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[eyeforaneye]

A number of things.

First, I want to know how many people are familiar with ninja and the shinobi world.

Second, I’m interested in increasing my knowledge when it comes to the technology on the ship.

Third, in connection with the second point, is there a way to stop others from being able to send messages to your communicator? Stopping all of them temporarily would also be acceptable.

[ That's it, Sasuke's first message, no name attached and no hint of an introduction in sight. Still, it's downright personable for him. ]

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[despairing_hope]

Because Hope will always win in the end, no matter what happens or is going on.

Hope is a power that is undefeatable. Hope can be lost, but even then it will grow from the barren earth scorched by despair. In fact! When one thinks they have lost hope is when hope becomes that much more powerful. When all is lost, it only takes a small spark, a small peice to cling to, and from that peice hope will grow. Hope is what makes people thrive, hope is what drives them forward.

Hope is the master of innovation, Hope is essence that carries you through the hardest circumstances. Hope is the beacon of all that is good and right and just!

[eyeforaneye]

I see.

Hope itself to me is a means to an end. Maybe it's an inspirational force, but what it inspires a person to do is dependent on them. It can be used to do damage as well. Do you factor that into your philosophy on it?

[liquidate]

I'M ON MY WAY OVER!!!!!!

1/2

[eyeforaneye]

[ YOU ARE THE MOST PREDICTABLE NINJA EVER ]

2/2

[eyeforaneye]

I knew it.

[liquidate]

ok so i was lying, whatever
where are the swords???

[eyeforaneye]

You should know by now that I dislike lies. That's a waste of time for both of us.

[despairing_hope]

What people do with their hope is their choice, as long as they nurture a great hope is all that matters.

[They can kill each other for the sake of their hope for all he cared, as long as the hope that won in the end was a strong and true Hope.]

[eyeforaneye]

So to you the end result is immaterial.

How did you come by that belief system?

[despairing_hope]

The end result is important, but the steps to get there depend ultimately on the end.

[It had a sliding scale.]

How?

Who knows?

[He wasn't going to share that. He probably didn't really know himself.]

[liquidate]

fine fine
where are the swords?????

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[anthropophagite]

In my world, a ninja or shinobi was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan. They were involved in espionage, sabotage, infiltration, assassination and guerrilla warfare, and people often associate them with supernatural abilities such as flight, invisibility, and magical feats - though these are just romantic ideas. Not actually true.

Why the interest?

[eyeforaneye]

It's important but you'll justify a violent or deadly result as long as hope is involved?

You should think hard about it.

[eyeforaneye]

I'll show you in person a little later. For now I'm responding to the rest of these messages.

[eyeforaneye]

[ oh my god, what is this, a real and detailed answer ]

Romantic ideas, huh.

I see. It seems like the majority of it lines up, then. I wanted to see how it compared to what I'm used to.

[anthropophagite]

[ Kaneki is useful.

well, tries. ]

They are popular nowadays in games and stories. There are several individuals keeping ninja traditions alive today, but technically they no longer exist.

What are you used to?

[liquidate]

why don't you just tell me so i can go myself?
i'm feeling pretty bare here sasuke
not to mention you've already got a sword and i don't, so it's not important to you

[mobilized]

am I a ninja? fuck no. why, are you?

[It's meant sarcastically, but it's also text, so.]

[eyeforaneye]

[ Don't worry, he's pretty bad at picking up on sarcasm in person too. ]

Yes.

[eyeforaneye]

I'd heard that from others already, that they've been made redundant. [ He isn't sure how he feels about it yet. At least it isn't his world. Would it truly be so bad if ninja ceased to exist, though? ]

I'm used to "romantic ideas".

[mobilized]

[He waits for another text with a punchline.]

what, you're serious?

what the fuck? is that even a thing people do anymore?

[People used to call Peko a ninja, sometimes, but that was only because they didn't understand what her skills actually were and didn't want to bother putting the effort in to find out. He always thought it was kind of stupid.]

[anthropophagite]

You mean ninjas in your world have super-powers?

[ what. ]

[eyeforaneye]

The fact that you have no weapons is important to me. [ Actually. ]

I've factored it into my decisions here so far and have considered allowing you to use Kusanagi until you find a replacement. The entrance to that place is subtle, however, and difficult to describe. It's probably unwise to discuss like this anyway.

If you come to my room I can show you more quickly.

[eyeforaneye]

Not here, it seems. But then hardly everyone on this ship is from "here". It's why I'm asking questions.

[ And honestly people not knowing about his version of ninja is jarring. It's universal back home; even his name would be (annoyingly) recognized. ]

[liquidate]

(well, something like that's never been said to him before.

processing...)

kusanagi??

(he does like that sword quite a bit, despite it lacking the more special talents orochimaru's did. it's light, durable, and has impressive balance. suigetsu can't sniff at those qualities, especially when he hasn't examined any of the other options available to him.)

right now?
i thought you were busy replying to messages?