[Avoidance. It makes him wonder how many times Masaomi has already heard this today - he has a long list of friends, and Shikamaru knows he can't have been the first person he went to, regardless of his skill set.
This is really hitting you hard, isn't it? It makes him wonder what he'd be like if Chouji just vanished from the village one day. He likes to think he'd be glad, but he knows he'd be a mess. So he can sympathize.
It doesn't give him pause though, as he reaches into another pocket to pull out a pen. Because at the same time, he knows he wouldn't ignore the reality of the situation if it was staring him in the face.]
I might find Mikado, and I might not. Either way, you need to prepare for the possibility that he isn't in Luceti right now.
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This is really hitting you hard, isn't it? It makes him wonder what he'd be like if Chouji just vanished from the village one day. He likes to think he'd be glad, but he knows he'd be a mess. So he can sympathize.
It doesn't give him pause though, as he reaches into another pocket to pull out a pen. Because at the same time, he knows he wouldn't ignore the reality of the situation if it was staring him in the face.]
I might find Mikado, and I might not. Either way, you need to prepare for the possibility that he isn't in Luceti right now.