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[ With Tenten's recent failure of her mission, Tenten self doubt started to slowly grow. Her focus diverted to dedicating as much time as humanly possible to becoming the best Meister ever for Santana, and, to be able to properly resist madness wavelengths. As such, she's been hitting the gym. A lot.

The feed clicks on to show the brief interface of a treadmill. The time spent signals steadily increase. So far, she's spent nearly two hours on it alone. She seems to be moving at 9.5 miles per hour. Her heavy breath gasps for air irregularly. She takes the feed and focuses on herself as she continues to train. She hangs the feed in a place that's more focused on her and less on the treadmill. ]

Good afternoon, Death City! And hello to all of you newcomers! My name is Tenten, and I run the weapon training at morning training with the actual weapons. Not the "I'm a person but I'm also a staff" type of weapon. If you're interested in sparring or honing your skills, drop by!

I wanted to ask the entire network a couple of questions. [ She wasn't quite sure how to phrase them that'll cast herself in a negative light. Hooray for neutral phrasing! ] The first is, what type of qualities to you seek out or find admirable in a Meister? If you're a Meister who wants to talk about what qualities you wish to have for your weapon, that's all right too.

The second is one that should apply to everyone. What do you view failure as? An opportunity to grow? Something that's shameful that you'll never ever reveal? A lesson? How do you cope with failure? It's not that I failed [ Tenten: She's Tsundere over failure! ] I'm just curious about it since I heard that the missions suddenly became really really difficult over night. Stupid Kishin eggs getting stronger. Seriously, what's up with tha-

[ And then Tenten does something stupid. She stops moving. Immediately, the high speed treadmill flings her off the belt. She hollers loudly as she careens into a collection of punching bags causing them to eject at the impact and spread out around the gym. One of them rolls towards the feed as Tenten struggles to get up. ]

Fuck! I've had my teammates sent home, my foot chewed on by a damn Kishin egg, been lit on fire and robbed, grounded at the hospital watching everyone else enjoy themselves, failed a mission and now my partner's avoiding me, I've just been flung from a damn treadmill and it's still January. [ A brief impatient huff as Tenten strolls back to the treadmill. Her hand lingers over the feed as she turns it off with a very caustic remark. ] Happy 2010. Everyone just answer the questions, please. Ignore what just happened. [ SHE WILL MAINTAIN DIGNITY. ]

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[Not that Obito isn't worried, but he understands pride. He's not going to ask.]

I guess failure is an opportunity to grow? At least, I would hope so.

Failure isn't all that bad, anyway. I mean... as long as you're alive, that's a good thing, right? And you can get better and sort our whatever issues you have with time and effort.

[ Thank god someone understands it. ]

Failure is an opportunity to grow. I'm glad that's a common theme here. It tells me that a little mistake isn't the end of the world. [ There's a small laugh to Obito's suggestion. ] Yeah. I'm pretty sure I can't improve if I'm not alive. Thanks for the advice, Obito. [ She complacently nods hoping he's not seeing through her fake, complacent facade. She can't complain about how hard it is in Death City, especially since her partner was probably having an even rougher time and there was a funeral for a comrade recently. ]

[Obito shrugs.] People make mistakes.

[Even he's cringing a little as his wording. Maybe he should have been more sensitive to the situation, but he's been in a crabby mood lately.]

Look, I'm not trying to be morbid. But I'm serious. If you have the ability to move and breathe, then you can work to make things better.

In my experience, anyway.

[ ooc: My apologies for the lateness!!! I was just overwhelmed with an irl task list yesterday! ]

[ His words do ring true on some level, but she'll act huffy. She's heard this before, but it's still difficult to do. ] I know! I know! i'll try my best. I've been working to make things better all day.

[ ooc: NEVER A PROBLEM because I am always late to the party myself |D ]

Then I'm sure things'll get better. I know a lot of people who don't really work at it, but they still expect things to change.

That's really sad. People who expect but don't do the work to repair a relationship will never get their wishes fulfilled. A relationship is a two way street, you have to put just as much time as the other person. You only get what you give. Any more or less and it'll eventually crumble. [ She seems to be saying this more to herself than Obito in particular, but out loud musing helps sometimes. Especially when you're both discussing the same topic. ]

[It's hitting hard to home for Obito as well, but he knows he needs to hear this. Maybe because it's not Gai preaching to him he can handle listening to Tenten talk about the very same problem he's been having without feeling overly defensive.]

