voice post :: parseltongue, or...speaking of snakes...

[turn_a_blindeye]

[Private to Hyuuga Households 1 & 2; filtered from Anko | Unhackable]Mm... four days...well, that's cutting it a little close

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[heavenly_earth]

...A mission, sensei?

[Private Filter] -- egads, the whole house will be out. How will he explain this to Anko?

[turn_a_blindeye]

[[Clearly it had to be the kids' idea.]]

Mm hm. I'm looking for a team to locate a snake for me. You wouldn't happen to be up for the task, would you? I'm sure your eyes would make this mission just that much faster for the team.

[Private Filter] xD They can go out at different intervals? <3

[heavenly_earth]

[[Watch Neji take this totally seriously]]

...That's... is there a particular one you're searching for? I have some free time I suppose, if it's important. Who else is being assigned this task?

[Private Filter] <3 Possibly. Although Kakashi just figures, at this point, just find a snake.

[turn_a_blindeye]

[[When doesn't he?]]

One capable of being kept in the house, so relatively small, useful but not too deadly, and then everything that one needs for it: cage, source of warmth, etc.

Sasuke and Naruto have also volunteered and Tenten will be the team leader. I've given her the majority of the mission parameters, but do you have any questions?

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[heavenly_earth]

[[Good question, but here he was thinking you were being metaphorical. xD]]

...In other words, something that can be kept as a pet, comfortably.

[Sigh]

I may regret asking, but what prompted this endeavour? You realize both houses have felines, don't you?

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[turn_a_blindeye]

[[Oh, Neji. you're thinking too hard! ...And watch me not answer one of your questions~]]

Not a pet. A companion.

I do realize that, yes. It'll be the task of the team to find a snake that isn't interested in swallowing cats. Or a small dog.

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[heavenly_earth]

[[Think not-telling him and redirecting the conversation will make him less likely to refuse? xD]]

If it's caged, it's a pet, sensei.

I'm not familiar with snakes and their tendencies or preferences. You'd be better off asking Anko-san about things like that.

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[turn_a_blindeye]

[[Possibly...]]

The cage is just a place for it to sleep. A terrarium. A bed for it. It should be able to be out part of the time, but since snakes need to be kept warm, and it's getting colder...it'd be easier to focus heat on a single cage.

Maybe later. First, I need a snake. By this Saturday, preferably.

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[heavenly_earth]

I see.

What's significant about that day that you need this creature for?

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[turn_a_blindeye]

...It's a...week before Halloween?

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[heavenly_earth]

[Don't know if this is audio or video at all, but there's a pause that clearly says Neji is unconvinced.]

....Observant, sensei. I wasn't aware the holiday held any significance for you.

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[turn_a_blindeye]

[[Audio, probably.]]

Oh, but it does. I've been reading up on it.

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[heavenly_earth]

You didn't do enough of that last year with Obito-kun, sensei?

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[turn_a_blindeye]

I was stuck as a pirate last year, Neji. This year I'm a little more free to investigate.

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[heavenly_earth]

Plenty more hands-on experience participating, I should think. At any rate, I fail to see how a pet snake would fit into a festive version of Halloween.

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[turn_a_blindeye]

Mm, maybe, but that wasn't voluntary. This time, I can choose what aspects of Halloween I want to explore.

Snakes are creepy, right? Halloween is about creepy things, and we certainly don't need another cat. Or for me to be undead again.