tushanshu | 001; video

Hello! [The video opens up to a nice shot of Ryou's smiling face, and he's even waving. He seems a little nervous, but it's not enough to deter him from pressing on. After all, if he's going to be stuck here long term he might as well get to know people.]

My name's Bakura Ryou, and I've been here fooor...about a week and a half. This only my second time using the network though, so it's nice to meet you all! I don't usually use things like this, but it's kind of convenient, huh?

[He's quite now, looking thoughtful and worried again. It's a few seconds before he starts up again.]

I enjoy playing games with my friends and cooking... I'm not sure why I was brought here though, because I don't think I'll be much help. The only wars I've fought in were imaginary.

[Ryou nervously fidgets, rubbing the back of his head. There's another awkward silence.]

Speaking of, I bought some tabletop games at the market, but I can't read the directions... Would anybody be able to translate them for me? I wouldn't mind paying for the trouble, since I know it's a lot to ask. [And a lot in general. The directions were quite a few pages long.]

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How did he react?

There was a lot of screaming, and he stabbed my hand. [Normal sore loser behavior, really.]

...He wasn't very happy that I found a way around whatever powers he used to put me to sleep. After that he either didn't want to talk to me again or was unconscious for a few months.

Edited 2014-09-17 17:13 (UTC)

Sounds like him.

You know a way around his powers?

Um... It's hard to explain. I'm not really sure if I can, but where Zorc was hurt in the game, I was able to move my body again.

I don't follow.

Like I said, it's hard to explain. I basically just found a loophole, but it's one that wasn't always there.

You found a loophole, you exploited it, and it saved you. Is that right?

It helped. I couldn't have done it with Yugi-kun and the others, but yes.

[He also might have destroyed the majority of his soul in the process, but there's no need to bring that up?!]

Does he know?

...It's why he stabbed me.

I mean does he know about the specific loophole you used?

Mm... Yeah, I'm pretty sure he understands what happened.

Thanks for explaining, kid.

You're welcome... Why did you want to know?

Doesn't matter.

I'd still like to know. [He tries to press as politely as he can.]

That was a nice way of sayin' I don't feel like sharing.

[After all the sharing he didn't particularly feel like doing...]

Okay. I understand.

[It was always harder for Costigan to deal with nice guys than assholes. He sighs a little.]

I want to get to know him better, alright? That's all.

I guess I can understand. I want to know too, because of everything that happened. I want to learn more about the Millennium Items, and I doubt you can have one without the other.

[He hesitates a little, then exhales in a near sigh.]

'Millennium Items?'

I don't think I'm the one to ask about that. I can't tell you much.

Besides, he's the one who lives in the Millennium Ring.

Edited 2014-09-30 06:09 (UTC)

I didn't know.

What's the ring look like?

Ah... N-nothing. Nevermind.

Don't worry about it, kid. I won't say anything.

[Costigan's not trying to coax the answer out of the kid. On the contrary, there's a finality to his words. He accepts the boundaries and leaves it at that.]

Edited (jfc brain) 2014-10-04 02:27 (UTC)

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