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CAMPUS WIDE EVENT: THE LANGUAGE BARRIER REINSTATED

[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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...in the chest?

[Tenar looks at his hand, then brings it up to press against his own chest, approximating about where the prongs would fall with where it rested on Bakura.

He... does not like what this seems to be.]

That's really close to some important stuff... and those things can go really deep, I bet...

[He watches Tenar figure things out, making a face. Such a pleasant topic of conversation, right?]

He's not going to kill him, at least. Kind of needs him, after all.

[Kai sighs, shifting against the wall in an effort to get comfortable.]

I tend to see him more than Ryou these days. It's irritating. 'Course, I think him seeing me is just as bad. [What smirk, there's nothing there. Stop being proud of all the wrong things, boy.] Though if you ever meet Ryou...he's a good person.

But be careful around Bakura. He's really good at twisting things, and trust me, you don't want to piss him off. Be kind of neat if I listened to my own advice, actually.

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Don't have to kill to do something really bad. But I guess that would be the way to make sure something didn't get taken off.

[Tenar looks over, tilting his head at the smirk and fiddling with his bandana.]

Bakura was pretty nice to me, actually. He is creepy, but maybe he's not completely bad. I'll still be careful, though.

[If nothing else, he knows how quickly people can turn sour, so he won't fully trust someone he just met. His hand slides up under the bandana, resting on the small bag that's well-hidden under it.]

Hey, Kai... do you have somewhere you could carry a small thing on you?

Tell me about it. [His eyebrows go up at that next statement, and he shakes his head.] I really, really doubt he's not a complete creep.

[But the kid being careful is really all he can ask for, right? Kai rubs at the bridge of his nose. Light, he thinks Bakura's starting to give him migraines now. What a shocker that is. The question makes him glance back over, confused.]

Um, my pockets? Unless I figure out if I can keep stuff wherever my Keychains go when they're not in use.

Remember what I told you about before? The Senzu Beans I've got? You look really worried about this Bakura guy, so... I wanna give you one in case of an emergency. But it won't do anything if you lose it, so you need somewhere you can put it where you know it won't fall out or anything.

[That's why he has his on a pouch around his neck, after all.]

[Wow. Really, wow. Being offered something like that is...

Kai just sort of stares for a second before nodding.]

I remember. But my Cure magic'll fix- okay, once I've fully learned it it'll fix a lot. You don't have that many, right? So you should keep them.

[But he's already considering where he could put something like that and not have to worry about losing or forgetting it...or having the school abscond with it as a joke.]

Ummm. Let me try something. [Who knows if it'll even work. He holds out a hand and concentrates, and moments later the Keychain for Howling Flame is resting in his palm. Setting it in his lap, he pulls a loose thread off the edge of his hoodie pocket and ties it to the flame-shaped piece of metal.]

Be nifty if this works.

[A small flash of light and both Keychain and thread are gone. Kai takes a deep breath and tries to will only the thread back. Maybe...]

HA! [He holds up the black thread and grins at Tenar.] Now I know I can get it back. I should probably tie it to one I don't use that often, though.

I'm sure it will, but you have to concentrate and use energy for that, right? If you eat the Senzu, it'll heal you up right away and give you your energy back, too. That's why it's for emergencies, and even if I don't have a lot, I still want to give you one just in case. We're friends, right?

[He watches what Kai's doing curiously, then grins a little when the thread comes back.]

Hey, it works! We should probably tie it to a pouch or something, though, so the Senzu can't just slip out.

But there's a good place to put it!

...A lot depending on what I'm trying to fix. At least at my current level. [He doesn't want to admit that after he finally got to Lisa and was stitched up, he almost couldn't make it back on his own. Just staying in the office to rest a while wasn't an option. A small grin crosses his face suddenly and he nods.]

Yeah, we are. I'll be careful with it. Thanks.

[He snickers as he flicks the thread away into the air.] I've got a little one I've been keeping erasers in, I could use that.

So anything that's not too bad, you can use that for. But this is in case you're about to die or something like that. That's why I have as many as I do, even if it's not much anymore.

[He nods a little, leaning on his hands some.]

Lemme see it?

If I ever get to that point- [Exactly what Kai thinks of dying is pretty easy to guess from the expression on his face. Definitely fear, although whether it's for himself or the people he'd leave behind, it's harder to tell. It's only there for a moment before he shakes it off.]

Sure, it's back in the room...wait a second.

