endgames: (Soldier)
Nara Shikamaru ([personal profile] endgames) wrote2012-09-07 08:06 pm

027 -- [Voice || Written || Action] Backdated to the 6th

[It's been two days now, since the mission at that hospital. It feels awkward coming to the journal like this... he didn't even know Precis all that well, outside of two missions. But reviewing journal conversations, it didn't seem as if she knew anyone well on the last one either. A village-wide announcement seems callous.

In the end, he winds up crafting a wide filter, based off of her journal responses and the two mission experiences he's aware of. Tl;dr: if you've ever had a public thread with Precis, or went on a mission with her, you're good to be included in the filter.]


[Filtered to Associates of Precis F. Neumann || Unhackable]

On the fourth of September, Precis Neumann died participating in a mission outside the enclosure. No doubt she saved countless lives, but...

[...]

If you knew her, I offer my condolences for your loss.

[/end filter]

[For the rest of the day, Shikamaru will be in the forest surrounding CH1. Looking back over the journals revealed something else too. You'd think with the way he memorizes things it'd have hit him sooner, but he was never so good with dates.]

Two years... Tch. How troublesome.

[He'll be out here, training primarily with his shadow, but watching clouds too. Not for too long. Within the hour, he's cracking out another filter on the journal.]

[Filtered to Uzumaki Naruto || Unhackable]

Let's take care of that thing we discussed.
vor: (Emperor Therapist)

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[personal profile] vor 2012-09-12 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Indeed, he heard it. It had been a prompt, not a request for clarification.]

I'm enacting my plan, actually. Back to the subject, I haven't heard you deny your leadership capabilities so far.
vor: (Thinking diplomatically)

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[personal profile] vor 2012-09-12 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
An ability to see things others miss?
vor: (Um.)

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[personal profile] vor 2012-09-12 11:28 am (UTC)(link)
[It takes Gregor a second to work out what he means.]

Sorry, that was actually something of a non-sequitur. I'm pointing out the reasons I think you're right for the job.
vor: (Not allowed to be shy.)

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[personal profile] vor 2012-09-13 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
...Well. It's just an idea. I'm not running it by anyone else. Do it or don't do it. It's entirely possible I've made a mistake.

[It's not reverse psychology. Gregor has personnel who study other potential personnel. He doesn't have to do his own talent-scouting back home. And Shikamaru is too young and inexperienced to really be a good choice, but he knows how this world works. He's respected. That makes him about the best choice Gregor has really come up with on his own.]
vor: (Careful thinking.)

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[personal profile] vor 2012-09-13 02:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[There is a long pause as Gregor considers this. Really, he doesn't want a hand in this. Not at all. But the kid has a point. A little gesture with his fingers.]

It doesn't need to be complicated. Establish a drop box somewhere in town that isn't bugged, like the art gallery. Call it a suggestions box. What it really holds is information villagers have collected from excursions outside the barrier or chats with the Malnosso. Once a day, have someone collect it [he briefly considers volunteering Ivan] and bring it to yet another location that isn't bugged. Maybe the tunnels where the laptop is. Your team can read through the information, draw connections and perhaps conclusions, and post summaries from the laptop. As for personnel...

[He trails off, thinking.]