（ this happens about a week after their fateful kitchen encounter. he has no desire to interact with shikamaru more than absolutely necessary, but there is one more thing he wishes to say — ）
The personal goals I mentioned in the mission files can vary considerably. Some of them seem to involve betraying or lying to teammates, and many include caveats that you are not to tell others what you are doing to legitimize the sense of betrayal.
In the interest of keeping our position with the other members of the crew secure, you have my blanket permission to betray, injure or lie to me as you see fit short of death for the duration of our stay aboard the Ximilia.
（ it's not about being a martyr. it's about strategy. they need the others to trust and rely on them, and most will not be capable of the clear-minded objectivity that will be necessary to complete their goals.
he doesn't expect shikamaru to reciprocate — itachi is the more experienced with the mechanics of the missions, has the benefit of being familiar with a considerable percentage of the crew. this is his move to make. ）
In the spirit of building camaraderie, I should offer you the same. But I won't. I don't trust you, so it will be more beneficial for us to avoid blurring the line with troublesome things like betrayal and lies.
It has nothing to do with generosity. I have had time to acquaint myself with the other members of the crew. The risks proportionate to me in choosing to betray someone of my acquaintance are significantly less at this point than your own. I should think you would understand that.
I neither expect nor require your trust. Camaraderie serves no purpose to me.
（ bitch u think he wants u to like him? guess again, fuckboy. ）
（ the entire (surviving) uchiha clan has the collective emotional iq of a potato, it's fine. itachi: smart enough to be able to dissect people down to their base motivations and desires and impulses, dumb enough not to get sarcasm.
(rip shisui and mikoto, the only two of these fuckers with any emotional intelligence at all) ）
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The personal goals I mentioned in the mission files can vary considerably. Some of them seem to involve betraying or lying to teammates, and many include caveats that you are not to tell others what you are doing to legitimize the sense of betrayal.
In the interest of keeping our position with the other members of the crew secure, you have my blanket permission to betray, injure or lie to me as you see fit short of death for the duration of our stay aboard the Ximilia.
（ it's not about being a martyr. it's about strategy. they need the others to trust and rely on them, and most will not be capable of the clear-minded objectivity that will be necessary to complete their goals.
he doesn't expect shikamaru to reciprocate — itachi is the more experienced with the mechanics of the missions, has the benefit of being familiar with a considerable percentage of the crew. this is his move to make. ）
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You couldn't have started with a hi first?
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very long moment ）
Hello.
（ being an asshole just sort of runs in the family. ）
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What about you?
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（ he
doesn't really care if people like him or not, and doesn't consider it to be a hindrance to his mission in any case. ）
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I said nothing about expecting you to utilize it.
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In the spirit of building camaraderie, I should offer you the same. But I won't. I don't trust you, so it will be more beneficial for us to avoid blurring the line with troublesome things like betrayal and lies.
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I neither expect nor require your trust. Camaraderie serves no purpose to me.
（ bitch u think he wants u to like him? guess again, fuckboy. ）
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[ that was sarcasm.
text does not communicate inflection well. also he apparently forgot he was speaking to an uchiha. his bad. ]
Nevermind.
I got it. Jeez.
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(rip shisui and mikoto, the only two of these fuckers with any emotional intelligence at all) ）
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