[Does he feel like going back down to fetch the pouch? No, no he doesn't. So he'll just open the smallest portal possible (completely arm-sized) and root around in there for a few moments.] I think I'm next to the dresser- OW. Yep, found it.

[Faint rustling noises can be heard, as if he's digging blindly through a box, which is exactly what he's doing. Kai finally pulls his arm free and closes the portal, emptying a few pencil-top erasers out of the small grey pouch.]

Here you go!

[Tenar shifts his position, putting the base of his feet together to watch Kai root around with the portal. He snickers a bit when Kai hits his hand, then takes the pouch and looks it over.

Hmm....]

Yeah, this should be okay!

[He reaches into the pouch under his bandana, digging into it and pulling out one of the Senzu Beans. It gets deposited into the eraser pouch, which gets firmly tied closed (though Tenar's careful not to tie it so tight that Kai won't be able to get it open).]

Here you go!

[Think fast!]

[It's a good thing that Kai's watching Tenar as intently as he is, otherwise having the pouch tossed at him might've caught him off guard. As it is, he has to fight his instinct to use Barrier to bounce it away; who knows where it'd go flying off to, and that would be bad. So he manages to catch it instead, grinning as he looks it over.]

Thanks again! Now to put it away.

[Okay, a Keychain he doesn't use that often...Well, not Howling Flame, actually. Sure, it doesn't come out as often as the other two, but still. Fire these days is always good. That leaves Heart's Shadow, and Kai shifts uncomfortably. While he's gotten a lot more used to it since December, the urge to use it has been stronger. Considering what he's been up to lately, he shouldn't be surprised.]

Here's to hoping I don't need it, right?

[The little Heartless Shadow Keychain manifests in his hand a moment later, and Kai fastens the two together using the pouch's drawstrings before sending it back.]

[You should've been here earlier, Kai. Tenar and Bakura were having this whole juggling match game thing and with the speed at which Tenar can juggle, you probably would've gotten smacked in the nose. And that's with him barely trying.

He doesn't miss the look on Kai's face, tilting his head a little as he eyes the keychain curiously.

...that sure is a keychain, yup. He can't see anything wrong with it.]

Why? Is it annoying to use?

[...Oh right! There was one thing he forgot to mention when talking about the "Creeper" earlier.]

Um... I think Bakura likes you.

[If he'd been there, the juggling match might've gotten postponed for a fist fight. Better that he wasn't.]

Not really. Just...

[Does he even have words for this. Running his fingers back through his hair, Kai closes his eyes while he thinks.]

...It's complicated.

[That's not an answer, Kai. He pretty much forgets about even trying to come up with one that makes sense when he hears that. His eyes blink open and he stares at Tenar, confused.]

Uh, not like that, he doesn't. Maybe he likes me at the top of his 'Must kill someday' list, but- how'd that even come up if no one can understand each other?

Oh...

[He's not really sure what Kai means, but he gets the feeling that Kai really doesn't want to talk about it, so he'll let it drop there. At the confusion, he just shrugs.]

I was feeling lonely so I was just talking and I said your name. When he recognized it, I said it again and he drew a heart in the air.

So...

[It's not so much not wanting to talk about it; so far Tenar hasn't really reacted badly to this stuff, so that makes it easier. It's literally just that sometimes Kai doesn't know how to explain it to people that aren't from his world.

Wow. Really missing his dad suddenly.]

He- [Palm, meet face. Oh Light.]

That jerk. [He peeks around his fingers at Tenar before letting out a soft laugh.] Ignore him.

[His hand drops and he reaches over to muss Tenar's hair.] I know it sucks being stuck here, but we'll get out eventually. In the meantime you've got me and Surge, and whoever else you end up making friends with. That's something.

Uh... okay, if you say so.

[It's not like he could really figure out what Bakura was saying anyway, what with him speaking some random garbled language that made him sound like a broken speech program.

Tenar blinks as his hair's ruffled, moving up to shove at Kai's hands playfully. Quuuiiittt you're gonna make it come out of the ponytail!]

It's not really that bad. I mean, it's kinda like back home, with all the forest and no city and everything, though I didn't live on an island. But you were gone, so I didn't really have anyone to talk to, especially because I can't understand anyone.

Hey, if I'd ignored him, I wouldn't have gotten stabbed! [Not entirely true; if he'd ignored him and stopped baiting him, then he wouldn't have gotten stabbed. Maybe.

