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Sakura sighed, pushing her hair back off her forehead. The time inconsistencies were troubling, but there was little she could do with the Time Dragons officially back in place on Era. MedBay didn't need her for the moment, which left her for time to do something she'd wanted to since picking up his broadcast on the Omnicomm. She sent Ren a brief message, letting her know she was on her way home. Taking the grav tubes up to the proper level, she didn't even bother pretending she was working at normal speed. Not that anyone she passed was likely to notice for long. There was no one even to pass on her chosen pathway through the ship, humid air clearing only slightly as she entered the City proper.

She didn't slow down until she found herself on the short expanse of street in front of the Atori Teahouse. Windblown hair fell more or less in place as she smoothed it down, walking the last remaining distance. There was a lot more she needed to understand about all her roommates, and to be fair, that they needed to know about her. She might as well start with Ren, her concern for him and the events linked to the clock being very real.

She called out as she slipped in through the door. "Ren?"

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Something personal? Sakura hesitated, then straightened. "I'm not sure how much of it'll be relevant. If anyone shows up, that is... there's not a lot that comes immediately to mind." She offered him a small smile. "My story's a lot simpler, but..."

There were hard calls to make. "I'm very good at what I do. I have to be. It's just, when it comes to Naruto and Sasuke-kun, I'm not always as... focused as I should be. They matter too much to me." She fiddled with her tea, not entirely comfortable to be admitting what she'd slowly needed to, thinking about her boys. "Remind me of that if they do wake up, would you?"

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That Ren could sympathize with easily. After all, his entire fight had been a conflict between who he had to care about and who he'd have to sacrifice.

"No problem," he promised.

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"Thank you." She didn't know what else to say. Hopefully that would be enough.

"For the tea, too. It's always been nice."