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Never too late to celebrate Year of the Dragon!!

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Apparently, Cyno was very by the book for these matters. Unfortunately, Kaiba wasn't aware of what the book was in this dimension.

Thankfully he had the foresight to program Lalna to not give any important information to anyone but him. Poor A.I. was probably confused as hell with all these new people talking to it after being in sleep mode while out in the desert.

Kaiba holds up a hand to try and get his traveling companion to cease. "I'll be fine Kaveh, don't get yourself into trouble on my behalf. I can handle myself."

Despite his prideful words, he did mean it. Despite the oddities Kaveh had been a solid ally and one he didn't wish to drag into his own mess on the off chance he gets thrown into jail and has to make an escape.

Kaiba turned his attention back to Jackal-boy.

"I have no objections to that. My machine--it's called a Duel Disk--has an A.I. assistant program in it. That's what your subordinate was talking to. Let me have access to it again and I'll be more than happy to show you any and all data from my time in that blasted desert."

Cyno’s stoic look remained. The foreigner could laugh but stranger things have happened. “You were implicated by the suspects. I need to make sure everything is verified. If a thief says the sky is blue I need to make sure of it.” It's what made him get this position. Whether or not Kaiba liked it was none of his concern.

His brows furrowed a bit. “Kaveh's briefcase isn't exactly smart. That thing of yours did and held a fairly adequate conversation with one of my men. Which is what makes me suspicious.”

“It's a little suspicious but there has—”

“If you interrupt again I will ask you to stand outside, Kaveh.”

The blond tenses in place. 

“I'm sorry but I need to check every possibility.”

“I… understand.” Kaveh said bitterly. It was a well known fact but it had been the first time they've gotten like this. Kaveh's troubles didn't usually include the law.

“Thank you. Now then.” Cyno gazes back to the stranger. “I would like to see your machine. If what you're saying is true, surely we can find some record of this on it.”

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"It's quite handy to know how the human body reacts to injuries. You never know when it might be useful," he retorts. "And I retain it because I'm a genius who can remember just about everything," he says with a roll of his eyes.

Really? A vampire? Ridiculous.

"A mirror?" he repeats flatly.

The inventor fishes his phone out of his pocket instead.

"Do you not have a phone?" his voice drips with sarcasm but he switches on the camera app before handing it over to Otogi.

But this was a compromise he'd accept, even if he would rather just look at the injury himself.

" What is this, fun facts with the world's most absurdly dressed brunet? " Just what was the point of that? A power play he doesn't get? " Are you actually a fucking vampire? Why the hell would you retain that information? " He questions, somewhat rhetorically. Though he wouldn't be opposed to hearing the reason. He imagines it's probably something along the lines of Kaiba speed-running medical school in the near future just to prove he can.

... Wait. That actually sounds hilarious. Kaiba saving lives? Otogi supposes a head injury's not THAT bad if it amounted into him getting to imagine that. There's what appears to be a chuckle bubbling into him, even, but he's quick to repress it and diverge into some level of seriousness as his head begins to ... throb?

" ... Do you carry a mirror with you by any chance? " he asks, sincerely enough. He'd rather try that out first before letting Shitcoats of all people check up on him. It might wind up a sting to his pride that is much equivalent to the real life sting at the back of his head.

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In an instant Mokuba's safety bubble of doubt is burst and he feels like he wants to scream. He freezes at Bakura's words, not wanting to believe them.

And then a click of a door lock echos in the younger Kaiba's ears and he swore he could feel his soul evicting his body.

"Please... ah. Please say sike!"

Mokuba is tempted to rush over to the door and try to unlock and yank it open. But what if the ghost(?) was still over there!? Then he could be walking right into danger!

"B-Bakura you're calm in all this--please go and try and open that door! I d-don't wanna be stuck in here with any spirits!"

" No, she's real. " Ryou lays it straight at Mokuba, almost as though he doesn't recognize any marks of fear on him. He's too observant not to, however, it's just that the other's potential fright doesn't really worry him. He can empathize a bit with the fear of the unknown and all, but GHOSTS ARE COOL. He's sure if Mokuba spends some time with them he'll feel the same.

And would you look at that? It seems he's going to! Because...

" Otherwise how would you explain the door locking itself, Kaiba ? " Ryou points to what just so happens to be exactly what he's describing. A door. The front door. Locking all by itself. No key; no silhouettes on the outside; and, as far as Ryou is aware, no tricks on his own part.

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reference from Kazuki Takahashi's concept art

This design looks more complex than the version from the movie dsod

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"I agree with your first conclusions," Kaiba says.

But the later he's not sure he's seeing her point. People tended to be into dueling or not. It was a big craze but some people just weren't interested in the gaming sphere.

"But you think it's worth the time and effort to try and pull in newcomers to the game?"

