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[If you happen to go out to the edge of the forest in a certain direction, you'll find Neji there. Frustrated with Luceti and what it means to be trapped here, he's taking it out in time-honored Team Gai fashion - by beating the shit out of whatever inanimate object no one appears to be using. In this case, it's a tree, which is definitely looking the worse for the series of blows he's directing against it. Nothing fancy for now, no Gentle Fist, no jutsu. Just good old-fashioned beating until he's exercised out some of his overflowing frustration. And he's talking while he hits -- just letting it all out here, so he can be calm and collected later, each emphasized word coming with a blow to the splintering tree.]

This... this damned hellhole, why did they have to decide it was a lark to grab everyone now of all times? I need to be home, I need to be fighting where it's going to do some damned good...

[Of course, he thinks no one can see him. Going to correct him on it?]

Player Name: Del
Are you new?: Y
Character Name: Hyuuga Neji
Character Fandom: Naruto

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New, right? [She indicates her forehead.] Konoha, though?

Indeed. [And he nods at the guess.] You're familiar with the others, then?

Yes, most of them. Shikamaru's a good friend of mine.

[...and your eyes look kind of like Toph's. But you're not moving like you're blind. And there's no earthbending in Shikamaru's world. HMM, IT'S A MYSTERY.]

My name's Katara.

[HMM HMM HMM HOW BOUT THAT. He is the opposite of blind!]

I am Neji. [If Shikamaru is a friend of hers, that is a high recommendation.]

It's nice to meet you, Neji. [Shrug.] You know, under the circumstances.

[The circumstances that have you pounding the life out of a poor tree, maybe?

Then again, as long as he doesn't knock it down...]

Indeed. And under the circumstances, likewise. [A faint touch of irony in his voice. After all, it's hard to say you're happy to meet someone when the only way it can happen is via mutual captivity.]

Have you been here long?

[Let's play 'not scare the newbie!']

A lot longer than I would have liked to have been, yeah. What about you? Have they filled you in on the basics yet?

I've gathered most of them, yes. But new little things keep cropping up to keep me on my toes.

It takes a while to adapt to this place. Hopefully you won't have to.

I'd like to think I won't, but I'm not terribly sanguine about it, to be honest.

Then if that's what happens, you'll have to learn to adapt and watch and wait like we all do.

[Watching and waiting is her version of 'acceptance.' Sometime, in some place, the Malnosso will mess up and they will find a way home.]

And hopefully not beat yourself or the trees up too much in the process.

Watching and waiting. [He snorts quietly, and mutters to himself.] You'd think I'd be good at that by now.

[Then, aloud again,] I'll look for an alternative practice dummy.

There's always the barracks, if you don't like the Battle Dome. That's something that one of the former residents set up.

[So it's as Malnosso free as you can make it.]

Of course that means it's not repaired by any shifts either, so if you break anything in there, you should replace it.

[If you... can. Seriously, what's with your eyes, dude.]

... Battle Dome?

[Something else new to him, and sounding rather ominous, at that.]

I do try not to break things. That's more my teammate's issue.

[Never know if you don't ask!]

[But asking would be rude! She'll just. Wait until it's not rude.]

The Battle Dome was... kind of a 'gift' from the then-head of the Malnosso organization after we successfully infiltrated a rogue Malnosso station. It can simulate just about any scenario you want it to now, but it was originally designed for practice.

[She doesn't trust it for that. 8|]

Simulate? Changes in terrain and conditions, you mean?

[This sounds intriguing; if there's no catch, it might bear investigation. But only if. He doesn't trust much here not to come with serious catches.]

And opponents. You could select anyone from Luceti, and most monsters or enemies that you can think of as well, if you want to fight against them.

[Illusory enemies? Now that's something intriguing and different.]

Just how real are these simulated opponents?

[This has some very interesting implications.]

I don't know. I don't use the Dome for that.

Hm. I may have to experiment with it, then. Trees, unfortunately, do not fight back.

Well... plenty of people practice in there. They should be able to tell you about it.

[She's found her paranoia to be... just that. It's not enough of a cause to warn someone about, besides, if it had any merit she's sure Shikamaru would have told him by now.]

I'll ask.

[He can see she's thinking of something, but unsure what -- some light of concern in her eyes, maybe?]

... Is there something else?

I'm just uncomfortable practicing there. I don't want to make it any easier for them to observe my fighting style.

That is understandable. If I do choose to practice there, I believe I'll look for... quieter times. [Meaning he might be there at 4am or something equally ridiculous.]

...well, I meant less along the lines of people, and more along the lines of the Malnosso.

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