CAMPUS WIDE EVENT: EVERYTHING AND THE KITCHEN SINK

[intercom_voice]

[Hopefully everybody likes waking up outside.

Because as it were, in the middle of the night when everybody had been asleep or lulled into a sudden one by the sheer weight of the air around them...the Campus disappeared in its entirety. Left behind was only the cool surface of the concrete foundation.

For now it seems the residents were left to fend for themselves in the wilderness of the island. Not even the voice from over the intercom would comfort them.]

((ooc: the school has disappeared, along with all the NPCs and everything that was inside! no opt-out areas this time around. The temperature is cool during the day, and colder at night.

The event will last until October 20th, and I'll post a closer to signify it. Everything will be returned to its rightful place then.))

Comments

[leanonstuff]

[Norman doesn't ignore the threat, but it does seem more like mere words than a promise, since Bakura isn't actually moving to do anything.]

Eager to be chased around by a bunch of fairies again?

[stealshinies]

Eager to crush them, maybe. It wasn't that hard the last time. H-hehe, I almost got that man, too!

[Bakura shifts in his seat as if he were ready to jump down, wondering if Jayden will jolt in surprise at the action.]

[leanonstuff]

Just as easy as firing a gun, huh?

[He does in fact startle a little when Bakura shifts around. Maybe he'd better not taunt someone who currently has a strong advantage over him in a potential fight. Unfortunately, there's really no where to go if Bakura did choose to pick a fight.]

[stealshinies]

I figured that one out, actually! I killed somebody with it, too~

[...He also broke his nose when he got pistol-whipped the first time. The bruising is blatant enough, even from up there and with his dark complexion.]

It looked like it hurt.

[leanonstuff]

[He's noticed the bruises, and assumes someone must've given the guy a well-deserved punch in the nose at some point. Good to see.]

Bullshit. There's no way you figured it out well enough to actually kill someone.

[Not to say such a thing would be impossible... or even particularly improbable. Norman simply doesn't want to believe that his failure to retrieve his gun led to someone's death. It would be difficult not to feel somewhat responsible if so.]

[stealshinies]

But I did! Do you want me to describe it to you? Heh heh...the look of pain on that Nobody-Ka's face when I shot him in the back!

[It was a pleasant memory. Too bad it was spoiled by the thought of what happened after.]

[leanonstuff]

[He narrows his eyes, trying to detect any signs of a lie. But psychopaths like Bakura don't often feel the need to lie about the violence they committed, so he's worried that this might actually be true.]

Fuck...

Do you still have the gun?

[stealshinies]

A thief doesn't reveal his secrets that easily!

[In other words, no.

Bakura stands up on the tree branch, propping one leg up on a branch slightly higher. Jayden, it might be best not to look directly up at him, or you might find that his shendyt is not unlike a modern kilt.]

But you're in luck. I had so much fun that I've decided I won't kill you as thanks!

[leanonstuff]

[As it turns out, Norman is already looking up at him... and happens to get an eyeful when Bakura moves his leg. He quickly glances a little to the side so that the thief's package is out of his direct line of sight. Goddamn.]

You son of a bitch... you're gonna get yours for this. I'll make sure everyone knows about you and what you've done.

[stealshinies]

...Oh? Then...

[Bakura suddenly jumps back off the branch, catching himself with one hand on the way down. Once his robes have billowed and set behind him, he drops down the rest of the way, as casual as a cat falling to its feet.

He was smiling as always, but there was a coldness in his eyes.]

...I guess I'll have to kill you after all.

[leanonstuff]

[He steps back a few paces when the thief drops down to the ground, admittedly unnerved by the coldness in his gaze. Norman knows that look... he's seen it in the eyes of many killers before this one.]

Don't think it'll be that easy.

[Even without a gun, he can still fight well enough... he might make it out okay.]

[stealshinies]

I'd hope not! It wouldn't be fun if it was easy.

[Bakura reaches back into his rope, pulling out his usual dagger. If Jayden let everybody know, he might be pitted against more Ka than he could handle.

He may have taken care of the Nobody-Ka, but now he had the issue of the man who could summon many.]

Remember, Mr. Effbeeye Fool, you brought this upon yourself when you threatened the Thief King!

[leanonstuff]

I'd just be careful about getting too close. All FBI agents' bodies are set to explode if they're killed.

