Hesitance to speak where she could be overheard. Or she could be naturally shy, but what would make her act like that when her sister was supposedly more outgoing?
Or it could just be nerves from talking to an officer, even if she hadn’t done anything wrong.
Itachi must keep his avenues open, but finding somewhere comfortable for her to speak is priority, and so he gives her an easy smile with a nod, motioning with his head towards the side of the house, drawing a brow up in question. That should be fine? Or she can move somewhere, and he can follow.
“We’re just doing our job.” It’s fine, really. He’s on patrol. He can get called for anything, or anyone.
“I was just curious to know if you had any insight as to your sister’s recent behavior.” He leaves out anything which could implicate her or her Father; he wants to know Hinata’s honest opinion.
The girl doesn’t really have anything on her record indicating it’s actually her fault. And his experience with Sasuke means something could’ve built up under a parent’s nose.
Several problems arose when dealing with prominent families whose children began acting out.
By default– the blame was usually placed on the child. A parent is there to enforce rules, and to help a child become a proper adult. A child’s job is generally to listen, to absorb those lessons, and to stay out of trouble.
It’s easy to see where blame supposedly lies in the parents when low income families are involved. The area they live in, the size of their home, the state of it, and the rate of crime in the area are all things that statistically tell Itachi that parents are usually neglectful, that children have no proper structure. That state of income is hard to escape.
But with families like this– usually the fault is placed entirely on the child. She’s a minor, which entails her being brought right back home, and most of the questions entail asking if Hanabi has met less than unsavory people, rather than anything trying to blame the Father himself.
Itachi spares a glance towards the other– she has to be an elder sister. She’s quiet, and immediately he gets the feeling she might know a little more. Observers usually hold more than they give out. Even if it was the child’s fault, he might get something that would help the girl, as opposed to enforcing further restrictions.
It’s better to do it now. While the other squad car has Hiashi’s attention. He beckons over quietly, but won’t close the distance himself.
[[ Oooh, well, I have several modern settings, but they usually have one thing in common: Itachi’s in some sort of law enforcement, as is most of his family.
There are some things you can and cannot parallel when drawing off of canon to import in a modern setting, and I’m just one of those people who tries to not stray too far from the source material even when shifting into something like this, because I want the character to still feel familiar, not only to myself but to audiences.
Since the Uchiha are in law enforcement within canon, I feel it makes sense for the family history to also contain a lot of cops in a modern setting. Not every single Uchiha, obviously, since this is not something they’re bound to by the city’s/country’s laws, but a family legacy type deal. I usually also like to keep Fugaku as the Chief of Police.
If Itachi does not grow up to be an officer himself, then he enters an area of law enforcement which he feels is more fitting and less violent, like a human rights lawyer. He won’t have the necessary war-trauma to make him obsess over peace like he did in canon (which will also curb his obsession with his little brother), but plenty of people seek peaceful ways to do things without having to suffer in their younger years.
TL;DR: I see him as a cop or a human rights lawyer/advocate. ]]
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