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?
windandrain: (More Smiles)

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[personal profile] windandrain 2012-11-16 06:57 am (UTC)(link)
I suppose so. I hate cold, and I'm not fond of ice. But it is pretty to look at I suppose.

[She pulls out a thermos]

Would you like some tea?
windandrain: (Kindly)

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[personal profile] windandrain 2012-11-16 09:39 am (UTC)(link)
[She sets about using the hot water in the thermos to make tea, offering it to him]

Do you mind playing on the smaller, more traditional board? I only have this one.
windandrain: (Matronly)

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[personal profile] windandrain 2012-11-16 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[She gestures, showing him the 17x17 board]

It's from my world, when the game was first created it used this board instead of the newer, larger one.
windandrain: (Kindly)

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[personal profile] windandrain 2012-11-16 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Alright. Which color stones do you prefer?

[Smiling gently, she slides him bowls of go pieces]

windandrain: (Closeup)

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[personal profile] windandrain 2012-11-17 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
Alright.

[She takes a sip of tea and sets a stone down to start the game]

I hope there wasn't any lasting harm to you arm.
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.

windandrain: (This bears consideration)

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[personal profile] windandrain 2012-11-19 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
Well, without the power cap at all a shoulder injury like that would heal in seconds. Here? It could take minutes, or it could take hours depending on the severity. Fully capped? I'd heal the same as any human.

[She idly places another stone, barely bothering to glance at the bored. Conversation is more important anyway]
windandrain: (Pondering)

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[personal profile] windandrain 2012-11-19 06:42 am (UTC)(link)
Have you fought in many battles like that before?
windandrain: (Embarrassed)

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[personal profile] windandrain 2012-11-20 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
Ones with...I think...the word is biological warfare?
windandrain: (Neutral (Modern))

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[personal profile] windandrain 2012-11-20 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
Me either. It was...jarring.
windandrain: (Despondant)

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[personal profile] windandrain 2012-11-20 08:51 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe among humans. Gods don't fight that way.
windandrain: (Neutral (Modern))

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[personal profile] windandrain 2012-11-22 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
Because sometimes it's necessary, sometimes it's fun, and sometimes our survival depends on our ability to fight back. It's the same reasons that humans fight.

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