033 -- [Action]

[endgames]

[In anticipation of a witch hunt, Shikamaru left the village a solid week or more ago for a spot he could wait things out and do as he liked. After John's report to the village, he trained with Twila's powers some and checked out the barrier. He never forgot that looming detail - that a deadline was approaching - but it wasn't the loudest though to linger in his mind.

"I've let your new attitude and wings slide, because we're friends. But it's starting to make you do things you wouldn't normally in a bad way. You should get it together."

It's troublesome but not untrue, which means that comes before anything else. Control is the name of the game here. Twila catered to his apathy, and while there's something nice about not feeling sad or anxious anymore, until they split ways he's going to be the one calling the shots. And after that week... he is for the most part, and ready to take care of things.]

[Since it's hard telling over the journals how much things settled in the village, so on June 9th he makes his way back on his very best behavior. Best. Maybe. PROVOKE HIM AND FIND OUT. He's still possessed by the start of the day, but in general, Shikamaru can be found attempting to mind himself while doing any of the following:

1. Observing people from high up places and making weirdly realistic shadow puppets to pass the time
2. Exploring the new parts of the tunnels
3. Searching out anyone he might have been an ass to, because he should make up for that 8|

One way or another he's back to normal by the end of the day, so people might find him in CH1 too after the fact.]

Comments

[generalflirt]

Same, honestly. Now I'm done being sick I think I'm hungry.

[But he did want to see what it was like down here, at least a little]

[endgames]

[...blech. He was joking about food early, but now it really is making him more queasy.]

This good enough, or you want to pick a path?

[generalflirt]

[Hmmm...

He raises his voice to call out:] Echo!

[To check the echo. He's always wanted to do that]

[endgames]

[...heh]

If you want it to sound really good, you gotta go in deeper.

[generalflirt]

Didn't we just want to go back up the elevator? [Because, you know, we wanted to to not stick around because he's hungry and sick and you're just sick]

[endgames]

[He snorts through the nose. Still, might as well make it worth it, right? Wordless, he sticks his hand out, pushing the tips of two fingers into Masaomi's back to shove/guide him. Just a few steps forward, and a little to the right: before the mouth of one tunnel, and within shot of another.]

[generalflirt]

[...Okay, if you say so. He'll just be awalkin' then, following the lead here. Or well, he's in front, but you know what I mean. He picks up the pace so as to not be poked and makes his way on in further]

[endgames]

[Pfft, they're not going far. Shikamaru pokes him once more in the back then drops his hand when they're there, a few steps later.]

There. Try it again.

[generalflirt]

[Okay if you say so man. In fact - inhale and exhale and:]

Echo!

[endgames]

[There we go. Due to positioning, there's much better feedback here. The sound practically vibrates throughout the place: in front overhead, and behind them.

Shikamaru smirks a little. It's been a while, since he's done something like that. Not since him and Kiba were kids.]

[generalflirt]

[Yeah, that was nice.

It was a feel good moment, really.]

[endgames]

[He catches that look, and that's all the cue he needs. Turning on his foot, he heads back in the direction of the elevator, the first steps echoing slightly against the path. Now they can go.]

C'mon, then.

[generalflirt]

[And the rode the elevator to the surface.

And rejoiced.

No really I can't brain this anymore]