"No, I think I do understand. I understand using power to save a tribe. To save your people. And I know what it's like to have people's lives hang in the balance when you falter; to have one misstep mean the deaths of many comrades. Don't let the age fool you. I've been there," Shikamaru says, finding his lighter and flicking it, flames licking at the air.
"But panicking isn't the solution. Now that you've lost your power, you need to figure out how to get it back. Or how to replace it with something else that will work just as well. Which won't necessarily be quick or easy, unfortunately."
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Date: 2014-07-11 07:30 am (UTC)"But panicking isn't the solution. Now that you've lost your power, you need to figure out how to get it back. Or how to replace it with something else that will work just as well. Which won't necessarily be quick or easy, unfortunately."