Unfortunately, the useful information seemed to stop there. Shikamaru paused for long enough to simultaneously stretch and sigh with annoyance, which was a difficult feat he'd spent a lot of time perfecting. He caught up quickly enough.
Fairly large. Great. He'd be able to do a lot with that, like speculate about the number of times he'd yawn during this conversation. The words weren't useful for much else, but he didn't blame Fox for their insufficiency. "Give me a rough number. Thirty? Fifty? Two hundred?" It couldn't be too many if the sudden absences had gone unnoticed. The visible staff must be unaffiliated with any group or country, or Fox would have noted that. "And they're from all over." An easy assumption, given that Fox was a Rock-nin. He only voiced it because thinking out loud cemented the important facts as he sifted through what might prove to be minor details.
How were groups organized? Dividing themselves along country lines seemed natural but dangerous in a situation like this, but he was sure any Leaf-nin would know that. Common sense. For now, the details about groups were filed as irrelevant but marked for future reference that he hoped he wouldn't have to use. He didn't plan on sticking around for a second longer than it took to make sure that everyone from his village was safe.
There simply wasn't enough information. Shikamaru didn't suspect that Fox might be hiding anything; although they were from different villages, they had a common goal and he expected the conversation to progress the same way any conversation would progress if he arrived fresh on the scene without details. "Nothing in common?"
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Fairly large. Great. He'd be able to do a lot with that, like speculate about the number of times he'd yawn during this conversation. The words weren't useful for much else, but he didn't blame Fox for their insufficiency. "Give me a rough number. Thirty? Fifty? Two hundred?" It couldn't be too many if the sudden absences had gone unnoticed. The visible staff must be unaffiliated with any group or country, or Fox would have noted that. "And they're from all over." An easy assumption, given that Fox was a Rock-nin. He only voiced it because thinking out loud cemented the important facts as he sifted through what might prove to be minor details.
How were groups organized? Dividing themselves along country lines seemed natural but dangerous in a situation like this, but he was sure any Leaf-nin would know that. Common sense. For now, the details about groups were filed as irrelevant but marked for future reference that he hoped he wouldn't have to use. He didn't plan on sticking around for a second longer than it took to make sure that everyone from his village was safe.
There simply wasn't enough information. Shikamaru didn't suspect that Fox might be hiding anything; although they were from different villages, they had a common goal and he expected the conversation to progress the same way any conversation would progress if he arrived fresh on the scene without details. "Nothing in common?"