medinin | first seal; video/action for new bark.

[ This post could take place anywhere. There's no defining shot of a background that's instantly defining - just trees, and sky, and Rin. If it weren't for the music - New Bark theme, easily recognizable to anyone who knows their tunes - it would be hard to pin down where she was. Rin herself looks native for a given value of native, too. She's swapped out to the extra set of clothing in her pack - "lass" - and instead of a hitai-ate, there's a plain blue headband. There's also a smile, if a cautious one. These things seem pretty harmless so far, and there doesn't seem to be any benefit from not using it, so. ]

Hi! So, to preface this, let me say I did read the guides given to me at the start of this. [ That's brisk and matter-of-fact more than anything else. And Rin had. She'd done that first thing, because information was key. And she's decided against asking where she is, since...well, she's scanned plenty of those entries already, and apparently the answers are "Johto", "Pokemon", and "multiple worlds", which she's not sure what to do with. ] But what I'm most interested in wasn't really covered there. The warnings about berries were helpful, but...

[ Not really the most complete informational packet, and she'd definitely like more to rely on, if at all possible. It was her job to know this sort of thing, if she was going to be responsible for the pink thing following her around. "This sort of thing" being... ] Does anyone have any tips on what other poisonous substances we might encounter here? Or any pointers on keeping your Pokemon healthy? I do plan to learn what I can from the centers - but I'm a bit between places right now, so it's not really practical.

[ There's a little sigh. ] I am trained in first aid and medicine, and I presume a lot of it will work on them, but I'm not...entirely sure how the different physiologys might change how that works. So - I'm all ears. And thanks in advance.

...And if anyone has any suggestions as to places that might be good to visit, that'd be fine, too. [ Apparently "home" isn't an option, so...some sort of direction might be nice, rather than her current lack of it. ]

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Of course, I'm just not sure watching me file papers would be very exciting.

[He appreciated her enthusiasm over the idea though.

At least until she got a little sassy there, even if it made him laugh.]

I'm a bit slower, yes. Our chakra is being suppressed somehow, but I'm still difficult to keep up. For anyone that isn't a Pokemon, anyway.

That depends entirely on how you file papers! ...Besides, it's been a while.

[ She's not referring to her death, exactly. More...it had honestly been a while, since missions had not exactly helped out seeing her teacher up until that point.

Geeze, it would figure...even in strange depowered Pokemon land, Sensei was a flash.

Rin would have been disappointed if that weren't the case, though, and she smiles. ]

So your pokemon have done what all three of us couldn't? I'm a little jealous! I'll have to try harder.

Longer for me than you.

[He'll leave it at that, but it should be enough for her to pick up on the *~vague time later~* that he was from. But even when they had all been alive and still a team... there was always something that separated them, missions that sent them to different countries.

He was looking forward to spending time with his kids again without the threat of war looming over them.]

But I'll let you race the fastest members of my team if you'd like to practice. I have to warn you though- even I can't keep up with them.

[His Pachirisu really should be named the white flash for all the zipping around she did.]

Ah... I should probably warn you about some other things too- my son, Naruto, is here, along with Obito. Both will probably contact you.

[I'M LATE AND ALL but he could have been delayed replying because gathering flyers/also talking to tsunade etc etc sorry :c lol]

[ ...Yep, she can pick up on that. You trained her, after all, Sensei. "Longer for me than you" doesn't mean the typical sort of separation - because if it were that, "a long time" would have sufficed. If he'd not seen her for longer than she'd not seen him...

...He was probably from After. ]

You'll let me do that or you'll have me do that, Sensei?

[ Are you trying to train her incognito... ]

Naruto...so you and Kushina-san had a son! Congratulations, really belatedly. If he's contacting me, I assume he's not a baby any longer.

[ ...she's glossing over Obito, she has no idea what to say to that, although she might be checking her messages right now just in case he replied. ]

Hardly fair without your chakra, isn't it?

[But perhaps a little of both, if only to get the energetic Pachirisu to burn off some energy chasing someone else for a change.

He won't press about Obito though, or her seemingly non-reaction to hearing the news. If she had questions or wanted to talk about it... well. She'd bring it up again. He doubted it would be long before Obito contacted her anyway, and it would probably be better for the two of them to talk about things.

Besides, how could he pass up an opportunity to talk about his son?]

Thank you. Naruto's older than you guys actually, he's sixteen now. Looks just like Kushina but he's got my hair... you can't miss him.

Are you saying that's an excuse not to train?

[ She's going to have to put one hand on her hip, mockingly, since the other has to hold the gear. ]

Are you really my Sensei...?

[ But Rin stops that pretty quickly, grinning. ]

I'll keep an eye out! I'd like to meet him, I think. Since I haven't had the chance, before. Though it'll be strange to meet a child of yours older than I am.

Afraid there won't be a break from training, no matter how high the odds are stacked against us.

[But he wasn't cruel enough to expect his kids to be able to keep up with his Pokemon team when even he couldn't.

Very often.]

The time differences eventually become less strange at least, but they can still be a little shocking. I'm not old enough to have a son his age but...

[He'd expected the drastic change the next he'd meet his son, but certainly not the extra time they'd be given to spend together.]

So you really are Sensei! Are we going to be trying to catch you, again?

[ At least Obito's here...that's better than trying to catch Sensei all by herself. ]

I heard you become a Hokage, even. Are you from around then?

You're free to try, of course.

[It wasn't nearly as fun when he couldn't just teleport away inside buildings to completely through them off track though.

But it still hadn't stopped him from showing off every now and then to Naruto.]

I'm, ah, from not too long after becoming Hokage. [And there's the awkwardness again.] I'll gladly brief you on things that happened before I arrived here, but if you don't mind I'd rather do it in person.

[Just didn't seem right to share all the TERRIBLE NEWS over the 'gear. Nevermind the whole ninja paranoia thing- someone could have been listening in on their conversation.]

I would say "someday we'll catch you", but since we haven't had any luck for the past few years, perhaps I should say "we'll keep trying".

[ The bell test with the goddamned Yellow Flash: MUST HAVE BEEN TRAUMATIC. ]

I'm okay with it being in person. [ That's said quickly, especially because...well, he's very obviously from after her death, and briefing her on things that happened before he arrives...that sounds ominous, somehow. ]

Practice makes perfect.

[He didn't mean to alarm or worry her, but a lot had happened since the last they spoke...

But it could wait, his smile still in place.]

We'll be out your way in a few days, try not to get into too much trouble before we meet up hm?

Of course not! When have I ever been the type to make trouble?

[ you know except for getting kidnapped those two times but details ]

That innocent look doesn't fool me.

[He was laughing, though, clearly teasing. He knew he could depend on Rin to watch out for herself and behave.]

But maybe it's better to ask you to keep Tsunade out of trouble instead...

[DON'T FOLLOW HER TO GAMBLE, IT WILL ONLY END IN TEARS]

Tsunade-sama...? Um, is this about those rumours...?

[ She's having a hard time believing those about the BEST MEDICNIN EVER. ]

first seal; video/action for new bark.

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