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"Ka-nee. I've some things to dicuss with you, I realize perhaps you have been excited to hear of my recent..endeavors with Ms.Kameyo but today I need to have a word with you personally on another matter." Toso would have assumed the typical position on the chair across from the small end table in front of him. He'd remove something from his coat, what looked to be a first aid kit placing it on the table and resting his hands in his lap. The first aid kit, however, had the long string of words 'Confidential' on it.

Up until now Toso had been visiting Kagerou in a far better mood than usual, his confession he'd been seeing the wanderer Kameyo on a more than friends basis but less than lovers relationship had been a recurrent thing on his mind. Recently his expositions was about 'what was romantic' among other things. Albeit any question asked in regards to actual sexual relations despite the relevancy of it in such a relationship was dodged almost indefinitely every time. There would come a day when Toso would converse with Kagerou on his lack of physical knowledge involving normal human intercourse but today was not the day.

"You recall, how I said I was hoping to find a means to revitalize the sick, revive the recently deceased, when you were given the Surgeon General position out of necessity that day?" Toso was, of course, referring to Kagerou in regards to the recent talks of a miracle panacea while mentioning a possible alienation of the APD. Luck would have it that he hadn't alienated the police force itself, just its Captain. He had accepted he couldn't win them all. Although it may have still been a subject Kagerou sought to bring up again later but it was clear Toso had no problems in reconciling with Kenshin it was the vise versa. To a viral degree at that. From what Toso had told her the man would refuse to breathe the same air as him in the same room even if his life depended on it.

"Well in that box, is the precursor to that solution...its simply...I need a favor from you." Toso seemed reluctant. Whatever this favor was seemed to foreshadow something unpleasant. Still he'd wait to see the womans response. This was 'supposed' to be a session. But as truth would have it Kagerou was engaging in her own projects and this seemed to be the only time he could find to be alone with the woman.

"Tea, oolong, two teaspoons, salt." Toso would fluctuate, and Kagerou's tea ceremony was often the most ideal way of determining just which 'toso' she was talking to. Whenever he requested coffee with cream and sugar it usually spelled out that he was his particularly 'eccentric' self. His current request was common, Tea, a light variant, and salt as oppose to sugar...the salt request was one always particular to Toso likely having something to do with his pallette. Only once had his request ever taken a dramatic shift, coffee, black, nothing. That was a day in which Kagerou had lost one of her tea cups. It was shortly replaced that day and apologies followed but that day was a glimpse of something else aside the usual squid stocism and eccentricities.

When Toso would recieve his request he'd take one sip and place it to the side as per usual whenever he wanted to talk about something less emotional and more significant than his feelings. "So this is what they meant when they asked me why I had appointed a child to be the surgeon general. bloop. Enjoying the might bit of ruckus you're causing I presume bloop. Or perhaps is it simply one expects less of a child in a high position compared to an adult? Bloop. Afraid you know that won't dissuade me, I know your quite the capable woman Ka-nee regardless of appearances..which is why I need your help." Whether Toso had deduced why it was Kagerou had assumed her shape or not correctly he'd lean down and open the case.

Inside was a collection of syringes and a marked label. "This is a request I can only ask of you, it was proposed several times that I merely use criminals and captives for testing but...well...to do so would leave a bad taste in my mouth." Human experimentation was not one of Toso's prefrences especially when it involved this particularly delicate development. "Rather this is something I believe can only be tested by someone with a devout belief in the field of medicine." Toso would look at Kagerou likely she'd be having questions and the insinuations were more than simple to deduce. He wanted 'her' to be the test subject with the key persuasion being her desires in the field of medicine. "What we have is a serum here that can cause full cellular regeneration. Missing limbs, dying cells, etc bloop...I'd test it myself but with it having been based on my cells and that I can regenerate my own...well it won't suffice to prove much of anything. It's tested well and confirmed on test animals the only thing we need is trial data on its effects on humans...and..well I understand if this request seems too unprecedented bloop. I'd rather not subject anyone to such things that are implied if you understand. But, I can only live with myself if the person is someone willingly accepting of the trials for the pursuit of medical science and I'd rather not give the dying false hope."

