CAMPUS WIDE EVENT: THE LANGUAGE BARRIER REINSTATED

[intercom_voice]

[Today, something somewhere went wrong. On the evening on the 15th, any bilingual (or otherwise) knowledge granted by the Campus has simply...disappeared. At least for anybody walking by the North Wing.]

Tja ... det här kommer att lägga sordin på våra studier, är nu inte det?

[Translation: Well...this is going to put a damper on our studies, now isn't it?]

((ooc: So! For the next 5 days (the 15th~20th), your character officially only knows their native tongue. Aka, whatever language they primarily grew up with. They can no longer read, speak, or understand any other language but.

For fun you can even use Google Translate to show what your character is speaking at a glance! Don't worry, we all know it's probably gibberish :P

If you go the Google route, please be sure to put a translation at the bottom. If not, then please take care to specify what language your character is speaking in at the start of every thread.

If you have any questions, just head to the mod plurk or send this account a PM, but most importantly--have fun!))

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[moderndaydragon]

[Sigh. Karasu leans up against the wall, rubbing her face a little and closing her eyes.]

Kono basho wo kirai hajime te masu.
(I'm starting to hate this place.)

[stealshinies]

... [Bakura doesn't even bother to speak. For once in his life, he doesn't feel like talking. Knowing he won't be understand is just annoying!

He leans back against the wall beside her, crossing his arms with a sour expression.

A way to communicate without words... Drawings, maybe?]

[moderndaydragon]

[She notices the sour look from him, managing to reign in the comforting gesture she'd usually do.

Instead, she pulls out the sketchpad holding the doodles she and Bakura already used and offers it to him with the pencil.]

[stealshinies]

...! [Perfect! Bakura takes the notepad and pencil and (while holding the pencil completely wrong) starts to doodle.

Once he's done he hands it back:]

[moderndaydragon]

...

[She just gives him the most blank, confused look she can manage.]

[stealshinies]

[He just looks grumpy when she doesn't understand.]

...

[moderndaydragon]

[...Ah, she thinks she understands, and reaches over to pat his shoulder. It's more a confirming gesture than the usual comforting one this time, if just to show that she gets it.

She's frustrated too.]

[stealshinies]

[He takes the notebook again and then flashes it to her with a grin.]

[moderndaydragon]

Kaado?
(Card?)

[That's about all she can get from that drawing. She's not actually sure what the hell that other thing is supposed to be. Her first thought was a stick figure, but it's missing a leg.

Maybe an ankh? But she has no idea why he'd draw that unless he was talking about the card. And if that was the case, why not draw it inside.]

[stealshinies]

[He still has no idea what she's saying so he points a finger at the card image again and then makes a shuffling gesture.]

[moderndaydragon]

Kaado.

[She nods, confirming the word, then tilts her head at the shuffling. Does... he want to duel? Like THIS?

Um...]

Hai...
(Okay...)

[stealshinies]

... [His lips curve into a mischievous grin. She couldn't read her cards either now.

Bakura turns and gestures for her to follow.]

[moderndaydragon]

[She shrugs a little, then falls into step behind him to do just that.

Well, it's not like it can HURT or anything.]

[stealshinies]

[The walk back is silent--for once. It seems Bakura doesn't have much to say when nobody's around to understand him.

He doesn't lead her to the dorm, but to the lounge and one of the tables there. Digging around he sets down his deck to be shuffled.]

H-heh heh heh... [Well that was one thing that crossed even the language barrier.]

[moderndaydragon]

[Definitely, and she has to roll her arms a little before she sits down too. That laugh seriously gave her the chills sometimes... and it seemed even more malicious now, when they couldn't understand each other.]

Hai, sonogo kaado ga shaffuru sa re masu.
(Okay, I'll shuffle the cards.)

[She places her deck on the table, then takes his deck to shuffle it up before handing it back.]

[stealshinies]

[Bakura shuffles her cards as well, looking utterly confident as he does. Little did she knew he had his Akh help him rebuild his deck, and now that he's gotten all his cards memorized as well as her strategy...

He's developed a counter-measure! Or well, his Akh did, but that's technically him too. Regardless, Bakura has a better understanding of the game now than he had before.

