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.))

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[youreternalservant]

Good work. Rest for a moment, and I'll teach you how to get it back once you feel ready.

[He strokes fingers through Yugi's hair soothingly, smiling fondly down at the sleeping boy. How well people slept these days... heh. It was almost cute.]

[helpusduelist]

[Henry blows out a bit of air, smiling at Mahad gently and shifting to lay a bit more comfortable by the fire. Yugi makes a happy noise at the petting, smiling even brighter in sleep.]

I wonder how often he's slept quite that deeply.

[youreternalservant]

It's hard to tell... Surely he must have slept well at home, for the most part. He doesn't show any signs of long-term sleep deprivation.

[He returns the smile, somehow both relaxed and on guard at the same time. Despite the barrier, he's keeping his attention spread out in case of trouble.]

[helpusduelist]

[Mahad gets a look of appreciation for that. Even if the barrier should keep them safe, a camp out like this was one that required at least one person on watch constantly... and with Mahad not needing sleep, it meant the rest of them could sleep or relax as they needed to.

Though he did intend to relieve Mahad at some point after everyone was settled and feeling better. The Dark Magician deserved rest too, after all.]

It must have only been what happened recently that caused a problem... I can hardly blame him for that.

[youreternalservant]

[Mahad pauses thoughtfully at those words. What happened recently... if that was all that upset Yugi, then he led a charmed life indeed. He doubts it somehow. But it definitely hit him hard, that's for sure.]

Nor I. More prepared people than him have been thrown into torment by that man.

[helpusduelist]

Hmph... if only there really was a way to contain him. Or at least end his life for good.

[Sigh. He sits up some, working his body a little. The fire does help to warm him up, though it's somewhat less than it should be, seeing as he's still half-naked and just in sleeping pants.]

All right. I'm ready.

[youreternalservant]

[A sigh follows those words. If only you knew, Henry...]

It's the reverse of what you did before. This time, you don't need the visualization, at least not unless you're failing at recovering it. What you want is to focus on calling.

[He tells him the words he'll need quietly.]

Those words can be either spoken or thought, but the important part is to focus on the card you put away. You want to 'draw' it out into your hands.

[helpusduelist]

[Henry nods a little, not closing his eyes this time. Instead, he cups his hands like before, saying the words quietly and carefully as he imagines "drawing" the Swords.

Like before, it takes him a try or two, but soon enough the card is back in his hands and he feels that same drain from before.]

I can't imagine doing multiple things at once, like a deck, is easy...

[youreternalservant]

Good, Henry.

[He smiles in approval, but pauses to consider those words.]

It's possible to make it easy... but only if you can conceptualize it as a 'set', where each piece is part of the same thing. The size of the object doesn't matter, in the end... what matters is how easily you can recognize it.

After all, a book is made of many pages. I don't need to visualize the entire book to summon or conceal it. My mind already recognizes it as one item, despite all of the parts.

[helpusduelist]

Hm... so before I start trying to do this with my deck, I have to completely fix it as a set in my mind, much like your book.

[He shivers suddenly, blowing out a little and tapping the deck to let the armor wash back over him. It's too cold to be out in barely anything, dammit, but the Campus took all their clothes!]

I think I'll work on that some, first. If just because I'm afraid I'll freeze without the armor. What a death that would be... the King of England, freezing out in the middle of the forest in just thin pants.

[youreternalservant]

You underestimate things, my king... I'd give you my robes before I let that happen.

[He could handle the cold after all.]

[helpusduelist]

[He laughs a little quietly.]

Make Yugi and I cuddle up by the fire while you sat spotting naked? That would certainly be a sight.

[Yes, he remembers Mahad has some clothes under that, but that's not as funny.]

[youreternalservant]

[His face burns at that thought and he has to look away abruptly, under the pretense of clearing his throat.]

Is that the sort of place your mind goes, my king?

[helpusduelist]

[Henry gives a louder laugh at that, settling down near the fire to give an innocent smile.]

Of course not. I'm just a bit spoiled by having someone to tease and somewhere I can tease them, I think.

[youreternalservant]

[Thank the gods his dark skin didn't show blushing as easily as it could have.]

You're lucky I like you, Henry.

[helpusduelist]

I take it I'd be feeling your magic first-hand if I didn't?

[youreternalservant]

I don't use my powers frivolously.

[...says the man who afterworld-warped a piece of cake to entertain Yugi.]

[helpusduelist]

Using them on me would be frivolous, then? I'm insulted.

[He's not. Not even close. The laughing says as much.]

[youreternalservant]

Oh, the most frivolous. After all, all I have to do to get revenge is to whisper some things to your mother when you return...

[He wouldn't, but the joke still hangs there.]

[helpusduelist]

[It's less a joke and more a chilling threat, because Henry's laugh has caught in his throat and he's looking at Mahad like a scared rabbit.]

You wouldn't.