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New Threads & Index Updated
Hey there! Nezu the Mod here. JB has stepped down from her position as Thread Index owner, because she has about a zillion other things (hint, see her post about her new books) going on in her life, and just writing her characters is more than enough work for her. That meant someone else needed to pick it up. Namely me. And I was, uh... Well, I don't have as good an excuse as JB, but anyway, I didn't get it done right away. But now it is updated!

Genma and Raidou are almost ready to leave the hospital, and have had a major development in their relationship: Raidou confessed to having kissed Genma when Genma was drunk. Genma's response? To kiss Raidou again, properly sober. (The Shadow Proves the Sunshine)

Rina visited Genma and is realizing her place in Genma's life has been eclipsed by Raidou. (Almost Not Alone)

Kakashi and Ginta are also still in the hospital. Ginta's in traction half the time, Kakashi's just woken up from a coma, and Ryouma is camped out at Kakashi's bedside. (Welcome to My Morning)

Hiro is continuing to develop his friendship with Ginta, giving Ginta something to do other than dwell on the situation with Kakashi and Ryouma and mope about being cooped up in bed. (The Little Things Give You Away)

Asuma and Tsume are still dealing with pirates and mistaken assumptions about each other's skill levels. (Kunoichi and Bastards)

Kuromaru is paying the price for Tsume's jutsu. (Coming and Going)

Ryuichi and Katsuko are waiting for the other shoe to drop, and working out their differences in fairly typical ANBU fashion: with a spar that stops just short of killing blows. (All You Can Take)

Haruichi has been taking missions but will be back soon to take Genma to task for having gotten himself injured again.

Yanagi is undercover somewhere, maybe even singing a song about Genma.

Ibiki is undoubtedly in the sub-basement.

Natsumi is working on rehabilitating her injured hand without letting her dad know she got hurt in the first place. Also possibly pining for Asuma.

Kaito is taking missions and still trying to master the concept of "charm" that Genma is so het up about.

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There are also a couple of backstory threads you may have missed:

The Ballad of Shiranui Genma: Four years in the past, Yanagi and Genma's friendship got off to a rocky start. Yanagi had promised Genma a song when they parted. His method of delivery--a two AM serenade outside ANBU HQ--left a little to be desired, but Genma invited him in anyway. Yanagi was having a little trouble remembering just exactly who he was, but Genma turned out to have a hidden talent for reminding him.

Lost and Found : More recently, in early March Genma visited the infirmary to restock his medkit, and found Haruichi nearly catatonic in the aftermath of his unexpected meeting with Hiro. Genma did what any good friend would: he patched Haruichi up, took him upstairs, and poured him a stiff drink.

Feedback is always appreciated, and I promise to get to answering guestbook commentary soon.

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Nezu