Two for one special! [Dark & Yugi]

[awishforfriends]

[With an arcade room in the Campus now, there's no way Yugi wouldn't be there. He's a little late, maybe, but he's definitely set up shop there for today, occasionally moving from game to game once he's finished playing the one he was at before.

Of course, being Yugi, there's no way he'd keep this all to himself, which means he and his other self are swapping control every so often, making finding either of them just a matter of waiting... or coming into the arcade at the right time.]


((OOC: Since I didn't want to make two posts but wanted to play them both, here's a choice for you! You can either specify which of the Yugis you want to meet (the normal one or his "other personality," Dark), or you can just leave it up to me to pick! Just remember that Dark... doesn't take kindly to people who try to actually hurt Yugi, or himself.))

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[awishforfriends]

[That gets a smile out of him, and he nods a bit firmly. He can't stay upset! Jounouchi's actually here!]

Right! We're here together now!

[And that's actually nice of this place. He'll take it, so happily.]

So let's play, Jounouchi-kun!

[answeredwish]

Yeah, I'm down with that.

[Well, why not? If they're stuck here for a while, why worry? It's not like there's anyone at home waiting for him.

And if he hadn't noticed Yugi's absence, then surely, when they left this place, nobody else would have noticed his, either? Eh, all of this stuff was giving him a headache. He'll just grab a seat and join in.]

[awishforfriends]

[Yugi is definitely not going to be down for a while, if nothing else. It's almost like he's been given the arcade, with how happy he's acting now. And why not? His best friend is actually here now!]

I've actually learned how to use some magic, too.

[It's kind of a non-sequitur, but hey, it's not like he can keep that to himself.]

The Black Magician is actually real, too! He said his name was Mahad, and he was teaching me for a while.

[answeredwish]

...magic?

[Ack... that's kind of weird. But this is Yugi, so unless he's been taken over by something, he's not going to use it for ill.]

What kind of magic?

[awishforfriends]

I can summon duel monsters from their cards! Well, if they're not too strong... I'm still working on that part. And I can use a spell called Afterworld Warp, too.

And...

[Yugi releases the game for a moment, manifesting a small ball of shadow magic flicker between his hands.]

This!

[answeredwish]

Gyah-!

[He backpedals at the sudden ball of demonic power holy shit-

No, wait, it wasn't doing any harm. Curiously, he reaches out to poke it.]

Whoa.

[awishforfriends]

[It dissipates when poked, Yugi wiping his hands on his pants. Still kind of weird feeling, doing that...]

It doesn't actually hurt anything. I've just been practicing with it so I can get better at using anything that needs a lot of energy.

[answeredwish]

...

[Well, it's Yugi. He's harmless.]

Heh! Look at you! You'll not need us to look out for you before long!

[awishforfriends]

Heheh... maybe I can protect you!

[His hand drifts to his pocket at that thought, where Slifer's card is currently resting. He still doesn't have the strength to summon it yet, but... maybe...]

[answeredwish]

...

[That's a pretty eerie thought, Yugi.]

I don't think we need to go that far.

[awishforfriends]

Ah... I guess so.

[Though with how much Jounouchi gets hurt, especially because of him... it would've been nice to be able to pay him back sometimes.]

[answeredwish]

...what's with that face? I'm a man, Yugi! I can't be expected to be overjoyed at the idea of being protected!

[Lifting a hand, he holds it out.]

But being able to stand on equal ground... I'd like that much better.

[awishforfriends]

[...Right. That was silly of him to think like that!

Yugi smiles brightly, nodding and grabbing Jounouchi's hand as firmly as he can manage. It's not anywhere near the strength the other teen can make... but it's definitely stronger than before.]

Right! We can just stand together like that!

[answeredwish]

[Yugi's really grown stronger while he was here... those few months must have done him good.]

That's right! [He grips Yugi's hand firmly for a moment before letting it go.] No matter what happens, we'll handle it together.

[awishforfriends]

Right!

[...Oh hey, that reminds him.]

Oh, I already have a dorm here! I can show you where it is when we're done!

[answeredwish]

Ehh? That's great! So the housing here's free, right?

[awishforfriends]

Yep! You just find a dorm that's empty and you can stay in there, or you can stay with other people. It used to be where Pegasus-san and I lived, but he's gone now.

[answeredwish]

Huh...? "Pegasus"...?

[Jounouchi looks blank for a moment, then shrugs.]

Well, that's fine by me! We can be roomies!

[awishforfriends]

[...he doesn't need to elaborate. Pegasus is gone, anyway.]

He's the guy who created Duel Monsters. He was a really nice person and let me stay with him so I didn't have to be in a dorm alone.

[answeredwish]

...then you've been alone since he left? That's no good!

[Yugi has just assured that Jounouchi will never move out.]

[awishforfriends]

I haven't been all by myself! I've been living alone, but I made a couple of really good friends! Especially Ryou-kun! And Wren-chan is nice, too.

[answeredwish]

Ryou and Wren, huh... You'll have to introduce me sometime.

[Maybe they're cute girls. Who knows?]

[awishforfriends]

I will! Ryou-kun really wants to be your friend too. It's... a little complicated, but he comes from our future, so he knew us before he came here. And I know he's sad that I don't remember him, but I promised we'd be friends still!

[answeredwish]

...our future...? Well, okay.

[He doesn't really get it, but... If this guy is one of their friends, then he can trust him.]

Then I'll be his friend too.

[awishforfriends]

Great! I know Ryou-kun will be really happy about that!

[Yugi already seems to be, beaming a little.]