endgames | 010 -- [Voice || Action]

[Forward-dated to early Tuesday morning - Unfortunately for you, Luceti, the paperweight Shikamaru usually keeps on his journal seems to have been knocked off during the night. If he knew, he might apologize for the BLARING alarm clock as it goes off at six in the morning.

But he doesn’t, so instead you get complaining.]

Nn… again? Forgot I set the thing… [BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. And a sigh. He could get up and get it. It’s annoying enough that he considers! But… it’s also a whole five feet away. Is that much effort worth it this early in the morning?]

How troublesome. [APPARENTLY NOT. He opts to instead bury his head under his pillow and go back to sleep.

But fear not. Lazy geniuses may not be so genius when they have to wake up early in the morning, but a certain

dangerouswind of his is troublesome no matter what time it is. That ringing will probably last no more than a minute or two before getting cut off loudly. And violently.]

[…MUCH LATER. After a trek in his pj’s through the snow: a secret transmission from the restaurant.]

[Filtered from Temari || 100% Unhackable]

…I need clothes. Preferably something warmer than pajamas. Shoes would be nice. I’d offer something in return, but money’s out for obvious reasons, and it’s not like I have much else to offer. [Long pause. He’s desperate enough.] But by all means – if anyone else can think of something, I’m all ears at this point.

[He’ll offer Chouji’s cooking if he has to. Okay, and maybe he’ll do something himself. ~~He’s going to regret this, isn’t he.~~]

[ooc: ~~First response is obviously reserved |D~~ IT'S ALL GOOD]

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Yes. She said she's looking for you. "Unarmed."

[And the fact that that needed to be a part of the message isn't weird to anyone else at this table, is it.]

She also said you jumped out of the window rather than talk to her.

That would be because she was armed at that point.

[He does perk up at that a little, however. If she didn't bring her fan, maybe she's calmed down some.]

...

How about you just start at the beginning?

[You're speaking in a code she does not understand. Context is required. She does, however, note the perking up.]

[He scratches at the back of his neck.]

It's pretty stupid. My alarm clock went off this morning. I didn't feel like turning it off, so I just went back to bed. My journal was open though, and she heard it and wanted me to turn it off. I told her to just close the journal if it was a problem, and we argued, and to make a long story short she knocked down my bedroom wall when I wouldn't.

...

You're kidding.

[In response, he lifts his pajama shirt from the pile he dumped it in on the floor and shakes it out. Hey look, bits of plaster.]

[...]

All right, I guess I can see why you'd jump out the window.

[BECAUSE YOU'RE ALL CLEARLY INSANE! Who doesn't TURN OFF THEIR ALARM CLOCK? Or then shut their JOURNAL? And who responds to this by TAKING DOWN A WALL?!!?! Temari could have KILLED him!]

What's the deal with you two, anyway. You're not from the same village, right? Temari mentioned something like that when you were making tea.

I've known her for a few years back home. Our villages are allies [...after first being enemies, but details] and we have a habit of running into one another. I actually only see her a few times a year back there, but Luceti changed some things.

We're kinda... dating.

[~~He's going to have such a fun time retconning this when the event is done.~~]

Woah, really? I didn't know that!

[I thought romantic relationships were supposed to be... you know... not insane.]

[And because sometimes Katara has all the tact of a ton of bricks, instead of 'congratulations' this is what comes out.]

That's... okay, if you two are dating, then what's with the alarm and the wall destroying?

[He shrugs.] We hit a rough patch and haven't exactly been on the best of terms lately.

['Rough patch.' Remind me to never date a ninja. I can't run straight down walls.

...although she can survive ridiculously high and wide jumps with a little bending help. Hmm.]

Oh. I'm sorry to hear that.

[Something is bothering her. Something she can't quite put her mental finger on. Give her a minute, maybe she'll get it.]

Don't be. These things happen between couples.

Okay.

[...] How long have you two been dating?

A couple of months. [He snorts.] Great track record so far, I know.

[A couple of months? She almost had it, that thing that was bothering her (why hadn't he introduced her as his girlfriend?), but she's distracted by his second comment.]

Well, if you two really care about each other, I'm sure you'll work it out.

[...that comment makes him think. Do they still love each other?]

...Yeah. We'll manage somehow.

[And then before they can take that subject line any further, he stands.]

Anyways. I need to go find Chouji and get my shoes. I'll get Sokka's clothes back to you as soon as I can, all right?

Sure, take your time. Eat something warm - you don't look like you're suffering from hypothermia, but it's better to be safe than sorry. And... good luck.

[Not the best time to bring up Legato. She'll talk to him about it later.]

Thanks. See ya around.

[There's a lazy salute - and then some short difficulty as he tries to shove his hands into jean pockets - and then he's out the door.]

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