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[Waking up unceremoniously in Luceti with no idea of where she is and what she is doing there is of course a disorienting experience. Anya finds herself out on the beach, lying prone on the sand. It could be Sunnydale, except the area she's been deposited in doesn't have much surrounding it besides sand and blue skies.

Her back hurts, and by the time she sits herself up and reaches back there...] Wings? Is this a joke?

[Some more time passes with her half-ranting to herself, trying to get oriented and squinting at the placement of the sun. She almost misses the fact that the journal is there completely, save when she finally starts to walk and nearly trips over the thing, half buried in the sand.]

[Accidental voice]

- Ow! I have sand in places that I don't want to think about, there's no sign of anyone - what is this, a book? I don't even get a pair of shoes, or even suntan lotion, I just get a lousy book? [She turns the journal over in her hands, pages rustling, her image still not visible, though there's the sound of the ocean's waves in the background.] ... my name is on this book. This just entered a new level of creepy.

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I said that there is always a way. I never said I was going to be the one to find it.

I see. So you shall be part of the audience! [Part of him was really hoping she'd have some magical way to bring them home immediately. It'd be an odd change of pace.] You will have to find somewhere to stay until such a way is opened.

What kind of places do they have here? ... Don't say nests.

Ah... [A light smile as he tries to process the joke.] Noting of the nesting variety; our similarities to bird go no further then the wings! But there is a village elsewhere in this enclosure. There are a variety of houses and community houses one can choose to reside in!

Just one village?

Yes, a singular village! That is because we are all being kept within an enclosure by scientists named the Malnosso.

So... like a habitat. For suddenly-winged people.

That... is a manner of describing it. We are left to our own devices, for the most part. And those scientist, they claim to be seeking a way home. That is their claim.

But they need to have guinea pigs to do it. How very scientist of them.

[He blinks and gives an uncertain nod at the phrasing.]

Yes, they are very much... scientist, indeed. And they go as far as to conduct experiments.

But we are not guinea pigs, so they are doing it wrong, as usual.

Their morality is certainly dubious. However, as I understand, even the most powerful among us here have been unable to resist them. I only know that as prisons and experiments go... The conditions are not the absolute worst.

So you've just... accepted it.

Not... not entirely! I can never myself up completely to such a situation! But if I keep training and biding my time, surely the day shall come when things can change!

... Right.

I swear it! I will never give up my spirit of resistance, and should that ever happen, I will run 500 laps around the circumference of this enclosure!

That's some resolve.

[She stretches her arms, and winces at the lingering back pain.]

Of course! Gai-Sensei taught me many lessons about upholding my resolve no matter the circumstances!

[But he almost gasps at the wince.]

Are you in pain?!

No, I'm just pulling faces because it's fun. [A beat.] That was sarcasm. Yes, I am in pain. I'm not used to there being wings on my back. They hurt. Are they supposed to?

Of course... the wings! [He slams one fist into his open hand in realization.] They are always sore for new arrivals. But in time, you will adjust. The pain shall fade!

Your enthusiasm is duly noted.

Ah - does it disturb you? Such is just the enthusiasm of youth! I am Konoha's Beautiful Green Wild Beast... Rock Lee!

I've seen youths before, but I've never seen them as... excited as you seem to be. What's Konoha?

Ah, such youths must not have the benefit of Gai-Sensei's teachings. Konoha is the village hidden in the leaves! It is the ninja village of my origin.

You're much too visible and too friendly for that.

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