[The moment the dual missions were announced, Shikamaru knew one would be getting more volunteers than the other. They'd need every one of those extra hands too, and more still after the mission is over for them. But for all its difficulty, Pagoda would be the cleaner of the two options. For everything grim that enclosure was put through, there's always something positive to be found in recovery.
(that's the feeling he remembers most about rebuilding Konoha, at least - everyone moving forward)
There's no drudging up that kind of optimism for Zompania, and it's the more uncomfortable mission to start. So it's where Shikamaru knows he needs to be. After this, though... Maybe I should spend more time in Luceti again.]
[Days 1-3]
These suits are too damn itchy. Anyone got a backscratcher I can fit under here, or something?
[Being back here out of the thick of it somehow makes it weirder, Shikamaru thinks. Also the hazmat suits are itchy, if you hadn't heard yet. It's something he makes sure to loudly and repeatedly complain about to anyone within earshot in between the work they do, so don't worry if you haven't yet. He won't let you miss it.
As for said work, he doesn't slack on the job. With a wide array of explosives, plus Asuma's jutsu, he has a lot to lend the demolitions part of the project, and he can be found among loud blasts and thick clouds of ash. When he gets weary of that, in a need of a break to recover chakra, he pitches in collecting the bodies, or the bleached white skeletons that refuse to burn. A storage scroll makes it easy carrying many of them at once and transporting them to the graves. That's less gruesome work for everyone.]
[Night 3/Morning 4]
[They'll be putting together the memorial sometime tomorrow. Between that, and just the memories of what happened here, there's this whole atmosphere of paying one's respects. Since it's rough sleeping anyways (maybe if these hazmat suits weren't so itchy guys), Shikamaru excuses himself from his tent for a late night stroll away from camp. He doesn't leave without informing an MSF soldier and leaving some collateral to guarantee his return; he has a good enough reputation with them by now that they trust him and permit it.
Catch him on the way out, or go with? It's nearly dawn by the time he returns, so he'll again be available then if anyone sees him coming back in.]
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(that's the feeling he remembers most about rebuilding Konoha, at least - everyone moving forward)
There's no drudging up that kind of optimism for Zompania, and it's the more uncomfortable mission to start. So it's where Shikamaru knows he needs to be. After this, though... Maybe I should spend more time in Luceti again.]
[Days 1-3]
These suits are too damn itchy. Anyone got a backscratcher I can fit under here, or something?
[Being back here out of the thick of it somehow makes it weirder, Shikamaru thinks. Also the hazmat suits are itchy, if you hadn't heard yet. It's something he makes sure to loudly and repeatedly complain about to anyone within earshot in between the work they do, so don't worry if you haven't yet. He won't let you miss it.
As for said work, he doesn't slack on the job. With a wide array of explosives, plus Asuma's jutsu, he has a lot to lend the demolitions part of the project, and he can be found among loud blasts and thick clouds of ash. When he gets weary of that, in a need of a break to recover chakra, he pitches in collecting the bodies, or the bleached white skeletons that refuse to burn. A storage scroll makes it easy carrying many of them at once and transporting them to the graves. That's less gruesome work for everyone.]
[Night 3/Morning 4]
[They'll be putting together the memorial sometime tomorrow. Between that, and just the memories of what happened here, there's this whole atmosphere of paying one's respects. Since it's rough sleeping anyways (maybe if these hazmat suits weren't so itchy guys), Shikamaru excuses himself from his tent for a late night stroll away from camp. He doesn't leave without informing an MSF soldier and leaving some collateral to guarantee his return; he has a good enough reputation with them by now that they trust him and permit it.
Catch him on the way out, or go with? It's nearly dawn by the time he returns, so he'll again be available then if anyone sees him coming back in.]