[And so Rikumaru will keep her company, staying put instead of following after the other Nara, though he watches him go.
Shikamaru disappears around one corner, himself, having remembered the bakery wasn't far from here. He'll return a few minutes later -- with a large slice of chocolate cake on a plate. Hopefully the deer has been a pal and distracted her, so it can still be a surprise by the time he gets back over there and taps her on the shoulder.]
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Shikamaru disappears around one corner, himself, having remembered the bakery wasn't far from here. He'll return a few minutes later -- with a large slice of chocolate cake on a plate. Hopefully the deer has been a pal and distracted her, so it can still be a surprise by the time he gets back over there and taps her on the shoulder.]