Toso would then look at Kagerou. He was in fact. Asking her. To be his guinea pig. That was the short end of it. How does one test for regenerating missing limbs and or dying cells? Well. Through things that even the anbu who were subjected to torture methods would find an endurance test. Of course Kagerou was under no obligation. More over she could suggest a better way to trial the drug. But Toso seemed to have decided to choose Kagerou due to her affinity for the practice of medicine and perhaps a rumor regarding a 'technique' of hers that allowed her to re-fashion her cellular structure should things go awry.

Toso remained quiet. He'd return to his tea. He'd play with the teaspoon spinnig it in circles. This usually meant he was in deep thought and contemplation. He'd then raise his head. "An order then it is bloop. Kagerou Kiritani of Arashigakure you're ordered to aid in the trial and testing phase of the serum in front you as the sole test subject to the best of your ability, as quickly as you deem neccessary and possible, in correlation to the amount of dedication and faith you have in the project." The order had boiled down to. Do it, do it as quick as possible AT HER OWN speed she felt was necessary or required, do it to soley herself, and do it until SHE DECIDED she believed it was a failure or too much for her. Toso wanted his miracle drug for the village, but he didn't want it at the expense of enslaving an individuals right to make their own decisions. It was clear his 'order' was more a way of appeasing what seemed like Kagerou's desire for one but at the same time wasn't overtly demanding of immediate results. Kagerou's train of thought however, did perhaps...concern him a bit.

The truth of the matter was Toso knew ABOSLUTELY NOTHING. About Kagerou on a personal spectrum. She was simply thus far to Toso,in short, a darn good doctor, a pursueant of medical science, a lovely psyciatric specialist, and a powerful kunoichi..but..that was it. Toso referred to her as Ka-nee. But he added that honorific to several other women. Unki, Shion, etc. So for once...in a session Toso would develop a curiosity. "Your subservience to the order of a superior is admirable Kagerou but it begs me to wonder bloop, do you not consider that some orders could be questioned and denied by your personal beliefs? Especially in cases you'd personally consider an abuse of power or at the expense of someone bloop?"

A flash of Kenshin appeared in Toso's head. A man who gave everything to the law, everything to the order of the chain of command. He did as told, questioned decisions but did not overtly oppose them less they broke the law. Toso could very well have ordered the man to brush his teeth with soy sauce, and orange juice every morning and he'd do so. Toso would then place a finger on his chin to try and create a scenario whilst the other hand placed his tea now empty back on the table. "Such as, I'm giving the order to thusly step on me with your toesies bloop." He'd turn his head away momentarily to look in a corner pleased with himself that he used a word Kagerou had used in the past in his scenario as if it was some sort of 'special friendship word'. His arms crossed he'd turn to look back at Kagerou whatever it was she was doing now. "Despite aptly knowing from our sessions I absolutely detest this? Ah, I'm not giving that order that was just an example. Would you do so?" Toso would then open his eyes to look at Kagerou before a subject change after he was given or not given his answer.

"Ah you know bloop, you've never told me of your time in Kirigakure, what was it like bloop. I know Arashi will never truly be a place you call your true home but I hope it's proved accomodating at the very least bloop. Truth be told I did consider traveling to Kirigakure those five years ago if not for the dense fog it may have well been the place I became a Shinobi as oppose to Kumogakure. bloop. Ah, thinking of it when you think of a squid it only seems natural he'd be among the village in the water as opposed to the clouds but here I am bloop." It was doubtful, but if Kagerou had the means to decipher dna and if she were deciding to analyze the serum further, the serum container would contain four different instances of Dna. Hojo, Kaguya, Saiketsu, Soma no Ko. The four clans known for their regenerative properties.

"Haaaaaaa. Why must you do this? I'd thought you one for simple and straight answers, simply goes to show my ignorance on the matter in regards to the woman before me bloop." Talking to Kagerou felt like talking to a puzzle box, while vise versa taling to Toso was like talking to a windbag. Truly though what was to be expected from the man who used Talk no jutsu on the Rokubi, Kagami's forces, and literally the entire village during his inaguration speech which lasted three hours as opposed to the normal one. At the very least that inaguration ended on at least him being hated 40-60% less by his people. Of course there was no pleasing everyone and if anything Kagerou was proving to be a difficult woman to please.

