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026 -- [Voice || Written || Action]

If I see another mountain again, it'll be too soon. Did any of you know that sirry means "ridiculous"? [He snorts.] Explains a lot. Avalanches. Yetis. More freaking snow. Man, that mission was a pain...

[/whine and complain]

Anyways. I'm back. [Technically has been for two days albeit not in town, so he'll make it official.] Anything interesting hap- [His disinterested tone gives way to irritation as he turns his attention to something off-screen.] Oi that's not for you-

[The journal snaps shut with a sigh. He never finishes speaking, but about an hour later the post is transcribed... minus the interruption, and now with complete sentences.

If you're out today now that the heavy rain of the few days is finally letting up, you might spot Shikamaru coming back into the village from the North... closely followed by a deer much larger than Luceti's usual fare ((think five feet at the shoulders, six at the head, and eight feet with antlers)). The stag seems pretty content to follow him around - even into town or just standing around when he sits - despite sticking to the tree-lined paths when he can. Shikamaru talks to him sometimes.

Yes, talks, shut up.]

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[He almost laughs at that. The things that show up in Luceti amuse him sometimes. Little drink umbrellas, heh.]

Not sure.

...Are we talking 'not sure' as in 'don't wanna answer' or as in 'would rather not answer'.

Heh. As in 'I've met a man of prophecy, and I didn't need fancy words to tell that he's something great'.

You sound a little like my Watcher.

Hmm. Ex-Watcher, maybe.

He enlist you to serve him lemonade too?

That'd...be a no. Not after that one time he asked me to make him a cup of tea.

[Shikamaru cracks a smile and starts on the next cup.]

I was a fifteen year old American! How was I supposed to know that you don't actually tear open the tea bag and dump all the insides in. Anyway. Giles forgave me and decided I shouldn't serve beverages any longer.

And yet? Here I am.

It's okay. I was life-banned from making tea too. It's more troublesome than people give it credit for.

Too many steps. Too much ritual. I'm just as happy with a diet soda. Or coffee.

[ she leans back. ] Who banned you?

Temari. And Katara.

I blew up the teapot.

[In his defense he did it on purpose. They were being weird.]

Impressive.

Hey, it got me out of future endeavors.

And so, now, you never ever plan on making another mug ever again? Not even for yourself?

Nah. Just when I can get out of it.

...Are you this lazy about other things, too? Or just about tea and treading water?

[Oh Buffy, you don't know the half of it.]

Would you believe me if I told you I've improved?

I might as you to swear on a Bible.

Shame none of my teachers are around. [Kurenai's off too, as he found out a few days ago...] They could vouch for me.

Have they? Been around? Do you see many people from home here?

Uh. [Thinking.] When I first got here, there was only three or four others. People have come and gone since then. For the past several months there's been as many as ten at any given time.

...You've got a bit of a revolving door too then, huh?

You could say that.

Well?

I just did. Say that.

Ha. Fine, fine.

Some have stuck around a while... the guys I went to school with. A couple have come and gone. The adults disappear fastest.

[...and he's still irritated about that, just a little. With what happened in July. He can't fully hide it. Kurenai leaving poured salt in the wound.]

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