Kai laughs, pulling his hands back enough to lightly swat at his hair again. He'll mess it up if he wants to! But they drop into his lap after a moment, and he nods, the grin fading a little.]

It's nothing like mine, I lived in a city. Not a huge one, but big enough. Got to see my dad's island a few times as a kid, though...I really am sorry about being gone. I'm too used to being on my own around here and taking off when I wanted. I'll stick around more.

He stabbed you?

[Tenar just sort of raises an eyebrow at that, looking a little concerned. It's purely because of his mother's influence -- with the fact that her only fighting style is a lethal blade sort of style, he's well aware on how to handle knives and well aware the damage they can do if put in just the right spot.]

Are you okay?

[A city, huh... he shrugs a bit.]

My dad doesn't like being around people that much, so we lived in a house really deep in the forest. I've never really been in cities that much, except for when he and me or mom and me would go shopping or looking around. Even Auntie and Uncle lived away from places like that.

Yeah, but like I said, my own fault. [Kai scoots around so he's facing him, lifting his left arm and showing off the recently healed and jagged scar on his forearm.] I was recording him, trying to get evidence to show Karasu. Couldn't resist showing the damn thing off while I walked away, so he did this to get me to drop it.

[Worked really well, too.] That'll teach me to block without a spell.

The forest, huh? That sounds...really nice. Having a house out there, I mean, and not just camping in a tent for days. Or not even that, depending. My friend 'Jem, back home, she lived in a little village, you should've seen her reaction the first time I took her to a city. Clung to me like a leech.

[He half-grins at the memory. She still wasn't used to places like that.]

[Tenar glances over the scar, nodding a little. Doesn't look too bad... definitely had to hurt, and definitely gonna be sore for a long time, but he doesn't think it was deep enough to be really bad.]

Evidence about what? And yeah... if you're recording something, you're not supposed to say you're recording it!

Unless you're one of those journalist people, I guess.

[He grins, nodding a bit excitedly.]

It was nice! It was really quiet outside except for animals, so you could relax really easy. There was a lot of room to play around or train in, and me and my mom and dad would sometimes go exploring. It was really far away from the city, though, so Dad had to fly us there if we ever wanted to go.

I don't think I like cities that much. It's fun to play around in, but it's really loud and bright and closed in.

[Since he only seems to notice it now when he accidentally puts pressure on it, not bad at all. He got lucky.]

About him being a Creeper and just using Karasu. I didn't get what I was hoping for, but it might have screwed him over just the same. [He snorts as Tenar points that out; he knows that!] I know! I admit it was stupid, but by then I was just so mad at some of what he said, I couldn't help it.

[Kai grumbles to himself and shifts position to lean against the wall again.]

Sounds great. Though I think it makes me miss my childhood. [He smiles a bit to show he's mostly kidding.] I think mom felt the same way about cities, and that's why we lived in a small one. Or maybe she was just worried about me getting lost.

That's really dangerous. [Tenar's voice is suddenly -- and surprisingly -- serious.] If you let someone get you so mad that you start doing stupid stuff, then you've lost control of the fight. 'cause if they can get you that mad, then you'll mess up and make worse mistakes than that.

And if you're trying to protect someone... you're putting them in trouble, too.

[The tone to his voice makes it sound like he's speaking from experience -- and really, he is. He knows it all too well.]

[That stings, hearing this from someone so young, but he's right. Kai knows that.]

It's funny, I don't think things like this bothered me so much back home. I didn't have friends, really...I mean, there were kids I went to school with, and did homework with, but no one I ever invited over just to goof off. And after...

[Kai's voice trails off, and he doesn't say anything for a long moment. He can keep running all he wants, nothing ever changes it. Hell, that incident in December with the 'fake' Heartless proved that.

Nope, not dealing.]

He just irritates me beyond belief for some reason. I'll work on it, you're right. Better to keep a level head.

[He glances over at Tenar, sighing.] Voice of experience, huh?

Maybe that's why? I mean, I get angry if someone's hurting innocent people, but making fun of them doesn't really mean anything to me. But if someone makes fun of Surito or Kohlrain or Chihaya, I get really, really mad. Because they're my friends.

[Tenar shrugs a little, not bothering to hide it.]

They did that before. They hurt Chihaya and made fun of her, and I got so mad I couldn't even think straight. So I did... some bad stuff and hurt some people I didn't want to because of it.

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