Opinions without 3.1415 are just Onions (Week1 post trial)

[ghostricked]

After everything, the house seems almost too still and too mundane. At least as long as the doors to that room remain closed. One by one those covered in what was once their teammate are lead to the showers or change in silence. There is no warm meal waiting for them. No words of encouragement.

Life goes on, regardless.

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[dreamdispersal]

[ Zabuza huffs at that. Offended? Amused? Yes. ]

If we didn't run too much danger of destroying parts of this stupid house, I'd even take you up on that. That's how bored I am. Your sass is starting to sound appealing.

[dreamshielder]

I'm only trying to help, Zabuza-san. When you're bored, you get so grumpy.

[A beat.]

And it would be quite a shame if those muscles were to atrophy....

[dreamdispersal]

You wound me, assuming I'm not still doing training.

[ As if he'd let anything happen to these precious muscles, sheesh. They're his life's work! Unrelated to how nice or not nice they might be to look at.

AND YET... ]

We should brush up on hand-to-hand combat when we run little risk of being seen.

[ He may or may not actually want to spend time with Haku, shut up. ]

[dreamshielder]

Taijutsu only?

[Damn, man, Why you gotta give him a handicap like this....]

All right. But only if you promise not to leave any marks. These people seem to like forcing people to strip at these trials. I don't want anyone getting the wrong impression if someone else tries something stupid next week.

[dreamdispersal]

[ ........ He closes his eyes in exasperation for a moment, heaving a deep sigh. The wrong impression....... Haku. ]

That's a given already. We have a facade to maintain here.

[dreamshielder]

[He continues in an entirely serious tone.]

Yes. But I'd also prefer not to be interrogated or blamed for a murder just because I bear signs of having been in a fight on my body, Zabuza-san.

[dreamdispersal]

I know.

It's not as if the idea of us having a serious fight is unbelievable given our cover story, but I'm not taking chances.

[ YOUR DELICATE BODY WILL BE FINE. ]

[dreamshielder]

A careful demon!

[AS YOU SHOULD BE.]

But very well, I look forward to it.