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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.]

[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.]

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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?

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That, Shikamaru.

Is a d20.

[He'd been 'subtly' trying to convince Shikamaru to read those D&D books, so...]

[You might as well have just said it's a magic science thing for all he looks like he's getting it.]

...Come on. Those books [He's been trying to push on you] I know you skimmed.

No, I put those poetry books back in your room.

Not those books!

[His sigh sounds lightly exasperated.] I didn't touch those manga.

Not the manga, man, you know what I mean?!

[Not missing a beat, and in the same flippant tone.]

Those D&D books?

You clearly knew that the whole time!

[Laughing now.]

[RUDE RUDE RUDE RUDE RUDEST!!!]

[BESTEST.

But before Masaomi drags him off on whatever quest he has in mind for this D&D thing, he should take care of some business.]

By the way, you know that old pizza place that was abandoned, right?

Y....es. Oh yes, I recall this.

[With a little nod]

I'm thinking about taking it over and turning it into an underground intelligence depot. It's pretty big though. Probably everything will have to be done in the basement [that he has yet to ask Toph to make], so it needs a front.

So. Got anything you'd want a building for?

[WITHOUT EVEN MISSION A BEAT:] A poetry lounge.

[...one pause, because seriously.]

A poetry lounge would mean admitting you like poetry.

...Point. [ :T ]

[That's what he thought. 8|]

Theeeeeen...

We can play our D&D games in there!

[He frowns, but no okay, he can entertain this.]

Just those? It's a pretty big building.

...Good point.

[Okay, think... Think] Man, that's a good question...

It could be an assortment of things. ...but then a game place might be overkill with the rec center.

Yeah, and a coffee or tea place would be redundant too. Hmmm...

There's already a market on food places too.

[The restaurant, the bakery; the bar has some snacks.]

Maybe a comic shop? Ora convenience store.

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