Toso would rise from the chair like an old man leaving his television recliner watching his favorite show and having to take a leak. Filled with anticipation but also that nagging sense of 'damn my weak bladder' only the 'weak bladder' in this case was his choice of words and Kagerou's choice of response. One thing was solved, however, and perchance this was Kagerou's unique way of answering. An utterly UNSATISFYING way of answering that made the squidman have to come to his own conclusions. Accursed psychiatric foreplay. Because of how unsatisfying it was to have to come to that conclusion Toso would have to press and goad. This boiling down to making him 'beg' for friendship. Hmph.

When he'd followed her and she made the notion to ask him to continue if he had anything else to say well...he had nothing. Toso had been given what he aptly called the 'grumblies' Kagerou wanted to keep her respective life secret, that was clearly deduced by her words. Did she know everything he did? No. translated via the grumblies was essentially a "I don't know everything about you, so you need not know everything about me." Was he going to make her privy to the village secrets? Well, maybe he was gonna based on a mutual trust developed through a blossoming friendship hmph. One thing for certain stood out however, Kagerou had the constant air of disassociation. Not unlikely caused by the fact that Arashi was never her birth village, but perhaps...it was also rooted in a fear of growing too close.

The weight of having one's entire village, friends, family, role models, stripped away from them...but..that was no excuse. They were all in the same boat. Or so Toso would like to think. Kumo, Oto, Kiri. All three villages were uprooted and became Arashi they'd all lost their homelands...at least he'd like to believe this was the case one hundred percent but the fact of the matter Arashi was closer to home than any of the other two. So thusly when entering the office Toso would lean against a desk with his arms crossed and actually do something uncharacteristic or rather...something someone in his position of power would likely have done long ago. "Kagerou Kiritani..bloop. Tell me about yourself. This is an order from your current villages kage bloop."

Toso would snap his neck to left away from looking at Kagerou as he made a grimace internally. What he said felt gross, but at the same time it may have been the only way to get a straight answer out of the woman. Only then did he realize his words were lacking in definitive context. Swear to Pallazo if Kagerou deflected by giving her shoe size and measurements among other trivial factoids he'd only have to sigh and have himself to blame and live with an even larger amount of the 'grumblies'...but maybe in realizing that this was a possible route she would take was actually already a deeper understanding of the woman he felt he knew nothing about and perhaps he knew a bit more about her than he realized.

"But when would that ever be necessary! bloop. Ah, right. I made the scenario, so I can't rightly blame you for my own faulty ordnance bloop." He shook his head. With a sigh and then Kagerou would explain essentially what he already knew, what he knew that she knew, that he knew she'd know because she was always in the know. He'd grip his heart slightly with cartoonish jest but his face in it's always lack of expressiveness did it no justice. "Have I become so easy to read now? Slay me. I'll be a simple figure head in no time bloop." Sarcasm. This was sarcasm of course. The only time his theatrics would really shine was in his more eccentric phase but his eccentric side was certainly peeking out currently.

There was the business to attend to after all. So Toso couldn't drown the poor woman in his theatrics for long before she'd begin asking the big questions...something it seemed Toso was reluctant to answer. Before he approached to give his answers while Kagerou scoured the box for info he'd try and ease into it "What if I don't want to simply just 'successfully utilize you in my village' what if perhaps I wanted to be dare I say it, close friends?' He'd say putting his hand on her shoulder before he'd sigh having to break the news.

"For a human...I don't know bloop. That's why I've asked for your assistance bloop." Toso would find a place to sit again folding his hands across his lap. "It could be the entire vial for a single injury regardless of size, it could be only a small drop for something minor bloop. The researchers have only determined these following things. If injected in an area where cell tissue is dead such as via necrosis the serum fails. The closer the serum is injected to the point of trauma the quicker the effect but does eventually fully regenerate the traumatized area as long as it's injected into a healthy cell, lastly, the serum cannot cure diseases unless the disease has been expunged or died out first. In which case so long as a single healthy cell remains recovery can occur...but I'm afraid the most dangerous thing about it currently is well...unless we discover the correct dosage an excess dosage leads to...well, cancer like tumors. True they can be excised quickly being known but...I..I won't blame you if you've changed your mind for certain!" The man sighed, clearly he didn't want to put anyone through what Kagerou was intending to endure. Even if it was the vilest scum on the planet. He could barely stand the testing on the lab animals.

