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Heeeey! [ How's that song go? Guess who's back? ] It's Naruto! Long time no see, y'know! Sorry for leavin' without sayin' much, I didn't really have any say in it. I guess they needed me real bad back home or somethin', I don't really know how it works, but I'm back now and.. [ Would it be right to tell the feed he missed being here? That's, uh... T-That's kinda public. Woah. ] --and I'm ready to go!!

[ He gives the camera a hearty little fist-pump, yes! He's leaning into the feed, the view kind of wobbly; getting closer and further away with his thumb sometimes jutting over the camera as he moves. Of course he's sharing to the network while he's outside. Sometimes the view of streets far below are visible behind him, sometimes the bare branches or the scarce littering of autumn leaves as he bounds across rooftops and through foliage, apparently not caring where his feet take him or whether or not his eyes play any part in the travel. And boy, is he smiling. Being back in ninja land was great don't get him wrong, but he's missed this world and the awful, greasy fast food he can find only here. He hasn't even stopped to settle in and he's already defiantly on his way to try all the latest additions to the menu, budget be damned. ]

Man, everythin' looks so different. [ It doesn't really, it's just that the seasons have changed and Naruto's memory has never been excellent. He cranes his head around as he moves, eyes like sparkling blue dinner plates. ] I guess I've missed a lot, huh? Anyone wanna fill me in?

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Naruto!

[that's it, that's all she apparently has to say. Lapis looks completely floored, staring at her comm with wide, disbelieving eyes. it's really him - and what's more, he remembers.

where's the trick? that's where her mind immediately flies to, looking for the catch or tragedy or something to dilute what is currently a perfectly wonderful moment. she's not this lucky. something must be wrong.]

Welcome back.

You missed Halloween. There's probably a lot of candy left over.

Lapis, hey!

[ He actually stops running for just a second there, putting all his focus on the screen - making eye contact and everything - for a moment while he replies, and then he's off to a brisk run again as if nothing ever happened. ]

Hey! How's it goin', huh? You look like you're doin' okay, is everythin' good?

Hallowuh- [ Squint. You're the guy who told him about a thing he didn't recognise last time, he's noticing a trend. ] What's that?

You came back.

[sorry man, she's too emotionally staggered to do petty earth things like follow the conversation. although that may be as much of an answer to his question as something more direct - she's frowning softly, biting her lip as she tries to work through all this.]

[Minato is just informative!]

It's a holiday. America celebrates it by everyone dressing up in costume and eating candy. And playing tricks on people.

Yeah... [ He looks kind of surprised by that, like the wind has been kicked out of him, so he stops on a rooftop and sits himself down. ] Yeah, I came back. I dunno how it happened-- I don't even know how I left, but as soon as I woke up here I remembered everythin'... like being back home was just a dream. I kinda thought it was till they told me I'd been gone.

[ Then he cracks a smile, and laughs. ]

Besides, I couldn't stay away too long, y'know. There's still loads of stuff here I gotta take care of!

[ Pause. ]

And I missed it?!

Only by a few days, too.

[Minato... so helpful.]

Hello, Mr. Uzumaki. It's a pleasure to see you again. How are you today?

[Crane speaks in a soft, calm voice. That inoffensive tone that deflects attention from the monster hidden behind the man. It's a certainty this child will learn of his experiments - but he's not scared about that. This is a chance to have some fun and to see how far into his mind his fingers have gotten.]

[ How... How will he go on... That holiday sounds like it was made for him!!! Tell him the theme is orange and black. Go ahead. Push the knife a little deeper.

Needless to say he stops running. ]

So that's why there's all the old vegetables and stuff all over the place?

[Minato doesn't know him well enough to bring up the orange thing, but he does finally think to console him.]

Yeah. It's not the same, but if you want to come over and eat candy and watch scary movies with me, we could do that. To make up for it.

[ It takes him a minute. He's less good with voices than he is with faces, but once he considers who out of the few he's met would call him mister in such a steady and gentle tone, he's got it. ]

Hey!! It's you! [ He knows who he is, but that doesn't mean he's polite enough to call him by his title, even if he'd be giving as good as he gets. ] Yeah, yeah I'm great! Feels kinda good to be back, y'know, even if I guess I should still be missin' home what with everythin' that's goin' on. [ Haha yeah....... he's not thinking about that right now. ]

Yeah? And you can tell me more about this hullo-whatever holiday thing while I'm there?

[ He's equal parts excited and mad about missing this holiday, so much so that he's completely foregoing his little routine of being honestly surprised when someone offers to hang out with him, even if this guy has offered before. ]

[Let the child identify him by his old name. He'll learn the real one soon.]

Of course. The sweetest and nicest places are those where we can be who we are and not be questioned. Our homes. They're the warmth that soothes the empty feelings in our hearts. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, so they say. Tell me, what do you miss about home?

Aren't you ... [what's his name] Sai's friend?

Woah, gettin' right down to it, huh? [ Crane obviously doesn't mess around. Naruto somehow kind of forgot that. ] No, I mean. I miss home, yeah, but I didn't know I missed it when I was there, and since this is the place I've seen the least of recently I guess I missed this place more.

[ It makes sense to him, at least. He's also managed to subconsciously avoid thinking about what's going on at home, so bonus points... though that probably won't last long. ]

Uuuh, yeah. I'm Naruto! Why, who's askin'?

[ Has Sai really carded his name out that much? Should Naruto be blushing? ]

[Not really. Riku just has a brain for these sorts of things.]

I'm Riku. I've talked to him a few times, that's all.

Okay, what? Someone is actually happy to be back here?

Oh, okay. That makes sense, I guess. [ A knowing nod. Naruto is used to how weird Sai can be, and how he leans on things he's experienced, so it's totally enough just to know that this guy has talked to Sai more than once. ] But yeah, that's me. I guess it's not hard to confuse me since Sai doesn't have a lot of friends.

[ He's not being mean despite how it sounds, he's actually being brutally honest. Sai doesn't consider many people his friends, after all. ]

[ He'll weigh out the pros and cons later and do his fair share of brooding, but for now... yeah he's pretty happy. ]

Uh-huh, what's the big deal?

Well, that's nice to hear. Your friends here missed you terribly. I'm afraid some were cut up over your loss. [You have no idea, Naruto.] But you're back now. I imagine being here is something of a gas?

[Heh heh.]

It's just pretty interestin', I guess. There's a lotta freshmeat around here complaining about wanting answers, wanting direction, wanting to know what the hell's going on. I guess the place must have some charm hidden in it for people who stick around long enough to get used to it, huh?

Woo-hoooooo! Welcome baaaaack!!

[Because if there's one thing everyone needs when they return to other worlds, it's a bear. If he had confetti, he'd be throwing it right about now. Unfortunately, he didn't think that far ahead.]

I have no idea who the heck you are!

[Probably because of that.]

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