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?
rocketpunch: (Easy as calculus!)

[personal profile] rocketpunch 2012-11-14 10:15 am (UTC)(link)
Don't worry, there's no need to hide it.

[But. Wait. What? Mostly well? She's fine, except for stupid Rin related things that are stupid. ...Right?] Sooo, what brings you into the village today? Just hanging out?
rocketpunch: (hey yeah)

[personal profile] rocketpunch 2012-11-15 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, yeah. It's not like it's freezing inside the restaurants or anything. Even guys like you get hungry sometimes, right?
rocketpunch: (Always number one)

[personal profile] rocketpunch 2012-11-16 07:09 am (UTC)(link)
Ohhhh, so you're kind of the...lazy genius type, huh? Kinda like me, but without all the energy and good looks. I guess that makes sense.
rocketpunch: (hey yeah)

[personal profile] rocketpunch 2012-11-17 06:49 am (UTC)(link)
Soooo, it's the energy part you're going to pay attention to?
rocketpunch: (Oh I didn't even see you)

[personal profile] rocketpunch 2012-11-17 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Not really, but it kinda says a lot about you. [She's going to drop it, though.] So if you didn't come to eat or hang out, what're you up to?
rocketpunch: (Robbie is a hero too)

[personal profile] rocketpunch 2012-11-20 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
...Really? [She thinks it's easy, but oh well.] Has anything changed?
rocketpunch: (heart)

[personal profile] rocketpunch 2012-11-21 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. I already knew about both of those things, but I guess they might be surprising to someone else. Sooo...what do you think? Do you drink coffee?
rocketpunch: (You'll pay for that!)

[personal profile] rocketpunch 2012-11-22 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
Ugh, you know, you can be a real pain sometimes.
rocketpunch: (You'll pay for that!)

wow apparently boringly is a word

[personal profile] rocketpunch 2012-11-23 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
Nope. Never. I'm always fun to be around. You know, you could try asking a question or two. It's hard to get to know someone better if they answer so boringly.
rocketpunch: (I'm busy.)

[personal profile] rocketpunch 2012-11-23 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
Well, yeah. It's an engineering book from some university. Of course it's boring. It basically describes concepts I've already invented or discovered back home, but gives them names. It's not supposed to be fun.
rocketpunch: (Busy busy busy)

[personal profile] rocketpunch 2012-11-24 12:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't worry, I get it. If you don't want to talk, you should have just said so. Geez.
rocketpunch: (Unsure)

[personal profile] rocketpunch 2012-11-24 12:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, well, I know almost nothing about you...and we've kind of been through a lot together.