flying with me won't be easy

[imthe_shit]

[ Snake is standing in the lounge, by some cupboards where he's just made coffee. He's still dressed in his sneaking suit, but he's looking pale as a sheet. In his hand there's a mug of coffee but... it was visibly shaking as he brought it to his lips and took a drink.

Though he was facing away from the door, his facial expression shows he's feeling pretty shaken up. ]

Don't see that every day...




[ ooc: Off-screen, Snake and Snargon met and... had a fight, so the shooting range Snake made has bit the dust. Feel free to remember seeing a giant gray dragon with a mustache attacking the legendary soldier who was frantically dodging and rolling to get away! Also, Snargon does not breathe fire, so if your character saw the fight go down, then remember that! Nothing was scorched. ]

Comments

[imthe_shit]

Oh, so you've met.

[ Rubs the back of his neck. ] He said some mumbo-jumbo about smelling me, about something being sorcery, and when I tried to explain things, he smelled my friend on me and kind of lost it.

I don't know what his deal is, but I'm pretty sure if I go outside again, he'll try to eat me. [ Sigh. ]

[fluffydeathdealer]

Hoh... that's weird. He can tell what you are from scent. At least, he did it to me. And unless you've been hiding something, old man, you're pretty human. I can't think of any reason why you'd be considered magical... unless maybe he was just shocked to see you! I know I was pretty surprised the first time I met 'myself'...

[imthe_shit]

I think everyone's pretty surprised the first time they see themselves.

[ Shakes his head, pushing the coffee mug away. ]

I know death's not really permanent here, but that doesn't mean I want to be eaten by a mustachioed dragon.

[fluffydeathdealer]

Then if you meet again, you'd better make sure to kill him first, hadn't you? Hahahahahaha!

[imthe_shit]

[ Gives him a flat look briefly before taking out his cigarettes. Screw it. ]

I may have to if I can't reason with him. Not sure how bullets fare against dragon scales, though.

[fluffydeathdealer]

If they don't fare well, there's three options.

You can run and hide like a coward... you can catch him in human form and take him down first. Or you could find a way to weaken him.

Dragons aren't perfect. They have weaknesses too. Maybe the scales don't cover everywhere... or maybe you need a bigger gun. Maybe if you ask nicely, I can summon something to help you, heheh...

[imthe_shit]

I don't need your help.

[ Frown. ] I'm not going to use your magic mumbo jumbo. I'll fight like I always have.

... And I'll take him out if I have to. Just... feels weird to have to kill me. [ Smirks. ] Then again, I've killed people with my face before.

[fluffydeathdealer]

[Kaiba 2.0 it seems. He's not offended by the rejection; far from it. He never expected it to be accepted.]

Hehehe... not fond of the occult, I see! I guess a bastard like you can handle himself... even though you were so shocked you were trembling a moment ago! Ahahahaha! Then, let me see it! The next time you two go up against one another... I want to know about it. Seeing someone like you in the heat of a bloody battle... Fighting for your life against 'yourself'... It'd be worth seeing.

[imthe_shit]

I wasn't trembling because I saw a dragon. I was spooked because I saw a man with my face morph into a dragon.

I've seen a lot of weird crap on the battlefield, but I never expected to see that.

[ Frowns. ] And no, you're not going to watch.

[fluffydeathdealer]

You can't hide from me. I can find anything I've encountered before on this island. It's all within my range.

I just have to keep an eye on you until it happens. Or I could follow him instead if I get bored. It's probably more interesting!

[Waving a hand dismissively, he sits on the coffee table, looking amused.]

It doesn't matter why you were afraid... it's still good.

[imthe_shit]

[ Tempted to throw Bakura. He resists. ]

You want to follow him? Don't blame me if you find yourself in the belly of the beast. Literally.

[fluffydeathdealer]

If I do, I'll just come back. And this thing won't be destroyed by stomach acid.

[He rests his hand over the Ring.]

Anyway, all I need is to watch until you two end up fighting again. Even if he can sense my presence, it doesn't matter.

HURR HURR

[imthe_shit]

When you say it like that, it sounds like you've had experience with being swallowed.

WELL HE DOES... THOUGH I DIDN'T THINK IN THAT WAY, HEHE

[fluffydeathdealer]

...let's just say that Shadi tried a whole lot of things to keep me out of action.

XD

[imthe_shit]

... Shadi, right, that guy.

Wish he was here.

[fluffydeathdealer]

[Drily:] If he was, you'd have bigger problems than me. He tends to pass judgement on people.

[imthe_shit]

He should judge himself for letting his artifacts get into the wrong hands.

[fluffydeathdealer]

Hoh? You're still sore about that, huh... you should learn to let things go.

Shadi tends to punish people with heavy hearts. Not the bearers of the Items... not unless they're stolen.

[imthe_shit]

Heavy hearts?

What, if they had a bad day, he scolds them?

[fluffydeathdealer]

No. He uses the scales to judge the weight of darkness on your heart. If you lie to him, or have an evil heart... then the side representing your 'heart' becomes heavier.

Like the judges of the afterlife, if the scales tip... your heart is too heavy. And you'll be cast into darkness by it.

That's the power of the Millennium Scale. They used to believe that sins, regrets and lies made the heart heavier. The Scale only makes that a reality.

[imthe_shit]

So, I should avoid him, is what you're saying.

[ Considering all the people Snake killed... He was a terrible liar and he rarely told them because of it... It was really up for grabs whether Snake had an "evil" heart. He was a killer, but he was probably the least bad of all his family. ]

Good to know.

[fluffydeathdealer]

Unless you want to discover the true power of the Millennium Items, it might be a wise move! Heheh...

[Leaning back on his hands, he swings his legs in an almost childish manner.]

Though I didn't think you were that big on lies and villainy...

[imthe_shit]

Why is it that people who don't have millenium items are the ones that get judged?

Your world is stupid. [ Top notch insults right now. ]

[fluffydeathdealer]

What? The Items won't work easily on others who use them. I can throw off the Rod and the Eye's powers, and the Rod won't work on Yugi at all. It doesn't work for everything they can do and there's a chance of failure if the other person is fighting it, but the Items are pretty good at not overtaking one another. They're meant to work together, after all. Seven pieces of the same thing.

But a magic-hating old fool like yourself won't understand that. You hate that they exist at all, right?

[Despite the cold look in his eyes, the playful tone of his voice won't go away.]

[imthe_shit]

Meant to work together... Right.

[ Shakes his head. ] I do hate that they exist because idiots like you and Malik get their hands on them.