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Break it Down by the Numbers [Sep. 30th, 2015|06:24 pm]
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“What did Tousaki get?” Kakashi said.

“His own review.”

Kakashi scowled, but Genma was as implacable as a glacier. They sat for a long moment of silence while Kakashi wrestled with himself, and Genma selected a new pickle to eat off the end of his senbon. When Genma chose a second pickle, Kakashi gave up and scrawled his signature. He shoved the pen and the form at Genma, received a carbon copy of the report in return, and got to his feet.

“I do have one more question,” he said, shoving the copy into his pocket.

Genma tilted his head inquiringly.

“Why didn’t the captain come tell us himself?” Kakashi asked. He managed, just about, not to sound bitter.

Genma was silent for a moment, eyes serious.”This isn’t any easier on the captain than it is on us.”

“That’s not an answer,” Kakashi said.

“Namiashi-taichou cares about this team, probably more than you have any idea,” Genma said quietly. “He’s currently suspended and forbidden from involvement with team activities. Which this meeting and these reviews are.” He paused, and his expression softened slightly. “He wanted to be here. That was obvious when I talked to him.”

Beneath his mask, Kakashi caught the edge of his lip with one sharp canine, but he had to ask. “So he’s not just avoiding us because he’s ashamed?”

“He’s not that kind of man,” Genma said. “He might bow too low or take too much blame, but he wouldn’t avoid it.”

That did stack with the captain Kakashi had been getting to know, before he’d vanished. Raidou was exactly the kind of straightforward idiot who’d get his good intentions scrambled by a smartly played genjutsu, but he wouldn’t run afterwards. Or — or do anything worse.

A subtle tension eased itself in Kakashi’s chest. He stood a little straighter, saluted Genma, who saluted back, and turned to leave.

“See you at 0900, assuming you can be there,” Genma said. “If your doctors say otherwise, make sure they get a note to HQ for me.”

“I’ll be there,” Kakashi said firmly, and let himself out.