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036 -- [Voice]
((Backdated to February 4th))
[It's been a long time since Shikamaru's failed a mission. All right. Failure might be too strong a word for this one. He can actually laugh at that. This isn't like when he was twelve. It's a personal embarrassment, not something that's going to keep him up at night, sick to his stomach.
A failure is a failure though, and that makes it a pain in the ass. He'd apologized to the MSF personnel profusely, and requested to be put on a different mission to make up for the screw-up. They'd looked nonplussed about the whole thing and stuck him back in Luceti, but eh. Shikamaru decides to keep his journal close to him anyways, in case they take him up on that. It's for this reason he doesn't go out to do any of the things he probably should. He passes the time by flipping through the journal instead, and thinking over the last mission.]
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When I first came to this village, I remember going out. Left or right, it seemed anywhere I looked someone was using that so-called "filial magic". ...Haaa. [He scratches his head, and there's a smirk in his voice.] That's an exaggeration, but you get it. That was years ago, though. It seemed like it was becoming less common until that incident last year, when everyone got possessed.
Anyone learning anything from those guys now? Seems like the kind of thing that would spark interest, especially with one extra spirit hanging around.
[It's been a long time since Shikamaru's failed a mission. All right. Failure might be too strong a word for this one. He can actually laugh at that. This isn't like when he was twelve. It's a personal embarrassment, not something that's going to keep him up at night, sick to his stomach.
A failure is a failure though, and that makes it a pain in the ass. He'd apologized to the MSF personnel profusely, and requested to be put on a different mission to make up for the screw-up. They'd looked nonplussed about the whole thing and stuck him back in Luceti, but eh. Shikamaru decides to keep his journal close to him anyways, in case they take him up on that. It's for this reason he doesn't go out to do any of the things he probably should. He passes the time by flipping through the journal instead, and thinking over the last mission.]
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When I first came to this village, I remember going out. Left or right, it seemed anywhere I looked someone was using that so-called "filial magic". ...Haaa. [He scratches his head, and there's a smirk in his voice.] That's an exaggeration, but you get it. That was years ago, though. It seemed like it was becoming less common until that incident last year, when everyone got possessed.
Anyone learning anything from those guys now? Seems like the kind of thing that would spark interest, especially with one extra spirit hanging around.
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[Huff.]
Whatcha doing today anyway?
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[So could Shikamaru, but SHHH.]
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[That can be boring too don't make him work boss.]
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...is anyone at the store right now?
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[You're the boss.]
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So... yeah.
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[He makes a note to pop in later that night. It's not really fair to throw that all on Masaomi and Naruto.]
I'll take care of it. You want to hang out, or something?
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[It's not his fault, okay? But yes he does, if the smile is an indicator of anything.]
Yeah. You wanna do anything?
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I dunno. As long as it isn't work. [So just hanging out in the village or going somewhere, whatever he is easy to please.]
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[BUT OKAY. He knows this town, he can think of something fun.]
Let's go to the rec center. They have movies, or we can play some games.
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I'll meet you there?
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[FAST FORWARD TO REC CENTER?]
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Yo, Shikamaru!
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[Probably.]
So what's up?
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