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[Shikamaru was on the mission until a few days ago and it rattled him, he could tell. Green's relative showed up recently, but before that they'd been doing a bunch of training... which pushed back his normal training, personal fitness, and ninja stuff with Shikamaru. Gold was gone. He was still trying as he could to avoid Sakura, probably because he still wasn't entirely sure where he stood with her or with ... other parties.

Life was complicated, basically, and he found himself again longing to return to the comparative simplicity of Ikeburkuro. Or maybe just his own ignorance at the time. He thought then that he'd experienced the darkness, and while he didn't want to make light of what happened to Saki or how much the betrayal from Izaya still stung... when it came down to it, he had no idea how dark things could get. None at all. Or so he thought now.

Also, his zappyness had faded from the kidnapping, but Linda's electricity still isn't back up to par. Actually, it's still floundering around... well, frankly, lower than it was when she was born. She was born with a lot of potential, and while she can now pull off the careful stuff they've trained with (Magnet Rise, Flash, etc) she can't even pull off a proper thundershock. He knows she's been looking at the thunderstone in his room more and more, but he can't help but think that would compound the problem. A problem he's been trying until now to keep under wraps as much as possible, for her pride and because of his fear Green'll take her from him over it.

So what was he doing?

Well, him and his Pikachu are getting some exercise. It's not particularly icy today, so they do it outside, running around town and leaping up trashcans and walls to roofs, swinging off lamp posts, and in Linda's case floating some. Basically, parkour/free running as much as is possible in an almost-rural town like this. It's making him miss the urban environment even more, but it does feel nice to show off a little with the stamina and strength which now backs up the balance he's always had. Sure, the both of them mess up now and again, but more often than not (sometimes with some chakra help) they pull off some crazy leaping stunts. What's more, as the day drags on of them doing this, he and his mouse get progressively more in sync as the joy of showing off and doing crazy stuff overrides both of their degrees of shame.

So run into them doing that all over, but mostly centered around the plaza.

That night, he settles in for a meal at Seventh Heaven. He should go home or hang out at the Convenience Store, but he decides he'd rather eat out right now. So him and Linda go in to eat there. He also pulls out his journal and considers something...]

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So, is anyone planning things for White Day? [Not that he's expecting it, but. There, he's reaching out more]

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I see. Do you already know what you're going to do to repay them?

[Or are you still figuring out that part.]

Oh, I've got a few ideas.

[Dare we even ask what these ideas are, Masaomi?]

Oh, good! I must admit that I'm a little curious, but I suppose you'd like to keep them a secret so as to properly surprise them.

But what about you? Do you have anything you need to do? Any girls you tasted over the course of Valentines?

[Is it sad that he didn't see anything wrong with the phrasing of that question at first.]

No, I don't think so. [Not unless interacting with a few people at the spa plus a guy we were rather affectionate around counts, but since the question was regarding girls giving us anything--] Perhaps next year will be a little more fortunate.

Yeah, that would be a half decent consolation prize for being here another year, huh?

[...Oh, he hadn't thought of that. Would he still be stuck here next year too?]

If nothing too strange happened, then I suppose it could be. [There's a slight pause on his end before Cilan adds] Though I think I might prefer celebrating it at home next time.

Then I'll hope for you too, my man! After all, things aren't always pleasant here.

True. But, there have been a few good things that can out-weigh the bad, too. If I'm still here by then, hopefully there will be even more that have happened by that time to continue to give the situation a more palatable taste.

Is this what they call Stockholm Syndrome???

"Stockholm Syndrome"?

[Does Pokemon world even have a Stockholm or maybe it's called something else, but either way he seems to be asking for a clarification.]

[He laughs on the other end of the line. Which isn't recorded, but it lasts a while, so there's a delay before-]

Nevermind.

You're right though.

[...?]

Right. After all, keeping a positive outlook can make things go a lot smoother.

[Or at least that's what he's been trying to do in the amount of time he's been here--allowing oneself to be affected by negative feelings would just make the situation worse, he thinks.]

For sure. Positiveness, love, and Mt. Dew are all big parts of that!

[Pfft okay, now there's a delay on his end for a few seconds from his own laughter.]

That last one might be considered debatable, depending on who you ask.

Yeah, from people with no soul, diabetes, or on a diet.

My, how harsh of you to say, Masaomi. [Though he might be laughing again, hard to tell with a written message.] You must be really fond of that beverage.

I've gotten pretty fond of it in Luceti.

[Hmm] I haven't taken quite a shine to it as you have, but I suppose it might be considered something of an acquired taste for someone like me.

[Cilan's more of a tea or coffee person, with the occasional juice or such. After all, making tea was way more accessible for him whenever they had to camp out in the woods rather than holding out your luck for a vending machine.]

Well it isn't for everyone. [And then he taps his pen on his table before cackling and penning in:] You're pretty old, after all?

[Masaomi......]

I haven't grown that old to the point of not liking soda. I'm just more used to drinking other types of beverages since soda was not so easily abundant when we were traveling around in some areas of Unova. [Although orange soda is pretty okay...]

[If this were voice there would be an "eeeeeh" here, but instead there's just a little pause before he pens on in]

So what sort of stuff do you drink?

Well, I personally like tea. [Are you even surprised.] There are many different ways to prepare and enjoy it, as well as having a beneficial taste in regards to improving one's health, in some cases.

[There's a slight pause, before he adds--] Of course, I can't expect some of the friends I used to travel with to share the same opinion, as they might prefer things with a sweeter flavor to them, so I sometimes prepared juices for us to drink as well. [They seemed to like orange juice, as well a few other kinds that could possibly be made with some berries they had in their world.]

Is tea really any easier to have on the road?

[Penned in after he notices the words stopped coming, he leans back in his chair to snort. Yeah, he saw that coming]

[He's a classy guy who likes tea okay...but also travels with two kids so he has to make sure they're kept happy too. ^^;;]

There are a few teas that can be brewed while traveling, even though they tend to have a very simple taste to them in comparison to having access to stronger ingredients. Otherwise, juice is a suitable substitute, and then once we've reached the next town, then it's easier to indulge in sodas and the like.

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