[Yeah, leaving off the cracks about her height is a good plan. She's already tiny!]
That you've been here.
[Not a question, just... a little confirmation, mostly to herself. If Shikamaru, the genius, now the sixteen-year-old strategist for the entire shinobi alliance, hasn't been able to figure out a way out of this...]
[Action]
That you've been here.
[Not a question, just... a little confirmation, mostly to herself. If Shikamaru, the genius, now the sixteen-year-old strategist for the entire shinobi alliance, hasn't been able to figure out a way out of this...]
[She accepts the open door with a small nod.]
It's an adjustment to make. All of it.