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[endgames]

Hi. [The journal feed starts unceremoniously.] Noticed the village is getting back into the swing of things. Either that or those who are sulking are doing so more quietly. Good luck with that, whichever.

But hey. I'm looking for a lighter that I misplaced. Anyone comes across it, lemme know. Thanks.

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[Through the afternoon and evening, Shikamaru can be found in various places around the village: digging through things in shops, searching through grass and shrubs and so on. He hasn't been around the village much in the last two days, busy elsewhere with his deer.

Now it almost seems like he's making up for it. One minute you might walk past him digging through the trash behind a building, only to go in to find he's inside already (probably asking if the place has a lost and found). Someone's busy.]

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[breezing]

I think anyone who was in their war probably has that sort of thought, though.

...Even though Tarrlock didn't do anything while he was here, I still didn't like that. And if Amon were here, I think I'd probably - [ What? ] Not be really good about being fair and I dunno how I'd think about second chances, and I think that might be a bad thing 'cause I should be able to do that for people from my world if I'm going to do it for people from other worlds, but I don't want him to ever come here so I don't ever have to think about it but I think about it anyway because I don't think I'm a very nice person if I want other people to try to get along even if bad things happened and if I can't do the exact same thing but then I don't think Katara or grandpa would let me near him and I wouldn't want to anyway and [ all on one breath. She's rambling. ]

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[Yes, take a breather, Ikki.]

But you know that about yourself. You can admit it.

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[breezing]

I wouldn't have thought about it unless all these things had happened.

But does that make me a bad person??

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[endgames]

If it does, then almost everyone you've ever met is a bad person too. Do you think that way when you think about them?

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[breezing]

No!

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Then you can't say the same about yourself. ...it may not be nice to think about, but it's a trait we humans have.

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[breezing]

[ She's quiet for a while, just walking and kicking her feet - because yes, she's still helping to look - but Ikki does eventually speak back up again. ]

'Kay.

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[More quiet than it would usually be for her.]

It's not bad. Just... sad. And something we can overcome.

You're a good kid, Ikki.

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[breezing]

[ Any level of quiet is unusual for her, really. ]

Thanks! ...Um, really, though. Thank you for talking to me about all that.

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[endgames]

Any time.

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[falenandawn]

[It most definitely does. Frey's even gotten rid of some of his possessions when he was given different memories before.]

Do you want some help looking?

[etudes]

Oh no.. [ she does genuinely sound a little worried, despite the blankness in her tone as she says it. ]

That sounds.. sad. I'm glad they left Shikamaru-kun alone though, but.. they must've hurt a lot of other people, that's sad..

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[endgames]

You should be resting, don't you think?

[endgames]

It is. [He can agree pretty openly with that. It's usually the nice guys he's seen bully. And it makes him figure Kotomi fits in the same groove of people who don't deserve that.]

That's why it's important to have fun anyway, you know? To make friends. You can't be sad all the time.

[etudes]

Hmm, I like having friends. I never had a lot of them back home until only a little bit before I came here, so I was a little lonely when I first arrived.. [ although she soon met some of said friends here a little bit after. ] But now I made a whole lot of wonderful friends here. Like Shikamaru-kun.

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[castbytheglyph]

Hmmm? [Oh, but now she's curious.] Okay, lemme guess, you're not into the whole fighting and getting dirty stuff unless you have to? Did I get it?

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[not_a_troll]

They do? I should tell my older self about that place.

[He chuckles.]

And where do you come from, Shikamaru?

[endgames]

Heh. We should really talk in person more sometime...

[It still surprises him, that there are some in Luceti who've warmed up to him like that. Less with Kotomi - she's said something similar a couple times before - but it always reminds him.

By what he does with his time, he should make up for it.]

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[endgames]

Place called Konoha. I'd be surprised if you'd heard of it.

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[endgames]

[He tilts his head, impressed even if she didn't quite get it right.]

Sort of. That'd fit the old me to a tee.

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[zorichan]

[He makes a "hmm"ing noise, then heads for the nearest dumpster.

Incidentally, it's the one Shikamaru was just going through. Oops.]

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... Shikamaru-kun would like to talk in person?

[ Oh, now this is something she likes. Or it must be from the way her tone perks up just a little in her own blank way, like some excited puppy. Just more moderate. ] He would?

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[endgames]

[Well he wasn't completely finished!]

Can you reach all of that?

[endgames]

We've only met the one time, right? [Thought bubble thing.] Journals aren't that great for having real conversation. Always better to talk face-to-face.

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I think it was only that one time when everything was a little strange.. [ just a little, kotomi? ]

But I would never mind meeting up with Shikamaru-kun again. We're friends, so.. friends being together in person is always fun, isn't it..?