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?
markofthebrave: (A Little Bit Sly)

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[personal profile] markofthebrave 2012-11-14 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
Oh yeah, you're just languishing for partners.
rocketpunch: (Eh what's wrong!?)

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[personal profile] rocketpunch 2012-11-14 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
[It will take more than chilly weather to stop Precis from doing what she needs to do. Her daily supply runs are usually done in the morning, but who doesn't like to sleep in once in a while? She's a girl who needs to check for new machines, gadgets, textbooks, and scrap iron everyday. Today, she's only managed to find a university level textbook, and she isn't letting the library get a hold of it.

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.]
bestevolving: (↳tease ✫ king's rock)

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[personal profile] bestevolving 2012-11-14 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
Are you sure that you're not running out of things to do that you're explaining board games?
markofthebrave: (Default)

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[personal profile] markofthebrave 2012-11-14 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
Well, those are a lot of games you have there.
wise_maiden: (looking for the truth behind those eyes)

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[personal profile] wise_maiden 2012-11-14 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Sometime later in the afternoon, once school and the tea party in the tea shop are finished, Raine will notice Shikamaru on one of his 'wandering' missions out of a nearby building and toward another.]

Oh, good afternoon, Shikamaru. [It's funny; she sees more of him on drafts and special missions than any time else in the village.]
windandrain: (Smiling Eyes Right)

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[personal profile] windandrain 2012-11-14 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
[Well that perks up Saori's attention, particularly when he starts talking about Go.]

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.
rocketpunch: (So kind~)

[personal profile] rocketpunch 2012-11-14 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
It's going, it's going! Been a while, right? You probably missed me, so I figured I'd come over and say hey.
markofthebrave: (<_<)

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[personal profile] markofthebrave 2012-11-14 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
I can see that! What's... [she squints at it] Mouse Trap?
complicatedliar: (i find you wanting)

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[personal profile] complicatedliar 2012-11-14 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
I am always pleased to play games of strategy.
fierybluebird: (take a walk on the wild side)

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[personal profile] fierybluebird 2012-11-14 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
Clearly what we need is a board game night at least once a month, eh?
rollypolyclover: (But this means Yotsuba will die!)

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[personal profile] rollypolyclover 2012-11-14 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
[That's great and all, but Yotsuba's eye has been on one of those board games through at least two whole explanations by now. How long does she have to wait for the one game she knows about to come up?!]

Talk about Snakes and Ladders!! [...] And Candy Land again!
savedtheworld: (excited)

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[personal profile] savedtheworld 2012-11-14 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
Ooh ooh ooh! I wanna play new games Shikamaru, me me me!

[Trauma and body-controlling shadows, what trauma and body controlling shadows?]
castbytheglyph: (Aa did I fall in love I wonder?)

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[personal profile] castbytheglyph 2012-11-14 06:32 am (UTC)(link)
[Can you believe the library had no decent books in today? Someone must have already made a sweep of the place before Pascal got there... On the plus side, she was able to grab a nice collection of scrap metal from the smithy! It was just sitting there in box, waiting for her to take. A lot of it is rusty, but Pascal is happy with anything!

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?!
Edited 2012-11-14 06:32 (UTC)
complicatedliar: (the eyebrow is raised)

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[personal profile] complicatedliar 2012-11-14 06:46 am (UTC)(link)
Chess, pai sho, Risk. Games similar to that.

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