014 -- [Voice || Action] AU Event

[endgames]

[The sun's just starting to set when Shikamaru makes his way out of the woods, back from his whatever mallynappings are in this AU unintentional vacation out there. What exactly happened is still blurry (disturbing enough when you have an eidetic memory), but hey. He came back from it at least. Not everyone does that.

Not wanting to draw much attention to himself, and unsure of how long he was even gone, Shikamaru avoids running into anybody on his way to House 19, climbing up a tree and into his room through a window instead of using the door. Only then does he open his journal, looking to get caught up on things-]

[Accidental Voice]

Oi, what happened to all of my shit? 

[Seems like he missed a lot after all, judging from the empty room.

Much later, after getting back up to speed on things, he throws up a filter.]

[Filtered to fellow Ninja Gang members || 100% Unhackable]

Sound off if you're still among the living.

[He's joking. He thinks half of you are too stupid to live sometimes, especially with Raph leading them, but he doesn't mean it seriously.

Usually.]

[Once that's taken care of and he's checked in with everyone else (he'll stop by Noel's in particular, if he doesn't talk to her over the journals first. Sanji's house is a stop along the way too now so he can pick up his stuff, as Chouji apparently found it and brought it over there), it's time for serious gang business. Loitering. In absence of a gas station, the grocery store is where it's at. Oh, and maybe he'll actually step inside and stock some shelves/do his job while he's at it too. That might be good.

...even if he's feeling just a little weird now.]

[OOC NOT!MALLYNAP EFFECT NOTE:

Since half of the reason I had Shikamaru mallynapped in the first place was because I wanted to do something with him when I brought him back, I'm still going with my original plan. Shikamaru's been brought back with a strange need to prank people, and he'll be ninja-ing his way about it for the next few days. They won't all be so obvious - and some might even take days/weeks after the event before they're triggered and actually go off. Just leave me a note in your tag somewhere  or PM if you want your character to be pranked at some point and we can work out the details over AIM or PM. I'll only have him prank your character if you state as such. o>]

Comments

1/2 because I CAN

[savethelastchip.livejournal.com]

[ Give Chouji a second, he's going for like the fourth sigh of relief in the past two days jeez man ]

[ voice ] also, fff.

[savethelastchip.livejournal.com]

[ okay bro, he's cool. ]

...yeah, you missed out on a Shift.

[ voice ]

[endgames]

[Whelp, so much for not drawing attention to himself. Sounds like he was gone long enough to be missed, too. Then again, it is Chouji, so.]

Tch. How troublesome. What was it this time?

[ voice ]

[savethelastchip.livejournal.com]

Surprise moves. [ Such is life, huh. ]

A lot of your stuff wound up where I woke up, so I've been holding on to it.

[ Because he wasn't about to go around disturbing your dad on his own. Sorry, bro. >_> ]

[Action]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

[Raph doesn't bother answering the books. Shikamaru will see him eventually, leaning against the doorway of the grocery store smoking a cigarette and still reeking from this morning's barn chores. Hell, he hasn't even bothered changing his jeans.

He stops nursing his cigarette long enough to regard Shika's approaching, trying to ignore the burning in his lungs.]

Well look what the cat dragged in.

[Action]

[endgames]

Don't sound so happy to see me. [He wrinkles his nose at the cigarette smoke, using a hand to brush it away.] And try not to smoke that downwind, will ya? Some of us like being able to breathe.

[Action]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

Then stand upwind, genius.

[He makes no effort to move, but stops smoking enough to cough a few times. Maybe he really should take Mike's advice and quit.]

Don't tell me the woods got you.

[Action]

[black-onslaught.livejournal.com]

[Ragna's definitely been keeping an eye out for Shikamaru's return. As much as he usually doesn't pay the kid much mind when he is around, the fact that he just suddenly disappeared like that brought up a lot of bad memories and feelings. All in all, it wasn't very pleasant.

So hearing his son's voice over the journal just brings a wave of relief over him, though he doesn't really show it except by his gradual appearance at the door of Shikamaru's room. He doesn't say anything, but he's right there. For some reason, Ragna's not really all that surprised that Shikamaru didn't even bother using the door.

But yeah. He can try being a decent father every once in awhile, right?]

[Action]

[endgames]

[Sure. A couple of times a year is nice.

In absence of a chair or bed, Shikamaru's seated himself in the sill of the window with his journal. Hearing the door, he looks up from it to the person standing there.]

Yo, old man.

[Action]

[black-onslaught.livejournal.com]

[You will never see how relieved he is to see you on his face, Shikamaru. Never. But it's still such a damn relief that he's finally back.]

Hey. You alright?

[Voice | Filtered]

[nextgen-hokage.livejournal.com]

[Well, would you look at that. Shikamaru's back. That's pretty awesome.]

Yo! I'm still in one piece!

[Voice | Filtered]

[endgames]

[Well good, that's one down.]

Heh. You sure about that?

[Voice | Filtered]

[nextgen-hokage.livejournal.com]

I'd like to think so. It'd be weird if I weren't and didn't realize, right? [Seriously.]

[sea-king-bait.livejournal.com]

Did all yours end up at the bottom of the ocean too?

[See this face? Not happy about waterlogged possessions.]

[endgames]

The bott- seriously?

[That sounds messed up.]

[sea-king-bait.livejournal.com]

Uh-huh. Worst. Shift. Ever. I like the ocean as much as the next girl, but that doesn't mean I want to live there.

[Or at the bottom of it, as the case may be.]

[filtered]

[ingrate.livejournal.com]

S'up, motherfucker.

[filtered]

[endgames]

Oi, that any way to greet your friend, asshole?

[Hello to you, too. |D]

[filtered]

[ingrate.livejournal.com]

The only way.

You said to sound off, so I'm sounding off.

[Voice Filter]

[donaldtrumpcard.livejournal.com]

....

[That's a sound right? Besides you don't need him to talk when it's going to register he's there anywaiz.]

[Voice Filter]

[endgames]

[Of course. Like hearing someone saying 'Dot, dot, dot'.]

Yo, boss.

Re: [Voice Filter]

[donaldtrumpcard.livejournal.com]

[Hey, you wanted to know if he's alive and he is geez. He's a little mixed about the whole being called boss thing. IT'S JUST DRIPPING WITH SARCASM AND ALL. But he won't mention it. He'll just continue on as if that "greeting" before was an actual hi. Which it was honest.]

Hmm. It is likely at that the other members are fine as well. [Besides the ones that's reported in that is.]

...

Have you had any luck finding your "shit"?

[Action] THIS IS SO LATE.

[bullet-dance.livejournal.com]

[S-Someone's visiting her...? ;_;

No, just kidding. that would just be depressing But... let's just say she forgot to check her journal, or conveniently missed a page. Whatever the case, she's at home right now. Relaxing a bit.

Though, to tell you the truth, she's been worried about Shikamaru ever since he disappeared.]

[Action] IT'S ALL GOOD

[endgames]

[Worrying is troublesome. 8|

Shikamaru figures that if he was gone long enough for even his dad to notice, then Noel's aware he's been gone too. After making his way over to her place, he lets himself in. She'll probably hear the door.]

[Action]

[bullet-dance.livejournal.com]

[She hears it, alright. But the thought of it being Shikamaru doesn't jump immediately to her mind. Uhh, let's just call out to see who it is.]

Nu, is that you?