ghostpepper | 1 Crushed Tomato

[The video kicks on first to show a partially-rolled up and dirty white shirt. (Are those blood stains?!) The stomach below it has faint scarring in the shape of what could be a large circle, or maybe a semi-circle. At any rate, the video pans up after a few seconds over the shirt, hitting a wall of bright red hair at the shoulders. Dried blood long-since turned brown stained her chin and mouth. Then the full, filthy face of a very alive and pissed off Kushina Uzumaki.]

Is this some kind of a joke?! I woke up in a room that isn't mine with some woman claiming to be my mother who looks about my age shoving a bag of stuff in my hands. My husband is missing, my baby is missing, my chakra is missing. But that's not the best part, ya know! Some guy shoved this thing on me!

[She turns the video down toward a Vulpix that's staring up at her with innocent brown eyes. It lets out a happy cry and attempts to nuzzle up against Kushina's leg. But the video-- and Kushina-- move away from it quickly. When the video comes back up, her hair is flowing out at every angle around her quickly reddening face.]

If I ever find the guy who gave this to me again, I'm gonna kill him, y'know!! What a sick joke! So someone tell me how to get rid of this thing!

[Bonus Action Option Edit!]

[Anyone else who might have been wandering around New Bark Town probably had the ~~honor~~ ~~misfortune~~ pleasure of spotting a particular redhead fuming over her starting partner. Or perhaps browsing one of the manuals Minato had forwarded to her over the Pokegear, occasionally nudging the Vulpix away with her foot, while she waited for him to arrive. Do you dare approach?]

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That's... actually really clever.

[Her admiration of Henge's skill is kinda dampened by her long-term grudge against anything remotely fox-like. But it only has one tail and is mostly black with some red. Nowhere near the full on red-orange shade her own fox has. So at least it doesn't come out as grudging as it could have?]

I still think he can talk, but he hasn't been willing to talk to me so... [He's giving the pokemon such a stern face over the top of the gear right now.]

Edited 2013-07-25 05:34 (UTC)

Hm... have you considered leaving a recording on him? Or maybe ask other people if he talks to them.

I've asked around, but he hasn't spoken to anyone I know. He likes to vanish in cities and events though so who knows who he's talking to then.

On the other hand, recording devices... I... don't think he's stupid enough to not-notice.

Maybe just give him this thing for a day?

[She jabs a finger at the screen, which... only results in temporarily blocking the camera. But maybe the pointing direction will make her point clear?]

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While an option are you sure that's a good idea?

Maybe you just need to give him a chance.

[Says the filthy hypocrite...]

[Yeah, see, he's just going to give you this are you joking with me stare okay? Right. Because yeah.... no.]

Kushina-nee. I think you need to sit in the shade.

[Wow rude. She's just tossing around ideas.]

Then do you have any better ideas?

[He was just concerned for your health okay?!]

Well... no... but I think he'll talk to me eventually!

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[Video] ...making a note to find any art of a moderately annoyed Kushina

[Video] ...because she has that setting?