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[underachieves]

[Shikamaru's voice sounds a little funny. Muffled and thick, like his lip is split and he's holding an icepack to it. Because that's exactly the case.]Uh. Hey, everyone

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[ text ] forever

[reassures]

[It... takes a moment for this to really register properly for Nill. She replays the network post a few times over before it really sinks in-- and when it does, oh, you should see her face.

The customary text comes out rather rushed, understandably.]

where are you

[underachieves]

[His voice is quieter when he talks to Nill:]

With my master. I'm okay.

[reassures]

are you hurt? [Being okay and being injured are almost never the same thing, after all.]

[underachieves]

No. Well-- Not really. I'm fine, don't worry.

[reassures]

i cant not worry about you|

are you coming back?

[underachieves]

Soon. Really soon.

I'm really sorry, Nill.

1/3

[reassures]

its okay. youre okay now.

[A slight pause, while she gets her typing better under control; a bit less rushed, so her shaking hands aren't quite so obvious.]

It wasn't okay when it happened-- and it's not okay that it did. That you died. But you're back now.

[reassures]

I was worried you wouldn't be.

[reassures]

Is-- can soon be today? Is that too soon?

[underachieves]

I feel a little sick from coming back. As soon as I get over it, I'll come see you.

[reassures]

You'll be safe until then, right? With Itachi?

[underachieves]

Yeah. Completely.

[reassures]

All right. Good.

I missed you.

[underachieves]

I wouldn't leave you forever, you know. I'll always come back.

[reassures]

I know. You always have-- I think you always will if you can.

But it was really long this time. It was really long, and-- I started to get scared that you might not this time.

...I couldn't figure out what I would do if you didn't come back this time.

[underachieves]

You'd go on living. And you'd be alright.