There are some people with no concept of an "indoor voice"

[hyperhero]

[To say Campus was the worst place ever to Judai would be an understatement. The no-classes thing? That was fantastic! He barely paid attention in class as it was, so not having to go at all felt like the best thing ever at first.

And then he realized the problem. It wasn't just the classes that weren't around.

Nothing ever happened here.

There wasn't any kind of organized events or fun dormmates to talk to or even a speech he could doze off during. Classes had been dull, but at least they had been something. This... utter nothing at all was boring. What kind of school didn't have a specialized dueling area, anyway?! This place sucked!

If there was one thing Judai couldn't really stand, it was being bored.]

GAAAAAAH!

[Which is why he's taking his frustrations out by yelling in the middle of the hallway.]

Doesn't anyone around here actually duel?! Or even play games?!

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[fluffydeathdealer]

[Ryou pauses in the hallway, startled into silence by the madman shrieking in the middle of the halls. Has he lost his mind out of sheer boredom? Or is he just naturally insane? He's not sure.

Though... he'd said games, right?]

U... uhm. [Wait, that was too quiet.] Excuse me! You said games, right?

[hyperhero]

[The timid noise doesn't even register to Judai, but when Ryou speaks up it does, and he turns around happily.

He blinks a little, pausing, then grins and nods.]

Sure did! You've got something?

[fluffydeathdealer]

[So cheerful... He's kind of impressed. It's not often he runs into people even close to this level of chirpy. It's almost contagious in a way, and it makes him smile back in turn.]

Un! I play lots of games. I prefer RPGs or board games to duelling, but I duel too. If you want to play something, I'd like to.

[hyperhero]

You duel? Awesome!

[IT'S ABOUT GODDAMN TIME. SHEESH!]

Grab your deck! Let's have one!

[fluffydeathdealer]

[UWAH SO FAST.]

U-un! I'll be glad to! But...

[Something important he's missing.]

...can I at least get your name first?

[hyperhero]

Huh? ...Oh, yeah! I guess I only talked to the spirit-guy!

I'm Judai! Judai Yuki! You're... Ryou, right?

[fluffydeathdealer]

[Spirit-guy? And yet he was still this happy... Impressive!]

That's right! I'm Ryou Bakura! It's nice to meet you.

[hyperhero]

You too, Ryou! Let's grab your deck and get going! You've got a duel disk, right?

[fluffydeathdealer]

Ah... so I do. But I haven't really used it at all before. So please bear with me, okay?

[hyperhero]

Sure thing! I can show you how to use it, if you need me to.

[That grin is the widest, most cheerful, and most dorky thing that Ryou's likely ever seen.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

[It's kind of cute... Like a hyperactive puppy that learnt to talk. Ryou grins brightly.]

Un! I'd be grateful! It didn't come with instructions or anything, so... I have trouble with it.

[hyperhero]

[That's not entirely an inaccurate comparison.]

Alright! Lead the way!

[fluffydeathdealer]

Why don't we go to the courtyard? It's got plenty of space there!

[hyperhero]

Sounds great! ...and I guess we won't have to worry about blocking the hallway, huh?

[That seriously just now occurred to him, whoops.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

Hehe. That'd be good. It'd be troublesome for other people to keep walking through the duel, right?

[hyperhero]

They could just stay and watch!

[fluffydeathdealer]

I don't think a lot of people here like duels they're not involved in.

[hyperhero]

...Really?! Why?

[blueyesfanboy]

Stop yelling in the halls, you loud-mouthed fool!

[You've interrupted his thoughts, and there are few things that irritate him more than that. He recognizes Judai, but he still doesn't care. A fool is a fool.]

[hyperhero]

[And now he recognizes you.]

Hey, Kaiba! There you are! Let's duel!

[...Yep. No sense of tact.]

[blueyesfanboy]

...No.

[The pause is not one of consideration; Kaiba had simply been shocked by the request. Who did this kid think he was, challenging him?]

You aren't even in my league.

[hyperhero]

[Surprisingly, Judai's grin doesn't even flicker.]

Aww, come on! I'm going to be the King of Games one day, so if I even want a chance, I've got to duel the bests of the best, right? And one of them is you! The second best duelist in the world... I can't pass that up!

[There's pure, unashamed fanboying in his voice, here. He's gleeful over the idea of dueling you, more than any normal human should be.]

I've been looking forward to challenging you and Yugi both ever since I got into the Academy!

[blueyesfanboy]

... [Second...best. Kaiba's lips twitch into a scowl, but even without that, his aura alone is powerful enough to show just how furious that phrase made him.]

Then you might as well give up, because I don't duel second-rate nobodies.

[hyperhero]

[Surprisingly, Judai seems completely oblivious to the aura. It's as if this kid is just... too dumb to comprehend that he just pissed off Kaiba.]

Good thing that's not what I am, then! I'm one of the best duelists in Duel Academy, and I'm the one who represented us against North Academy! You're the one who set it up for the best duelists, so there's no way I'd ever give up dueling you!

[blueyesfanboy]

[Oh god, he's worse than Yugi.]

You're the best duelist in an academy I've never heard of. Am I supposed to be impressed?

[Didn't he already clarify this last time? He hasn't set up any school!]