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[competing]

[With all the information coming out, it's apparent to Keith and Lance that one big elephant in the room has been ignored: the infection among the recruits themselves. Keith is tired and on edge, as he needs nothing to do with the infection to be cranky. Lance is jittery, too. But they have to talk about that elephant before it gets too late.

And for some of them, it might be. That's what Keith is really afraid of right now.]

Hey. It's Keith.

and ya boy, lance! [Because things are already pretty doom and gloom as it stands, and maybe things could use a little lightening up? Or something...

It’s a little more difficult to differentiate between people in a group message like this, but it’s a better idea to get something down on text in case they need to refer to it later, and anyone who knows either of the boys can probably tell them apart pretty easily through diction alone.]

we know your mind-phones have been pretty busy lately, but theres something keith and i wanted to talk to you guys about.

Before we get a move on in attacking Zymandis' agent, we need to look at our own numbers. A lot of us are sick. Maybe less than I thought. Or maybe more. Either way, we have to know who's sick and make a plan to help our own. And I'm serious about HELPING. Not putting someone out of their misery or any of the other stupid stuff I've heard from some of this team. We need to stop this disease. We need to help our own. Once everyone's BETTER, we'll make a plan for what to do next as a team.

[It's harsher than necessary but likely less harsh than how it might be normally, given Keith's frequently frustrated tone of voice. Text mitigates some of it, even if his frustration definitely does become CAPITAL LETTERS.

Lance, meanwhile, is quite eager to gloss over that sharp reprimand because seriously guys — kumbaya.]

yeeeeeah, so — helping! getting a head count is definitely ideal. we cant afford to be silent on this and we definitely CANT be alone right now, cuz every one of us affected and on our own can be a huge risk to everyone here. so we were thinking… since the city shut it down, we can use the middle school. those of us infected can stay there while we wait for our people to find that cure. like a quarantine safe house.. i know its not ideal, but its something. especially for those who dont have any other contingency plans.

[A pause. Well. May as well get the ball rolling, right?]

ill be there.

( ooc; p.s. there is an information plotting post for the quarantine space! )

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[thinhammer]

Loads of stuff. I'm a ninja.

[ Confidence usually floods from this guy, but now it's like the meter has been hiked up to 12. It's not every day he gets to show off. ]

I can do basic academy stuff, like replace myself with a block of wood so I don't get hit and runnin' up trees or whatever, but some other stuff I got is stuff no-one else can do. [ He can turn himself into a sexy naked lady, for example. ] Ya wanna see?

[ Lance, say no. Save yourself. ]

[competing]

[ pls

you're asking an easily excitable teenage boy desperately in need of some distraction from his IMPENDING DOOM if he wants to see some cool ninja tricks? ]

Heck yeah I do!!

[thinhammer]

[ Just remember you brought this on yourself, my dude. ]

Alright, wait for it!

[ He sits back, rolling his sleeves up like he's about to perform some great magic trick. Technically it's not far from the truth, but at least he's in private and doesn't have an audience except for the intended network. Innocent normie bystanders don't deserve to witness what he's about to do.

He smacks his hands together and shouts something in garbled Japanese, and then promptly disappears from sight to leave an incredibly naked girl in his place. She's got long blonde twin tails and Naruto's telltale blue eyes and wide smile, so it's pretty easy to understand what Naruto just did even if the reason why he knows how to do such a thing is.. less obvious. The only thing covering her decency is her long hair, conveniently falling just so on her chest. ]

[ She straight up giggles, and then blows Lance a kiss. ] Whatd'ya think? [ Her voice is a considerable level higher than Naruto's, but there's still that kind of raspy quality to it that makes it familiar. ]

1/???

[competing]

[ boy oh boy he's gonna witness a real live ninja trick, this is the greatest day of his life what's it gonna be some awesome fight move maybe even some killer shuriken technique who knows— ]

2/???

