[Shikamaru massages a point in the middle of his forehead with the ball of his thumb, working the groove there.]

Oi, oi, it's not like that. If there's something to worry about, I'll tell you. [...though saying that makes him feel like an asshole. Until ten seconds ago, he was going to ask for her help with something, and now somehow he's gotten stuck in the defensive.] But here we haven't talked in a while, and the first thing we're seriously gonna do is argue?