Joint Post! Like an Old Married Couple

[fluffydeathdealer]

[From just outside the jungle's trees, near the mountainside, some bickering can be heard:]

Here. It's probably fresher than you'd like, but it's all we have.
...I can't eat that, Bakura.
You don't have the option to be picky, Malik!
No...I really can't, you fool!
Tch... I can cook it a bit more, but we have to be careful, or the smoke from the fire will give us away!
Ughh...can't you find some fruit? Just look up.
Do you want to die? If someone finds you while I'm out looking for fruit, you'll have worse problems than having to eat meat.
But Bakura... [Malik sounds a bit like he might be ill.] My stomach...
O-oy! Hold on a little longer, okay? I'll see if I can find something close by. I'll stay within earshot, so if someone approaches, scream.
Just get a couple...I don't need that much.
Be quiet, you idiot. You need to eat something. [He chomps down on the meat Malik refused to eat.]
Well? I can't eat anything if you don't go get something!

((ooc: So! Tags will come from both Bakura and Malik. If we're going to tag you with both on a turn we'll put a "1/2" in the subject line, otherwise it's just one at a time. Also since the two of them are injured, we just ask that nobody with magic healing powers comes along to heal them up and stuff. Thanks!

Warnings for adult content in some threads.))

Comments

[fluffydeathdealer]

You people... heheh... [He doesn't even lift his head.]

The boy these two girls met was not just an act. Ryou Bakura is just a vessel...

The reason I was able to take the Rod back is because I have no body of my own. Even if this body dies, I can just take another! Just like I borrowed Eleanor's earlier.

[whiterosefoes]

[Harriet really had thought that Ryou was just an act. If only she had caught on sooner, maybe they could have prevented him from taking over Eleanor. And to think that he's just taking over some poor kid's life! The look on her face is one of total disgust.]

You son of a bitch...

[She's going to go figure out how to punch people in their souls.]

[helpusduelist]

[Henry's face darkens, thoughts whirling through his head. This, then... was something far above they thought possible.]

...

[He shifts a cautious glance to Jack, a clear "be careful and don't put him down" look as he tries to muse over this new information.]

[redrosechose]

Bastard...

[ALL THE GLARES]

[stealsyourduelist]

[Unlike everyone else, his face remains neutral if thoughtful. The knowledge that Bakura is demon possessed doesn't seem to gain him any pity, but.... Ah, a good thing he didn't touch the Ring while he was bandaging him then. He was wise to wait until he knew more.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

Oy, oy... Immortality's got its price, you know? Don't tell me your morals are too high for you to see the benefits. You power-hungry people...

[His voice holds a smile, despite the pain. He could swear Jack's arm actually tightened around his waist. And then-]

OW! Bastard!

[Jack can be heard snickering a little. Why yes, that was his gauntlet digging into one of the bandaged burns.]

[whiterosefoes]

Please. Only Rosenkreuz is that mad!

[stealsyourduelist]

[...well, it would be fun to experience all the power and glory he intends to obtain for his future generations. But he's too pissed at Bakura to acknowledge that.]

You malign me, dear Duelist. I have no pity for it, as you're using it to be a nuisance to me.

[fluffydeathdealer]

You used Malik's fear to obtain an ancient artefact that, while formerly in possession of your past self, belongs wholly in another's hands! Can you honestly claim to have no desire for power, Rosenkreuz?

[His smile can be felt in his voice.]

Heheheh... you're not so different from me.

[stealsyourduelist]

Wrong! He lost the right to that artifact when he used it to cross me... and bring harm to my companions. [he adds almost as an afterthought.] I don't give a damn who you think it belongs to! As if I would ask the opinion of any maggot I find on the ground.

[by the way, he's still pretty sure family heirloom qualifies him as rightful owner anyway.]

But enough standing around.

[he's swooshing his cape and heading out. Everyone follow him!]

[fluffydeathdealer]

Heheheh... You fool. I never claimed Malik was the person it belongs to.

[Oof... being carried like this is painful and embarassing.]

Everyone else are little more than borrowers who pass it from hand to hand. Pawns in the thread of a much bigger game. That's why I didn't protest you taking it. In the end, the Items will return to who they belong to... While your body rots in the dirt.

The Millennium Items have been drawing together for three millennia, Rosenkreuz! You're just a flash in their memories!

[stealsyourduelist]

[Hey. Bakura. Did you miss the part where he said he didn't give a damn who you think it belongs to? He's just going to pointedly ignore all of that.

Although, he figures it doesn't matter if he won't have it when he dies. As long as it stays in the family this time.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

[Bakura just laughs quietly to himself.

