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[Action; Locked to Lee (Possibly Neji if he wants)]

[The last thing Kankuro could remember was bright light coming thorough the gaps in Kuroari from the entrapped Edo Tensai revived Deidara. It wasn't blinding, but it was bright enough that he had put up his arm to shield his vision. Hopefully that light meant that someone had managed to find Kabuto and dissolve the Edo Tensai jutsu.

However that didn't explain why his surrounds were suddenly much more confined and dark than the outdoor forest. In fact it felt a lot like the inside of Kuroari, if taller and more square.]

What the hell?

[Kankuro waved his hand through the space in front, only for something smooth and cloth-like to brush against the bare skin of his arms. The tips of his fingers brushed against smooth wood and he blinked in the dark. His mind raced, wondering if he had somehow been trapped in a genjutsu when distracted by the light show. He quickly put his hands together to dispel.]

Kai!

[Not a damn thing changed. Kankuro cursed even as he backed up, trying to put something solid at his back. He felt wood against his bare back, and pressed against it, eyes darting. the smooth cloth was still on his arms, partially entangled due to his rapid movements to dispel earlier. He tried to pull it off, grumbling at the green fabric. It was then he noticed the slivers of light coming from behind him, like daylight through the cracks in a door which had allowed him to notice the color of the cloth. Just as he came to this realization something at his back gave the faint click and the wood at this back opened, sending a startled Kankuro falling backwards, slightly entangled in green ~~spandex octopus arms~~ clothing.]

Holy-[THUD.
...
... Ouch, that had to smart. Ninja he may be, but sometimes even ninja's reflexes fail.]

[Later Action in CH 1, ~~Ninja Floor~~; Floor 4.]

[Congratulations floor 4, you now have an irritated, shirtless, face-paint less, Kankuro sitting in your kitchen.

Approach the Puppet master/mysterious dude at your own risk.

Reactions may vary per ~~customer~~ shinobi.]

[Even Later Later Action.]

[After getting up to speed on the weirdness which is Luceti, Kankuro finally leaves CH 1. It's off to the Clothing Shop to find his clothes, If you stumble across him before he get his clothing, you'll find a rather hunched but moving figure, briskly trying to keep his arms warm and cursing snow, damp and general cold with a fervent passion.

Once dressed for the weather Kankuro then heads over to the Item shop to look for his ~~makeup~~ face paint and puppet scrolls.

Those tasks complete, he may stop by the Grocery Store more out of curiosity than anything else before heading back to CH1.]

((ooc; Kankuro is FACEPAINTLESS until he finds it at the store ~~Or until Temari lets him wear her lipstick on his face~~. So even if your character knows him they may not recognize him. Obvious expection are those who've seen him without it before.))

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[Well, here's someone who's seen him with his paint off! Although the last time she did, he looked a good sight worse for wear. But still, have Sakura strolling in for a bite to eat and pausing at the door.

Oh hi there, shirtless dude.]

Kankuro? [Blink, blink, stare. Yes, that's New Feather clothing all right]

... Well, Temari's going to be happy to see you.

[Well, luckily Kankuro is quite healthy. Mostly. Okay, so there may just be small amount of poison in his bloodstream now because screw you Hanzo and your giant poisonous salamander. But, otherwise, perfectly healthy.

Oh Hi there pink medic.

Kankuro looks at her and blinks.]

Oh, Sakura.

[Wait, what.]

Temari's here?

[Mention it and she'll be happy to take care of it; being helpful like that is what she does. ~~When she's not in a rage, at least.~~]

She is. And quite a few others, too.

[But of course, the one he'll be most interested in is his sister.]

[He's far to stubborn to mention it. Probably. Idiot.]

Oh. [Kankuro's not quite sure if he's happy about that or what. Because of the fighting he hasn't seen her for a while, so it'll be nice to see her.]

Is she okay? Which room?

[Of course.]

Well, I've already met Lee and Neji. How many of you leaf guys are there?

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Just down the hall there. [She gestures toward Temari's apartment door.] This floor is almost entirely ninja.

She's fine.

[She actually takes a moment to count them up.] There's a fair number of us, compared to the people from most worlds. Ten of us from Konoha, plus you and your sister...