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[ OH MAN THERE'S EVEN AN INCANTATION!! AND SMOKE! EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS TEN TIMES COOLER WHEN THERE'S SMOKE ]

3/???

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[ HECK YEAH THIS IS THE GREATEST DAY OF HIS L— ]

4/???

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[ —i...f..e.... ]

5/???

[competing]

[ ............... ]

6/???

[competing]

[ .....????? ]

7/???

[competing]

[ ???? that's. ]

8/???

[competing]

[ boobs. ]

9/???

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[ bOoBs. ]

10/???

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[ wait wHY ARE THERE SUDDENLY BOOBS ON HIS SCREEN ]

11/???

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[ WHERE DID THEY COME FROM IS HE BEING SET UP WHAT IS THIS ]

12/???

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[ —wait ]

13/???

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[ w a i t ]

14/???

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[ he's been bamboozled. ]

15/15

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WHAT THE HECK YOU CAN'T JUST PULL THAT ON A BRO!!

[ NOT COOL, NARUTO. NOT. COOL. ]

[thinhammer]

[ Naruto has had a good range of reactions to this form - typically nosebleeds or shrieks of surprise - so Lance's rather extended struggle with exactly how seeing the form makes him feel is more than a little amusing. ]

What? [ She asks, putting her hands behind her head just like Naruto typically does, which would be totally fine if it didn't run the risk of exposing her chest as she lifts her arms and disturbs the oh so convenient tails of hair covering her, with apparently no care for her own decency. Her boobs wobble as she huffs. She doesn't even seem to notice. ] I asked ya if you wanted to see an' you said yes!

[ This is kind of definitely on you, Lance. Yep. Naruto is innocent in this situation. Look how innocent he looks. ]

[competing]

[ HE DIDN'T KNOW?? ]

I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA SHOW ME SOME SWEET SWORD MOVES NOT—

[ oHMyGOD MORE BOOBS ]

Stop!!

[thinhammer]

This is a sweet move, y'know, I made this up myself! An' whaddya mean, stop??

[ She drops her arms, almost disturbs the boobs again, looks a little annoyed, and then realises. ]

Heh, alright, alright-- [ Naruto puts his..her... hands together and forms another sign. Once the smoke clears she's still there, but wearing Naruto's standard orange and black outfit. ] Better?

[ She unzips the jacket to show cleavage, though. Because it's funny. ]

[competing]

[ lance had been this close to hiding behind his hands. thankfully, naruto is a merciful ninja.

he sighs in relief, dropping his hands. cleavage, he can deal with. he's friends with nami, after all.

(still, his cheeks and ears remain bright red.) ]

So — what? Ninjas can shape-shift too?

[thinhammer]

Kinda, I guess. We learn to make clones in the academy, an' we can make ourselves look like anyone or anythin' else with the same kinda technique.

[ He shrugs because well.. the explanation makes it boring. So he opts to spice it up. ]

Like this--! [ He forms another hand sign, and then Lance is looking right at.. a copy of himself, only dressed in Naruto's ridiculous tracksuit. The clone puts up his hands like ta-da before he pulls on his own cheek as if to prove it's real. ] We can turn into pretty much anyone if we got a good look at 'em. I'm the one who came up with the sexy jutsu, though.. So I could get outta doin' things adults wanted me to do.

[ Naruto........ Don't explain it like that........... With Lance's mouth..... ]

[competing]

[ ah... don't taint him like this, naruto...






though negl, he is looking pretty fly in that orange tracksuit, where can he get himself one of those. dang. ]

That's crazy... [ he also respects the motive behind boobs!naruto, tbh. he's still a teen too, okay!

also hang on. plot hole. ]

You can't change clothes, though?

[thinhammer]

What?

[ He scrunches up his nose, then props his.. Lance's.... whoevers... chin on his hand. ]

Yeah, of course I can. I just like my outfit.

[ Mic.. Drop... ]