Shouldn't that be Industrial Illusions' responsibility, not Kaiba Corp's?

"I find it hard to believe casuals or newcomers would want to take the time to watch tournaments."

Anzu remains quiet to think, though not for so long that things would get awkward in the room. It gives her just about enough time to RE-COORDINATE her thoughts and lay them out in as organized a manner as she'd rehearsed in her head prior to the meeting.

" Alright, well, I think Winston and Muriel are a definite yes and Elliot is, unfortunately, a no. I think we can all see why. As for the remaining four that made the skills cut, I'd like to comment on them a little bit because I noticed everyone's opinions on them are divided. " She begins. Nice going, Anzu! It's been a while since she's used her ' professional ' tone so she was WORRIED it might be a bit rusty.

" So, with the duelists' consent, I actually recorded their test duels and showed them to a few of my friends and some children. I made sure half the people were actually duelists and the others weren't. " she pauses, taking everyone's faces in. " Though, obviously, to protect the company's privacy and not leak out any unnecessary information, I told everyone they were just cool compilations I found online. " Yes, that... should be sufficient, no?

She took a bit of a RISK doing that but she did notice that the beta audience were all already familiar with the dueling world, and were not age-diverse enough. She's not sure if that's just a problem with the American branch but either way, when she pointed it out she was rather RUDELY dismissed.

" With everyone's permission, I'd really like to reflect on these duelists based on that. "

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"are you okay" no I need dragons to be real

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Not Malik turning up after being gone for months on end and making himself at home in Kaibas office, big biker boots propped up on his lovely clean desk as he's reclined in his chair, a cup of sweet tea in hand. He knows that Kaiba is just going to be thrilled to see him.

@mxlik | unprompted c:

Yet another unwelcomed guest in his office. Kaiba sighed at the sight. What had his life come to these days?

He stalked over with purpose to Malik and dropped his heavy metal briefcase onto the other man's shins. Maybe this would persuade him to alter his behavior.

"Would it kill you to have some manners if you're going to break in at the very least?"

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Kaiba groaned. Gods fucking dammit. He was too far removed from his own world that these people couldn't even understand his sarcastic rebuttals.

"It's... a figure of speech from a book. It's like saying 'Well duh it doesn't take a detective to figure that out.'"

The effect, tragically, was lost upon having to explain it.

But at the very least he could appreciate Jackal-boy not beating around the bush. Another brush with death, huh? Not that it was anything new for Seto Kaiba, but this one was lacking in any dramatic effect or finesse. Lucky shot by that bandit he supposed.

"Please extend my thanks to your medic and your healer. If they are still around, if I could speak to them I would appreciate it." He may not be of this world but he wouldn't be leaving this dimension before repaying any debts.

Kaiba pulled at the tunic he'd been put in to examine the bandaging and test the range of motion. He was trying hard to ignore the fact that someone must have seen his skin to take care of the injury. No one knew him here, after all. It would mean nothing really. And yet--

He refocuses on the conversation his newfound acquaintances are having. Cyno was suspicious of him.

To be fair, Kaiba would be too if the shoe was on the other foot. But not for the same reasons. But call it hubris, pride, stupidity, or stubbornness Kaiba wasn't intimidated by the general, even after the little light show.

"You think I'm responsible for the robberies yet I was attacked in one?" Kaiba laughs.

"Think that through for a moment would you? Even if it was meant to be a red herring getting someone stabbed to sell the trick would be a bit much, don't you think? Anything could have gone wrong with a plan like that. You can search through all my stuff and my pockets, I'm unarmed. I don't like weapons.

"The device that was on my arm is similar to your friend's briefcase," he said with a nod toward Kaveh.

"The only 'harm' it can do is create holograms that can scare someone."

Well, they held a fair amount of mass in the monsters and the Duel Disk also doubled as a computer for whatever kind of task Kaiba needed to do and the Dimension System--but that was all a bit much and something that didn't add anything to the topic at hand.

"It only reacts to me is why you're having trouble." He was about to say it was like the lock on one's phone but... did they even have phones here?

“General Mahamatra Cyno, not Sherlock.” The General corrects him. “General Cyno also works.”

Kaveh rolls his eyes. “He's a visitor, be a little kinder.” He turns to Kaiba, and there is a bit of concern on his face. “You were stabbed on an… important artery. And that could've… you know.”

“Made you dead.” The General said, cutting to the point.

“Cyno!”

“Thankfully my medic was able to hold the initial problem long enough to get you to an actual healer. You're a lucky stranger, Seto Kaiba.” Yet despite offering that kindness to him, the young General was not free of suspicion. His tone was a bit harsh, even with the deadpan look, it seemed like Cyno was scanning the foreigner for some slip up.