He knows how to properly use Diabound's special abilities now too.]

[moderndaydragon]

[And unfortunately, Karasu is not prepared for the abilities Diabound can bring to the table, nor for the Dark World combos or the Blast Spheres.

Her easing up immediately shatters once Bakura takes the upper hand with clearly far more ability than before, and she fights as hard as she can, tooth and nail, to try to get some semblance of field control back for her Samurai.]

[stealshinies]

[It's all over for Karasu when Bakura plays his most deadly combo yet. Using Dark World Dealings he draws a card and discards another--specifically Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World. Once the monster's in his graveyard all he has to do is tribute a Fiend-type to special summon it, and he's got 2700 attack points on the field side-by-side with Diabound and his attack-point depleting doppelgangers.

Not to mention he's laughing maniacally. It's all over now! He'll just sit and enjoy her squirming a little bit first!]

1/2

[moderndaydragon]

[Interesting... this deck has worked together fantastically. Not only that, but the Thief King seems to really be in tune with it.

With Shien and the Grandmaster drained, and just Zanji, Irou, and Kamon on the field with them, there's nothing she can do. Even her face-down cards can't pull her out of this.

How clever...]

[moderndaydragon]

[Unfortunately, the Thief King is going to be sorely disappointed. Instead of squirming or seeming upset or anything to that degree, Karasu simply claps her hands together, smiling brightly.]

Anata ha hontouni sore wo yatta!
(You really did it!)

[That said, she places her hand over her deck, in the motion she showed him that represents a surrender. There's nothing she can do. No way to protect her Samurai here. So of course, it just means one thing.]

Watashi ha ushinai masu.
(I lose.)

[stealshinies]

...

[She's...surrendering?! All those times he lost like a man, and she's surrendering! He wanted to see this through to the end!

Bakura's eye twitches, clearly irritated as he looks across the table at her.

...Well clearly, he just overwhelmed her to the point of exhaustion. Though if that's not the case, he's not sure what she's smiling about.

Whatever, he'll take it in stride. Cooling down--at least on the surface--he grins and grabs the notepad again. He spends quite a bit more time on whatever he's scribbling this time, and he keeps glancing upwards and eyeing her before finally showing her the notepad.]

[moderndaydragon]

[She notices the irritation, but just matches it with a smile anyway. She can guess he's a little angry, but with the language barrier, she can't explain to him why she surrendered. It'll have to wait until this fixes itself, then if he still cares...

She raises a curious eyebrow as he takes the notepad, tilting her head a little curiously and waiting. When it's handed to her --

...That is absolutely adorable. No, really. She barely manages to bite back a giggle, though the smile's not so easy, as she looks over it closely. She's assuming that's her deck under her hand... and that looks like a cup or bowl.

Ah, she gets it. Karasu taps the drawing and nods firmly, indicating the door. She'll be more than happy to make you something to eat for this win.

Gathering up her deck, Karasu places a light kiss on the top card, a sort of thanks for the Samurai for sticking with her, like always. She carefully puts it away into its holder, then pushes herself out of the chair, stretching a little and waving for Bakura to follow her out of the door.]

[stealshinies]

[He's a little surprised she was so amicable to that last minute winner's request, but he's not going to complain! Bakura follows her cue and gets to his feet, pocketing his own deck and stretching his legs. He gives her a bit of a wry look when she kisses her cards, but then just silently follows.

H-heh heh...some people are way too sentimental. Thinks the man with a deck themed around his past and future.]

[moderndaydragon]

[The picture's too cute for her NOT to be willing to feed him for that. Besides, it's not like she ever minds cooking.

The dorm's the same as always, though there's something left on the table that Karasu just quickly balls up and shoves into her pocket. Nope. Not thinking about that right now.

Let's see... well, she'll just dig out some more of the meat and start cooking that.]

[stealshinies]

[Bakura is observant enough to notice that little grab and crumble, and he's nosy enough to pursue her on it. Though instead of asking, he just tries to pick-pocket her without being noticed.

He's pretty skilled when it comes to slights of hand, after all.]