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[The music playing is one he's gotten a bit sick of, considering the other recent cities he's been to with the exact same track...but on the bright side, with such extended time listening to it, it's easier to simply tune it out.

Which is good for what the video displays him doing today.

Route, today you get an up-angle view of a shirtless Neji silently going through Gentle Fist forms. Although...to those not well versed in the Route's very own group of ninja, it will probably just look suspiciously like Baguazhang. Still, he's rather focused at this, and as such doesn't notice whoever is holding the camera for a little bit.

In a pause, while facing the pokegear...he frowns and settles back to a normal stance.]

Meditite... [He signed and gave a disapproving frown, before gesturing for the camera--rather, far more likely for Meditite--to approach.] You must stop filming me

[There's a less than cheerful 'Dite...' as the 'Gear changes hands from the pokemon to Neji, and he sighs, before switching the feed off.

Should he say he's 'training'...this is far more likely to be what he means than pokebattling.]
[OOC: That dude totally has a robe on but Neji is just too hardcore for robes you see...]

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[Tenten had noticed Meditite filming the whole thing, of course. It'd be hard not to, what with the perch she'd taken up beneath a nearby tree, her Mienshao standing guard near her. A laugh as he retrieved the 'gear from his Pokémon, and she just shifted to draw a knee in toward her chest more comfortably, elbow against her knee.]

I dunno, Neji, at this rate, Meditite might make you a celebrity.

[Her Mienshao is the one who moves forward though, trying to catch Neji's attention. She doesn't stop the Pokémon, her attention shifting from Neji-the-ninja to Neji-the-Mienshao as he tries to go through the best approximation he can muster of the other's form. And he's surprisingly... not terrible at it. Still figuring out how to distribute his weight like the ninja does, and his form was nowhere near as crisp and precise as Neji's own, but it was a definite start.]

[He gave Tenten a mild frown of disapproval.]

I have no idea what you're talking about. [Scoff. Please no, Tenten, one lifetime as a genius was enough. He's fine being unnoticed this time.] Don't encourage her, you'll teach her bad manners.

[However, he does fall silent and observe with some curiosity when the Mienshao...why she named it after him he really didn't understand...began to mimic his forms. They were...not...terrible, but really, to his critical eye, only just. Still, for a nonhuman and presumably a first attempt, it is rather talented.

He crosses his arms, observing the Mienshao for a few long moments, before finally speaking to it.] Begin walking in a circle, keeping your face toward the center and attempt those two forms you just used. [Strange as it might sound, it was for balance, and should he master the technique, he'd be much smoother on his feet and able to distribute his weight better.]

[She just smirks at him, about to add that hey, a little celebrity might not be a bad thing when her Mienshao moves forward. She stays seated where she is, just watching the Pokemon go through the motions with a bit of a smile. Rather than risk interrupting Neji's teaching, she sits there quietly as the Mienshao tilts his head, letting out a curious half-growl, half-coo before looking to Tenten for the okay. At her laugh and nod, he starts moving in a circle; not the smoothest motions, and he wobbles a few times, but he keeps it up as Tenten finally pushes herself to her feet, stretching her arms high over her head.]

You'd be a good trainer in spite of yourself, Neji, [she teased with a smile.] If only you'd actually catch Pokemon.

[It's fine for him to wobble as long as he doesn't stumble. Well, it isn't...but it's expected of him. The balance technique was for beginners in the art or style, after all. If it never allowed for mistakes, no one who used it could ever learn.

Speaking of those who never learn...he frowned over at Tenten.]

I have no need of collecting pokemon, they're enough trouble at the number they are now. [He's said that every time, of course, and yet still ended up with more pokemon. Perhaps he should stay quiet on the matter...]

Uh-huh. I wonder how many I can keep in the box total...? Either way, I've probably got at least four times as many as you, and I manage just fine.

[She flicks a hand -- unimportant! It's not like it's going to run out of space or anything any time soon. Definitely not.]

[He scoffs dismissively, and crosses his arms.]

I have no interest in storing creatures in a box and only calling on them when I have need of them.

[She just stares at him for a moment, trying to figure out how he missed the point so badly.]

They're weapons. When you're not using a weapon, you store it. You maintain it, you clean it -- since these guys are summons, you talk to them and take care of them and train them and give them treats and reward them when they do well -- but they're still weapons.

[Have a particularly cold and disapproving frown in return. You're treading the line of a particularly branch-centric nerve.]

Summoning creatures are not weapons, Tenten. They, and pokemon like them, may be used in battle to increase one's strength much like one would jutsu, but they are living creatures, not tools.

[She flinches at that frown and crosses her arms, trying to figure out exactly what his problem is with it.]

And I take care of them like living creatures, you know. I take them out and train with every one at least every couple days. There's just no way to keep them all out, though, so it's like when I'd store weapons in my scrolls. They don't mind the box -- at least, that's what my Psychics have told me.

[It's a branch politics thing. Best not to ask.]

Yet you regard them as weapons. There's no purpose in spending time around them or giving them treats if you regard them as tools or weapons, rather than creatures who are compelled to aid you in battle. Regardless of how they feel about the 'box', if you fail to respect them properly you'll eventually find yourself without their help.

[...This is just...a Thing for him.]

I don't not respect them, though. [She scowls this time, crossing her arms further as her brows furrow.] You're acting like I don't appreciate a weapon, Neji. If there's anyone who does, it's me. As long as you treat them well, what difference does it make whether I call them weapons or not?

[Considering that she tends to treat her weapons better than she treats most people...]

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ACTION as if anyone is surprised

I'm shhockked. So shocked I thought I tagged this 8|

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