First Howl ♋ [Action/Voice]

[keepitcanine]

All right!

Listen up and listen good, you sick freaks! I don't know what kind of stupid joke you bastards are trying to pull, but it ends here, right now!

[For those nearby, in the forest Kiba and Hinata have found themselves in, they might be able to hear or even witness the heated broadcast first-hand. Otherwise, their voices and an occasional camera snapshot is going to be all available to the casual or curious listener. Even so, the journal's camera might be just useful enough to capture the current moment: Hinata, who is just behind Kiba, has a worried look on her face in contrast to Kiba's absolutely livid one. When Hinata starts to talk, her voice is soft and incomparable to Kiba's challenging tone.] Um, Kiba-kun…?

[If Kiba heard her, he shows no indication of it, his voice a frustrated snarl.] Where is he?! Where. Is. Akamaru?

Kiba-kun?

[Kiba voice lowers, though it loses little of its emotional edge.] If you people have hurt him, I’ll—I’ll—

Kiba-kun, please. [This time, Hinata's voice is louder than her first few attempts. She even puts a gentle hand on his shoulder to get his attention, if not to calm the angry ninja. Kiba stops, and the journals might detect a brief pause as Kiba turns his head to regard her, his voice softening, though it's still sharp and brittle.]

What?

[She's startled to silence for a beat or two before she composes herself and gives that shoulder a very soft squeeze of reassurance.] I just think you- you should calm down for a while... Akamaru-kun shouldn't be too far and I think we can find him if we look hard enough. Would you mind if I- if I address the citizens of this place instead?

[There's a pause that's soon followed by a rustle of sound as the journal changes hands. The grimace on his face is almost detectable.] All right. Fine. You do it. Doesn't matter to me anyway.

[When Hinata receives his journal, she gives him a small smile of thanks. Unlike Kiba's previous address, Hinata's attempt will be gentle and polite.] To— To anyone who has seen a tall white dog, he belongs to my friend. Please, we'd like to have him back. Whoever took him, Akamaru-kun is part of our team and we will not stand around until we find him. We will also—

[Then Kiba's voice suddenly cuts in from a small distance away.] You tell those bastards that if they've done anything, and I mean anything, to him, I'll make them regret it! I'll find them and shove these stupid, goddamn wings down their throats! Don't think I won't!

[She gives him an understanding smile. He's going through a lot and if she was the one who had someone precious to her taken away, she'd be distressed too. Turning to the journal again, Hinata continues her diplomatic speech with a more determined face that even the camera likely captures.]—not hesitate to perform necessary procedures if we ever discover that he is injured or hurt.

Thank you.

[And the feed snaps off with an audible click. Though those within the forest might still come upon them, perhaps just after their broadcast as they talk on the ground floor, or perhaps sometime later as they jump from tree to tree in rapid, though attentive haste, pausing every little while to rest briefly.]

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2/2 || Voice!!

[projectiled.livejournal.com]

[ Calm, and deadpan. She pities Hinata for dealing with this. ]

Well, Kiba, you're still lively as ever.

[keepingitcanine.livejournal.com]

You're here, too?

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[projectiled.livejournal.com]

About a day ago. [ beat. ] Inside the grocery store wall. [ TOP THAT.

also p.s. irate kunoichi is irate. ] Anyways, Akamaru isn't even here right now. Shikamaru said nothing about his presence and he's been here for a bit, and, I probably could have remembered seeing a dog the size of your average household furniture. [ line facing so hard through the feed. ] He's safe.

[keepingitcanine.livejournal.com]

How the hell do you know whether he's here or not? Have you looked for him?

[Yeah, well, did you arrive here with your other half missing, Tenten? Did you? It's painful, okay? His voice rises, almost as if responding to her own irritation.]

And why the hell would Akamaru have come here while I wasn't? Newsflash: Hinata and I just got here, and Akamaru's always been with me. Not with any of you. With me! And now—now he isn't. Don't you get it?! He's gone, and he should be right here!

