to keep it splinted like this for four more weeks..."

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Also, just an update: since it seems like "roleplay etiquette" has evolved quite a lot since I was last active in the indie roleplay community at large on Tumblr, I've gone ahead and created a section of the pinned posts on my blogs to outline what roleplay etiquette preferences apply to me. Hopefully, that clears some things up! I realized that "basic roleplay etiquette" is, apparently, incredibly vague these days so I decided to take that out of my rules and be more specific.

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"Although your work ethic is admirable, that sounds rather unwise. Aren't you going to be in a lot of pain tomorrow?" he asks.

The concern in his tone could easily be mistaken for intrigue. Between Lee and Gai, it was exhausting just watching either of them train.

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