023 -- [Accidental Post]

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[Earlier, when looking through his father’s book for the first time in several months, Shikamaru found some pictures he’d never seen before being used as bookmarks. It was… nostalgic, to say the least.

He finds another bookmark to replace them; puts the photos in a drawer to look at later. Because haha, he knows how this works, right? He leaves them out, and somehow his journal accidentally records it. Yeah. Hell no. He’s smarter than that and doesn’t leave his journal anywhere near them. On top of that, he takes it with him when he leaves to assist with a chakra training lesson. Crisis averted!

Guess what he sees when he opens up his journal two hours later.



Where’s the nearest wall. He needs to beat his head softly against it while he attempts to figure out how this happened. Feel free to action it up when he’s back at CH1 too, if you like.]

[ooc: original artwork from here]

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[voice] I thought I already replied to this aksjl

[selfdoubt]

Yes, I suppose you're right. [A nod.] I have seen this kind of teamwork many times.

[voice] LOL It's all good!

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It's popular back home, for sure. With half your old team, included.

[voice] ;3; ////

[selfdoubt]

This is true. [A pause as she reflects on it before she decides to change the subject. Her voice is soft and careful since the topic she's about to open is a little sensitive.]

Speaking of which, how... is your team doing, by the way? I mean you and Ino-san and... [A brief pause as she takes a quick breath.] ... Asuma-sensei.

[voice]

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Aa. It's...

[What is it? The entire situation with Asuma is odd, and the last experiment hurt as much as it helped.]

Ino's her usual self, going by how she was bugging me. Asuma-sensei is working through things, but I'd say he's doing well.

[voice]

[selfdoubt]

Ah, I'm glad to hear that then. [Which will be emphasized by this small smile she has on her lips, even if he can't see it.] It's... good to know they are both adjusting well.

[voice]

[endgames]

Ino's got thicker skin than me. She can handle whatever this place has to throw at her, don't you worry.

[voice]

[selfdoubt]

I agree. Ino-san is a very capable ninja. When you say it like that, Shikamaru-kun, I- I can't help but think she and Kiba-kun are the same in that regard.

[voice]

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Kiba's a good guy. Bit of a dumbass at times, but a good guy.

[All of his friends are dumbasses, it's the facts of life.]

There's a lot of things I think he gets better than me.

[voice]

[selfdoubt]

Mm. [Hinata nods, agreeing that her teammate is a decent guy.] Kiba-kun has a good heart. [Even if he doesn't show that often.] I admire that about him. His heart is in the right place. [Unlike an emo duckbutt ninja we all know.]

[voice]

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I envy the way he can let that lead him at times. Him and some of our other friends.

[Lee. Naruto.]

[voice]

[selfdoubt]

[An understanding smile graces Hinata's lips.] All of us have our different way of dealing with things. I- If anything, I envy the way Sakura-san and Ino-san carry themselves. [You know what she means.]

I'm sure, one way or another, some of our friends also wish they can be as intelligent as you.

[voice]

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[He doesn't see why. His mind is his greatest weapon, but if he wanted it to be his defining trait he would've showed it off in school.]

I'd take your endurance over that.