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[You probably hear this extranet post way before you see it if you're anywhere near Naruto's position. The video feed pops up, and the view is enough to make you seasick since Naruto is flailing his omni-tool around. There's a few flashes of the blond before he points the omni-tool at a hanar nearby. Then you hear Naruto's voice.]

WHAT IS THAT?

HOW DOES THIS OCTOPUS GUY TALK TO ME WITHOUT A MOUTH?

WHY ISN'T HE IN WATER?

IS HE EVEN A HE?

[The hanar approaches, speaking in that hanar-y way: This one would be happy to help you become accustomed to your new surroundings.]

[Naruto is having none of that. There may be a totally manly shriek as the view goes all "Blair Witch Project" and Naruto takes off down the hall before the feed is cut.]

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Comments

video;

[techburst]

You don't have to say it for me to think it.

[don't take her too seriously. she's used to people not listening to her. it's just that she's come to expect it. :|]

video;

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[She's thinking he's stupid, isn't she? Well, that's what he's thinking she's thinking... yeah.]

What else are you thinkin'?

perma-video;

[techburst]

[it isn't that she's thinking he's stupid, per se - just that all of the people showing up here that aren't from this .. universe .. or however you're supposed to think of that sort of thing don't know anything about omega or anything on it, and ..

she'd much rather call him uninformed.

she offers a small smile in an attempt to make up for her brashness.] I'm thinking you probably need a lot more information on this place than you have. Would that be right?

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Yeah, sorta. I'm not from space, y'know. I didn't even know you could go into space anyways. We don't do stuff like that where I'm from.

Plus we don't have space octopusses.

Octopi.

Whatever.

[techburst]

[.. okay, so she's starting to think that he's a little bit amusing.

if the chuckle she gives is any indication, anyway.] Not from space .. well, technically, I'm not either - my sister and I were both born on Earth. We just chose to go into the military.

Do you .. have any questions? Anything you'd really like to know about?

[trying to be helpful, here.]

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[Well, as long as she's going to be helpful...]

Yeah! Some place to eat. Know anywhere good? Like... somewhere with ramen?

[Because that is the important thing right now.]

[techburst]

[she's trying, at least.

but did this kid just ask for ramen?]

I'd be surprised if you found any place outside of the Citadel that served ramen. Man .. I don't think I've had that stuff since my last trip home.

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Huh? Where's that then? Is it far from my room? I'm just really hungry, y'know.

[techburst]

[wow, kid .. you really aren't from around here, are you?]

The Citadel is in Council Space.

You're in the Terminus System.

I'd say it's a little further than you're willing to go right about now.

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Eheh, that's where you're wrong. I'd go as far as it took to get some good ramen.

[techburst]

[no dude you really don't get it do you?]

Have you missed the part where you can't leave the system? The relay is broken. You couldn't get there even if you tried.

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Yeah, none of that sentence made much sense, but it doesn't matter to me. I'll figure it out.

[you don't understand shounen spirit, okay.]

[techburst]

[she doesn't think she's ever going to understand anything about you, kid.]

.. Of course it didn't. [yeah that is definitely a headache starting up behind her eyes. oi ..] So you're going to figure out how to fix the relay so we can all go back to our regularly scheduled programming?

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Yeah, sounds about right.

[techburst]

Let me know how that works out for you.

[obstinates]

Eheh, sure thing. No problem, y'know. Just don't forget that it was Naruto Uzumaki that helped you get home.

[techburst]

[squint.

kid you don't look japanese.] Wait .. you're Japanese?

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[he's just thinking 'what the hell is Japanese?']

Eh? I just said my name's NARUTO, y'know.

NAH ROO TOE.

How do you get that mixed up with... whatever-nese?

[techburst]

[she is going to smack you if she ever sees you in person.

have the flattest stare you've possibly ever seen in your life.]

I've never seen a blond Japanese kid before, that's all.

So, do you dye your hair, or what?

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What? No, my hair's normal. I don't even know what you're talkin' about, y'know. What's... japppuhknees?

[have a flat stare right back.]

[techburst]

[good grief.

this is going to be the stare-off to end all stare-offs, isn't it?] If you're going to be ignorant about it, never mind.

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I MAY BE IGNORANT BUT AT LEAST I DON'T MAKE UP WORDS, Y'KNOW!!

[techburst]

[.. blink.]

.. What did I make up?

[she is so serious. there has never been anyone as serious as her.]

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The 'J' word.

[techburst]

Japanese?

How do you not know that word?