[projectiled.livejournal.com]

[ TENTEN CAN'T BE BEAT ): she had all 100000000 of her steel weapon children stolen. ))))): actually, no, Kiba's plight is most likely worse. ]

He wasn't here yesterday, and if you and Hinata arrived near each other, wouldn't Akamaru be there too? Actually, wouldn't you two be close enough to be able to find each other anyways? Why would they want to steal your dog anyways when the master and his best friend is right there? Wouldn't Akamaru wait right by you anyways? You're logic isn't making any sense.

[ Her voice quiets a bit as she explains this. She doesn't want to come off like she's criticizing him for being an idiot and trying to make him feel bad (even if the first part is true, to her). She just wants him to realize Akamaru isn't here. ]

[keepingitcanine.livejournal.com]

This place doesn't make any sense. If it decided to throw you inside some grocery store wall, who knows where Akamaru ended up. Or if something else happened. I don't know. But I do know I'm not about to sit on my ass making some cute, fluffy theories while I could be looking for him.

He has to be around here somewhere.

[That's a S-Rank mission, soldier, if you choose to accept it.]

[projectiled.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if you're getting what I'm saying. You should try talking to Shikamaru first though. Apparently all possessions are stripped upon entering, and this place has some pretty outlandish definition of possessions. [ The last sentence is added to imply that she doesn't see Akamaru as a pet. That said, she's referring to her weapons in this case.


#nomegusta. ] He's probably not even in Luceti all together.

[ Tenten is made of pluck. ACCEPT. ]

[keepingitcanine.livejournal.com]

And I'm not sure you're getting the fact that I don't care.

[projectiled.livejournal.com]

So instead of listening to sane advice, you're going to recklessly threaten the people that kidnapped you and changed your clothes without you even realizing it all for your dog who isn't even here and is safe at home?

[ Sighs. ]

I know you weren't the sharpest shuriken in the scroll but what the hell has happened to you?! [ O-oh. Hot blooded vs. Plucky says what she wants girl.

This isn't going to end well. ]

[keepingitcanine.livejournal.com]

Maybe because I care about something. And I'm not going to get all complacent and goody-goody with the kidnapping bastards just because they decided to give me a makeover in my sleep. I owe them nothing, except maybe a kick in the balls. I'm not going to just roll over and abandon him just because you say he's not here. I'm going to look. And if I can't find him, and if he's really, really not here...

[There's a long pause as Kiba steadies his voice.]

If he's not here after that, then fine.

You don't even know he's not here, anyway. You just have your theories. I prefer proving things over some paper theory. That's all words. You can say a weapon's sharp and will accomplish all you need it to all you want, but the only way you're gonna know whether it works or not is if you test it.

[projectiled.livejournal.com]

There's a difference between caring and being reckless. What if the people that kidnapped you decided to take away your limbs, or mutated you into some scaly, fish person. I'm not saying you have to be complacent or goody-goody but think about your actions! They read through these things. Just because you aren't doing one action doesn't mean you're automatically doing the other. Life doesn't work like it's just black and white. It takes a couple of days to even get to the edge of the island. There's no feasible way you'd be able to discover someone in such a short amount of time.

[ She sighs, a bit agitated. ] You don't even know he's here. You just have your theories. This logic goes both ways. Anyways, I'm showing up to help Hinata search for him, because I don't want you tiring yourself out on your own. [ aka she has tsun reasons for showing up. It's not like she was actually worried or anything, she just pitied Hinata. ]

1/3

[keepingitcanine.livejournal.com]

Let them read. Like I care about what they think. I'm not scared of them. I don't care.

Cowardly, good-for-nothing bastards. I hope they hear me.

[He snorts.]

This is stupid. Not like I'm making you do—

[keepingitcanine.livejournal.com]

[ . . . . . . ]

[keepingitcanine.livejournal.com]

[Search for Akamaru?]


What? Really?

[projectiled.livejournal.com]

They can turn you into a plant, which I'm sure isn't going to help you find Akamaru. [ doesn't that experiment sound lovely? |:

Anyways, she's sighing at the lack of thought put into this. ] Yes. Even if we may disagree on things here and there, you don't deserve to be without Akamaru, and, even though you aren't going about this intelligently, you're still my teammate, friend and ally from Konoha. I certainly was able to put aside my grievances and help you and Neji rescue Hinata during the Chuunin exams, right? [ taking filler as canon #yeah. ] As members of the Konoha 11 we're in this together, and, even if it means I have to waste my time searching for Akamaru who's probably not there, I'm doing it for a comrade and that's what's important.