What a fool, Rosenkreuz... He isn't even offended by your silence. You're just an interesting moth that thinks he can dodge the fire if he dives in fast enough.

As far as he was concerned, Rosenkreuz was worse than he was. An indirect thief who hides their wickedness was worse than an honest one. But he'll let him have his delusions. He has guilt to drown in while they travel, after all.

Just going to do that now.]

~~TIMESKIP~~

[obeytherod]

[Finding Malik was easy. The teen had even done them the favour of walking towards the school after he'd rested a bit, intent on finishing what he started with Bakura.

Unfortunately for them he heard their approach, and slipped behind one of the many trees nearby. From there he let out a shaking, throaty laugh to signify his presence.

The voice alone was so distinctly different from what any of them had heard before...that it could be easily mistaken for someone else entirely.]

Parasite...how kind of you to lead them to me. Are you hoping I'll take mercy on you? Huhuhuu...

Re: ~~TIMESKIP~~

[fluffydeathdealer]

UWAH-! [For a moment, Bakura sounded oddly like his host as he was simply dropped to the ground by Jack, and immediately hauled to his feet by a warning hand.]

Bastard... I know better than to assume that! What the hell do you take me for?!

[He's not Yugi, goddammit. Though he is tenser than anyone's ever seen him, his humor completely gone. Grabbing the Ring, he holds it up, watching the prongs swing in the right direction.]

[redrosechose]

[That... is definitely not the voice Eleanor expected, and for some reason it makes her feel like she just got plunged in a container of ice water. Even her monsters are shifting around in a panic now.]

Who's there?

[whiterosefoes]

[Harriet turns quickly toward the sound, and narrows her eyes. She can spot some spiky hair behind a tree - it doesn't look exactly like she remembered, but it's unmistakable. He was inside her head - her monsters know exactly who he is, and they're sending those warning signals directly into her soul. It's him...]

Malik...

[Although they know him, the monsters are more tense than they've ever been. To fairies like Tenderness and Happy Lover, his presence is offensive to their very being. She can feel her skin crawl... but she tosses a hand and scoffs, attempting to making light of the situation.]

Your voice changed again?! How many fucking personalities do you have?

[helpusduelist]

[This person before them... Henry's monsters are in a frenzy, with even the Dark Magician sending up warning flags like he's never done before. In reply, Henry just draws his sword, resting the tip against the grass carefully.]

Show yourself.

[stealsyourduelist]

[his monsters are acting up too, although he immediately tries to quiet their protests in his soul - it's annoying. Though he finds himself asking them, "Is he possessed?" He's waiting to see if he'll oblige the King before saying anything. He will follow his lead and draw his sword as well, which also prompts Harriet to do so.]

[dontknowjack]

[...huh. Whatever. Like that's going to bother him.]

So is this the man we're meant to kill, or are we still looking?

[His descendant is surprisingly heavy for such a thin guy. Carrying him further would be a pain.]

[obeytherod]

[Malik ignores the others' comments, instead focusing on Harriet's.] Just the two.

You know...my precious dominate half was content on letting you all live. Huhu, but it doesn't really matter what he wanted, does it? He was far too weak and foolish to kill you!

[He steps out from behind his tree, shrugging his shoulders with his hands held out.] I don't really have a stake in your petty quarrel. I don't really care about any of you! But since you've all come here hoping for a fight... Huhuhuuu... [He tilts his head, letting his tongue hang out of his mouth like a panting dog.] ...I'll enjoy finishing what he started.

[helpusduelist]

[The very look of the man is enough to unsettle Henry and he holds his sword up, ready to strike or defend as necessarily. He can feel the hairs on the back of his neck crawl and he tosses a warning glance towards Jack.]

Hmph... who is it that we have the pleasure of speaking with, if not Malik?

[obeytherod]

Hmmm? Huhuhuuhu... [His shoulders shake with that low, throaty laugh.] I am Malik. I'm just his better half!

[stealsyourduelist]

[Rosenkreuz narrows his eyes at the loathful expressions the man is making. He really looks like a deranged beast rather than a man... Even the hair has gone wild!]

Hmph! Barely better than an insect is still an insect. I'm afraid feigning ignorance will do nothing for you...

[His sword points directly at Malik. What will his last words be, he wonders?]

[obeytherod]

An insect? No...I'm more like a spider, entangling you in my web of death!

[He glances momentarily over at Bakura, shooting him a sharp, knowing grin.]

Let's play a game, Rosenkreuz~ Huhuhu...the Parasite wasn't much of a challenge. I'm feeling a little bored.