Mission: Burying the Past in Zompania

[lucetimods]

Who: Anyone who volunteered
What: A very special mission that will bring you honor. Or maybe just traumatic memories. Whatever.
When: July 20th - July 24th
Where: Zompania, or what's left of it
Summary: Mission detailed here. There are graves to dig and buildings to raze, and plenty more for the volunteers to stay busy with.
Rating: PG-13 for probable mentions of gore and other sad things

Direct further questions here!

Comments

[endgames]

You were supposed to catch it. What, never played ball?

[He tosses the kunai next, embedding it in the front wall of the building. The exploding tag tied to the end sizzles, and then it blows.]

[musubi]

A heads up would have been nice.

[He rubs at an eye, looking like he's going to sit there longer until the explosion behind him causes him to rush to his feet with a startled yelp and stumble to the ninja's side.]

Shit, do you never warn at all??

[endgames]

[Shikamaru just kinda stands there, looking across his shoulder at him. Because cool guys don't run away from explosions, yeahhhhhhh.]

I did say I was gonna do it before we left... One big push to knock it out, remember?

[SAID AS THE BUILDING VIOLENTLY BEGINS TO COLLAPSE IN ON ITSELF.]

[musubi]

Yeah, but a little idea of exactly when that push would be might have been nice. You know. Even just shouting heads up.

[He brushes himself off, trying and failing to look less frazzled.]

[endgames]

I'll keep it in mind for the next one.

[musubi]

[Isamu just deadpans at him and hefts the bag back over his shoulder.]

I get a break before the next one, then.

[endgames]

No rush. [Well, unless it's coming from the Malnosso.] Let's find the next one, and you can recover out of sight.

[musubi]

[Oh good. Shikamaru earns forgiveness for agreeing with him.]

Right. ... Wish I didn't have to mess with this thing to get a drink. [He taps the side of the head covering on his suit.]

[endgames]

Heheh. I should've complained about that instead. It is a pain in the ass.

[musubi]

Right??

They should've added a juice dispenser or something. That would have made a lot of this more bearable.

[endgames]

We'd look like hamsters lining up for a drink, but I could deal with it.

[musubi]

No, no. In the helmet! [He taps the side again.]

Who wants to line up for anything?

[endgames]

Yeah, until we need a refill.

[musubi]

Man... always gotta be complications.

[endgames]

Ain't that the truth.

[But this building here looks like a good place to touch base. A fallen chimney has collapsed half a wall inwards, so it's easier to step through the holes than look for what's left of the door.]

[musubi]

[Isamu follows the ninja inside, looking around.]

Sure this place won't give out if we talk too loud?

[endgames]

As long as a feather doesn't come along to knock it over, I think we'll be okay.

[He puts his hands on his hips, looking about.]

It might be more effective to just brute force it, actually. We can save your energy for a block that's still stable enough to give us real trouble.

[musubi]

You really know how to bring an optimistic slant to things.

[Says the pot to the kettle. Isamu frowns at the wreck they'd stepped into.]

If we're gonna do that, might be best to do it from the outside.

[endgames]

We can wait. [He shuffles a bit, before making to sit with one knee drawn up. Better not to lean on anything.] You said you needed a break. Take the chance while you got it.

[musubi]

Sure.

[He sits down on the ground, not trusting anything here to hold his weight.]

But if it falls on us I'm blaming you.

[endgames]

I'll get you a written apology. Give it a week after you kill me for sneezing and knocking the place over.

[musubi]

A written apology and a sushi platter. I'm hard to please.

[endgames]

[He whistles from under the face plate.] Picky.

[musubi]

Always.

Don't worry, I'm relaxing. I'll be ready for this in no time.

[endgames]

[Cool cool. From the shrug, Shikamaru is taking Isamu's word for it. Lazily he reaches across the floor for a piece of broken off plaster with a pointed end that must've broken off from somewhere. He turns it into a makeshift pencil, drawing out a gomoku board.]