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028 -- [Voice || Action]

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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What would you do if the situation was reversed? If someone you cared about lost something precious and sentimental to them?

I'm not an animal.

[That he made a mistake goes unsaid, but in it's own way it's an admittance to that. Animals from his world aren't like Pokemon. There are Summons, but they're nominally rarer.

Rikumaru is one of the smartest animals he knows, but even he will let things go. In that way animals have their other concerns.]

Neither is Murkrow. [He feels the need to draw that line. Murkrow isn't anything like one of the animals here. Sneasel is more intelligent and perceptive than he is. They look similar to animals, but that's where the similarities stop.]

Yeah. [Of course he gets that now.]

[...And with that, he goes quiet. He's not sure what else to add. All he can do now is wait.]

[Once the lighters are lined up - and he's barely even looking anymore - Shikamaru pulls a bag from inside his vest and starts to collect them in it, two at a time. He doesn't say anything this entire time, still considering what he wants to do.]

He'll find us if we move from here?

Edited 2012-10-08 20:42 (UTC)

He'll probably check your apartment first. [Yes. Yes he will.]

[Wordlessly, Shikamaru finishes his task. Standing slow, he slings the bag over his shoulder and turns around.]

Walk with me.

Edited 2012-10-08 20:58 (UTC)

[...Okay. He springs right up onto his feet, ready to follow Shikamaru.]

[He doesn't actually have anything to say, but he figures they could both use the company. So back the way they came it is. He might stop briefly when they encounter the area Rikumaru hangs in - he butts heads with him, playful even - to thank him for looking. But from there it's back round to CH1.]

[The company is both good and bad. It's nice to be around someone. He has that inherent instinct to want company.

But it leaves him to think. And thinking- especially now- is dangerous.

It's alright if you don't remember anything. You have a pretty bad memory in the first place. You get your facts mixed up all the time.

Was he always this close to Shikamaru? Was he closer? Farther away? Can he trust him? It's hard to think about. It's hard to think about anything. And it leaves him very obviously troubled.

He looks at Rikumaru and Shikamaru, but he doesn't really pay attention to it. You get your facts mixed up all the time. Maybe it's true. Maybe it's not. He doesn't know. And that's a problem.]

[Hey so we're at the door of the building now, which Shikamaru props open with a foot. You coming along or what?

Oblivious to that internal dialogue, obviously. But maybe not as much as you'd think.]

[Yeah, yeah, he's coming.]

[Good, good.

But since there's no elevator yet, stairs it is. And fourth levelll.

Masaomi is likely out training Ikki or still at the Battle Dome by this point, so. Just them and the cat. Who still hasn't quite forgiven him for letting Linda electrocute him and is glaring from the couch. Shikamaru laughs a little nervously and drops the bag of lighters on the coffee table.]

No Twister this time.

[That's all he says to Silver before slipping off for the spare bedroom. Which is also... extra food supply land. And may be where they keep the cat food.]

[That's just fine. He'll wait where he is. ...And after a moment of consideration, he'll let out Sneasel. Come here, buddy. If nothing else, he without a doubt knows about his Pokémon and how important they are to him.]

[Oh come on. Does he really have to pick?

Well first things first - cat. Shikamaru returns with a can of cat food and pops the lid open, offering it up right to his side. Kenta feasts on it without a glance, thanks very much. But he doesn't hiss when Shikamaru tries to pet him, so he'll count that as getting back on his good side.]

So?

[And 'sup, Sneasel.]

[Good Shikamaru. Good making amends with your cat. ...Granted, he's not sure what happened, but whatever.

Not much man, just enjoying Silver not being a dumbass anymore. ...Well, not as much of a dumbass.]

You pick. [...That's what he's asking, right?]

[Fine.]

Dominoes.

Dominoes?

Dominoes.

[And instead of explaining that proper, Shikamaru will just go to his room to get it. He brings them back in a wooden box. And opens it up.]

[...What in the world are those things? They're just... Glorified rectangle pieces with dots on them...]

[Shikamaru dumps on the table-- not too loudly, so as to be nice to the cat. He's not especially enthusiastic (or what counts as enthusiastic by his standards) but he's making an effort to get into it.]

There's two ways to do this. Legit vs. Classic.

What's the difference?

Legit, you make an attempt to play by the book. Divide up the pieces, play by turns, make sure numbers line up.

[He puts two dominoes down 5/7 and 2/7, and lines them up so the sevens match.]

Classic... [Well, he doesn't say anything. Just starts picking up dominoes and balancing them carefully upright.]

...Let's go for classic, then.

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