[written]

[thethundersaid]

[public]

Who among you is good with languages?

[private -- to Rikka]

You had a number of people possessed, didn't you? How has their recovery been?

Comments

written:

[thethundersaid]

No standing military at all? Do you not have anything that others want to invade you for?

written:

[hostclubshadowking]

Another nation's military stands guard against foreign threats.

[Thank God he's writing that so he can't sound completely bitter.]

written:

[thethundersaid]

So you contract with this other military for protection, then.

[This is written with a more even stroke, unlike the confused questions before. This idea is familiar.]

written:

[hostclubshadowking]

Yes. We manage our own affairs internally, and they see that we are not bothered by external forces.

written:

[thethundersaid]

Do they contract with many countries besides you?

written:

[hostclubshadowking]

Not as directly, no, but they have, to some degree, appointed themselves guardians of the world. They're not as helpful as they think they are.

written:

[thethundersaid]

That's strange. Do they not ensure they can perform the services they offer before offering them?

written:

[hostclubshadowking]

They can do it, but they aren't as necessary as they think they are.

written:

[thethundersaid]

If that's the case, why do these countries accept their interference? In my world, the civilian daimyo get annoyed when shinobi affairs affect them unless they've contracted them.

written:

[hostclubshadowking]

Because they have the might to force their way in.

written:

[thethundersaid]

Why go where they're not wanted or getting paid?

written:

[hostclubshadowking]

They get paid by their government.

written:

[thethundersaid]

With what money? Surely their government can't force other countries to pay them if their services aren't wanted.

written:

[hostclubshadowking]

Their own country is prosperous, which allows for their psuedo-colonial interference. I'm sure they see it differently, but, well. To each their own.

written:

[thethundersaid]

You live in a strange world. [His handwriting is solid, convinced on this point.]

written:

[hostclubshadowking]

I certainly do.

written:

[thethundersaid]

This world is strange, too. Probably all worlds are.

written:

[hostclubshadowking]

Especially to outsiders who haven't been raised in it.

written:

[thethundersaid]

[There's a break in response while he actually thinks about this for the first time -- how his own world is probably strange to others -- and then reviews the information this person has written. Solid and precise. Useful, perhaps. The delayed response is abrupt.]

What is your name?

written:

[hostclubshadowking]

Otori Kyouya.

written:

[thethundersaid]

Are you as thorough about gathering information in this world as about your own?

written:

[hostclubshadowking]

I try to be, certainly. However, my resources are much more limited here.

written:

[thethundersaid]

That's the case for all of us. Better to try than blindly accept what we're told.

I am Uchiha Sasuke. I'll remember your name.

written:

[hostclubshadowking]

And I'll remember yours.

If you're new, I would advise you pay attention to Scurvey Dog. Others will say she isn't a useful source of information, but I've found her quite helpful, particularly when one is respectful.

written:

[thethundersaid]

I've been here since November.

Her information is [There is a break, here, Sasuke unsure how much to say over journals that have been compromised just last month.] useful, if not always timely.