Forty-seven serpents: when you bring downfall home

[scarysnakelady]

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[When the PCD turns on, she's staring at a knife in her other hand (cheap stainless steel, salvaged, wasn't meant to last very long anyway), noting the way it's sheered off in half, weak metal succumbing to stress and finally breaking when she used it to set off a trap just ahead of her. Her expression isn't the vague annoyance or

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[hyuugahime]

Mitarashi-sensei! You're hurt!

[scarysnakelady]

Eh? Oh. That. S'nothing.

[hyuugahime]

N-No, it's not! It look really bad!

[scarysnakelady]

[She pauses, considers it, sighs.]

Fine, I'll look at it when I get back.

[Whenever that is. And if she doesn't forget.]

[hyuugahime]

C-Come back from where?

[A year in Adstringendum can work wonders on a person. A year back, Hinata would never have even thought of trying to look for Anko, nor would she have expressed anything but mild concern out of shyness.

Now she's actually considering tracking her former examiner. Even though she knows she can't force Anko to come back with her. She's willing to try.]

[scarysnakelady]

Out, around. Looking for stuff, y'know.

[She shrugs, or half-shrugs, really. It can indeed. A year ago she would never have let herself get into this state. Physically or mentally. Whoops.

She's not hiding her chakra at all, and for Hinata she should be pretty easy to find, it's true.]

[hyuugahime]

Mitarashi-sensei ...

[That's it, Hinata's out and searching, Byakugan expanding.]

I-I'll be there soon, okay?

[scarysnakelady]

[Sigh and bother, now she's got a rescue party.]

They sure put you on the right team, kid.

[hyuugahime]

[It's going to take longer than it usually would, though.]

Heh? What do you mean?

[scarysnakelady]

[It's not like she's going anywhere fast, between traps and a fever.]

You sound like Kurenai. Little bit.

[hyuugahime]

W-Well ... Thank you.

[Getting closer, and closer.]

[scarysnakelady]

Just saying what's true.

[Offline?]

[hyuugahime]

[Aaaand she's here. A little out of breath, but fine barring a few scratches here and there.]

Sensei ... let's get you to the Clinic, okay?

[Offline] though she probably won't end up going with Hinata, due to that thread down there ♥

[scarysnakelady]

[You made it through that mess of traps quick, kiddo, she's a little impressed. Nooot so impressed that she'll go to the clinic that easily though.]

What for? I'll be fine.

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[hyuugahime]

B-But ...

[Hinata still isn't at a level where she can just ignore what Anko is saying when face to face with the older ninja.]

Can I at least l-look at it? And bandage it? I-I'm not a medi-nin, b-but ...

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[scarysnakelady]

It's bandaged, see?

[She gestures to the arm and, indeed, there is a bandage wrapped around it. Doesn't seem to be doing much good, but hey.]

All fine.