[Event] It couldn't last forever.

[helpusduelist]

[The lights going out had certainly surprised Henry, but he had been prepared for such a thing. He didn't fully understand the "electricity" that this place seemed to have, and thus, lacking that understanding, he had decided to prepare in case it disappeared.

Just like it had now.

Candles in that old-style holder and lit, Henry at least had some visibility despite the pressing darkness. Making sure to store away the others (at least after making sure Eleanor and Jack had ones themselves) he's started off into the Campus, looking for anyone lost in this darkness to help them find their way back to their dorms, or wherever else it was they wanted to go.]

Comments

[fluffydeathdealer]

...

[White hair? He only knows one woman like that.]

I see... But, I don't think she'll be too happy with that. Maybe it'd be better to leave her out of it...

[helpusduelist]

[...Now that's an interesting reaction. Henry keeps his voice curious, hinting nothing of what he's noted.]

Oh? Why is that?

[fluffydeathdealer]

Because there's someone else she likes... and it isn't my host.

[His voice is dry at best.]

[helpusduelist]

I see... it would be a bother to her, then, wouldn't it?

[Hm... now why do you know that, Bakura?]

[fluffydeathdealer]

Of course it would. Besides... she's not my host's type.

[helpusduelist]

And what would be his type?

[fluffydeathdealer]

Are you really asking me?

[Well, not that he cares... But hey, he can steer Henry away from Karasu as an idea this way.]

In the modern era, the young grow up much slower than they did in your time! Ryou has grown up slower yet. Though his mind is as confused as any teenager on that front, he's naive and the thought of love or romance almost never crosses his mind. His mind is full of games and friendship and all that bullshit.

He'd probably be happier with a romance that came out of nowhere than one that actually involved seduction. Forward people unnerve him too much.

[helpusduelist]

You're bored, I'm sure; isn't that why you're still here? And I certainly wasn't reading when you came up. It's something to talk about.

[Hm... Henry had gotten an idea of that with Harriet and Eleanor, especially when Eleanor was being quickly trained. To have it confirmed, however, is nice. While he doesn't intend to actually go tromping through this era properly, at least not to any degree to fully need that, it might help in understanding some of the ones around here a little.]

Spur of the moment... I haven't seen one of those in a while.

[fluffydeathdealer]

Of course. Well, it doesn't effect me much, but I know my host better than he thinks. Heheh... I think it's probably the only chance he has of ever getting involved with anyone. He's too easily spooked.

[As Malik in particular knows.]

[helpusduelist]

He seemed that way, yes. ...Much like a rabbit. You have the hair to match the fur as well.

[fluffydeathdealer]

...o-oi! What do you mean by that?

[helpusduelist]

I mean your hair's about as thick and soft for a rabbit's pelt... and white, too. It's a bit fitting for Ryou.

[fluffydeathdealer]

[As if in response, the spikiness becomes a little more pronounced. It's like the wind just flicked those bat-like 'wings' of hair up.]

Heh. Back in Japan, there was this idiot teacher who decided to try to get Ryou to cut his hair off because he didn't like him. What a fool. Ryou was almost going to do it.

[helpusduelist]

...

[Henry stares, like this is actually something hard for him to comprehend. Jus... wha... Hair? Hair is what they had a problem with? There's no way, even in a more relaxed era.]

You must be joking...

[fluffydeathdealer]

I'm not! The rules in Japan are pretty strict; if Ryou's father croaked it, he'd be forbidden to even sustain his own life by working. Some places won't let you have longer hair, or hair with unusual colours, because they assume it's all for attention. 'Standing out' isn't approved of.

But... that guy was just a bastard who thought he had power over the students. Since people liked Ryou's hair so much, he decided to force him to get rid of it as a statement of that power.

[helpusduelist]

What?!

[Well, congratulations, Bakura, you've gotten that icy facade to break into utter confusion. Probably not entirely what you wanted, but hey.]

I can understand the idea of uniformity, but... not even being able to survive by yourself? What in the world are they thinking?

[He shakes his head in disbelief, giving Bakura an incredulous look.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

[Well. That's a step in the right direction! Even if it's not what he wanted.]

They believe it would interfere with the lessons of the young if they were allowed to work. Special permissions can be granted, but... The modern era is a little messed up. Everything's about control and order.

[helpusduelist]

[Henry shakes his head again, exhaling sharply in a sort of "fphoof" noise.]

Amazing in the most worst of ways. I think I'll avoid Japan if I ever find myself anywhere else in this era...

[fluffydeathdealer]

Heheh... I don't blame you! Even the food is mostly worthless. I prefer American food.

[They have more meat and they don't have natto.]

[helpusduelist]

[Maybe he should actually take a look at some of the history books in the library here. But he's been avoiding them for a weird sense of fear at what he might find.]

I'm not familiar with what that is.

[fluffydeathdealer]

Basically... England took over some unused territory, and the people there decided they wanted to be their own country, so they took half of England's culture and added in a lot of other random shit from other cultures over time.

It ended up a bit of a mess, and everyone there is childish as hell [Pot - Kettle] but it's got pretty good food.

[helpusduelist]

[Eyebrow. Well now he definitely had to take a look at this books...]

About when was this?

[He swears to god, if it was during his reign, he's going to have to figure out what the hell went wrong.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

Uhm.

[brb rifling through memories.]

I believe the 1600s. Pretty sure it was before or during the early parts of when the British Empire was a thing.

[helpusduelist]

[Phoo. Henry nods, seemingly relieved at the fact that it's nothing he really had any hand in. He can't even be sure it was one of his family that fucked up that badly; who knows how the royal line would change by that point? ...and a part of him hopes that it's not.

...British Empire, eh?]

I might have to take a look into this after all.

[fluffydeathdealer]

[Snrk. Henry looks like a load just got took off his mind.]

What? You mean you're actually curious about something? Henry, you're surprising me a lot tonight!