[ Well, today didn't quite go the way Chouji had thought. He'd venture so far as to call it confusing and surprisingly frustrating. He didn't necessarily mind returning to Luceti- it felt like it'd been forever, even if there was an off-setting parallel that gave him a headache to consider, but last he remembered from here, he had a few friends from home that he wouldn't want to leave behind anyway.
... The malnosso still could have picked a better time, though. He knew he'd done what he should have done, even if it came a bit late, but there was still part of him that was thinking back to Asuma-sensei and a different battle that hadn't gotten finished yet- and that part of him wasn't entirely happy.
Ever the stable one, he got his ass up and headed to town anyway, after a couple of minutes. There really was time, which he could say from experience now; and he had an idea about exactly what he'd be doing once he made it back home. Worrying about it could come later. ]
[ Very-slimmed-down-ninja boy can be found on the various walks of town today. Mostly meaning the square, getting his clothes back, or getting some chips in the grocery store because he's freakin' hungry right about now and there are actually things to handle before eating real foodstuffs. Hungry is like a default state. Probably blatantly looking around in hopes of seeing familiar faces, too, and eventually heading to Community Building 1. Sometime before all that is finished, he'll toss out a voice hail- things to see to, people to check in on. On this matter, he's not quite able to say goodbye to a little worry. ]
Ah- I hope I wasn't gone too long. Is everyone still around, or... [ Kinda pausing here. That might not necessarily get him all the answers he means to get; more of that "taking time" thing, jeez it's everywhere. ] But I guess I'll find out either way, huh?
((I only have so many thin-Chouji icons, ahaha. So I may revert to the usual now and again for the sake of facial expression range. And figured I'd give a heads-up. 8|))