Kaito
Another drag from a day old cigarette. The cigarettes were taking longer these days to consume, not because of a lack of interest or even ability but rather the meddling of these hawk-eye nurses. They would herd him back into his room, those same four dreary, sterile walls with a three year old magazine and an aging television set to help me pass the hours. It had become a game to him, to sneak out to a balcony or open window and sneak a drag in hopes of being caught so that he could flee or to return to his bed undiscovered. At first, it was an easy victory for him but over time they caught on to his tricks or perhaps he slowed as the illness had started to overtake him. Well, the 'cure' was worse than the disease. He felt tired, drained, weak and heavy. Ambulating the halls was an exertion, he would be huffing for breath when he reached the end of a passageway.
He would see the nurse lumbering forward, a husky middle-aged woman with graying teal tresses and a sour look on her face. Her flamingo pink lipstick was too bright given her small, harsh facial features and the heavy eye-liner made her appear older. The scrubs were a size too large, given her obesity this was perhaps a gift given her low-hanging breasts that were ineffectively supported by her brassier. He had always imagined young, single women with white mini-dresses and long youthful dresses pinned back from their face supporting their hat. As a young man, of course only in fantasy he enjoyed the concept of a sponge bath. He was disappointed. Penthouse lied to him.
Over the intercom a static broke the droning noises of health care provision.
"Attention, this is Sennin Roku. For a time now the village leadership has been fighting a battle against a force that was created to destroy not only the village leadership but the entire village itself. Some of you may have noticed the hostility those of the region Sora hold towards anyone who mentions they are from Sunagakure no Sato or is a shinobi, especially one of this village. The reason for this is simple and yet incredibly complex; the Daimyo is plotting the end of our village and the end of our shinobi way. While there is more to that, it is not the most prevalent to why I am contacting you all. What you, as a shinobi of this village, should be aware of a prepared for is this; we are officially at war with the forces of the Daimyo. An army of incredibly strong individuals known as the Sovereign, who are a far greater threat than The Cabal insurgency, are coming for us and have already met us in battle. While the Sennin, the Kazekage and skilled Jounin of this village have met these forces head on, we can no longer keep you all in the dark. You must be prepared for the coming threat. The recent communications involving mass murder and disorder in the asylum, issues within The Orders locations, the destruction in the residential area, all of these were issues where the enemy entered our village and caused havoc."
Everyone had stopped, even Nurse Ratchet. A murmur erupted during this brief moment of silence. Most of the noise had to do with what the Sennin had just revealed but there was a patient who yelled out from his room "NURSE I GOTTA TAKE A SHIT!" As quickly as the world stopped the world for these healthcare providers would resume.
"We have lost many lives so far and the enemies are monsters who nearly no one shinobi in this village can take head on, but that is not to dishearten you. While we have lost lives, we have also dealt defeats to the Sovereign menace that will leave their forces reeling. Their general has fallen, members have been captured for information and others have met defeat. This threat, while seeming overwhelming, can and will be defeated. Not by myself, not by the Kazekage, not by the other Sennin... but by the combined might of all the members of Sunagakure. Our failure to end the chaos of The Cabal threat in a timely matter cannot be repeated. All shinobi of the village will receive a dossier containing information on the known Sovereign members. If you encounter anyone who meets these descriptions or encounter any one acting strange, it is your duty to contact backup in the form of the Sennin or the ANBU. We can no longer blissfully ignore the threat to our village, and you all must be prepared to fight. Stay vigilant, never act on an enemy alone and most of all survive. There has yet to be anything we, as a village, have encountered that we could not withstand. Legendary sandworm, a diamond maelstrom, and insurgency... we may take a beating but the spirit within all of you, the spirit of our ancestors the First Men, beat within you. It is a spirit endowed with an unending perseverance, an unshakable will and a determination that will overcome any obstacle. We will succeed in eradicating the darkness around us, and we will see that light returns to this country once more."
There would be some confusion. Some seemed to make statements of support or indignation towards the Diamyo. it was unfortunate that the speaker did not know, or at least he never put together all of the pieces. If he had, Kaito's support would have been an asset. It was not a secret that he was hired by the Daimyo to create anarchy in the village. it was a truth he revealed a long time ago. Why did it take them years to make this announcement. Was this truly some sort of bureaucratic hell? Were they just that lazy? It was an incredibly frustrating experience to hear what he had from the overhead PA system. He was stating that there was criminal activity in progress, dangers to the community but there was no proof. He stepped away from the window he was leaning out from, cigarette clenched still between his teeth with a stream of smoke trailing from the lit end he ambled into the hallway with a lop-sided smirk on his long, emaciated face. "The hell?" Laughter laced his words.
For a moment the medics and practitioners failed to notice the cigarette hanging from his chapped lips. Some seemed to agree with Kaito, others voiced frustration against Suna for nay-saying the Wind Country leader. Others still seemed indignant, immediately assuming that whatever the Sennin said must be the truth. Kaito saw them as foolish sheep and a part of him felt enraged. They demanded no proof, the only assurance they required was the Sennin's spoken word. He felt that there was likely some sort of agenda behind the Sennin's stated words. "Put out that dam cancer stick, aren't you almost dead enough!" One of the nurses finally rebuked Kaito after a several second delay.
"Then this won't make much of a difference," Kaito replied in response to the nurse's face that was becoming more and more flushed in response to Kaito's indifference "Don't worry about it... I will be out of here before your oxygen tanks combust. Although, that might have been a pretty good plan if I had a thing for killing cripples it would be one thing. Just a shame that nobody seems to want to do much until it directly effects them." He let out a hacking cough, a spray of blood covered his hand as he tried to cover his own mouth. "Don't worry yourselves about me" cough "I will be getting out of your hair."
[Leave Topic -- If 'Caught' within 2 hours I will remain and RP with whoever enters... if not I will be on my way.]