[Hey, the guy might believe it. He'd proven himself with the gun, so who's Bakura to judge whether or not such a thing could possibly be true?

Regardless, he looks around for anything he might be able to use to defend himself. There's a large, relatively thick stick on the ground, which he picks up. If he can hit Bakura's wrist, maybe he could make him drop the dagger.]

[stealshinies]

[Bakura pauses at that, looking slightly dubious.] You're set to explode? Heh heh, wow! The future is fucked up.

[That sort of puts a damper on his plans. It looks like the Thief King will have to take him out from afar, or at least injure him badly enough that he can leave him to die and get away before he blows.

Seeing Jayden pick up that stick just makes him laugh.]

What are you going to do with that?

[leanonstuff]

Yeah, it sure is.

[He knows that even if Bakura does believe his bluff, it doesn't mean he isn't in just as much danger as before.]

You'll see. If you're still crazy enough to try and kill me.

[Shit... he hopes he can really make it out of this okay. He's had good luck in the past, but luck isn't something anyone can rely on. And with his legs still healing, he's not as hopeful as usual about his chances.]

[stealshinies]

[Bakura hunches slightly in his usual lazy fashion, licking his lips with a smile. That can only mean that he's thinking.]

Tell me, Mr. Effbeeye Agent! What do you value more? Your life, or the lives of others?

[leanonstuff]

[The hesitation is good. This guy isn't the sort of psycho who will run headlong into danger without any consideration for his safety.]

My job is to protect others.

[He has no desire to die, but he would do so if someone else's life was on the line and there was a way for him to save them.]

[stealshinies]

That doesn't answer the question! [He practically barks out the words, his apparent good humour lost to a palpable, deep seated anger as he flourishes his hand out to point at Jayden.]

Your life against the lives of others--pick one!

[leanonstuff]

[His grip tightens on the stick in his hand, a frown tugging at the corners of his mouth. There are no others immediately around them... but that wouldn't stop him from going off after anyone else. Norman can't let another person die because of him.]

I'd save other peoples' lives first.

[stealshinies]

Ohh? [Bakura tilts his head back in a boisterous laugh. That was just what he wanted to hear.] If that's the case, then you would lay down and die for me! Think of it this way, Mr. Effbeeye Agent...

If you tell others about me, they might come after me, but they don't have a chance against a Great Thief such as myself! As a mere mortal I bested a powerful Ka not once, but twice. Then there was the Ka that man summoned to catch me. H-hehehe, well, I think you can see how well that worked out. Even those with the powers of darkness were no match against me!

[He conveniently excludes that penalty game he'd suffered and continues on...] So really...the best way to protect the lives of others is to silence yourself. Any blood that soaks my hands from your confession will weight just as heavily on your conscious and you know it! Do you really want to risk having guilt suffocate yourself?

[leanonstuff]

[As much as he hates to admit it, Bakura has a point. If he's really all that great at fighting, and more than capable of murder, is it really a good idea to potentially send people to him to die? Then again, people really ought to be warned regardless. He'll have to consider the best way to go about it, but that also involves surviving to see tomorrow.]

So... if I don't spread the word about you, you won't kill anymore people?

[He won't trust anything the guy says, of course. Still... he really does have to consider the best course of action for everyone here, not just himself.]

[stealshinies]

I didn't say that. All this means is that nobody comes after me by your fault, which is as good as leading them to their deaths!

[Bakura casually leans against a nearby tree, folding his arms.]

Hehe... I'm not some indiscriminate murderer. Not that I care if I kill anyone, but the Nobody-Ka was the only one I've ended here, and for that I had my reasons. As for you... [He narrows an eye, teeth shining in an animalistic grin, contrasting harshly with his childish words.] I just wanted to see what that "loud sound" would do to a person!

[leanonstuff]

[So much for hoping for a peaceful solution then. Norman is used to killers thinking they aren't the typical murderer... but it's all just grandiose bullshit.]

Sounds like an indiscriminate murderer to me.

[Warning people is probably the right way to go. He wants them to keep their distance, not confront... so it shouldn't be a problem, right?]

But go ahead and prove you aren't. Let me be on my way without trying to kill me.

[stealshinies]

[He seems amused by that suggestion, but there's the usual anger brimming just below the surface.]

I don't care about proving anything to you! I'll let you go--because I like seeing you squirm--but if I find out you told anybody I'll be coming for your head!!