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[The afternoon finds Shikamaru bundled up against the cold and out and about in parts of the village he won't normally be in. Wandering, it might look like; he drifts in and out of high-traffic areas like the bar and the item shop to places less visited. The coffee shop he'll be at for sure, and his final stop will be the building that was once Azzip's Pizza.
This will do.]
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[Later in the afternoon, with dark still far off, the journal feed will click on to see Shikamaru surrounded by various colorful boxes among other things. He folds his hands over a table.]
It's come to my attention over the last few months that some of you have never heard of boardgames, or have otherwise never played. As a reasonable guy, I can let a lot of things go, but that... just seems sad.
[He shakes his head here. With woe, even. And then he gestures to the board games from various worlds strewn in the background. Close inspection will find a shogi set, a chess board, Go, Pai Sho, Plateau, Candy Land, Mouse Trap,Jumanji and so on. You can pretty much make up any family-friendly board game you want here and he will have it somehow. Go for it, actually. He hasn't played all of them.]
I'm here to tell you why they're awesome. [...] And possibly to petition for a partner. It's troublesome, but you'd be surprised how hard that is to accomplish here...
Katara. [Hint, hint.] Kotomi-chan. [Who he can't tease as well, so he'd best clarify:] If you're still up for that.
[He shakes himself with a grin, saluting at the journal with his left hand. He picks up the nearest game.] Anyways, let's get started. It goes like this...
[And from here he'll be giving the abridged rules of the games he knows to start. Feel free to interrupt him, or call him out on any games he skips.]
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[Much later in the night, after he's seen to everything he needs to, Shikamaru takes a box out of a drawer and goes outside. From it, he withdraws an origami hummingbird, and contemplates it slowly for a few quiet minutes.
When he's done, he holds it up at eye level and speaks seriously.]
It's about time we spoke again. Don't you think?
This will do.]
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[Later in the afternoon, with dark still far off, the journal feed will click on to see Shikamaru surrounded by various colorful boxes among other things. He folds his hands over a table.]
It's come to my attention over the last few months that some of you have never heard of boardgames, or have otherwise never played. As a reasonable guy, I can let a lot of things go, but that... just seems sad.
[He shakes his head here. With woe, even. And then he gestures to the board games from various worlds strewn in the background. Close inspection will find a shogi set, a chess board, Go, Pai Sho, Plateau, Candy Land, Mouse Trap,
I'm here to tell you why they're awesome. [...] And possibly to petition for a partner. It's troublesome, but you'd be surprised how hard that is to accomplish here...
Katara. [Hint, hint.] Kotomi-chan. [Who he can't tease as well, so he'd best clarify:] If you're still up for that.
[He shakes himself with a grin, saluting at the journal with his left hand. He picks up the nearest game.] Anyways, let's get started. It goes like this...
[And from here he'll be giving the abridged rules of the games he knows to start. Feel free to interrupt him, or call him out on any games he skips.]
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It's about time we spoke again. Don't you think?
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She doesn't normally stop on her supply runs, either, but she's going to make an exception for Shikamaru because she hasn't seen him in a while. She remembers he was on the draft with her, but she doesn't know much else.]
Hey! Shikamaru, is that you? [And she's going to jog closer. Some girls would be slowed down by a heavy brick of a textbook, but not Precis.]
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Yo. How's it going?
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Oh, good afternoon, Shikamaru. [It's funny; she sees more of him on drafts and special missions than any time else in the village.]
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Raine. School out already, huh?
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Hello again, Shikamaru. I hope your shoulder has healed properly.
And I'm sorry if you missed my broadcast yesterday. I've been looking for a Go partner for some time.
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Examples, man. Gotta give examples.
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Talk about Snakes and Ladders!! [...] And Candy Land again!
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Oi, oi, I can only do one at a time. Which one first?
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[Trauma and body-controlling shadows, what trauma and body controlling shadows?]
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Well I only have about fifty or so, if you count everything I didn't show.
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[Voice] summoning spell successful
[Voice] EXCELLENT
[Voice] shikamaru you knew what you were getting into
[Voice] there's no turning back
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During her trip home she spots Shikamaru heading over. Luckily she's learnt from their last encounter and opts for not smacking the ninja on the back as a way of saying hello.]
Yo Shikamaru, what's up?!
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Hey. Nothing much, just looking around. You're out in this weather too, huh?
[The ice rain stopped, but ugh, how do people stand this cold?]
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because i've already spammed you with buffy threads...
[ gaming, for him, is a very different beast. a dangerous one that he often avoided. ] Christ, the boxes are brightly coloured!
But I love them all...!
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Shikamaru-kun really would still like to play those games with me..? [ ALL OF THEM, KOTOMI?! ]
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Yeah, just pick out which ones sound interesting to you.
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It is while at the coffee shop that he notices the young man with the
pineapple like hairspikey ponytail. Coulson can recall seeing him on the Journals from the last time he was here. He doesn't recall talking to him though.Perhaps this would be a good time to make a new acquaintance. Well, once he's had some coffee.
A short time later, coffee in hand and half drunk he heads over to Shikamaru. A polite, blandly friendly smile on his face.]
Good day.
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Yo. [He nods to the cup of coffee.] That any good?
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[Video] sorry so late - never saw this post somehow T_T SHOUGI MUST BE HAD :D plus chance to meet
A shougi set?! Do you happen to play?
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...Specifically, he is there trying to sneak up on Shikamaru. To get right behind him. To get right there.
And drop a d20 on his head]
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PIECES SCATTERED EVERYWHERE. He wasn't actually playing (besides in his head), but oh sadness. He looks comically forlorn for a second.]
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[Action] Please pardon my lateness
[She can speak through the origami if need be, but it's far easier to use it passively for observation.]
[Action] No problem!
There's a hill besides the river, not far from the first community housing complex. [His birthday present specifically; made through bending, it literally looks scooped up out of the earth around it, so it should stand out once found.] I'll meet you there.
[Action] I'll probably be slow on weekdays for the next little while
[Action] I can backtag as long as we need to, so don't worry about it. 8|b
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Yeah, this is all she picks up in your post because board games? Boring.]
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