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Nara Shikamaru ([personal profile] number_one_coward) wrote in [community profile] niteo_logs2012-04-11 03:59 pm

There's no motivation

Characters: Nara Shikamaru and OPEN
When: April 11th
Where: Some vague spot in Nesreca that isn't the apartment building. >_>
Rating: PG for possible coarse language.
Summary: Another shinobi arrives and isn't ready to risk the network yet. Help him out?


Shikamaru blinked warily at his surroundings, crouched nervously inside the entrance of a crumbling building, fingers gripping tight to the odd device he’d found stowed away in his pocket. He figured it had to be some sort of communication device, taking the buttons and hole-placements into account, but there was no way he was going to fiddle with unfamiliar equipment just yet. Not when he had no idea who might answer his call.

Because this wasn’t right. This wasn’t Konoha. Not by a long shot.

He’d been walking through the the village, intent on what promised to be an impressive lunch at the Akimichi compound, and then suddenly he was here. Stranded in a decimated city, the ruins of which didn’t resemble Konoha (or any other place he could think of) in the slightest... which he supposed should have been something of a comfort, but the abrupt change in location was doing little to help along such reasonable thinking. Clenched fingers and the quiet mutter of “Kai!” had done nothing to set his situation right, and now he was left with only the desolate landscape stretching out before him and the panicked flurry of his own thoughts.

What was this? Just a dream? It seemed so real, the light spattering of rain against his skin and the sound of gravel crunching beneath his sandals. Was he... going crazy? No, there was no need for that. He had to calm down. He wasn’t dreaming and he wasn’t in Konoha, but as long as he kept thinking rationally, he could find an explanation.

Poking his head out from his impromptu hiding place, he carefully started to edge his way outside, eyes wide and taking in everything even as he reached out hesitantly with his chakra, feeling for any signs of life. Part of him was tempted to try and wait this out. To keep out of sight until he could get his bearings, but if someone had meant to get the drop on him? They would have already.

[personal profile] bluedemonflames 2012-04-11 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Out to search the city for anything that could be used in kitchen construction, Rin and Kuro picked their way through the rubble. It wasn't turning out to be a very profitable day. Still the pair continued on and thanks to Kuro's keen eyes found a fork amongst the debris. It was a little bent, but nothing that couldn't be worked with. Straightening up from behind a wall with a big smile on his face Rin held it up to the light to admire it.]

Nice goin' Kuro!

[Mewing proudly, Kuro jumped up onto Rin's shoulder and at once the pair finally noticed the boy slinking out of the shadows. Two sets of eyes are now directed his way, staring.]

[personal profile] bluedemonflames 2012-04-11 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[Too late to hide. Shikamaru has already been spotted and Rin is now walking over towards him, tail swishing behind him.]

Oi! Hey kid!

[He leaves a little distance between them when he stops. Doesn't want to scare him after all.]

Haven't seen you around here before.

[personal profile] bluedemonflames 2012-04-11 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Okumura Rin. [The cat mews to make sure that he isn't forgotten and Rin grin's again.]

This is Kuro. You must've just shown up. What's your name kid?

[personal profile] bluedemonflames 2012-04-11 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Eh? I'm not from a village. I'm from the True Cross campus town. This is Russia. It's a country up north. It's gonna sound crazy, but people get brought here by a ghost. Not all of us come from the same world either. You every heard of Earth?

[personal profile] bluedemonflames 2012-04-11 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[Rin crosses his arms indignantly.]

Oi. Don't be a brat! It's the truth. This isn't wherever ya think you should be.

[personal profile] bluedemonflames 2012-04-11 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah that's what I'm sayin' and you'll find out I'm right. You can either believe me or figure it out the hard way. You're probably not even from this world. It's friggin' weird, but that's how it is.

[He takes a step back from the kid.]

There are more people other than me. We're stuck in this city so we all live in an apartment building here. I'll show ya the way.

[personal profile] bluedemonflames 2012-04-11 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
No. Ever heard of Japan?

[He backs up another step to give the kid more room and shifts the weight of the bag on his shoulder.]

[personal profile] bluedemonflames 2012-04-12 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh ho a name. That is progress. Rin grins.]

Nice to meet ya Shikamaru.

[He motions off in one direction.]

We're gonna head back that way. The apartment building over there is the only place that's good for living in. The rest of the buildings are trashed. The ghost give ya a room number yet?

[personal profile] bluedemonflames 2012-04-12 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
This side of the river is practically deserted. Don't go crossin' to the other side. The people over there get freaked out and you'll end up in jail.

[He scratches at his head and starts in the direction that he motioned to before.]

Guess the ghost will talk to ya some time.

[He motions for Shika to follow him.]

This way.

[personal profile] bluedemonflames 2012-04-12 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
[Rin glances back over his shoulder.]

Does it matter?

[personal profile] bluedemonflames 2012-04-12 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Well no point in hiding it from a kid. Rin shrugs like it's no big deal.]

I'm only half human. That's why.

[personal profile] bluedemonflames 2012-04-12 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
[Giving Shika a curious look now. Did he know about demons since he was asking about possession?]

Actually half. I'm not possessed. What do you know about this kinda stuff?

[personal profile] bluedemonflames 2012-04-12 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
[In that case Rin will drop it and let it go.]

That Konoha place ya mentioned where you're from?

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