Maito Gai

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All this reminds me of when.... no, it couldn't be. The Hokage should have it safely hidden away. Besides, last time it only affected Lee and I..... that is, I think....

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*DYNAMIC POSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GREAT HALL*

WELCOME to all our guests this week!!! It is tremendously exciting to have so many interested people here to observe our fantastic school! And if any student is harmed because of this, you'll have to answer to me.

Speaking of observing, I am thrilled at the work all of my former students have been doing since Noin took over the class. I've seen you out as I patrolled the grounds, and you've all been doing splendidly!!~

However, abandoning full-time teaching has left me with a gaping hole in my daily activities, and we all know what that means. Desultory inaction is not for the glorious, proud Green Beast of Hogwarts. As of today, I am now the Teacher's Assistant for the Pre-Auror Training class!!! Between myself and Professor Albarn, we'll make sure that all of you are fully prepared for the challenges to come!


[[Strike barely hackable (attitude more so). Whee!]]

*walks into his temporary quarters after a heavy workout and a shower, a towel draped over his neck, glancing out at the bright Tahiti sunlight... he wants missions like these more often, especially when Lee and Tenten get to come along as part of his cover story*

*eyedart left and right, opens a secret panel and checks his journal, which is hidden away along with other proof of his identity*


..Hm, the students will be enjoying the beginning of their much-needed break this week, gathering their strength and TAKING PART IN THE FESTIVITIES OF THEIR YOUTH... I hope the presents I sent have all arrived on--

*double-take*


Wait -- casualties at Hogsmeade? Death Eaters!? WHAT'S GOING ON??


[[Gai's gift-list will be coming up soon when I manage to write it. For now, they are delayed in the owl post. And YOSH, I'm back! Will be posting with the rest of my characters within the next few days.]]

That fountain of hot chocolate down in that one dark corridor near the Slytherin common room?


..Um. I did that. I think.


Everyone, use Lumos to get through the mess until someone can figure out how to undo the Transfiguration!! And don't worry, there's a cleaning charm that will get rid of chocolate stains ...isn't there? -- I'll be right there after as soon as I'm done with this--!! *trails off as his attention is snagged by whatever he was busy with*


[[Result of this. So not only is there a flood of hot tepid and slowly-turning-cold-and-turgid formerly hot chocolate in that particular hall, but it's coming from where a torch used to be, so people who don't watch their step in the poorly lit area might get their feet wet. XDDD]]

These flowers and colors bring a lively touch of springtime to our admittedly musty, winter-darkened corridors! HOWEVER. It is an undeniable fact that THE PROUD GREEN BEAST OF HOGWARTS IS NOT PINK. At least, not this sort of pale, pastel pink. Or pale pastel blue. Or pale pastel yellow. Or especially pale, pastel aquamarine.

I AM A MAN OF DYNAMIC, EYE-POPPING PRIMARY HUES. Something must be DONE!!!


...

HAH, that worked sort of. No meek, pale colours for my zealous spirit -- the long, dark winter is slipping away and this is the time to charge headlong into a glorious new season of HOPE!!! *PROUD GREEN MULTICOLOURED POSE*


[[Not content with the exploding egg, Gai managed to charm his hair and robes to flash primary colors like a strobe light. Enjoy.]]

*walks up the trail toward Hogwarts -- blinks and shakes his head a bit dizzily as he passes through the outer wards*

*slows to a halt and stares in shock at the majestic sky-spired castle in front of him.


This... is definitely not Konoha.

..AND WHY AM I HOLDING A BROOM!???


[[FIRST POST 8D Second Canon Days are a go -- HUZZAH! This nineteen-year-old Auror in training now thinks he's the twenty-six-year-old jounin sensei of a team of young ninjas. Go ahead, Hogwarts -- bewilder him. XDDD]]

*walking from the London Apparition point toward his flat*


What a disaster.... for this to happen to Lee, in the passive state he is in.... There are NO WORDS strong enough to describe the 'family' who would do this to him!!! And Rinali as well! How did I not know that they were related!? And at the precise moment when he needs the support of everyone in his life... he cannot believe in himself, and begins to push them away.....

..will he be all right at his mother's? Will she succeed where I have failed?


( Filtered to Rinali )

( Filtered to Tenten )

( Filtered to Neji )

..and there is no one for me to ask....


*reaches his building; looks up at the high, dark windows, empty and unknowing*

*doesn't have the heart to sit still*

*clenches his fists -- runs past, pelting down the street, breath steaming and tears scarcely visible as dusk begins to fall*


[[Strikes = an illegible mess of blots and scribbles from which a few letters and syllables can be discerned, but nothing really readable. What he really needs is for someone to understand.]]

..*sitting in the Great Hall, has coffee and scorched robes to go with his scorched hair and massive dark patches under his eyes, GRUMBLES*





....

..Whoever let those Whizbang Backarappers loose in the Owlery last night, it was NOT FUNNY. *headdesk* ..confounded all-night patrols at a time like this.....


[[Edit: at least now the name represents a firework rather than a candy.... ^^;]]

Raining?? In the Great Hall!? All right, everyone try a shield spell! And you upper-years who know drying charms, help out the little guys -- we don't need anyone getting sick and missing out on their holidays! I'll be right d--


AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!! GANGWAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!


*is now on his way down one of the staircases at top speed*

[[Private, partially (and inadvertently) hackable to friends]]

AUGH. Training this week was more grueling than ever. I didn't even have a chance to work on tracing... well, Madame Vance has been looking at it. Maybe she had time.

Is it my imagination, or have some of the Hogwarts staff been acting a little bit... odd? Hexing one another in the courtyards -- they're supposed to be protectors and sources of inspiration for the youth under their care! What is this world coming to!?

Strange... how the world changes as one's youth passes by... Three years ago I would have laughed! But there's a point where laughter becomes cruelty. There was a time when I, too, took offense at the smallest slight to my honor. Sometimes, though.... sometimes the obvious answer makes things worse. I could get mad at him for being mad at me, but isn't it more important to remember that he's my friend?

Does that mean... I'm more mature than Kakashi???? *boggles*

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Of all the strange holidays they observe in England, Halloween has got to be the best. Costumes, jokes, even more weirdness than usual, and a chance to face your darkest fears in a secure environment.... what's not to like? BE SAFE WITH YOUR PRANKS, PEOPLE! If it's fun, it should be fun for everyone, not just you. What better way to spread hilarity and joy?

Some of my London comrades are planning to celebrate with a scary movie night!! There's something I never did before! Ah, how I wish my good friends at Hogwarts could share this amazing experience!! Ooh, ooh!! Speaking of experiences, who else is helping with the haunTED HOUSE?????

*a few VERY LARGE scribbles, then something that sounds remarkably like a book being whacked repeatedly with a wand*

Gah, it's doing it again! My journal is JINXED!! JINXED, I SAY!!! Aaaaugh, why me? I thought I got rid of my journal problems when I THREW THE LAST ONE OUT.



[[Strike = absolutely unhackable.]]