[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]

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!

[helpusduelist]

I've always been curious about a lot of things, Bakura. Believe it or not, kings aren't exactly well-versed in things that don't directly affect them or the kingdom. There's a lot that I don't know how to do, or a lot I haven't even heard of.

[Hell, he still has trouble actually cooking. At least he can make things that aren't poison anymore. Sort of.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

Oy, oy... That won't do! You're young. You should try everything you find interesting. Enjoy life while you can!

[...he sounds almost grandfatherly.]

[helpusduelist]

[...snrk.]

Certainly, grandfather, I'll remember to do just that.

[You really make it too easy sometimes, Bakura. And he just can't resist the digs whenever you do. He doesn't actually have a lot of people he can verbally spar with; even Jack has to keep up appearances sometime.]

I'd like to, but I think Jack is still a bit skittish about letting me cook without him there to hold my hand. The first and only time I tried to make tea on my own, I nearly poisoned half the castle.

[fluffydeathdealer]

[Wait what.]

I may be old enough to be your ancestor, but I definitely had no affairs with the Pharaoh!

...

Maybe my host needs to teach you to cook. How do you poison tea?

[helpusduelist]

The Pharaoh... ah, yes, the one that the two of you initial mistook me for?

[He remembers what Harriet said Malik was snarling in her mind, but there weren't exactly many details given out.]

I have no idea, but I managed it. [He laughs a little.] I wouldn't say no to those cooking lessons, myself. If something like this happens again, it'd be useful to be able to take care of myself.

[fluffydeathdealer]

That's right. I don't remember jack about him, but I know he had your face. Just like Yugi. Even the style seems inherited.

[Folding his arms over his chest, he curls his legs up beneath him, looking every bit the picture of a thoughtful teenager.]

Ryou's always cooking. I don't have the patience. Hell, I still eat food raw most days.

[helpusduelist]

[Henry raises an eyebrow at that, snorting.]

You're far more a beast than I thought, then.

[It's not insulting, but not really complementary either. Mostly just an amused observation. But really... raw food? While it's understandable in a case where that's all you have access to, that's far from what's here and he worries a little about Ryou now. Note to self: take him to Lisa for regular checkups whenever he comes by without the Ring...

He does consider taking up the sort-of offer, though. It would be nice to learn how to cook, and he already knows Ryou is the kind to try to pay back anything given to him.

As for the Pharaoh...]

Is the resemblance really that severe?

[fluffydeathdealer]

Hm? Of course! You could be triplets, you and they. Not Yugi so much, because he's really damn short and cuddly. He's like a teddy bear with spiked hair and a leather fetish.

[He takes the observation in his stride. He's never claimed to be anything else.]

It's like looking right at him. Even the eyes are similar... though his are more purple.

[helpusduelist]

[That's... a bit eerie. Do descendants really carry enough blood to be such a dead ringer? ...Well, yes, apparently. Even if Bakura hadn't confirmed it, he'd seen Kaiba himself, not to mention Pegasus. Ryou and Jack looked different, definitely, but as for the rest of them...

And it seems Christopher and Jounouchi were close to each other as well. What an odd throw of the dice.]

What an interesting trait, then. [Even if it's not really helpful except to avoid the main misunderstandings, it's something.] I wonder why that is?

[fluffydeathdealer]

Beats me. Maybe a wizard did it. There were enough of them back then.

[helpusduelist]

[Snort.]

This seems a little beyond the skills -- or intentions -- of a simple wizard.

[fluffydeathdealer]

And just how many ancient Egyptian wizards have you met, Your Majesty?

[He's quite clearly teasing.]

[helpusduelist]

Two, in fact.

[Which means Henry is happy to shoot back the same.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

Two? You mentioned this Ishtar... I wonder who the other one is?

[helpusduelist]

That would be you, wouldn't it? After all, an old spirit in an Egyptian artifact...

[fluffydeathdealer]

[This? This is a look of total disgust on his face.]

Oy! I may use magic, but I'm no pathetic magician!

[helpusduelist]

[...Well that's interesting. Henry quirks an eyebrow.]

Then what are you?

[fluffydeathdealer]

[Bakura raises an eyebrow in response.]

I'm just a simple thief. Is that so hard to believe?

[helpusduelist]

A thief?

[Well...]

That makes a bit more sense than a magician, actually. Not too hard to believe at all.

[fluffydeathdealer]

[If that was an insult, he didn't care. He'd prefer to be a thief than a magician any day.]

I should hope so! I really hate magicians.

[helpusduelist]

Why is that?

[...and suddenly, Henry shifts his shoulder a bit, glancing over to give the building a skeptical look.]

...

[SIGH.]

Harriet and Jack are fighting again.

[fluffydeathdealer]

You can't mother them forever. Leave the children to themselves.

[It's utterly deadpan.]