1899 Paris: A Park, Friday Late Night

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Ino had totally chased off the drunken man who'd been sleeping on the bench before she'd decided to steal it from him. Now, she leaned back, almost comfortably, and tried to decide if heading back to the inn was even worth it for the night. She wasn't feeling very sleepy.

She kicked her feet out, letting them thud back onto the ground and sighed.

Maybe she'd just go steal something to take her mind off of the fact that they might never get home. Putting up a brave face in front of other people was easy, especially since none of them here knew her all that well, but Ino did worry about it.

"Don't be stupid," she scolded herself, "it'll work out."

It had better.

[For a certain mouthy merc! NFB as they are waaaaay in the past!]

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"You don't need thumbs to bite people," Ino said, rolling her eyes, "and it's not like I'd be without thumbs for long."

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

"I think I'd rather stab than bite. No offense..."

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"Well, yeah," she retorted, speaking as if he was the slow one here, "but again, big teeth versus little kunai. The amount of damage I could do quickly is important here. Keep up."

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"But you'd need to get in closer," Deadpool replied. "And have to deal with more potential damage!"

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She shrugged. "Kabuto would heal me after?"

Planning: not Ino's strong suit.

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

"And if Creepy McNinja isn't around, like... oh, say now?"

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"I'd be... a little more careful." Not really. She'd try, but the moment the fight broke out... "And afterwards heal what I can myself, and hope the rest will heal with time."

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Deadpool patted her on the head. "Of course."

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She squinted at him. "You're humouring me."

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"I humour everyone!" Deadpool replied, grinning cheerfully. "Didn't you realize that?"

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She scowled. "I'm not a stupid little kid you know."

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He cocked his head to the side, looking at her. "I know."

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"I don't like it when people treat me like one," she said stubbornly.

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"Ya know, if you were smart about it, you'd encourage people to. Just so it's easier to take 'em down later."

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"But that takes the fun out of the challenge of it," she said, raising her chin imperiously.

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"Challenge means nothing when you're dead," He pointed out sagely. "Take it from someone in the business for a while."

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"I'll keep it in mind," she said honestly. Not, mind, that it'd probably help.

...

"I stole a gun last night," Ino told him abruptly, glancing at the sky. She'd told Romeo not to mention it, but...

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"Why?"

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"Not for me," she said, still looking at the sky, "for Romeo. He's better with a gun than knives and I thought he should be armed. I could've taken a gun for me too, but I didn't," she sighed, "because you said no."

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"Kids don't need guns. At least with knives ya gotta think about what you're doing. Pulling a trigger is too easy," Deadpool said, leaning back and letting his arms rest on the back of the bench.

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"Yeah," Ino said, glancing at him, "you've given me this lecture before."

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"And yah still don't get it, but no worries. You kooky kids are like that nowadays."

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She shrugged. "I know I don't get it. It's just another weapon to me, but you'll notice I listened to you, even with the not getting it."

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He patted her again. "Good. Always listen but don't always trust."

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Ino barely noticed the patting now, other than the fact that it was comforting. How lame was that? "Guessing that goes double for Cable-san, yeah?"

Pause.

"Are you going to take away the gun?"