"AH! I can, however, confirm that so long as we do not use more than what is contained within that vial in a seventy-two hour period that won't happen...suffice to say. It means dosage testing to minimize risk can only occur every three days per vial." Toso would then c**k his head. "Then again what's in that vial was the believed maximum dosage for a mountain goat. So really...Ah, I'm just making this worse aren't I? I don't even know where we'd start! Or how we'd start or..." Toso seemed to be in a tizzy. Normally it would be the one about to sacrifice a part of themselves that should be the anxious one but currently, it seemed to be the man who asked Kagerou for this assistance in the first place. Truth be told he assumed that even though she was the most fit for this trial he still believed she'd have declined.

A momentary panic he did. "AH! AH! H..hold on." He'd say unknowingly he was being taunted. "You can't possibly be intending to inject it without undergoing some form of trauma that would...ah." Toso would realize in his own words that he shouldn't have had anything to fear. That was...unless Kagerou intended to inject herself until tumor-like growths would form to deduce a 'safe' dosage level. To which Toso was already having reservations. Yet he bit back his almost dad like worry wortism and nodded. "Kagerou. I understand. I just want to inform you. While I may have said as quickly as you deem necessary in your earlier order I want it to mean that I'm willing to wait. It might take two maybe even five years before everything regarding the serum is ironed out. I'd prefer if you were the sole test subject but understand bloop. Still, those who do test the serum...I want them to be as passionate and as serious about the medical sciences not unlike what you're displaying to me here, and if there comes a time you may even consider creating an organization of such individuals who'd be willing to engage in such macabre science you will have my support."

Toso would sit down and calm his nerves. Subjecting others too possibly terrible things, even if it was an end justifying the means scenario never sat well within him at least not this side of him before he'd chime with humor in regards to a clone that would exist after the user became unconscious. "I had considered it but it was as if some other dietetic force from beyond keeps causing the paperwork to vanish or end up in the wrong places...that said. " Toso looked at the serum box. "We've confirmed that if a single healthy cell at least the size of a limb exists and the user themselves are still alive the serum can produce a fully functional true to form cell to cell clone or rather should I say homunculi...the unfortunate thing is, they seem to merely only be husks lacking a soul and consciousness. I suppose one could fill said husks with a soul...but that's an entirely different study altogether."

Toso would look down before looking back to Kagerou a mixture of feelings. "I..if you require assistance in ah..'it' I'm willing to offer my assistance. Humans do have a sense of self-preservation rooted into them after all bloop."

"No no no. That's not it at all you see this...ah." Toso had shaken his head in response to Kagerou's defense of drug testing what she said was true but the, well, the key factor in all of this was not the drug itself but the requirements in order TO test the drugs. That being that in it typically involved the loss of limbs. "I have to qualms with testing on others it's simply...how involved finding willing subjects for the tests and in the event that it makes things worse. .." Toso seemed to have a weighted reality, Kagerou was making her point even if it was one he didn't rightly want to yield to. To make an omelette you have to break some eggs but Toso's reservations stemmed from those eggs being scrambled instead of an omelette. In a sense it was 'out of fear of something going wrong'...but this 'wrong' had much more significant depth to it.

Toso would then raise a finger to try and defend himself from what seemed to be Kagerou's assumption in a desire to reproduce homunculi and to use said homunculi as test fodder based on her implications. Truth be told...he hadn't even considered the idea."AH! Perish the thought! I was simply stating that it is one of the results that has been shown to occur...if anything I've already such a clone of myself out there...somewhere...although I do hope this is just paranoia." Kagerou would pick up something, although not strongly. There was a 'clone' of him out there? Already? Had this alleged 'miracle' she was talking about already occurred and was this what made him so shaken? Although he was rather unsure of himself. Hypothetically speaking...if Toso could create legitimate clones of himself to serve as his militant force he'd do so...and if not for the ability of the serum of only being able to produce husks he may have already plotted to do so assuming they all carried the same ideologies as him...but that was a fire one would have to play with.

"To answer your question. Ah..well if such were to happen I would hope they'd carry the same understandings as myself what with being a clone and all...that's enough padding. I believe I'm ready if you are bloop."