[ right, and when you wear that line as much as she has, it starts to lose its potency— she loves them too much to do anything truly drastic. ]

The purpose of a vacation is not to sweat it! [ he huffs. ] Would'ya prefer if we left it up to Ino? She seemed pretty up for it when I mentioned it in passing, just sayin'.

[ he understands her reservations— really, he does. it's one of the reasons why they've never abducted her before despite wanting to over the years; she's always working hard, worrying more than the average adult despite being in her teenage years— if there's anyone who deserves a good time before they set out on their final year before adulthood, it's her, beyond his own selfishness of wanting to keep her close.

totally not above dirty tactics here and there. ]