“And I'm sure he's very grateful for it!” Kaveh huffed. “I understand it's your job but have some tact Cyno, he could've died.”

“I am. I'm letting him rest here instead of the medical facility we have for our prisoners.” It made Kaveh retreat a bit. So he was doing them a favor.

“There's no proof of either of you being connected to the string of robberies in that particular area of the desert.” The General says calmly. “However you both were attacked and escaped unscathed for the most part. Kaveh was cleared of any suspicion against him.”

“I was a suspect?!”

“But you,” Cyno continues, narrowing his eyes a little. “Aren't from around here. And your strange device has been difficult to unlock. I would like to clear your name if you're innocent. And if you're not…” There's a soft glow to the man now. It was the same when they all fought in the desert. A purple glow and what seemed like a figure of a jackal standing behind the general.

“I won't hesitate to bring the full extent of the law on you.”

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Mokuba had suppressed his urge to question the stranger's uh... fashion choice? Light sensitivity? But that would be quite rude, so he tried to hold his tongue, especially for someone looking to have a group event at the park.

"Ah, I see! That's super nice of you. I hope they enjoy it. What do you teach?

"As for tours, there are behind-the-scenes tours and a designated tour guide option to help plan your itinerary and accompany you during your trip."

He reaches to take the business card before throwing a quick glance at it and then placing it inside his jacket’s pocket. His infrared vision does allow him to read some stuff but he wouldn’t know how someone who doesn’t know him would react to that. He doesn’t interact with non-sorcerers on the regular and if by chance he does they always question his blindfold.

“Neat! I’ll look into that. Just a treat. My students have been working hard so I thought I’d give them a break and take them to a place where they can have fun. If there’s an option for a tour, it'd be great. I’m willing to pay whatever sum.”

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Kaiba huffed in annoyance.

"Now's not the time for messing around, moron." The last thing he needed on top of being stuck with someone who hated him would be stuck with someone panicking who hates him.

"Let me see," he asks but doesn't approach the other.

"The skin of the scalp is stretched very thin compared to the rest of the body. If it breaks it tends to bleed a lot even if it's not a serious wound."

Maybe that would put Otogi at ease slightly if Kaiba was lucky. And besides, worst-case scenario they would have to run through the rain to an urgent care place.

" Let's find out. " Otogi says, sounding as lax as he can get himself to.

Readily yet steadily, he slips the tips of his index and middle finger through his now barely tangled ponytail. He pushes his hair band just enough with his knuckles that he can get a good feel for the back of his head. " Oh- " he blinks with his fingers still in there, PROCESSING, " okay. " fingers slither out.

As of now, they're dripping red. Unless Otogi's keeping overtly condensed and hyper-reddened wine hidden in the back of his head, his fingers now have his blood on them. He swears he felt a loosened slab of his skin just dangling there, too. Small, so he probably won't bleed to death for now, but enough to stand out at the touch.

" You wouldn't happen to be a vampire, wouldya, Shitcoats? Would suck if this makes you hungry. . . Or is the right term ' thirsty ' ? " He's distracting himself. What else can he do? Had this maybe been RYOU -- or even Yugi, Anzu, Jonouchi... hell he'll take Rex and Weevil -- maybe he'd allow himself to look as ALARMED as he actually is. A wound like that in a dusty old shed? And in his head, too? Huzzah.

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ref) The Way of the Househusband

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"The-- the what here?"

Please say sike. Please please please say sike. But then Mokuba remembered Bakura was the one who had the creepy deck back in Battle City, wasn't he? He must be into that kind of thing.

"B-But nothing's been confirmed right? Like her spirit being here? That's just rumors that people say because of her tragic death, no?"

Mokuba may not know how old this building is, but certainly, it couldn't be old enough for workers to not realize someone had snuck in and... and...

The younger Kaiba suppressed a shiver. He didn't really believe in ghosts or any kind of supernatural stuff, just like his brother but he didn't like taking his chances either!

Ryou just stares at the younger Kaiba, baffled. He doesn't say or do anything besides that for the good half of a minute.

" Um. Sorry. " he apologizes first for startling him. He tends to startle people a lot. No idea why.

" For sale? ... That's rude to the ghosts in here. Why should they have to cohabitate with strangers?... " he asks, devoid of irony. " Mary is -- so you're not here for her ... I was hoping you'd say you were. " Disappointed yet again. And here he thought Mokuba might've been good ghost-hunting COMPANY. Well, at least he'll get to tell someone Mary's story.

" She's the primary spirit haunting this place. There are plenty here but she's the first to have died on the grounds. She died during this building's construction. She was hiding out from a group of her college mates in an unchecked nook the crew over-dug and... " he goes through the initial motion of shrugging but never really sees it through. " ... people can't breathe when they're drowning in cement. "

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