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[ Voice ]

[ First, there's a sigh. Not even fifteen seconds into her Luceti experience and she's already despising it. After deeming there's no way out, she just talks into the journal. ]

All right, normally I'd ask about the uncomfortable wings, or the new dress, [ Tenten would whine about if it's even possible to dress her in something else without

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[its_troublesome]

[Oh hi. Let's just assume he was summoned by Ino's screeching across the hall. One of the few times he doesn't have his journal attached to him and another person from home shows up. It's obviously canon for him to miss her.]

Turkeys, huh?

[projectiled]

[ Ino's LOUDMOUTH NO JUTSU. Works every time. But, no one has ever cared about Tenten enough to remember she exists. Not even Neji. His byakugan seems to skip her presence entirely. When Sasuke used sharingan on her she just turned translucent, etc. etc.

Canon? Absolutely!

Anyways, she'll reply totally deadpan. ]

Yep. Got dinner covered for the next two weeks. [ Sarcasm as a coping method! :D Yes! ]

[its_troublesome]

Not... covered covered, right?

[SOUNDS GROSS.]

[projectiled]

What?! Of course not! I've only touched one so far just to identify it. [ Is Tenten really spending her first interaction with Shikamaru briefing him about turkey touching?

This should be changed! ] Anyways, Ino said you had some information for me, or that you'd fill me in. Mind telling me what this is? [ this directed to Luceti. ]

[its_troublesome]

That's me. Ninja information guide. [Such sarcasm. But okay, for serious now.]

What'd she already tell you?

[projectiled]

How lucky of us. [ Not sarcastic, but not particularly lively either. ]

She told me this is Luceti, the wings kill you if you rip them off, you can't go home willingly, it's in another world entirely and we're experimented on from time to time. It's basically like the Hidden Sound except even shittier, if that's possible.

[ HA. TAKE THAT OROCHIMARU. ]

[its_troublesome]

[Hey, that's pretty good actually.]

Tch. Well what does she need me for. [Shaking his head.] She covered most of it. The rest is better explained in person.

[Hint that the journals aren't quite secure.]

[projectiled]

For extra clarity and depth. [ She gets the hint rather easily, but there's very limited things she can still stranded in this wall until Ino picks her up. ] Then I guess it can wait until then. How long have you been here, and who are the others from [ NINJA'S WORLD NAME GOES HERE SINCE IT WAS NEVER NAMED IN CANON. ] anyways?

[its_troublesome]

[There's a small sound, like a heh.]

I've been here a year - longer than anyone from home, besides Naruto. He's been here for about three.

The rest of us include you, me, Ino, and Shino. Sai just showed up the other day. And the Kazekage and Temari are here, from Suna.

[...leaving out Itachi and Sasuke for now. He'll explain them later.]

[projectiled]

Three years? So time works differently too. [ Okay, she knows Kishimoto has his pacing Pain's invasion wasn't three years ago.

Also, Shikamaru, prepare for a brief growl at the mention of Temari. ] She's here?! Great. Might as well rename this place Tenten's Paradise. [ Yes, she is still super mad over her skipped battle in part one. ] Sounds like we have enough allied ninja to get things done though, which is a good thing. Unity always helps.

[ She'll nod, even if he can't see it. Despite this, she's pondering what a weird grouping of ninja this is. Two of InoShikaCho, Naruto, A member from Root or ANBU, that one guy with the glasses, and Tenten. Oh, and two thirds of the sand siblings.

This place is crazy. ]

[its_troublesome]

You catch on quic- oi, oi. She's troublesome, but it's not like she's the worst person you'll have to put up with. [Never tell her he said that. As it is, he's only mentioning it because-] She's not even around right now.

Which is what makes the situation such a pain in the ass. You and I are talking now, but either one of us could vanish into thin air tomorrow.

[projectiled]

Thanks. Observing is my specialty. [ Admittedly, the fact that a person Tenten wants a rematch with is enough to her curious. Though, she won't make any notion that she agrees with Shikamaru's point even if she doesn't really like Temari for those chuunin exams. ] Where is she?

So, do they intentionally weed out people when groups get too big or is there no discernible pattern?

[its_troublesome]

No pattern. Not for that at least, whether you're leaving for good or getting kidnapped for experimentation.

[Pause.] Temari's busy with the latter.

[projectiled]

And to think I was starting to believe that this place is better than the recent events at home.

[ she sighs. ]

She doesn't deserve that. I'll be damned if anyone gets a piece of her before I do. [ I AM THE ONLY ONE ALLOWED TO DEFEAT YOU.

Shikamaru must know this trope so well from Ino :x ]

[its_troublesome]

[Yup. Why do all these girls from home just want to beat each other? 8|]

Few do. It still happens. [But what she was saying before that...] Things getting hectic back home?

[projectiled]

[ IT'S A FUN WAY TO PASS THE TIME, SHIKAMARU. At least since these kunoichi are too busy knocking ech other senseless, he can sleep in! ]

There's nothing we can do but move on and try to help what we can. [ And now she'll groan. ] Getting hectic? You don't even know the half of it. It's basically been a nonstop struggle.