endgames: (Grin)
Nara Shikamaru ([personal profile] endgames) wrote2012-11-13 05:44 pm

029 -- [Action || Video]

[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.]


[Video]

[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.]

[/end Voice]

[Action || Locked to Konan]

[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?
rollypolyclover: (EVERY SINGLE ACORN WILL BE EATEN)

[Video]

[personal profile] rollypolyclover 2012-11-18 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
... Ohhh! It's magic, Yotsuba understoops!! [Just a sec, she's busy trying to push her face into the journal to see if she can see where the candy came from. WHAT TRICKERY IS THIS.] Can I learn magic too? I'll listen, I'm listening right now. Shh!
complicatedliar: (Default)

[Video]

[personal profile] complicatedliar 2012-11-18 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know what else such a thing would be.

[And then he starts going over the rules of Risk for Shikamaru, which will not be repeated in detail here.]</small.
complicatedliar: (reflections still look the same to me)

[Video]

[personal profile] complicatedliar 2012-11-18 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
[Loki finishes going over the rules.]

Of course, 'tis easier to visualize with the board and such.
rollypolyclover: (Yotsuba found this.)

[Video]

[personal profile] rollypolyclover 2012-11-18 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
Understood, that's what I said! Pay attention! [Smacking the journal a few times to make sure she has Shikamaru's attention...

And then silence. Back to listening like a good little listener. Proceed.]
castbytheglyph: (And our eyes meet)

[Action]

[personal profile] castbytheglyph 2012-11-18 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
Unless there's some sorta magic toaster tree that you've been hiding all this time, I don't think a toaster is just gonna pop up in the forest.

[Just picking up a toaster all shiny and new isn't nearly as fun as fixing an old one anyway.]
origami_ninja: (hmm)

[Action]

[personal profile] origami_ninja 2012-11-18 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
I thought it would be for the best if we did meet with our memories in tact.

[She's taken care to show through her actions that she doesn't intend to harm the Konoha shinobi here in Luceti, but neglecting to attack on its own could still mean that she's biding her time.]

Particularly since the Malnosso seem to be able to take people from different points in time.
geniustheveil: (pgsm ☤ nice young lady)

[Video]

[personal profile] geniustheveil 2012-11-18 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
Perhaps you'd like to try it sometime. Especially when spring and summer come.
windandrain: (Sophisticate)

[Action] Hate noticing typos late.

[personal profile] windandrain 2012-11-18 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
Everyone does. My own ability to heal injuries in this human shell is limited here. I suspect that might have taken me a few hours, rather than moments.

fierybluebird: (lazily mocking you)

[Video]

[personal profile] fierybluebird 2012-11-18 08:36 am (UTC)(link)
Excellent. Shogi is actually one I'm not terrible at. Just don't ask me to play chess. My father always kicked my ass at it.
etudes: (risoluto)

[personal profile] etudes 2012-11-18 09:49 am (UTC)(link)
No, I want to play this one. [ Somehow she seems oddly focused on it now.. but there's a big chance it's just Kotomi being Kotomi. Aka just generally weird. ]

I think that one would be the most fun.
greenjacketed: (♖ like making a mule into a racehorse)

[personal profile] greenjacketed 2012-11-18 11:38 am (UTC)(link)
Haven't heard of any of'em, I'm afraid. The men play games on the march but never me.
floralogy: (I mean right she's a lesbian)

voice;

[personal profile] floralogy 2012-11-18 03:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Kotomi-chan? [Who is this girl and why aren't you telling her anything?

Yeah, this is all she picks up in your post because board games? Boring.]
markofthebrave: (Well | I See)

[ voice ]

[personal profile] markofthebrave 2012-11-18 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
...you want to build a better Mouse Trap?
generalflirt: Modified by <user name="piconz"> (PM if you want me to take it down) (Cheeeesu)

[personal profile] generalflirt 2012-11-18 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[...Snrk. His lips actually quirk up to a little smile]
spohkh: Curious (Vulcans and Cats are Curious)

[personal profile] spohkh 2012-11-18 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah yes... a traditional Japanese game that utilizes eighty-one squares... A fellow shipmate of mine is rather fond of that game...

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