Who knew tech gave dragons stomach problems?

[moderndaydragon]

[So, those in one of the halls are being treated to a sight. Karasu, in annoyance and frustration, crushed half a wall and ate an intercom.

And it's given her a stomachache. So this particular hallway is now being completely blocked by a dragon who only just barely fits, and even then very precariously, as she's already wrecked one foundation and her mere presence has dented the ceiling and other walls.



Alternatively, a bit later on, Karasu in her human form can be found in the arcade, still with somewhat of a stomachache and sitting at one of the machines in a high-legged chair she stole found somewhere.]

Comments

[memorypuzzle]

Synchro...?

[Now that was interesting. Very interesting. As a duelist, he can't ignore this.]

Have you tried just putting them on the duel disk and seeing if it can figure them out?

[The Gods worked just fine without Kaiba having known their existence before...]

[moderndaydragon]

They're... different. They're kind of like fusion in that they need a special kind of summon, but I don't even know how to begin starting with that.

[...Hm.]

Do you want to try? I have one of each on me, since they were related to my deck.

[memorypuzzle]

Sure, hold on.

[Activating the duel disk, he watches as the holographic projectors detach, the disk itself clicking into the ready position.]

Let's give it a try.

[moderndaydragon]

Alright...

[...ug, stomach hurts too much to sit up. She just sort of fishes out her deck and holds it up to him.]

[memorypuzzle]

[He takes it from her, fanning it out in his hand to scan through for the relevant cards. There's an odd feeling to these cards... Like they're aware of him. Drawing the first Synchro card he finds there, he sets it in play. Nothing happens, but after skimming through it, he notices the requirements.

It takes a little experimenting to figure out, but eventually-]

Ah-!

[-The monster appears.]

[moderndaydragon]

Whoa... it does work. How'd you do that?

[The prospect of DUELING is starting to overpower the pain now as she watches a bit more intently.]

[memorypuzzle]

This isn't the first card that the duel disks were able to recognize without their programmer's being aware of them. The chips inside the cards carry enough data that I was able to replicate their summoning method with a little practice.

This requirement... The Tuners and normal monsters. They're sacrifices, but they have to total the same level as the card you're trying to summon. Like a ritual summon, but with specific types of sacrifices required.

[moderndaydragon]

I see... that's great.

[That's really supposed to have more energy to it, but yeah, the whole "I ATE WIRES" thing. Still, she's smiling as brightly as she can manage.]

What about the XYZ?

[memorypuzzle]

I've never seen cards like this before... Even the levels are wrong.

[Are these even really Duel Monsters? No, they have to be. Now let's see... hm? The sacrifice requirement... it's the same as the level. Interesting. But it just says 'monster', so maybe, if he tries it out... Aha! But it takes a bit more fiddling before he can summon it.]

...It's a level-for-level sacrifice. The only things that can be sacrificed to summon it are those that are the same level. But this is odd... the cards used for the sacrifice apparently go beneath the summon instead of going to the graveyard. The graveyard won't accept them and it won't summon it without them being scanned as being in the same zone.

[moderndaydragon]

That's... [Ah!] That must be what the "detach" requirement means! If they're "attached" to it, below like they are...

[Okay wow trying to sit up is bad. But she can't hide her excitement.]

That's amazing, Yugi-kun...

[memorypuzzle]

...then the detach requirement means the effects are activated by removing the sacrificed cards to the graveyard.

[He nods firmly.]

As I thought... The duel disks are programmed so they don't need updating, as long as you know what to do to activate them.

[Clever, Kaiba...]

[moderndaydragon]

That's great... I'm glad I got one when I did...

[...Haah. For some reason, this is making her feel better. Or is that just the excitement from making the cards work?

Either way, she manages to push herself up to sitting.]

I really owe you!

[memorypuzzle]

Getting to try these cards is enough of a reward for me!

[After all of the chaos of Battle City, it was a breath of fresh air to just get to mess around with cards. De-summoning them, he shuts off the duel disk and hands her cards back to her.]

[moderndaydragon]

[She takes the cards back, holding them to her chest a moment in an affectionate gesture.]

...I'll take that help now, if it's still on the table.

[memorypuzzle]

Of course.

[He offers his hand to her without hesitation.]

[moderndaydragon]

[She takes it, trying to struggle up to her feet somewhat. Ug... at least she's not about to throw up all over him. Though she definitely is swaying some.]

Thanks.

[memorypuzzle]

[For such a diminutive figure, he has a surprising amount of strength in his grip; it's not difficult for him to tug her up.]

Do you need help getting back to your room or the infirmary?

[moderndaydragon]

[That's good, because she's going to be leaning on him for a while.]

...I probably should go check into the infirmary, huh? Though I don't know if Lisa can actually help with this...

But better safe than sorry.

[memorypuzzle]

[It's a little awkward, with his stature, but that's fine. He'd rather not leave a sick woman to her own devices.]

At the least, she might have some medicine that might ease your suffering.

[moderndaydragon]

Hopefully. Sorry to trouble you like this, Yugi-kun...

[memorypuzzle]

There's no need for that. While I hope you'll be smart enough not to eat any more intercoms, what's done is done. I don't mind helping.

[moderndaydragon]

Yeah, I think I've learned my lesson. It's just a little... hard to control my instincts in that form sometimes, when I'm really frustrated or angry. Not that I'd ever hurt anyone, but inanimate objects are easier.

[memorypuzzle]

But, Karasu... You don't need to be in that form when you get angry, do you?

[moderndaydragon]

No, not really. But like I said... I just snapped. After all that lady's done to us, I guess it was just too much that she wouldn't even give me a straight answer about something as simple and harmless as a rulebook that would have helped out a lot anyway.

[Her grip on Yami tightens, then relaxes as she sighs some. He's right, of course, and for the main reason she was skittish about her other form in the first place.]

...I know it's dangerous, to do that.

[And yet she'd done it anyway.]

[memorypuzzle]

[It's a poor excuse, and he can tell she knows it from the sigh she gives. So he won't drive the nail in further.]

I wonder what her goals are. It doesn't seem like she's doing much beyond annoying people.