[EFFECT ROOM] The Red Thread of Not-Quite-Fate

[hyperhero]

[This room is definitely one that you wouldn't expect to find in a school, considering that it appears to be a gigantic cafe. Plush carpets, cushioned chairs, a whole bunch of fancy drinks and snacks...

Someone put a dating cafe in the school!]

((OOC: Here's how it works! The room is based off the idea of the red string of fate from Japanese/Chinese legend. On stepping into the room, your character will find a thin but completely unbreakable red string tied to their pinkie, with the other end tied to someone else who's come into the room. The red string persists even if you try to leave, and won't disappear until a full day later. The thread itself will lengthen or shorten depending on the proximity of the two characters, but it won't let you get more than a room's length away from each other.

Here's the complication: the Gods are kind of sort of drunk off their asses, which means that the red string could tie you to literally anyone. Your worst enemy, your brother, your father, Old Man Jenkins... it's one of those things where you're lucky if you get your soulmate! Furthermore, the strings can (by player choice) actually swap around repeatedly, so your character could end up tied to one person all day or have to deal with being tied to five different ones through it!

For characters who don't know about the legend, there's a paper pinned to the wall by the door that explains it (at least, the actual legend, not the drunk-gods part). While the paper can be ripped up, it'll just regenerate a minute or two later.

And yes I purposefully picked the most inappropriate journal for this))

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[hyperhero]

[AND SUDDENLY, ZOMA RIGHT IN HIS FACE. Judai yelps, throwing his arms over as the spirit inflicts the damage, cringing and shifting his stance a little. Phoo...]

Heh... you got me with that!

[LP: 2400.]

I'll set a reverse card. Your turn!

[fluffydeathdealer]

[Could it be a trap...? He's not sure. But why else would he leave it facing downwards? Hm. It's good to have a card in his hand, at least.

Let's see...]

I'll switch Headless Knight back into defense position.

[The knight sinks to one knee before him, sword pressed to the ground. Despite his words of before, he knows Wildheart's effect; the trap won't work to defend him. He'll have to rely on the luck of the draw. ...and right now it's not on him.]

Turn end!

[hyperhero]

[Ug... the card he drew is useless to him. What a world. And the Knight's defense is too much for Wildheart to punch through right now... no way Clayman could get it. Or his other monster.]

Not much I can do now... so I'll set another reverse card and end it with that.

[fluffydeathdealer]

My turn! Draw! [Hm... this is something. But it'll be risky...]

I set a reverse card!

[Dark Spirit of the Silent should be a good way to give some damage until he can summon something better.]

Turn end!

[hyperhero]

Draw!

[...Bingo! Just what he needed. He just needs one more turn to set it up...]

Alright! I'll summon Elemental HERO Sparkman, then equip him with Spark Blaster!

[The lightning HERO appears, snagging the Blaster and twirling it much like an old-style gunman.]

And I'll use Spark Blaster's effect to swap the Knight into attack position!

[Taking aim, Sparkman fires a shot at the Headless Knight, intent on forcing him to his feet.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

...?

[The knight rises, half-turning to 'look' back at Bakura.]

So you're going to attack him?

[hyperhero]

You bet! Wildheart's enough to take him down!

Go get 'em!

[Wildheart gladly charges to do just that.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

[Kh... with that weak thing, he can't do anything to hurt either of the other two. And it's not like his defensive trap will work on that card. But without a monster as a target, the next attack will be unstoppable for sure...]

Kh...

[LP: 1600 -> 1550 -> 1750.]

[hyperhero]

Alright, Sparkman! Show him that Static Shockwave of yours!

[The HERO casually tosses the gun up high, then gathers electricity in his hands to send a wave at Bakura.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

GHK-!

[His body trembles under the assault of the electricity, eyes wide as it courses through him, a feeling of burning inside and out.

LP: 100

He drops to one knee instinctively, gasping for breath.]

[hyperhero]

That'll be it for my turn. Your go, Bakura!

[Sparkman casually holds his hand out, catching the gun and leaning it on his shoulder, watching the other duelist.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

Just a minute, here!

[Kh... His hand trembles as he reaches to draw his last card.]

I'll set this card in defense position!

[If he uses Wildheart first, he's fucked... But he found something interesting out today. That makes it worth it.]

[hyperhero]

[Eh? ...Oh right, it actually hurts in this place, doesn't it?]

You okay, Bakura?

[He's pretty tough, but Sparkman did probably hurt.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

Kh... That's the first time I've been hit by electricity in this place.

[Okay, okay, maybe he can stand up now... right. There. On his feet.]

Turn end!

[hyperhero]

[Hm... well, if he says so. Judai scans over what he's got, thinking. He doesn't really want to hurt Bakura, so he can hold back a little and try something different. It's kinda risky, but hey, who ever got anywhere without risk?]

Alright! I'll switch Clayman to attack position! Then, I'll equip Cyclone Boomerang to Wildheart, bringing him up to 2000 attack!

[Now then... this should be plenty!]

Wildheart, take out that defense monster and once it's gone, Clayman, attack him!

1/3

[fluffydeathdealer]

OW-! [Getting punched in the face by a pile of rock is NOT FUN. It actually throws him back a few steps - less so since it's such a weak attack.

LP: 0

But it could have been worse. If Judai had gone for overkill... there'd be worse than bruising.>]

2/3

[fluffydeathdealer]

[...how weak. Protecting him like that... And probably more for Ryou's sake than his.]

3/4, I lied

[fluffydeathdealer]

[No, certainly for Ryou's sake. He's been nothing but acerbic most of this time. Even happy-go-lucky Judai must know what sort of person he is by now.]

4/4

[fluffydeathdealer]

[The darkness warps and fades, the ghosts of the monsters disappearing as well.]

Well played, Judai!

[hyperhero]

You too! That was fun!

[Judai just grins, flashing him a V sign as Winged Kuriboh, back in spirit form, settles on his head gently.]

You figure out what you wanted to?

[fluffydeathdealer]

Yeah. At least in part. But, Judai, can I impose on you a little longer? I want to show you something.

[hyperhero]

Hm? Sure! What's up?

[fluffydeathdealer]

Did you know, wearing this Ring will allow you to do magic?

[hyperhero]

What, really? No way!

[fluffydeathdealer]

Of course! Any of the Millennium Items will do it. You can try it for yourself if you like.