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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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If it were to protect you or anyone else I cared about, Ikki? Or keep something terrible from happening?

I would lie my ass off.

I care about you, too!

But, I can't think of any reason you'd need to lie to me or I'd need to lie to you. If you wanted me to not do something, you could just ask, y'know.

It doesn't always work like that. It's one of those things you'll get when you're older, and not as wise.

I thought you're supposed to get wiser when you're older!

Smarter, maybe, and more suited for an adult world. Things are black and white when you're a kid.

Hm-mmmm.

Well, I forgive you! If you lie to me ever. It's okay if you do it for those reasons.

Thanks.

[Just remember others won't be so nice.]

And I'll try to look underneath the underneath.

That a girl. Don't be afraid to ask people if you're not sure what to think, too.

[But he knows she'd be good about that anyways.]

That's why I asked you!!

Well, and I talked to Grandpa about it first, and then there was the family meeting, y'know?

There anybody else you're talking to about it?

Nope. I talked to my family and you.

I dunno, I might ask one of the people from his world more about what they thought about things there, though.

That's a good idea. [...] I'd go with Tony, honestly.

Why's that?

Opinion, mostly. You seem to get along okay with Steve, but to put it bluntly he was biased. No offense meant for him.

[He would be the same with Akatsuki, and has been. Just less publicly.]

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. ]

[Yes, take a breather, Ikki.]

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

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

But does that make me a bad person??

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?

No!

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.

[ 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.

[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.

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

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

Any time.

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