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[Action, July 17th]

[endgames]

Give it some more thought.

[Action, July 17th]

[tsuntrader]

You really thought it would turn out that badly? [This so goes against his shounen principles.]

[Action, July 17th]

[endgames]

You have to expect the worst if you're going to plan to prevent it.

[Action, July 17th]

[tsuntrader]

And what happens if that plan falls through?

[Action, July 17th]

[endgames]

Then you hope to hell your teammates will make it through anyways. Not that it mattered that time. The mission was a success and everyone survived despite the odds.

[Action, July 17th]

[tsuntrader]

[...Oh. Well... That's all that matters.]

[Action, July 17th]

[tsuntrader]

Good. [That's the way it should be.]

[Action, July 17th]

[endgames]

[Very good. And if his scar itches when it pours down like this sometimes, that's okay.

...considering how the last few weeks were, this is actually a great memory. He's not as much of a screw-up as he sometimes thinks he is.]

1/3

[tsuntrader]

[...Well, as long as... Shikamaru's happy...?]

[Action, July 17th]

[tsuntrader]

[Wait a minute.]

[Action, July 17th]

[tsuntrader]

...I lost, didn't I? [And now for something different.]

[Action, July 17th]

[endgames]

Did you?

[Hiding his amusement.]

[Action, July 17th]

[tsuntrader]

Unless you somehow slip up in the next few turns.

[Action, July 17th]

[endgames]

If you can see that far, then at least show me how far you can get.

[Action, July 17th]

[tsuntrader]

[...Well, okay. Why not. He'll try to see how long he can go while making the best decisions, then.]

[Action, July 17th]

[endgames]

[For his first game, and one with not even passing knowledge before this, Shikamaru thinks he's actually doing well. He's thinking about things, at least.

Still, it's Shikamaru. He subtly gets his knight in place, a move which shouldn't make sense until the end.]

[Action, July 17th]

[tsuntrader]

[It really doesn't. Silver really has to think it over, but... It doesn't make sense at all.

And that's exactly why he focuses on it and thinks it over carefully. Is the knight there for a reason... Or is it just there to distract him?...]

[Action, July 17th]

[endgames]

[Shikamaru gives him plenty of time to think, eager to get the best kind of opposition he can. The real distraction, however, will come in a few turns with the Bishop he drops into play, threatening to take the King if it isn't moved.]

[Action, July 17th]

[tsuntrader]

[And Silver has no choice but to move his King. But where? Which spot is the safest? He still doesn't trust that knight, so he needs to move it to a spot out of its reach, which isn't that difficult. Of course, running away from the knight seems like the most dangerous option, not the safest. Isn't that what Shikamaru would expect him to do? Then again, he might have different courses of action already planned out.

He'll still move his Ling towards Shikamaru's Knight. It moves in a specific manner, so he should be safe... For now, anyway.

...This is so much different than fun and games with Gold. There's so much more thinking involved.

[Action, July 17th]

[endgames]

[Now you see why he likes it. 8]

This goes on for a few more turns, with Shikamaru seemingly moving a few tokens without purpose until a stray move leaves a path open to one of his stronger pieces, which guards his King.]

[Action, July 17th]

[tsuntrader]

[He sees the opportunity, and it's tempting to just take it, but... No, that seems too easy. Too convenient. Yeah, see? If he moves a piece there, he'll lose that, and this will open up...]

[Action, July 17th]

[endgames]

[Uh-huh. Well you have his attention over the rain, bro.]

[Action, July 17th]

[tsuntrader]

[What rain? Silver's too invested in what he's doing, especially considering the cold hard rules of the game.]

[Action, July 17th]

[endgames]

[Just as planned, mwahaha. But in all seriousness, the more Silver looks at the board, he'll see there are other openings to capture one of Shikamaru's pieces. The token from before is the big bait, but there's some smaller but still useful pieces that have well-hidden weaknesses.

...and strategies for each, but still!]

[Action, July 17th]

[tsuntrader]

[That suits his style better. He'll try to make his way to picking off smaller targets that he's sure he can take down with a favorable outcome.

Of course, what he considers a favorable outcome... Definitely isn't what he'll need to win this game. It's hard to put everything into a long term perspective.]