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Post by strangevisitor on Dec 22, 2007 21:29:57 GMT -5
"Yes ma'am. The last thing I had to eat was a half-bowl of chicken curry ramen two days ago. One of your relatives....Hotaka-sama...was kind enough to share with me. Prior to that.." The young man paused to consider this, brow furrowing slightly in concentration. "It had been two months since I last had real food." If the number itself was not appalling enough, the complete honesty in his voice had to of been.
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Dec 22, 2007 21:52:15 GMT -5
"That long?" Kaori asked, making a note about "possible malnourishment" on the clipboard as she spoke. While somewhat irked that he hadn't answered her question properly - she'd asked about anything, not just "Real" food - she was glad to have that information. "And what have you survived on other than so-called 'real' food?" she asked, remaining professional enough to not let her irritation show.
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Post by strangevisitor on Dec 22, 2007 22:19:21 GMT -5
"Soldier Pills, ma'am." Her question seemed to give the slightest implication his original answer had not been completely satisfactory, but it HAD been the truth. He had soldier pills on a semi-regular basis, as they were easy enough to come by, but those hardly counted as food. Food was something with a taste, that you chewed before swallowing and hopefully enjoyed. A pill you just choke down and hope it gives you enough of a boost to make it through the day.
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Dec 22, 2007 22:21:13 GMT -5
"I see," was Kaori's flat reply. Akina, meanwhile, said nothing. "And when was the last time you had any soldier pills? Anything at all, besides water."
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Post by strangevisitor on Dec 22, 2007 22:27:50 GMT -5
"This morning, ma'am. I have not had the chance to go shop for groceries yet, so it was all I had. Sorry.." Fidgeting slightly, he couldn't help feeling he had done something wrong.
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Dec 22, 2007 23:11:24 GMT -5
Kaori just sighed. Why had they both forgotten to tell him about this yesterday? That was never a good sign, she thought irritably. "No matter," she told the child as she rubbed her temples. "We'll just have to reschedule that part of it."
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Post by strangevisitor on Dec 22, 2007 23:48:58 GMT -5
"I'm sorry, Hokage-dono...I didn't mean to mess anything up for you..." It was obvious she was upset. Anyone he had ever seen rub their temples was NEVER in a good mood.
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Jan 26, 2008 19:18:07 GMT -5
"Don't start with that again, apologizing for things that aren't your fault," Kaori cut in with a sigh, writing away on her clipboard as she spoke. "It's our problem, not yours. It's inconvenient.... but yes, that part can be done later." That last part was spoken as though to herself more than anyone else, but out of the corner of her eye she noticed Akina nodding agreement. The mere presence of her right-hand woman was calming on the overly stressed Hokage, who had more things to do every time she turned around and seemingly less and less time in which to complete them. She would have to clear her mind again before going on with the examinations, so now would be a good time to stop and talk for a bit. "Now, then," she said after a moment's pause, rifling through pages on the clipboard until she found the one she was looking for. Akina, noticing this, slipped out of the room, seemingly on some errand or another. Kaori simply continued as if she'd completely expected it. "I want to tell me everything you can remember about your family's medical history. Medical conditions, illnesses, unusual behaviors... even mental conditions."
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Post by strangevisitor on Jan 27, 2008 4:08:25 GMT -5
Utsuro furrowed his brow, focusing all his attention on the question he had been asked. Just what kind of medical history DID his family have? He dug up every last memory he could gather, straining to find anything pertaining to being ill. "...Otousan caught colds really easily..he hated taking any kind of mission from the Water Country...It was easy to know when he came home, though...the whole village could hear his sneezes.." A soft flicker of a smile alighted across his face as some irrelevant, but pleasant memories played through. " 'Nii-chan broke his arm a few times....but finally learned his lesson about climbing too high in the trees....but that doesn't have anything to do with me..umm.." The meek boy shrugged softly. "That is all I can really think of, Hokage-dono..I am sorry I don't remember more..I was only six when they.." He paused, not wanting to think about that at the moment. Another memory, however, caught his attention, and might appease her. "My uncle liked to count things."
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Jan 28, 2008 15:51:19 GMT -5
"To count things?" Kaori asked, prompting the boy to continue. While trivial on the surface, perhaps asking about this would lead to some information on possible mental disorders that could be genetic. Judging from the intelligence she remembered on her newest citizen's birthplace, it was definitely a possibility. She'd just have to dig a little deeper to find out.
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Post by strangevisitor on Jan 28, 2008 19:46:05 GMT -5
Nodding in confirmation, the young man elaborated. "Yes. He liked it, and he was good at it. The shopkeepers would hire him to doublecheck their stocks and numbers. What would take them a day or two he got done in a couple hours." Utsuro smiled. "It wasn't something he seemed compelled to do, though, if that's what you're thinking. He didn't go around counting things just for the sake of counting them. He just....liked to." Shrugging softly, he looked back up at her, waiting.
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Feb 6, 2008 21:02:16 GMT -5
"I see," Kaori replied evenly. "Anything else? Did any of your relatives behave... erratically? Sudden mood changes, fits of depression or mania.... even drastic personality changes, like going from a very outgoing person one day to a very shy person the next. Did anything like that happen?"
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Post by strangevisitor on Feb 6, 2008 22:26:32 GMT -5
"Umm...No..no depression...I'm not sure what mania is...but it doesn't sound like anything I've seen.." He busied himself studying the floor. 'Drastic personality changes'....now that WAS something he saw...quite regularly...but he couldn't mention that. It was the Spirits coming and going, not some form of illness...but she'd certainly take it like that.
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Feb 6, 2008 23:22:13 GMT -5
"And the other?" Kaori asked simply, noticing the boy's change in behavior like an alarm bell sounding right in her ear. So she'd hit it on the head. Now to see if he'd actually admit it....
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Post by strangevisitor on Feb 7, 2008 1:45:59 GMT -5
"..umm..Onii-san acted differently alot...but..he was very interested in Kabuki Theatre..and liked to make masks...I still have most of them, he was quite talented...he'd make up 'people' to go with the masks and create wonderful stories for us younger kids.." He thought some more. That was true enough, he had been a terrific actor, if only because he assigned roles for his Spirits to play...but what else could he tell her that would satisfy her curiosity without betraying their secret? "..Oka-san became very angry and irritable sometimes...it was scary...but Otou-san said it happened at the same time every month, to just give her space and she'd be fine.."
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