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037 -- [Voice | Action]
[With Naruto MIA (and if he's being experimented on, he hopes his pal fries the Rogues good in the process), Shikamaru can't afford to cut out at the convenience store, much as he wants to. He takes the morning shift, debating whether he should look into hiring more people again, before finding his journal returned to him halfway in.
Yeah, returned. Don't ask. ...it got eaten, okay. Don't ask.
Later in the day, when he's off, he decides to mark the occasion.]
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Congratulations, Luceti. As of today, it's been a year since TERRACE, and so a year since this village's seen a draft. They've been happening less and less frequently, but that's a record even for us. [Which is a good thing, if you can't tell from how pleased he sounds.]
Speaking about misconceptions... Let's play a game. Pretend I'm a New Feather here, freshly arrived and working on the half-naked problem. A couple dozen people have explained the thing about the wings, don't worry, but I still have no idea how I got here, or where 'here' is.
How do you explain the situation? What's the first thing you tell me about the world, or the Malnosso? If you don't feel comfortable saying it on the journals, you can find me at the playground if you want to say it in person. Any of you who've been here for less than two years, I'd be interested in your response especially.
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[True to his word, Shikamaru will be at the playground all afternoon, hogging the roundabout while school's still in session and begrudgingly giving it up when the kids are out for a spot in the sand. He'll have his journal and a separate notepad with him, scribbling in both.
When the sun goes down, he'll hang out for a little while longer for latecomers before calling it a day and going to the bar. He has no intention of getting sloshed, but he'll stick around long enough to have some fun and knock back more than a few.]
Yeah, returned. Don't ask. ...it got eaten, okay. Don't ask.
Later in the day, when he's off, he decides to mark the occasion.]
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Congratulations, Luceti. As of today, it's been a year since TERRACE, and so a year since this village's seen a draft. They've been happening less and less frequently, but that's a record even for us. [Which is a good thing, if you can't tell from how pleased he sounds.]
Speaking about misconceptions... Let's play a game. Pretend I'm a New Feather here, freshly arrived and working on the half-naked problem. A couple dozen people have explained the thing about the wings, don't worry, but I still have no idea how I got here, or where 'here' is.
How do you explain the situation? What's the first thing you tell me about the world, or the Malnosso? If you don't feel comfortable saying it on the journals, you can find me at the playground if you want to say it in person. Any of you who've been here for less than two years, I'd be interested in your response especially.
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[True to his word, Shikamaru will be at the playground all afternoon, hogging the roundabout while school's still in session and begrudgingly giving it up when the kids are out for a spot in the sand. He'll have his journal and a separate notepad with him, scribbling in both.
When the sun goes down, he'll hang out for a little while longer for latecomers before calling it a day and going to the bar. He has no intention of getting sloshed, but he'll stick around long enough to have some fun and knock back more than a few.]
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[And yes, planning this while also talking to Shikamaru is the prefect plan.]
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What do I care what you think of my clothes? I'm not a girl.
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As you're friends, that is why we care!
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Hmmm.... Maybe I should start wearing turtlenecks.
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Turtlenecks and mesh, man. Ninja swag.]
[Voice --> Action] ^^ Also feel free to keep tagging voice, but thought I'd get our action bit going
He's not overly surprised to see Shikamaru enter the bar so he waves over at the ninja.]
Hey there, lady killer. How's it going?
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[Dry, but there's as much bite behind it as a sea sponge, especially given he comes up to take the seat beside Vash.]
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Small Luceti I guess! So, I've heard a bit about your "love life", how's the rest of your life going? Did you end up getting the info you were looking for earlier?
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Enough to work with, yeah. I'll turn it into something concise for a later day.
[He raises two fingers to catch the attention of a bartender, who brings a bottle of something.]
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[Vash has his own bottle already next to him. It's a cheap whiskey and it was easier than asking the bartender over again and again. He takes a sip from his glass as Shikamaru gets his drink.]
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You gotta, if you don't wanna lose it.
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So Raine and I've been working more in the tunnels.
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Or perhaps it's the topic that makes him slow. This was something he had great interest in.]
I was wondering how that was going. Any results?
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