I guess it's just hard to trust sometimes. Or forgive and forget. But that can get you killed in war if you're not careful...

But you're right. If both people don't take the time to work on it, then nothing will get accomplish, or it'll just be one person carrying it all. And that's not healthy.

[ Tenten isn't aware of Obito's issues to a serious extent. She does know that he is less than eager at the unification of all five Shinobi countries, but she does understand. ]

It's a give and take system. You can't trust everyone, but you can't forget if they've wronged you. Forgiveness is fine, if you think you're justified for doing so. [ She'll ignore the getting you killed. ]

You're right. Perhaps I should work at a pace that's more suited for my partner then.

[He nods, pretty much accepting all she has to say on the matter. He can't forgive quite so easily, and he surely will never forget. But if it ever turns out he has to fight alongside an old enemy to save his village or his teammates, then he would let down his pride for that.]

Sounds like you've got a solution, then. [He cracks a smile now.] It's not always easy to get along with your teammates, but partners are pretty much the most important thing here. Do what you can.

[ Tenten has the exact same feelings on the manner, except she's already experienced them. What stated out as a hateful distaste towards Sunagakure and its fan wielder, ended up in a blissful and respectful alliance. Even if she still wants to kick her ass. ]

That's very true! I've clashed with my teammates frequently, and, I'm sure you and Kakashi-sensei had your fair share of arguments, right?

Oh, don't get me started! [Even as he rolls his eyes, Obito can't help but chuckle.]

Kakashi is a lot more odd than he was back then, but he's actually much easier to get along with now, believe it or not. Though he's... just as quiet.

[ YES. This is bueno and definitely a sign that something is good. ]

I think Kakashi-sensei changed a lot after his mission with you all the way up until now. [ She never was around Kakashi often, but there are some things about him that are much more different than when she last saw him, which was a couple of months ago. A lot has happened since then, including him dying once. Yep. ] He's certainly a bit unusual, but he also pretty stoic too. It really makes me curious to know so much about him! [ ...But this is Tenten with everyone. ]

Well, he's had about twenty years. [It would be weirder if he hadn't changed at least a little.]

[It almost hurts to think about it. Obito has missed so much.]

I need to get to know him better again, too. I need to just sit down and talk with him sometime. I feel like I'm constantly moving here, even though I haven't done much yet. Maybe that comes with being old...

And yet I'm still older than you. [ A slight, light laugh carries itself on the end of her tone. ] I'm really surprised you aren't older. You seem like you're mature enough to keep up with Kakashi-sensei. [ ...Yep. She did omit Guy from that. ]

Sitting down and talking to him would be nice. I can give you some starter points if you want, but, they won't be much. With your feelings, that feeling won't go away. Death City is very lively, just about as lively as Konoha. But since it's a foreign environment, it's even more difficult to adjust. Things are just so different here.

Oh, I was never on his level even when I was still... [Alive. He gives a wave of his hand.] Maturity isn't really the issue, I don't think. Just... well, maybe there isn't a better word for it.

I wouldn't mind pointers. Kakashi isn't the easiest to connect with. [He glances to the side.] He never really was.

[ She notices his sudden stop and gets the implication of the sentence. She gently works around it. ] Maybe it's because you two grew up together and Kakashi-sensei hasn't changed too much that it's hard to interact around him, then? You're able to keep up with him because he's similar to people you know, or, because he's still simliar enough that you can have a positive relationship with him despite his changes;

As for starting points, you should discuss Team 7 first. He'd probably love to discuss them with you. You should also see if any old colleagues are still around, or if he has any stories about them. Asking about clans and such could lead to some fond conversations too.

Hmm. Maybe. [It's probably one of those "we may never know" types of conundrums. Either way, Obito did still have a certain kinship with Kakashi that age didn't seem to have changed. It made him feel just a little better about their relationship.]

Those are actually a lot of good topics. I haven't really got to interact much with his team or anything. [As for talking about colleagues, Obito is almost afraid to breach that subject.] Thanks, Tenten. I think I have an idea of what to say next time I get him to myself for a while.

[ She notices his hesitance in regards to both topics. Seeing him drop one sheepishly, followed by a brief thank you made her suspicious. She fleetingly considers bugging the place with recorders and spying on them, but she goes against it. ]

No problem, Obito. Glad I could help.

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[video] wow this is so late so I won't mind if you choose not to reply /)_(\

[video] It's okay!!!! i was without internet for a couple of days so my apologies for the delay!

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