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[Kankuro woke up slowly, bits and pieces of his lovely stay with their bastard captors filtering through. Most of the pieces he shoved aside; they weren't as bad as some of the training he had done, that's for sure. Other, odder pieces he turned around in his mind even as he took careful stock of his surroundings.

Trees. Cool air. Cooler ground, cold against his back. Oh joy, no shirt again. What the hell was with them and shirtless-ness?

No one in the immediate vicinity.

Alright then.

Kankuro sat up slowly, feeling dull aches radiate from different areas. Moving to stand, his hand clipped a familiar book and he looked at his journal with a bemused air. So they take his clothes but left the journal. That's just weird. Picking it up he decides that telling everyone he's back would probably be a good idea. Now if only he had figured out the filters....Oh well.]

I don't-[Strangely enough, just after he starts to speak there is a patter of small objects landing on paper.] ...What the- [More patters and some klinks like glass hitting each other. There is a brief sound of fingers scrambling at paper and more klinks. A curse followed by more klinks of glass and then Kankuro is talking again, amid a rain of patters and klinks.]

There are glass beads falling out of my mouth and I have no clue why.

[Yup. What is his life.]

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[After posting to the network, Kankuro heads back to the apartment, going as fast as he dares with a makeshift bag of beads clattering in his hand. One leg of his kidnap pants is now shorter than the other. Feel free to notice him as he heads to Community House 1. He may look disgruntled if you talk to him but he'll probably reply.

Once back to Ninja floor he'll be easier to intercept and talk to. Though you might have an easier time if you talk to him after he's changed his clothes and decided to start cooking. After the days he's had, no one is stopping him from making his favorite food.

No one.]

((ooc; Have you ever heard the fairy tale Diamonds and Toads? Yup, this is sorta what has happened to Kankuro. Only it's just glass beads. No toads or diamonds, just lots of glass beads. The colors are mainly yellow, golds, reds, purples and the like. When he curses he gets ugly colored beads. The colors don't reflect his mood or tone, just the words themselves. ANYWAYS, fun times ahead. Also they don't come directly from his mouth, more appear just in front of his mouth. I read something similar that used that and i figured that'd be best. *shrugs*

BTW, Kankuro will not be leaving any beads behind, as that seems wasteful and he's a ninja so any sign of his presence is taken care of. If he likes you/tolerates you, perhaps you can keep a few beads. Heaven knows he's going to have a lot of the by the time the shift is done. It'll last a week and a half, ending May 5th.

Replies will be slow to start, I need to clean.))

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Kankuro-kun. You have returned! But... I believe you have been experimented on.

Otherwise... Have you eaten anything of a gamey nature before choosing to address us?

Experimented? [Patter. It takes Kankuro a few seconds before it all clicks.]

I really hate those bastards.

[Patter clink.]

...The beads are too big for that.

[Patter patter clink.]

I see. Then it is most likely the result of the experimentation. They captured you, after all. Can you recall that?

Yeah, I remember.

[Patter clink clink. Kankuro's tone is dark and annoyed.]

Bunch of bastards.

[Patter clink.]

I see. They are indeed most cruel and unusual. However, such an effect... It should not be permanent.

Well thank Chikamatsu's strings for that. They aren't exactly stealthy.

[Patter clink patter patter.]

I... I see. Perhaps it is fortunate that there is nothing pressing requiring stealth action at the moment. Perhaps you can find some usage for these beads?

[Of course he could. He lives in the middle of a desert. Which means a lot of glass makers and a lot of glass ware. Kankuro wouldn't be hard pressed not to find a use for them.]

Probably some sun catcher curtains. Or a good way to hide ninja wire in plain sight is to use it to string beads. Also, if you tie it right, it gives you a place to hold when garroting someone. Not the most comfortable grip, but better than loosing fingers to the wire.

[More glass sounds. Pretty and practical uses even.]

I see. You certainly have a number of ideas already! Alternately, you can use them as a present for a sweetheart!

Sand is known for it's glass work. It'd be weirder if I didn't have any ideas to be honest.

...I suppose so. [Not that he has a sweetheart.]

That is very understandable. Does this mean I should be looking into the various applications of leaves?

Also, Kankuro-kun, have you ever been in love?

Um, I'd say wood would be a better medium than leaves. [Kankuro can't think of anything you can make out of leaves. Then again, he's not really used to trees so...]

What kind of question is that? [Kankuro sighs.] But no. Had some tangles with lust, you know puberty and stuff, but not romantic love. [Hell, it was hard enough to develop familial love with his messed up family. Romantic love on top of that? Nope, too much for him. Simple lust worked out much better.]

But our village is not the village hidden in the woods... Still, I suppose we utilize wood well enough! [What with all the perfectly cut logs they have for substitution jutsus, not to mention those dudes who have freaky tree-man jutsus.] Still, that would make it only more revolutionary to come up with more applications of leaves!

I see! I just wanted to make sure whether or not you had someone you wanted to treat to such a gift. But if you ever do fall into a youthful romance, Kankuro-kun, I'll do everything in my power to help you! I will even defeat your romantic rivals.

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