[This is not what Shikamaru expected to hear when he cracked open his journal. He hasn't heard Masaomi sound like this in a long time - not since that fight.
But even then, that was different, wasn't it? This seems more... raw, maybe. A hurt that's sudden, instead of something that's had time to build.]
[voice]
But even then, that was different, wasn't it? This seems more... raw, maybe. A hurt that's sudden, instead of something that's had time to build.]
Oi, Masaomi.