AS A DEER.

@shadowpossessed | Plotted starter

It was a straight-forward mission. Track the rogue, interrogate him on the information he held about Konoha, and eliminate him if he was a threat. Hopefully it would go as smoothly as it sounded. She was told that she would also have a partner for this mission, though she wasn’t told who it would be and would only find out once she got to the village gates.

Tazz hoped that it was someone that she got along with. Well, she got along with pretty much everybody, but she wanted to be partnered with someone she particularly liked. She was pleasantly surprised to see Shikamaru standing at the gates, presumably waiting for her to arrive. She gave him a wave and a smile as she approached, “Hey. I take it you’re my partner for this mission?”

She supposed that she should be pleased with her partner given that he was a genius after all. And she rather enjoyed his company as well, so that was a plus.

SO MUCH FOR PEACE. Already a year after the war, and someone was bent on making everyone’s life a living hell. It was a good thing they didn’t dismantle the system entirely, lest the civilians would become vulnerable prey in a sea of pathological predators. He and another Shinobi were assigned to the mission - given the particular MO of the rogue. 

Truthfully, Shikamaru was glad to be doing something novel again, even if that something was tracking down someone particularly dangerous. To some extent, it reminded Shikamaru of his risk taking days  -  where he’d do anything just to get his dopamine & adrenaline rushing. Given the circumstances of this rogue, Shikamaru began feeling similarly to the past. The mission would be exciting indeed. The one thing he would’ve objected to was the anonymity regarding his partner. If he’d had it his way, Shikamaru would’ve known beforehand.

But he wasn’t too disheartened as he watched his partner approach him -- Tazz. They’d shared a few smoking moments before, and she was never particularly bothersome. Maybe it wouldn’t be such a drag after all. ❛  Guess so.  ❜  He replied monotonously. He wasn’t sure what to expect over the next coming days, but that was part of the rush. It should bother him to feel so stimulated over such circumstances, but he really couldn’t help himself. Another day of false calls of robbery, and he’d have to jump off another cliff just to feel like he had fun.

For some reason his heart was racing as he reached for the TOBACCO CIGARETTE which TOTALLY has TOBACCO in it and not anything else. In his whole life he only saw Asuma-sensei smoke those and Ero Sennin when he was having one of those good nights. He was always told to stay way from this. 

But now he was an ADULT so its time to ADULT things! So he took the thing between his fingers holding it like it was a bomb tag.

 “….f-forreal!? Uhm…erm….” He sniffed the air, “….this smells kinda different don’tcha think?” 

“ SMOKING ISN’T MEANT TO BE EASY, ” sasuke says, because it was something he heard his father say once and internalised. he thinks it when he watched his father teach itachi how to smoke a cigar. or something. anyway, the weed is actually pretty good, and sasuke doesn’t really notice any difference the filter makes. being an uchiha, his lungs were filled with smoke from a young age, and whether or not it’s from jutsu or a joint, it doesn’t change anything. “ i’d prefer to chew out a guy for calling in a false threat. teaching these motherfuckers is a waste of time. none of them even have two braincells to rub together – ANBU is going downhill. ”

“ FILTERS ARE FOR PUSSIES, ” sasuke announces, rolling his eyes and flopping down beside shikamaru. it is a nice day, at least – even though shikamaru is being bitchier than usual. all he wants is to get a little high here, go grocery shopping, and have a beer while he cooks dinner. honestly, it sounds like a perfect day. “ IF i was in anbu, they would certainly be riding up my fucking ass all day. hypothetically, they have me training new recruits because i accidentally was too good at my job & perhaps did some slight extradjudicial killing. i hate the little shits. they’re all fucking idiots. when i was their age, i was doing something useful with my life. like war crimes. ”