Shikamaru frowned again at the question, but this time his expression was contemplative rather than disapproving. What did he do, besides watching clouds? He slid one arm out from under his head and rubbed his face with his palm. "Boring things, mostly." The day-to-day life of a ninja was hardly thrilling, a fact he deeply appreciated. "I plan a lot of tests." Helping to manage the chuunin exams was tedious enough to complain about every morning, but at least he didn't have his teammates' lives depending on him every second. Usually.

After another moment of thought, he returned his arm to its earlier position. Sora sure had a lot of energy. It was almost like he was making up for Shikamaru's lack of it. "I'm one of the people who defend my village," he added a few seconds later.

Apparently, the conversation wasn't going to end any time soon. If he kept giving simple answers, Sora would just pile on more questions, and he'd already been homesick more than enough for one day. Time to redirect. "What about you?"