redjacketthief | 11th Turn [Written/Action]

Luceti.

Two things:

1. Whoever it was that found my work shop, return the pieces that you stole before the end of the day. I’ll be in the Barracks. If you fail to comply, I will find you.

It won’t be pretty.

2. What do the rest of you think about the last Shift? Was it good or bad? How did the loss of memory affect you? Do you think it left any long-term impact for yourself, your friends, and the rest of your stay in this village?

-Also. Prism Black. You deserve to be commended for your heroism. Never forget that.

Filtered to Trafalgar Law: Unhackable

I have a problem and I’d like a second opinion on it. It’s not big, but it could become complicated.

-I’d promise coffee, but I have an unrelated problem with getting it. I’ll be in the barracks.

[True to his word, Lupin will be in the barracks all day. His encounter with Spock on Monday, combined with his activities from earlier in the week had finally caught up to him. Fatigue was inevitable. He had spent the better part of the last few days asleep, never very far from his new charge. The veritable plague of crows that had been set upon him by an angered god was an unnecessary incentive. He kept the windows shut, locked away the gnawing need for a cigarette that bit at the back of his mind, and tried to ignore the judgement he saw reflected in the eyes of his avian watchmen—but he would have stayed close to the barracks regardless of their looming (and aggravating) presence.

While the days spent between dreams and fleeting considerations over recent affairs had rejuvenated him, it didn't stop the inherent restlessness that was his constant foe—the core problem that would never entirely leave. The people who knew him would be able to identify the briskness of his step and the cool control with which he held every action and every word. He was distracted by a new project , one that was completely foreign to him, and was unwilling to divulge details until the proper time came.

The thief had returned to work, but nothing was as it seemed.]

((ooc: Thread with Spock is chronologically last.))

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Troll? Just what does that mean? [ She's not sure what this means so she's not sure how to react. ] I'm pretty sure the Malnosso do not live under a bridge, though that'd be a convenient hiding spot.

[There is no reply for a moment; Lupin is too busy laughing.]

it means that the Malnosso were trying to harass you!

I don't think they'll do anything as convenient as live under a bridge, sadly. If they were smart, they would do exactly what they think we won't expect, because they would know that we think that they're too smart to hide under a bridge.

[ MALNOSSO!!!!! ]

Of course! I should have expected it from these no good fiends! They put me through the wringer all the time just for their laughs! [ The mighty Tenten will get the last laugh!!!!!! ]

Yes, but if we expect for them to live under a bridge but know they wouldn't, wouldn't that mean they're living under a bridge because, in reality, it's actually unexpected? [ And then the train goes off the rails. ]

[Oh, he believed that Tenten. He likes the spark he sees in your eyes!]

You've got it exactly. They would be living under a bridge because they thought that we wouldn't expect it.

Which bridge around here looks the most ominous? We should investigate it!

[ Uh oh. Tenten's not too sure if she wants to be roped into this plan. ]

Wait, wait, wait, would they really be under a bridge? Especially because we expected them to be there? How can a bridge be ominous anyways? As a ninja, I'd know that the best place to hide something is within plain sight, but, exactly what and how are the Malnosso hiding it is a bigger priority than frivolously inspecting a bridge. It could even be stored in a flower for all we know.

But Tenten, isn't a bridge in plain sight?

[totally ignoring the rest of her questions and observations...]

A bridge is in plain sight, along with everything else

[ She underlined it just for your attention, Lupin! ]

I know.

It'd probably would be find in a less traveled area, like a forest or something. That's in plain sight but it's also isolated.

that's a good place to start looking. do you have any ideas?

Maybe a clearing with one or two noticeable objects?

that would be a good place to start, wouldn't it?

It definitely would be the most helpful place to start.

we ought to get started then.

Maybe we should recruit more people to see if they're interested.

that could be a good idea...

[though he really had been joking this entire time and didn't want to coordinate too heavily, he had to admit that it would be an interesting romp...even if it was a snipe hunt.]

I consider myself to have good ideas most of the time.

[ She's just trying to make it as large and broad as possible so he can just retract whatever he's saying. She's aware of this, and she'd rather not search through the forest for something that may not be there. Besides, why be in the enclosure when they can be outside? ]

that you do.

I think I'd make a pretty good Jonin. But I'd have to try hard for that to actually take off.

Jonin?

[The entire thread of conversation was dropped in favor of learning about the new term.]

Yeah! It's a high ranked ninja. The highest rank a ninja usually can obtain. They go on high ranked missions that sometimes hang the entire fate of the community in their balance! They also can train proteges! [ And she'd love this. So much. She needs this rank, like oxygen. ]

[headtilt.]

so they're mentors and black ops?

Pretty much! It's my dream to become a famous one that can prove men and women are equal. [ Konoha has their own black ops but Tenten doesn't feel the need to explain this. She'll be prompted to reveal the difference and she'll have to talk about how they're guards and answer to the hokage directly and how everything they do is top secret, even down to their identities. Then she'll be asked for distinctions when it's just hard to explain. You have to see it for yourself. ]

[Hold that thought--he's hit by something]

You mean that Civil Rights hasn't happened in your world?

Women have the same rights as men, but men just doubt their worth as warriors. It runs deeper than just rights.

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