[And a couple members of Akatsuki. Whoops.]

Good to know. [Kankuro does not immediately go and see her, reassured by Sakura's comment that she's okay. Also, that'd be rude, and while he certainly isn't the politest person, he does have some manners drilled into his head.

Usually by Temari's fan.]

Ten of you leaf guys? Geez, I feel outnumbered. [He's mostly joking.

Kankuro notices her pause, which makes him prompt her for more info.]

And who else? What, do we have sound nin to deal with a well? The Raikage? Madara? [Please no.] ...Please say Madara isn't here.

[Because that would suck. A lot.]

No, thank god. He's not here, neither is Pain. But we do have a couple members of Akatsuki.

So far as I've heard from anyone, they've been quiet, though. I haven't actually encountered either of them myself.

[Thank goodness, because she's really not sure how she would deal with coming face-to-face with Itachi.]

Thank god is right. [Kankuro heaves a sigh of relief. And then Sakura mentions Akatsuki and he bites back a groan. Spoke too soon.]

Who? Please tell me it's not Sasori or Deidara? Please? [Sure, the other Akatsuki would be awkward/bad but Kankuro's personal history/beef was with those two. Plus, it would make the arrival of his puppets very awkward, to say the least.]

Believe me, if it were Sasori, I would let you know. [And there likely would have already been quite a lot of violence.]

But no. The Akatsuki we have here are Konan -- a paper-user -- and Uchiha Itachi. [Who has been interestingly quiescent. She's caught occasional glimpses of him, but no more than that.]

[Oh, well. Kankuro doesn't know what to say to that. His emotion on that firm statement are mixed, but overall pleased with a hint of surprise and relief.]

Interesting. Don't really know much about Konan. Is she likely to fight with us?

[Itachi on the other hand, he knows more about. Mainly because he was a leaf nin and the whole Uchiha clan genocide thing. Sand kept a wary eye out for the wayward Uchiha even before the crazy events of recent months made Kankuro seek out what information he could about the Uchiha clan in general.]

It doesn't seem like it; from what I understand, she's been here for several months already without any incident. As has Itachi.

[Which feels a little surreal, really; to simply coexist with two members of Akatsuki, including one who is a specific enemy of Konoha, one of their own, seems like something that should never happen. And yet, here they are.]

It might be that there's simply nothing for them to accomplish here.

Huh, interesting.

[Kankuro looked thoughtful. Sakura next comment made him nod.]

I suppose there really isn't much point in fighting here. But that wouldn't stop some people.

[Himself included, depending on who was there. Although, he's come to terms to Sasori and it seems nothing would get through Deidara's thick head, if the man's constant cursing him out while trapped had been any indication.

But he's had to coexist with a lot of people he didn't like before this. At least these two didn't have anything against him.]

Some people, no.

[Like Hidan -- but that was before her time here.]

But if they do start anything -- or if someone else arrives -- I think we have them pretty well outnumbered.

True enough.

[His brain tosses up a bad thought.]

As long it isn't Madara. That guy is a freak and I would not like to face him. Even with all of us.

Ugh, you've got that right. If he wound up here...

[She just lets that trail off with a shudder. It's something she'd really, really rather not think about.]

At least he would be weakened too.

[Kankuro shivers as well. Nope, not a good thought.]

Well thank god for small favors. Though even weakened, well. [Kankuro shrugs. He's not about to over boast here, because that man is dangerous]

[Yeah, he'll find her in agreement with that sentiment. She wasn't well-off in the power department before and she's even worse now, so it doesn't do her much good when someone with overwhelming power is knocked back merely to 'significant.']

Let's just hope he never does, and leave it at that.

Agreed.

[Turning away from this disquieting train of thought right now.]

Anything else handy to know about this place?

A lot, actually... I've been here a few months now and I'm still getting it all figured out.

Shikamaru can give you a good debriefing, he's been here for a long time. Sometimes... strange things happen. Shifts, we call them. Supposedly there are experiments that are going on to try and get us home, but it feels more like someone is playing pranks at our expense. Thankfully, they're fairly rare though.

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Later Action - Ninja Floor Kitchen

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Glad to be back~

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