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[Today when Shikamaru woke up to his morning routine of journal stalking, there was a mission notice waiting for him. Fantastic. But you reap what you sow with these things...

Shikamaru spends the next few hours going over everything he thinks he'll need for this mission before heading out of his apartment. Most of his plans for the week are on hold (again) but there's still a few things he wanted to take care of; people to see.

In particular, he'll seek out Ino and Naruto, stopping to talk to most of his friends from home too, if he sees them. Give them a heads up on where he's at for the next week or so. After that he'll head into the square in the mid-afternoon in search of one Albert Silverberg. Masaomi is next, though Shikamaru will actually bother hailing him over the journals if he doesn't see him. Same for Sokka, if he can't find him at the smithy or the Avatar House.

Even if he isn't seeking anyone else out, he'll still stop to speak to people he knows if he runs into them today. Especially if they came along into the tunnels during that last experiment. Curiosity, mainly - he wants to know if anyone's doing better now.

Feel free to catch him anywhere in town this afternoon. Until he finds Albert, he'll be the guy carting around a shogi board under one arm.]

Comments

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That's why we like to have plenty to work with.

[markofthewise]

Yeah, I noticed. I'm gonna start keeping a tally.

[He'll slide open a drawer. There you go, Shikamaru. All the deadly projectiles you could want.]

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[Excellent. He'll be filling his kunai holster with them then.]

On the bright side, you can make them like a pro now.

[markofthewise]

Well you're lucky you're grabbing them now. I've got some pretty big projects to work on, so it's going to be pretty slim pickings for awhile. Unless you want to talk Hiccup into making them.

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Yeah? [Hm. Well he really doesn't care who makes his weapons anymore, so long as they work. It's weird how much has changed.] I'd ask what you're working on, but I probably should be going.

Aa, I still owe you that steak though.

[markofthewise]

Yeah. You're really going to have to stop putting that off. It'll be another experiment by the time you do.

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[That's about all the weapons he can fit into his kunai holster. He closes it up and reattaches it to his leg.]

Oi, give me some credit. [Straightening up, he turns for the door with a wave over his shoulder.] It won't be that long.

[Or you know. It will.]

[markofthewise]

You say that now, but then you find out that they need you to stay on just an EXTRA week and they'll pay you extra. Just you wait.

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And time an experiment for the second I get back, right?

[markofthewise]

Well it does sound like something you'd do. Anything to get out of making a steak.

[endgames]

I'm not that ambitious. Hell, it's be easier to make two steaks than go to that much effort.

[markofthewise]

Two steaks it is, then. I'll be looking forward to it.

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Har har. That's if that happens. [He nudges the door open with his shoulder and heads out.] But it's a deal.

[markofthewise]

Yeah, sure. Seeya later. Good luck out there. [And now back to work.]