[ Ino wins a bright smile, although Ikki doesn't immediately recognize her - not by face, at least, although the name immediately rings bells. She's gotten it from at least three people, now, although she'd never managed to speak to Ino directly before. ]

Yamanaka? You're Chouji and Shikamaru's teammate? I'm Ikki! I'm Chouji's friend, but Shikamaru was my friend before that - I met him when I first got here last July! He's friends with Katara.

[ Her grandmother, in other words. ]