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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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Forget 'em. I'd rather just have the cake, no bonfire included.

Chocolate?

What else?

[Well let's see, they're not far from...

He smirks and pauses in their walking.]

Wait here for a minute.

[She almost asks him why - even opens and closes her mouth for a moment before shrugging and nodding.

Okay. Do what you gotta do.]

[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.]

[And since Rikumaru's doing that, she's obliging the deer by watching him. Just watching. She's not moving much, but she's standing easily and trusting that the deer will (most likely) react to anything he sees or hears that she doesn't.

... He's quite the animal, Nara. She's almost impressed.

When he taps her shoulder, she does start, her hand drifting toward any number of kunai on her person at any given time. Rikumaru hadn't given anything away -- shown no sign of threat. It's a half-second before she registers it's him.

She goes from startled to blinking at him a bit dumbfounded to slow, easy grin in the time it takes to look at him and the plate in his hand.]

[WHICH WOULD BE WHY IT WAS ONLY A TAP.

Confident he won't be stabbed now, as that would surely put on a damper on this wonderful gesture, he holds out the plate and smiles.]

Happy birthday. However old you are.

[Still smiling, she takes the plate.

She doesn't even know what to say. You ass, rendering her almost speechless.]

You're early. [Pause] But it's close enough.

[--SHIT YOU MEAN HE WAS OFF THIS WHOLE TIME

I mean. He knew that. Totally. Or watch him try to play it off like so.]

You get two slices this way, might as well enjoy it.

[ ^the smoothest ]

[Oh, yeah. You're a smooth operator, Nara.]

Didn't say that I wouldn't.

[HE'S GLAD YOU AGREE. Now he just has to remind himself to get her another cake later.

Oh, also here. Have a fork. That's apparently good for the whole eating process.]

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