Appointments Post ( II )

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This post here is for personal conversations which should happen but one or both of us doesn't want to put up a new post/log and thus we will just thread it out here. This can be used to thread with Masaomi anytime and anywhere. This can either be in person (with action), or via the journal's call feature (voice and/or written).

When replying to this post please mark in the subject line when and how it is taking place EX:
[Action, March 11th]
[Voice, September 8th]
Written, June 10th]

(Link to old one here)

Comments

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Stupid. [He sighs, and watches the wall now.] Heh. But I wouldn't have stopped you.

[He's glad you did.]

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I wouldn't have let you stop me.

[With a wink.]

[endgames]

[He does grin at that, maybe too wide.]

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[And he smirks now, it actually meeting his eyes slowly]

We're doing our best, right?

[Me and you. Katara. Responsibility. He thinks back to what his chat with Davis was like]

[endgames]

Hmmmm...

[He trails off and rubs a hand over his eyes, but remembers the question.]

Yeah. You're doin' real good.

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[And he lets this trail off a moment before-] I wonder if Jewel still thinks I'm cute.

[JUST A... WAYWARD THOUGHT.]

[endgames]

[--he can't help it, he laughs at that. Snorts through the nose even. Maybe it's because he just wasn't expecting it, but that's the funniest thing he's heard in a week.]

She flirt with you again...?

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No, not at all! I was surprised! I'm not sure if she saw me!

[He groans and then flops his arms back, dramatically. And he siiiighs. Though it gets more serious here, his tone is still flippant-]

The good Specialist Davis says that she's on probation. Apparently, being mind controlled by a creepy nihilistic weirdo does things to you.

[endgames]

[He's still stuck on the other part of that, trying to stifle a fit of chuckles.]

If you get on good terms... maybe she could give you her fingernail clippings. It'd be like diamonds right? You could make a ring.

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Oh man, how romantic would that be?! A necklace made of a girl who's all over the Love Hunter?!

[And he starts to laugh. In earnest]

[endgames]

Romantic and environmentally friendly, heheh.

[He really can't stop snickering.]

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"There were no Kenyans bled to death in the making of this necklace"

[Snickering too]

[endgames]

That's funny. [Heheh.] I don't know what Kenya is.

[Still funny.]

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Poor country from Earth. Doesn't matter- [He waves his hand, still laughing]

[endgames]

Whatever you say. [He'll take your word for it, because this is nice. He'll wonder later why he thought it was so funny, but it feels good to laugh.]

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Hahahaha~! [He wiggles his fingers now in front of him, still laughing. Everything's been terrible but- it's good to be with his best friend npw]

[endgames]

[That goes on for a while. For Shikamaru, at least until he doesn't have the breath to keep it up and he's too tired to work out a better punchline.

His arm doesn't hurt so much right now, which is good. He thinks he could take a nap like this, but he's probably forgetting something...]

Hey Masaomi?

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Yeah, boss?

[he is smiling by now and almost reaching his eyes]

[endgames]

[His voice is light.] When we said we'd see each other at the end of that, I made a bet that you'd make it back okay. It's the only one I made that worked out.

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Hey, give me some credit. We're not heroes, remember?

[With a smile, still]

[endgames]

I know, I know. That was what I was trying to say. I'm proud of you, you know?

[He sighs, content, and closes his eyes.] I don't know what I'm doing here anymore. But I know what kind of man you are because I've seen you grow into it. I think if anything... at least that's been worth it.

1/2

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[Well then...]

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Maaaah...

[After a while. He does not know how to respond to that one, at all. His smile is sort of light and his eyes are still... hard. Oh well]

[endgames]

[There are other things too, he thinks. It's hard not to be proud about how his friendship stands with Katara, after every hit that relationship took. And he's learned things... some of it's paid off.

Maybe Temari...? He's not sure.

When he looks back on it, he doesn't think he has a lot to be proud of in Luceti. Not this draft, for one, and plans wasted. But it can't all have been for nothing and he's set that those things should count. Three things and a half. He's partially dozing by the time he's gotten that far, but ends up talking just to keep idle conversation.]

Let's go visit Silver tomorrow.

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But I know exactly what you're doing. [He closes his eyes as he says this, quietly. And he nods] But alright, that sounds fun.