[ beat. ]

Well, that and getting you to shut up. Anyways, just continue talking through me here, I'll check out the village before I head out. [ See Kiba!? Sometimes good things happen to those that..... there's a moral in this. Somewhere. ]

2/2 || i just need to use this icon SOMETIME

[projectiled.livejournal.com]

[ She'll then sigh and turn her attentions towards Hinata. ]

Now, Hinata, are you doing all right? Want someone to come and pick you two up? [ With the unstable time points, for all Tenten knows, she may just have been through getting nearly killed by Pain which would worry her. After all, she brought her to Sakura to be healed which is quite an accomplishment when you consider how tiny she is huffpuff. ]

IT'S A CUTE ICON :3

[warmest-eyes.livejournal.com]

Ah, Tenten-san. [You're here too... The surprise in her voice dissipates when she speaks again.] We would appreciate that, but we'd like to- to search for Akamaru-kun first. [Since she doesn't like Kiba to worry/be angry further. And she's sure Kiba won't stop until he's found so she'll do her best to accompany her teammate.]

the cutest!!!

[projectiled.livejournal.com]

[ She sighs. She's not sure what her life became yesterday but she thinks the change is rather too quick and it's not very welcomed. ]

All right. I guess I'll help and arrive there to search with you. [ She has sharp eyes, so, she should be a great contribution. ]

yeeees ;3;

[warmest-eyes.livejournal.com]

[She gives the other girl a soft smile. They'll need all the help, after all.]

Thank you. I-- I'm sorry to hear you arrived in a grocery store wall, though. [It sounded bad even if all these is pretty bad too.]

[projectiled.livejournal.com]

[ She's only in this for Hinata. If it was just Kiba, she'd bark into the feed constantly and see how long it'd take him to notice the journal.

): Except not really. ]

It's all right. There wasn't anything positive to be gained from that experience except we won't be starving any time soon. [ why yes she kept those turkeys those are her treasure now!!! ]

I'll try to be over there in a few, I haven't been to the forest yet but I'll try to hurry there. Mind describing your surroundings, Hinata?

[ She knows how the Byakugan works, and asking Hinata would provide a hint big enough to find them even if Tenten has never seen the forest herself. She's very detailed. But, with this, she begins to think about Neji's obligations for Hinata, and just what would Neji ask of her in this situation. She's not going to get branded with a seal and call her Hinata-sama anytime soon, but he'd definitely request that she kept an eye out for her right? ]

[warmest-eyes.livejournal.com]

[At Tenten's question, Hinata gives her surroundings a quick scan. It goes without saying that they're near the opening of a forest, but Hinata will be detailed in her response.]

We are near the forest. It is not very far from the village outskirts. [And she gives her further directions here.]

whatever we were using -> action.

[projectiled.livejournal.com]

[ She'll nod at the commands given and begin to use her team guy kunoichi skills to rush herself to Hinata and Kiba's location. ]

When I get there though, be sure to tell me what the last thing you remembered, okay? Not through the network though, just tell me what the last thing you remembered face to face.

[ She doesn't want anyone to know about the war where they'd be liable to pass it off to Naruto. ]

action!!

[warmest-eyes.livejournal.com]

I will. [She nods even if it's not visible through the journal.] Thank you, Tenten-san. We will wait for you.

I love how Tenten and Kiba it's angry yelling and Tenten and Hinata it's just cute sweetness...

[projectiled.livejournal.com]

[ Tenten arrives not even five minutes after Hinata states that. She's still in her Luceti dress, but it's been adjusted to look a bit more like a kunoichi's. ]

All right, Hinata. Have you seen any sign of Akamaru?

Aww that's just how it is B)

[warmest-eyes.livejournal.com]

[Once the other kunoichi arrived, Hinata gives a polite bow as a greeting, but at her question, she shakes her head.]

Nothing yet. We are not going to give up, though.