028 -- [Voice || Action]

[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.

[/end voice]

[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.]

Comments

[Action]

[endgames]

Aa, sweet. Thanks.

[He grins at that. Genuinely, even.]

[Action]

[savedtheworld]

[And he grins back.]

No problem. It's one great thing about being an airbender.

[Action]

[endgames]

I should probably be disturbed you've had to use it enough times to qualify.

[But rather than be so, he picks up some boxes and moves them back to their proper places. Or close enough.]

[Action]

[savedtheworld]

It's no big deal. Does it look clean enough now?

[Action]

[endgames]

Yeah. It should be fine soon enough.

[Action]

[savedtheworld]

Great! So... How've you been, Shikamaru?

[Action]

[endgames]

'bout the same. [Just more agitated.] You?

[Not feeling the small talk today, but the least he could do is be polite. Aside from the experiment, it's been a while since they talked.]

[Action]

[savedtheworld]

[Aang isn't exactly aware yet, but he's keen to catch up.]

I guess I'm the same too, mostly! [Just a... stressful situation involving his granddaughter playing with a controversial god.] Now that we all got our memories back. Did you notice your nametag didn't say anything on it?

[Action]

[endgames]

Heh. I did. That me did it purposefully.

[Action]

[savedtheworld]

Oh. [He can't be mad. He laughs a little.] That's pretty clever of you! It must have been your inner ninja-ness making sure you were as secret as possible.

[Action]

[endgames]

More like I couldn't be bothered to. [He drawls.] My name is a mouthful.

[Action]

[savedtheworld]

But at least it rolls off the tongue quickly, Shikamaru!

Re: [Action]

[endgames]

Yeah. It was easier to tell people.

[Action]

[savedtheworld]

I get it, that's pretty smart, too! So, does this place have anything really neat today? [There had to be something cool if someone kinda-killed you or whatever.]

[Action]

[endgames]

Aa... I haven't been paying attention.

[Action]

[savedtheworld]

Oh. I guess you were distracted by... whatever it is you just said happened! Maybe now we can look at cool things together.

[Action]

[endgames]

I'm looking for something specific.

[Action]

[savedtheworld]

You are? [He says, looking away from a snowglobe.] What is it?

[Action]

[endgames]

My lighter.

[He swings a keychain around one fingertip, before spinning it off into a box. There. Everything back in place.]

[Action]

[savedtheworld]

Oh. It didn't arrive yet? It felt like forever before my bison whistle showed up here.

[Action]

[endgames]

No. I, aa... Well I had it, and now I don't.

[Action]

[savedtheworld]

So it got lost. It's gotta be important. And you think it's here?

[Action]

[endgames]

No. [He stretches, and sorts through another box of pocket items.] But I'd kick myself for not looking.

[Action]

[savedtheworld]

[He gives a friendly smile.]

Let me help. [He grabs another box and tries to sort through it.] A lighter's one of those clicky things that makes fire, right?

[Action]

[endgames]

Right-o.