[Rogue glanced up when Shikamaru entered the Item Shop, and then proceeded to ignore him once she saw he was a Veteran. The soft strains of Garbage fill the place from her lovely, lovely little Mp3 player and dock.
...it's the kittens mewling which eventually catches her attention.
Rogue doesn't like cats.
But kittens are fairly adorable. And hard to resist.]
If ya can't find anything to agree on, there's always Mousetrap.
[The item shop is a popular destination. Zuko's poking through the shelves, too; he glances up as the person walks by -- and does a double take when he notices the kitten trying to claw up to ride on the guy's head.
... That's interesting, but hardly the weirdest thing he's ever seen.]
[Upon hearing the knocks on her door, Ino shoves away her book on ikebana she's reading to answer it. It takes a while because the book's interesting but she still manages to open the door with relative ease. As Shikamaru's face greets her, the blond blinks a few times.]
What brings you here? [She opens the door wider.] Come in.
[It strikes him as funny, just then. He'd told her not to be bugging them when she first showed up here, and it seems like he's been knocking on her door more times than she has his. It gets a snicker out of him, quiet and meant for himself. It's not really a happy sound.
But it's time to be serious again. He'll stand by the door, keeping his eyes on it and waiting for her to close it before explaining himself.]
[She closes the door behind him when he's already inside. As perceptive as Ino is, she catches the sound briefly before dismissing it. Once the door is successfully closed, she gives him a smile. She's not having this serious mood if she can prevent it.]
[Norrington is in the item shop, too, clicking through the settings on an electric fan. 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 1, 3, off. He can even make it blow from side to side. Hmm. But! When he picks it up and turns, intent on bringing the device to his apartment to experiment with, his excitement makes him strangely heedless and he accidentally blows a gust of 3-strong air directly at the kitten and its host. Immediately he apologizes, cycling through the buttons until at last he puts a stop to its infernal gusting.]
Oh! I am sorry. Please, one moment.. There. My apologies.
[Fortunately, Shikamaru had been eying Norrington and that fan out of the corner of his vision and had had the foresight to think that maaaaybe he should put away that deck of cards he was looking through, in case they accidentally blow everywhere.
Wasn't expecting to suddenly find his shoulder full of KITTEN CLAWS though. Should've worn his flak jacket, ow.]
Don't worry about it. [Said with only a touch of sarcasm and irritably.] It's not a big deal.
[He says once his attention is able to shift from the operation of the fan to the damage that he might just have inadvertently caused to this unfortunate young man. His embarrassing leads him to do something that he otherwise probably wouldn't.]
[Yup, the grocery store is definitely on the list. Same reason as Law - the cat was low on food.
Shikamaru freezes for a second when he sees who else is in the aisle, but just mutters something like 'troublesome' to himself and steps in anyways. It's not like he has to talk to Itachi. He can be civil.
...never mind the fact that he's realizing it's been ages since he really has had a civil conversation with him.]
Yo. [So much for that. Might as well not half-ass it. He eyes the can Itachi is holding before looking back to the dry cat food.] Got problems with Liver and Chicken?
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...it's the kittens mewling which eventually catches her attention.
Rogue doesn't like cats.
But kittens are fairly adorable. And hard to resist.]
If ya can't find anything to agree on, there's always Mousetrap.
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[Hopefully not actual mouse traps... thought the way this kitten is trying to claw his way to sit on top of his head, he may be tempted.]
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[Actual moving? Unnecessary in this case. She doesn't want to accidentally kill your kitten in the event it grabs onto one of the holes in her jeans.
Actual explanation? There's no point. Figure it out yourself or don't, she doesn't really care.]
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[Okay, taking a step back to get a better view of those boxes - and there it is.]
Looks like a kids games. [He reaches up and grabs it anyways. It's not like he's that picky.]
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... That's interesting, but hardly the weirdest thing he's ever seen.]
Cute kitten.
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A pain, is more like it. [Don't mind him, just prying the little guy off his neck now.]
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Acute pain?
[Best pun ever, right? Right?]
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Write that one yourself?
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What brings you here? [She opens the door wider.] Come in.
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[It strikes him as funny, just then. He'd told her not to be bugging them when she first showed up here, and it seems like he's been knocking on her door more times than she has his. It gets a snicker out of him, quiet and meant for himself. It's not really a happy sound.
But it's time to be serious again. He'll stand by the door, keeping his eyes on it and waiting for her to close it before explaining himself.]
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These visits are getting very frequent.
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The look he gives her is a pained one, but he can't focus on her face for long. It shifts to the door, then back again, pain wiped clean.]
Chouji's gone.
[He's not one for subtlety.]
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Oh! I am sorry. Please, one moment.. There. My apologies.
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Wasn't expecting to suddenly find his shoulder full of KITTEN CLAWS though. Should've worn his flak jacket, ow.]
Don't worry about it. [Said with only a touch of sarcasm and irritably.] It's not a big deal.
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[He says once his attention is able to shift from the operation of the fan to the damage that he might just have inadvertently caused to this unfortunate young man. His embarrassing leads him to do something that he otherwise probably wouldn't.]
"That is an energetic creature."
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Heh. Small animals are like that, I hear. More energy than fur.
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He's being surprisingly picky, considering mixing together ingredients on his own should this not prove satisfactory.]
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Shikamaru freezes for a second when he sees who else is in the aisle, but just mutters something like 'troublesome' to himself and steps in anyways. It's not like he has to talk to Itachi. He can be civil.
...never mind the fact that he's realizing it's been ages since he really has had a civil conversation with him.]
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[Itachi doesn't look up from the can he's holding about two inches from his eyes. He doesn't have to. The voice is obvious.]
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Yo. [So much for that. Might as well not half-ass it. He eyes the can Itachi is holding before looking back to the dry cat food.] Got problems with Liver and Chicken?
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