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[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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They could be. Maybe. [He has to think about that.] It's hard to predict things to come when it comes to this woman. I could end up like my old man if I'm not careful.

[He actually has to ponder this for a second.]

...

Are you referring to marriage? [Yeah, please tell him you're not cause wtf Shika.]

Heh, that'd be the lesser of two evils. [He actually wants to get married, someday.] But my old man is whipped. I don't want to be like that.

[... he thinks you're forgetting the fact that you're outside in pajamas.]

Could it be possible that, by trying to avoid a certain path, you actually steer yourself towards it?

[He folds his hands behind his head. And... all right. He'll humor you, Shino. This is one subject that he acknowledges he's utterly clueless about.]

How so?

[He hates explaining things. And that may be evident by the pause of silence before he speaks.]

Currently you are trying to win every argument. However, by doing so you are possibly only ensuring you will never win.

You have stated that women are hard to predict. If that is the case then... being unpredictable yourself is logically the best answer. [He really has no idea about anything concerning women. Mostly because he doesn't care that much. But if trying not to be whipped is getting you put out in the cold.. maybe you should try something else.]

[As Shino speaks, Shikamaru tries to view this from a black and white standpoint; clear cut facts, plain and simple. He can see the logic behind his reasoning.]

Maah. Who'd have thought it would take so much strategy dealing with a woman, of all things. Something like that's gonna take a lot of work.

[...] Maybe you're right, though. Might be better than the way I've been going about it.

[He nods, before something else dings in his mind.]

Alternatively... you could ask another woman for advice. [Well that's a far more lazier option.]

[And yet more troublesome, in his opinion. The women are a united front against him in times like this, you know.]

That has the potential to open up a whole new can of worms. Ugh. [He rubs his face.] Maybe as a last resort. Thanks for the advice, Shino.

You're welcome...

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