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[ura_no_ura]

[ Well, it seems he's got the basics down.

This isn't the afterlife, even if Kakashi's not entirely sure if he's actually still alive. And the wings don't do anything other than serve a mostly ornamental purpose. Which, in his book, means that they're completely useless and have about as much function as a second belly-button or a third nipple. Either way, they're itchy and uncomfortable and he had to cut holes in his flak vest so they weren't crushed against his body. A flak vest that was kindly delivered to him by his sensei, along with the rest of his gear. (He's only too relieved that it wasn't Naruto or Sakura or someone else who came across him when he was still in that relative state of undress -- what, without the mask and all.)

So here he is, fully dressed, with his journal-cum-communication device in his hand, flipped on. He supposes he should say hello this way since it would be easier to do this than to hunt down every shinobi of Konoha individually. It probably would also be useful for him to introduce himself to the rest of the network as well.

He's sitting on a tree stump while Minato goes off to do something IDEK ok and has his signature I Am Bored expression on his face. Or rather, lack of expression.

The edges of his wings, silver and tipped in black, flutter slightly. ]

Ah, is this thing on?

[ He brings the camera a little closer then, to make sure it's properly capturing him. Once he's sure, he raises a hand in something of a wave.

This is starting to feel like some sort of speed dating thing, minus the actual person sitting in front of him. Not that he's ever actually done speed dating, but he assumes that's how it'd work. ]

Yo. My name is Hatake Kakashi. I'm a shinobi by trade.

[ What does one say in introductions? Likes, dislikes, dreams, and hobbies? Ah, he supposes he can do that. ]

I'm not the kind of guy who talks about his likes and dislikes... My dreams are...hmm.... [ a beat ] none of your business. And I have many hobbies. None of which I want to tell you.

[ Another beat. ]

Any questions?

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[ura_no_ura]

What do you mean they're speaking "dog"? Pakkun's talking the way he always does.

[ For emphasis, Pakkun barks in the background, and Kakashi nods as though it makes perfect sense to him. Of course, to him, Pakkun's talking rather normally, and he doesn't hear anything different at all. In fact, the only thing that seems different is the fact that more than half of the pack is missing. But at least, he'd managed to summon some of them at all. ]

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[keepitcanine]

[Urge to be a stupid teenager rising.

But he doesn't want to have his ass beaten with words again.

Help him out here, Akamaru.]

[keepitcanine]

Woof!

[keepitcanine]

[Like the dog said, sensei.]

They're barking.

[ura_no_ura]

[ Pakkun barks back at Akamaru and waves his paw, as though trying to say that he isn't, in fact, barking. ]

...so let me get this straight. I can hear Pakkun talk, but you're hearing him bark.

[ Pakkun gives Kakashi a withering look. ]

[keepitcanine]

[Akamaru happily replies that Pakkun indeed is.

Except Akamaru's actually barking. Legit dog-talk right there.]

That's what I said.

It might just be over the network, but you're going to want to check. It does weird things like that sometimes. Like a lot of animals in Luceti can talk because of however the translation system here works or just because they can or whatever, but it sounds like animal noises over the network.

[ura_no_ura]

Hmm, alright. I'll test it out when I get a chance.

[ Meanwhile, Pakkun's barking at Kakashi, trying to tell him that he's most definitely not speaking dog. ]

[keepitcanine]

[Kiba snorts at the discussion.]

Yeah, that's another thing. It would be good if they could, you know, talk in the same language we do still.

Someone's told you about the experiments they do here, right?

[ura_no_ura]

Mm, I've heard about it, but it hasn't been discussed in detail.

[keepitcanine]

I don't think you need details for this. I'm not the one to explain things to you, anyway. Make Shikamaru do it. It's his job.

But anyway, the animals that are brought here—the ones that don't have wings and codes on the back of their necks like we've got—they aren't affected by the experiments the same way we are.

They might be affected physically because of the things that are happening around them, but never mentally. At least, not that I've really seen. So if... they're okay with staying, you might want to keep them around.

That make sense?

[ura_no_ura]

So they can actually help out in a situation where we might be mentally affected?

[keepitcanine]

Yeah. Akamaru's getting pretty good at it. But... I'm pretty much the only one who can understand him.

[And other people can't. Sometimes he even can't. So if the other dogs can communicate properly...]

[ura_no_ura]

That's definitely good to know. I'll have to keep it in mind.

[ Maybe he'll keep his pack out at all times, then. He wouldn't mind the company, anyway. ]