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[endgames]

[Shikamaru's a hard man to find after this (on-going) thread.

He doesn't return to his apartment until the next morning, through the spare bedroom and not the front door. It's doubtful anyone else will catch him outside of his own floor for the next several days, though he always has his journal on him.

Those days are also partially spent tracking down Tony Stark, Law, Itachi, Gold, Silver, and a few others in his building to warn them about Hidan. Masaomi will no doubt hear from him when he gets back, and Riku may have learned what he needs to know from Ino before Shikamaru gets to him, but they're both on the list. He'll also be visiting the Avatar house for a few people in particular, but given that's half the house he won't be shunning anyone else he runs into there.]

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[tsuntrader]

[Well, Shikamaru can obviously find him in the Battle Dome. It shouldn't be too hard to drag him out.

Or he can wait for him to burn the majority of his day in simulations and either be in the pokehouse or off at who knows where in the woods.

His call.]

[endgames]

[He's in an anxious enough mood that the Battle Dome is actually on his list this time. Even if he hates using it, a few of his friends on his list are regulars there, so.

He's being stealthy about it all the same. He's not in the mood to talk to anyone right now, so he uses a minor genjutsu to deflect attention from himself. Seems he's in luck though - he spots Silver in one of those simulations from the viewing window.]

[tsuntrader]

[Yep. The simulation he's in is unstable, to say the least- the environment and enemies are constantly changing.

One minute he flies down with Murkrow as he paralyzes and smashes heads with a dragon in some mountains. The next he's in a forested area with some generic ninjas (because ninjas are cooler screw you Gold) (even if we decided that samurais are the best) and he switches to Sneasel so the the two of them can try to outmaneuver and stay stealthier than them. Sneasel's built for the part, so they do manage to quietly pick off a couple of them.

The scenery switches again, and it's nothing but an open clearing and a whole lot of big guys, so Silver lets out Feraligatr, who slams his foot down to split the earth open again- but this time, unlike their battle in Vaskoth, it's not a shockwave. An Earthquake. No, it's Larger. Wider. Significantly so. The earth itself splits apart and becomes misshapen...

...And it only spreads to about ten feet in front of them. Well shit.

Getting rammed into by a bunch of electricly charged Electivire using Wild Charge and subsequently getting zapped by their two tails has got to hurt. It definitely looks painful enough for the two of them as the simulation fades.]

[endgames]

[Shikamaru's not sure how that can count as training. There's no time to think--

Ah. Maybe that's it.

But either way it's not his problem. Shikamaru walks away from the viewing window and down to the doors to the room Silver had, waiting outside with his arms crossed for him to come out. He hopes he's only smarting from that fight. Two weeks out of bed is early to be pushing a lot of fighting, and as serious of a talk as he needs to have with him, he'd still feel guilty if he kept him from taking a breather.]

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[tsuntrader]

[Ughhhh. Alright, it's break time. It's absolutely break time.]

Are you okay? I know you and electricity don't mix well- [Silver. Silver. It's okay. See? Smile!

God fine you stupid endearing rep-]

[tsuntrader]

[-tile...]

What are you doing here? [You. You never come here, Shikamaru.]

[endgames]

We need to talk about something.

[No pleasantries, right to the chase. He does spare a glance at Feraligatr though, and anyone else if they're out.]

If you want to take care of them first, I'll wait outside.

[tsuntrader]

[...What happened? -No, Shikamaru's not gonna want to talk about it here. He nods and hurries over to the vendors for potions (and a paralyze heal, jeez) to fix up his Pokémon before heading out. If Shikamaru came all the way out to the battle dome for this, it's gotta be serious.

He can still feel that electricity though. Ugh...]

[endgames]

[Shikamaru will be sitting outside the building somewhere. Just walk the perimeter and you'll find him.]

[tsuntrader]

[That's the first thing he does. Sneasel walks alongside him as usual, and soon enough, the two of them find Shikamaru.

But neither of them say anything. They simply keep quiet and look at him. He'll probably head elsewhere before explaining things. If not, they're not about to stop him from speaking right away.

[endgames]

[Another good deduction. Without a word, Shikamaru stands and heads for the forest, indicating Silver should follow. There. Less public. They can sit in this tree here too.]

[tsuntrader]

[Alright. He and Sneasel climb right up and get relatively comfortable.]

What happened?

[endgames]

I'm here to warn you about a man who showed up from my world. He's occupied for now, but he'll be stirring up things before long.

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[tsuntrader]

[tsuntrader]

That's it?

[Jeez Shikamaru you made it sound like someone already died or there was some sort of epidemic going on]

[endgames]

[GOSH, SOMEONE DID LIKE TWO YEARS AGO.]

I'm serious. I don't want you anywhere near him.

[tsuntrader]

[Alright, alright.]

What can he do? ...What did he do?

[endgames]

[...loaded question.]

He was a criminal, and a member of a terrorist group known as the Akatsuki. They've done many things as a group and before joining.

Hidan himself kills in the name of his religion. After he tastes someone's blood, they become his target.

[tsuntrader]

[...Well, go on. That barely tells him anything about what he's capable of.]

[endgames]

[He sighs, and works the back of his neck with one hand until he can pop it.]

It's part of his ritual. Ingesting the blood links his body to his victim's. Any damage he inflicts upon himself also effects the other person. But he's an immortal. He can mutilate himself without a care, and it will only kill the other guy.

[tsuntrader]

[...Well that sounds fun. So all it takes is a little bit of blood and bam, it's over.]

What are you planning to do about him?

[endgames]

Many things.

[tsuntrader]

Alone? [Has he ever seen that look on Shikamaru's face before?...]

[endgames]

Probably.

[tsuntrader]

[...It's not something he wants to do alone. It's something he needs to, isn't it?]

Be careful.