[open; 01/19-01/23]

[not_thedragon]

Who: Sasuke and compadres
When: Week of January 19th
Where: Around town; mostly training fields, various offices, or slipping in and out of the village gates.
Notes: [See top-levels!]

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[not_thedragon]

Some papers was not, strictly speaking, an entirely accurate description of w hat Sasuke was looking for, but to have an answer given to him rather than demanded of him was a pleasant change. He nodded instead of answering directly, reaching for another pair of out-of-order scrolls to illustrate:

"I got distracted by the mess this part of the shelves was in," he said, not untruthfully. "There's no need for you to waste your time doing the same."

[ninjaindianajones]

Oh god, a neat freak? He'd be here forever if no one stopped him. "Oh boy, you might not want to do that for too long. Then you'll start noticing everything that's wrong." She laughed at that but was actually worried he might just try and organize even more. Then the regulars would freak out because their ordering system would be messed up and they'd be doing what Sasuke was attempting now. Even if no one else would actually care because these scrolls were likely useless to most people.

"You came in here something else then?" Maybe she could steer him away from this task.

[not_thedragon]

"I've already noticed more than a few," he admitted, tone dry. He didn't miss the easy familiarity Mika had in the space: clearly she'd spent plenty of time here before. One of few who did, if the dust was any indication.

The question of what he was supposed to be here for returned, however, probably inevitably. Sasuke hesitated a moment before he gestured at the single measly scroll he'd found on chakra invasion so far. "I was looking for more information along those lines, originally. But it's not an urgent thing."

[ninjaindianajones]

Very few in fact. Most people tried to avoid coming into the archives. Mika was one of the oddballs that actually got some enjoyment out of it. There was lots of interesting tidbits just laying around.

She looked to the scroll, then back at Sasuke. He must have a lot of downtime right now or something. He'd acted a little hesitant in replying which piqued Mika's interest. "Oh? Mind if I look?" Perhaps she might know where similar scrolls were, seeing as she was a more frequent visitor. "We may as well get you squared away, it'd suck to make another trip ne?"

[not_thedragon]

His first instinct was to reject the assistance, but his second -- the one that had started to feel more like himself, or whatever himself had been before the start of this year -- reasoned that anyone even in this room had at least the amount of clearance required to know the contents of it. And he could just as easily have been doing his own research unrelated to any developments in his life.

Still, there was a hesitation before he nodded. "I'm looking into control. Of the body and the mind."

[ninjaindianajones]

Mika was getting more curious, Sasuke obviously seemed uncomfortable or unwilling to disclose anything right away. Was it something that embarrassed him? If it were really meant to be a secret then Sasuke would have just told them to leave him alone.

As he told Mika what he was looking for though, they went "oh" and gave a nod. Was this for personal use? They decided not to ask. Yet.

"I'll have to double check but I think such scrolls on self discipline and such are a shelf down. Let me look." He could put the other scrolls away as they did so. This was interesting to say the least.