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[endgames]

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.]

Comments

[markofthebrave]

Oh, that sounds terrible for her!

ROFL That gagtag

[endgames]

[...]

Couldn't resist!

[markofthebrave]

...you're giving me that look because you were teasing me, aren't you.

[endgames]

[Actually he wasn't. YOU JUST CAN'T SEE THE HUMOR.]

You need to watch monster movies with me.

[markofthebrave]

[Katara's head rears back in confusion, one eyebrow raised.]

What?

[No seriously. Where did that even come from?]

[endgames]

Just trust me. It'd be hilarious if we were on the same page.

[markofthebrave]

There's nothing funny about being kidnapped. Especially not for something like that.

[endgames]

Trust me, I said. It's not like I can explain it to you like this.

[markofthebrave]

I trust you.

[She said as she shifted her weight back on one leg.]

I just don't see how it could be funny.

[endgames]

I know. [Grin.] That's why you have to watch monster movies with me.

[markofthebrave]

[She sighs.]

You know that doesn't make any sense, right?

[endgames]

If it were meant to before the fact, I wouldn't say it.

[markofthebrave]

...well. Maybe sometime. Okay?

[She's not much of one for movies, really.]

[endgames]

We'll make a day of it.

[No specification for what day - it's his acknowledgement that she needs some time to herself.]

[markofthebrave]

[Sheer sadness flickers across her face for a moment.

If we're both still here.]

Sure. Someday. I wouldn't want to keep you.

[endgames]

[Something much like irritation crosses his features.]

Oi.

[markofthebrave]

What?

[endgames]

Don't talk like that. There's nothing to keep me from. You're my friend. Anything else I do is secondary to that.

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[markofthebrave]

[markofthebrave]

I didn't mean anything by it. I was just trying to -

[She gestures around a little vaguely.]

- it kind of hurts more if I'm not working. That's all.

[endgames]

I know. [He gets it, he really does.] But you forget sometimes, I think. Not just with me.

[He tilts his head and smile.]

So try and remember it more.

[markofthebrave]

[She didn't want to ask for clarification because she had a vague idea of what he was talking about. About anything else I do is secondary to that.

She doesn't know how he means to apply that to her. And she's not sure she wants to find out. Not today.

So she smiles as best she can.]

Okay, see you later.

1/2

[endgames]

[...he snorts once, amused.]

[endgames]

[And then he plants his hands behind him on the rock, pushing up and smoothly rolling himself off of it and onto his feet on the other side.]

See ya. [He turns, and continues without stopping. Rikumaru takes note, and follows at a slow trot.] Oh. Remind me to bring that notebook by sometime too. I figured out the code in my downtime.

[markofthebrave]

Okay.

[She almost let him go.]

Hey, Shikamaru?