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Personality, Likes & Dislikes: At first glance, Shikamaru appears to be just another lazy bum who’s spent his life mooching off his parents. This is only half true- he would never dispute being a lazy bum, but hasn’t ever taken anything off his parents. He is also frighteningly intelligent, having a genius level IQ, but because he’s so lazy, he can’t be bothered to advertise this particular trait of his. This doesn’t stop him from making very astute observations and quickly drawing the correct conclusions left right and centre though, but that’s just the way that he is. He isn’t flashy or cocky, he’s pretty quiet and likes his own company, but will do just about anything for his friends. When Shikamaru does deign something worthy of effort, he will do it and do it thoroughly and cleverly, and if he happens to be complimented on it, it really won’t inflate his head too much. (He finds egotism too troublesome.) This of course means that Shikamaru’s career as a writer is likely to be marred with long delays in his productivity until he can find someone to whip him into shape and nag him into sticking to deadlines.
Shikamaru’s favourite thing in the world is just lying on his back and watching the clouds. This is closely followed by his enjoyment of strategy games like chess and especially shougi- a chess like game from Japan. He not only enjoys these games, but is nigh on unbeatable- the only person to ever defeat him is his father Shikaku. His favourite food is mackerel, but he also loves Korean barbecue; getting some with his best friend is a lifelong habit. He taught himself the guitar at a young age, finding an old one of his father’s discarded in the barn and taking it on, and likes to play uncomplicated, old stuff. Sometimes he sings too, but never in public: too much hassle with the mics and the crowds etc. He has an eclectic taste in music, not preferring one genre over another and just listening to what he likes- usually on his iPod while watching the clouds on a warm patch of grass. As long as the song is interesting and the lyrics make sense, he doesn’t care who sings it. His favourite writer is Agatha Christie, because her books kept him guessing and entertained. He’s something of an animal lover. Deer, unsurprisingly, are his favourite animal, but he has a soft spot for cats- his family own a fat, lazy calico who spends the majority of his time sleeping on Shikamaru’s bed at home.
Shikamaru doesn’t like things that are more hassle than they’re worth. Other than that, he’s pretty easy going. Being incredibly loyal to people that he cares about, he won’t stand for people being needlessly cruel to his friends. He claims not to like bossy women, but... seeing as he’s spent most of his life surrounded by them, it’s highly likely that he is somewhat receptive to their charms. His least favourite Disney movie is ‘Bambi.’ He has a practical approach to animal conservation, understanding the need for humane culling, but cannot stand illegal hunting, which has come from a lifetime of raising endangered deer and having to keep poachers off his family’s land. His least favourite food is boiled eggs.


(Having thought about it, would it be possible to make him 21 instead of 20?)