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[onerous]

"You have reached the automated voice mailbox of--"

"Um. Kozukata Yuri."

"At the tone, please record your message. when you are finished recording, you may hang up, or press 1 for more options. To leave a call back number, press 9."

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[onerous]

[Yuri frowns sharply.]

'Really' what? [WHAT PART OF THIS IS HE 'REALLY'-ING ABOUT?

She's never seen the Byakugan at work before, and it makes her tense in surprise.] What's...? [She begins, then pauses, deciding questions can wait until after he's done breaking into her house.]

[tuishou]

Everything you said is something everyone should know. I haven't been living under a rock.

[Which is stupid-funny, because hey, that's his ultimate destination.

It doesn't take massive concentration to channel chakra through to get the locking mechanism to click open. Neji starts answering as he pulls the door open for Yuri to step through.] Byakugan. It's the bloodline limit of the Hyuga Clan. You hadn't seen it because I hadn't used it.

I shouldn't be able to, not after my death. However, as I've said... I'm not complaining.

[onerous]

I was trying to start a discussion. [Christ, Neji do you even know how conversations work.

Whatever talk of the Byakugan is way more interesting anyway, and with a murmured 'thank you' she steps inside. Her apartment doesn't look too terribly trashed; she'd never had many decorations or anything anyhow, but there are a lot of dead flowers and stuff scattered around from Lee's flowers being tossed about by various appliances.

She looks at it ruefully and sighs, beginning to pick them up. She pauses briefly when he mentions his death--they never did really discuss it, and she still remembers what she saw there--but then continues] It's interesting. What does it do?

[tuishou]

[She'll have to ask the rest of Team Gai. Neji refrains from asking how many successful conversations she's had by informing people that water is wet.

The (lack of?) mess doesn't even get a second glance by Neji. Either he's a polite enough house guest or he's too used to certain someones trashing the living room for what is, as far as he can tell, no good reason.

He won't, however, help with the pickup unless Yuri really seems to want the help. Hey, he's already done his part. The Byakugan smooths out until it's resting once again. Neji gives a one-shouldered shrug.]

It allows me to see [...everything?] the chakra pathway system in people, through objects, targets at the distance, what's around and behind me.

[Gods, he'd missed it.] I felt like I was practically blind before.

[onerous]

[SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T GET THE MEMO ABOUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT NEJI GOD. Why does she consider you a friend again?

Honestly though, she's impressed by that ability and it shows on her face as she watches him with interest.] It sounds amazing.

[Wait, so-- Her brow furrows a little] Why did it suddenly come back? Was it recently?

[tuishou]

When the last batch of newcomers came, we could see... code beneath our skin while in the ViViD level. I think that was when CERES property first began to malfunction. It came back then.

[No, when he'd revived the last time, his Byakugan had thrown a small fit and reared its head. But it hadn't lasted.]

CERES must have lost the memo that the ability no should longer belong to me.