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[...

He rests his cheek in one hand.]

I'll work it out.

Alone. While in the hospital and injured all over the place.

[Without a good reason this time.

He's just clarifying, of course. He doesn't expect Shikamaru to confide in him. but... He'll confide in Masaomi or something, right? That confirmation would be comforting.]

Not that kind of problem.

[Quite the opposite - fixing this he has to mend bridges (he didn't even see burn until he looked twice).

He made the mess alone, though. That means he needs to be the one to make the first move.]

[...He's not quite following, so he stares at Shikamaru, waiting for him to continue. Throw him a bone here.]

...I made my bed and now I must lie in it. That sort of thing.

[...Nope, the analogy went right over his head. He tilts his head a little.]

[...this is how Masaomi must feel on a daily basis. No wonder his life is suffering.]

I am paying the consequences for my actions. Better?

[...] Did you do something else I don't know about? [Or is he getting trouble for...]

I sure as hell hope not.

...So it's about how you handled that guy. [He tries his best to contain the discomfort and irritation that starts to creep up on his face.]

[...he sighs.] Yeah.

[Only not quite. Do you really want to go into that, Silver? It's not a subject anyone has been comfortable with, and that's without going into the real problem.]

[...There are a lot of things he'd like to say to that, but he's not sure which one he likes the best.

But he shouldn't get ahead of himself. Go on, Shikamaru. He'll be able to swallow it.]

[No, he should. This is the opportunity he's being given to back out of it. Shikamaru rolls the dice and moves his piece, making it out to be less of a big deal.]

Is someone mad at you for getting hurt? For taking care of him on your own? Both? Is it multiple people? [Keep calm. Now's not the time to be emotionally invested.]

...wow, that's a lot of questions.

I'm taking shots in the dark here. [It's only natural that a considerable amount of questions follow.]

[...

He thinks about saying something like streamline it, or pick one question at a time, but that's really just dodging it.]

My friends from home get it. Not everyone else does.

Then that's their problem, not yours.

No, it is mine. [He's firm on this, responding without hesitation.] This isn't an argument on the playground, and I'm not twelve.

I'm going to do more than point fingers and wait for my friends to get over it.

Yeah? And how is that fair to you?

Fair, unfair... I'm not playing a game. [He's not talking about Monopoly.] Accept it or drop it, because I'm not changing my mind about that.

[You're acting like you're in the wrong.

That's not fair to you.

Your friends from home get it, don't they?

He stares at Shikamaru for a few seconds before pointedly looking back down at the game.]

[He's not sure which of the two roads Silver chose to take, though he clearly picked one of them, so he doesn't say anything else for now. He rubs his face and waits for his turn.]

[He takes his turn slowly, using the time to consider what to say next. (He ends up landing on Shikamaru's property. Welp...)]

[...] No matter what, that's not something anyone should deal with while bed bound.

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