[closed; Sept 2/3/4]

[not_thedragon]

Who: Sasuke and the Hyuugas (not in fact a terrible band), also Kakashi
When: Sept 2, 3, and 4
Where: Various places in Konoha
What: There's a good chance that the reason Sasuke hasn't much questioned his own clan is because his bff's clan is so much more messed up.

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pets them

[heavenly_earth]

Neji raised an eyebrow, appraising Sasuke through a quick glance. Stance rigid- uneasy? And an edge of impatience bled through his tone. The initial introduction itself was telling, and he already had a niggling suspicion for what this was about. But no need to start off on the wrong foot; he had enough of that dealing with Itachi.

"Of course," he returned in greeting, feeling no need to introduce himself given that Sasuke had come all the way out here searching for him. What the younger Uchiha didn't know was that they'd met before- unofficially.

Neji pushed himself to his feet with a grunt, swiping his shirt from the ground as he went. He promptly dropped the article in the river, then fished it out and twisted it between his hands.

"What would you like to discuss?"

builds them a farm

[not_thedragon]

That was an easier agreement than Sasuke usually got out of the Hyuuga. He'd arrived expecting an initial refusal, or at least stubbornness, and it took a second for him to adjust.

Once he did, though, he gave the surrounding training field a long look, not bothering to let the Sharingan filter his vision, before turning back to the Hyuuga before him. He needed somewhere that would make it harder to eavesdrop on them without being forced to use a private space that would doubtless put the man on the defensive. He needed something comfortable, or at least innocuous, in order to wrangle as much of an impression as he could without resorting to combat.

"A topic that needs a less obvious space," he answered, and jerked a thumb over his shoulder. "Somewhere in town, where it'll look like a chance meeting."

feeds them prose

[heavenly_earth]

Neji frowned to himself and pulled the wet shirt over himself, idly tugging down the resisting folds then turned back to his unexpected visitor. Caught at the end of an exhausting day and in need of a shower, he didn't relish the idea of a public appearance. He almost resisted, not in the mood for Sasuke's paranoia, but this was Hinata's teammate, and he had some queries of his own. If he went along with it, he might not even have to ask any of them.

"In that case, I'll track your chakra to wherever you decide you'd prefer to meet up. I'm going to detour to my apartment to avoid coincidental timing." But mostly to take a shower.

it is how they grow big and strong

[not_thedragon]

That was an interesting claim, to be able to track him so easily through the village after meeting just this once. Sasuke took the Hyuuga at his word, though; no point antagonizing Hinata's cousin before he had a good cause to.

And he fully intended to find out if he would have good cause.

"Very well," he said, turning to leave. "I'll expect you within the hour."

He assumed the time given was generous -- if Neji was anything like Hinata, he would likely want to present himself in as well-kept an appearance as possible in public, and that Hyuuga hair was something Sasuke had learned to budget time for over the years.

As for meeting spaces, he had one in mind already. There were places in town that one got to know as a student of Tsunade's. He'd had plenty of confidential conversations with his sometimes-master in the darker, busier bars in Konoha's entertainment district, and while he'd at first been deeply skeptical of the privacy afforded by such an environment, he'd learned that drunks in the safety of a protected village were rarely willing to interrupt their night's plans to eavesdrop.

It didn't hurt, of course, that the waitstaff at this particular bar were unlikely to ask questions of someone they'd seen before in the company of a Sannin. Sasuke chose a table in a shadowed corner and ordered tea as he usually did, keeping a watchful eye on the door to see if the Hyuuga would keep his word.