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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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What do you expect when you keep tossing the ball away from someone like that? You reap what you sow, man.

[Toss, toss.]

That ball is ours, don't you look into it like that!

[Yawn.]

Don't make it so troublesome. Here. [Tossing it back now, in an easy underhanded throw.]

[And he catches it, pouting. Come on, you won't even play along? Lame]

[Talking slowly, as if to a small child, and complete with hand motions:]

And then you throw it to Linda...

[Him and Linda look at each other. And the back at Shikamaru. And then back at each other. And then back. And then he tosses it to her and she IRon Tail bats it such that it'll hit Shikamaru]

[WOW, RUDE.

The ball glances good off his head with a(n unfortunately unmanly and) pained yelp, but since he was standing by the edge over here that means it drops off the roof too. Not that Shikamaru notices, as he's crouched down with one hand clutching at the lump on his head.]

[Who cares about the ball, man. The two of them are just going to laugh here. Laughing, so much laughing]

Argh... [Grumble, grumble, rubbing his head.] You're worse than a woman. It's like male PMS with you!

[They keep laughing a moment longer before Linda perks her ears up and Masaomi dramatically waves a finger] Come now, that was a given!

I hope not. No one wants to see your prancing around in skirts too.

[PURPOSEFULLY OBTUSE.]

-Hey, I could do it. I could pull it off, you know!

That wasn't a dare!

Then don't say these things!

Don't act like a weirdo!

Who was weird?! I speak only truths!

Too much information. It's called too. much. information.

Tell that to Riku-kun! I'm still disturbed at the implication!

STOP BRINGING IT UP.

[He facepalms hard, clipping the lump Linda gave him on the head and NOT CARING.]

But the images remain! The bouncing, and boing, boaw!! [And he begins to shake with his hands on his head like he's the Happy Mask Salesman]

Ugh-- The hell are you imagining it for?!

[AND PUTTING IT INTO HIS HEAD. JERK. KNOW WHAT HE'S GONNA JUST. PLUG HIS EARS WITH HIS FINGERS SO HE DOESN'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO THIS SHIT.]

I can't help myself! [And in fact he dissolves into fake sobs, curling up into a ball here on the roof. Linda, for her part, just jumps onto his back, rolling her eyes but "patting him on the back" with her tail]

[CAN'T HEAR YOU. But he is glaring at the theatrics, or at least trying to. Stupid ridiculous friends. 8|]

[No but really theatrics aside he is throwed by this insight. Still, it's much easier - and more fun - to be theatrical. And thus, he is]

[He unplugs his ears eventually to lay down on the roof, sighing up at the sky. Eventually...]

I'm sorry about Gold. [...] And that you've never been laid.

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