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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on May 6, 2010 21:18:16 GMT -5
Adachi was a bit taken aback at Jounouchi's enthusiasm. Actually, he wasn't sure how to react, especially since the teenager had taken his question completely the wrong way. He'd been referring to the golden scales the man practically had shoved down his pants, not the deck of playing cards.
"A-actually, this boy I've been taking care of plays and... wait, did you say Mutou Yuugi?" Adachi asked. "He lives on the floor above me. at the apartments I live at."
He also isn't very fond of me... stupid bastard Seta, Adachi added in his head.
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Post by mugenginga on May 6, 2010 21:23:23 GMT -5
Jounouchi came out of whatever fan daze he'd gone into as Adachi managed to squeeze a few words in. Oh, so he knew someone who played? Well, it was more than a bit popular, especially with the Duel Disks Kaiba had created. He seemed to come to full attention when Adachi mentioned Yuugi, but then looked lost again. Lived?
"Uh... this Yuugi, he got the world's craziest hair style?" Jounouchi held out his hands to either side of his head, "Kinda spiky and starshaped? Short? He'd have a gold pendant shaped like an upside down pyramid, too."
Nah, it couldn't be. I mean, lived meant Yuugi had been here a while. Then again, the season was all wrong. Jounouchi was back to wondering where he was. If Yuugi was here and it had been this long... Jounouchi swallowed hard. Well, he had found one of those messed up Items near him...
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on May 6, 2010 21:33:30 GMT -5
Adachi nodded, and paused as he was about to say something else. This guy didn't seem to be aware Yuugi was on the island. Hell, he reeked of off-islander to Adachi. Which meant he wouldn't be aware of the situation with the kid's boyfriend. Or the situation with Bakura--
"Do you know a Bakura Ryou too?" Adachi asked, turning fully around to face Jounouchi as he asked this.
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Post by mugenginga on May 6, 2010 21:40:01 GMT -5
Jounouchi blinked as Adachi confirmed what he'd almost talked himself out of. So... that meant Yuugi had been here for a while. Wherever here was. It wasn't Egypt, any idiot could see that. And time had passed, that was equally clear. Jounouchi felt a pin developing in his temple. Man, he wasn't used to thinking this much. It took Adachi asking his question to shake him out of it, and he came to instant attention.
"Wait, you know Bakura!? He's here too!? Is he okay!?" Jounouchi had jumped to his feet, seeming not to care he knocked both the pen and the clipboard to the floor with a rather loud clatter, "He's not injured, is he!?"
The scale in his pocket had bumped up again. Jounouchi didn't even seem aware of it. If he jumped again, the thing would fall out and hit the floor. In truth, he'd totally forgotten about it.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on May 7, 2010 22:31:38 GMT -5
Adachi jumped back as Jounouchi reacted to his comment about Bakura. Well, that confirmed something. He looked pained as Jounouchi asked if Bakura was injured and nodded.
"He's the kid who's been staying with me... the other night, he wandered back to my apartment and he was beaten up bad. I didn't even realize how bad it was until this morning," Adachi said. He glanced at the Scale that was about ready to fall out of Jounouchi's pocket and decided not to mention how he'd handled the Ring or his role in why Bakura was here, injured.
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Post by mugenginga on May 7, 2010 22:46:21 GMT -5
Jounouchi had tensed up at Adachi's pained expression. He moved forward and leaned his weight against the back of the seat he'd been sitting in. The scale shifted up just a bit more as Adachi explained what had happened to Bakura. He punched the chair and pushed himself up.
"Dammit, if I'd just kept a hold of him! He didn't even know where the hell he was!" He punched his fist into his hand and ground it there a bit. He paused, "Wait, how was he beaten up?"
It didn't seem logical that Bakura would have left Malik like that, but man that was a bit much in the way of coincidence to ignore. The timing was right too. Would Bakura have hung out with Malik? Well, it wasn't like the white haired teenager knew about what Malik had pulled. He'd been out or possessed during the battles on Kaiba's ship...
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on May 12, 2010 16:50:30 GMT -5
Adachi looked pained. So this Jounouchi kid had been the closest one to Bakura when whatever event dropped the spiky-haired kid and his friends here occurred. Obviously he'd blame himself for what had happened. This wasn't the first time Adachi had seen a situation like this; after all, the police station was the first place people usually went when they showed up on the island. It was just the first time the situation was this close to him.
"He was... really beat up. It would probably be easier to list the ways he wasn't beat up," Adachi said. "I'm still trying to figure out how he'd managed to drag himself back to my apartment."
Or why he'd even come back in the first place. Why he'd chosen to trust him now, after how he'd left last time. That was the one question that wouldn't leave Adachi's head. Why had he come back there? Because it was the only place he knew here?
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Post by mugenginga on May 12, 2010 19:48:56 GMT -5
"......."
Jounouchi seemed to be thinking about something. Malik was in pretty similar condition. The guy had been unconscious the entire trip to the screwed up hospital. That teleport thing had been insane. He'd never heard of anything like it. This wasn't Japan, it couldn't be. So where the hell was he? He'd managed to look away from Adachi in this time and looked back to him.
"I just brought in a guy in similar condition," Jounouchi said, "And I can't help but think they were attacked for a similar reason. You said Bakura dragged himself back to your apartment? Huh..."
How far away had Bakura been from his apartment? Bakura had never really struck him as all that though. Guy was downright sickly looking at times, probably thanks to that damn spirit inside the Ring. Well, he'd gotten the Ring to Yuugi, but they had collapsed. He couldn't exactly bring something like that up though. I mean, it wasn't what you'd call normal.
He straightened up for a moment and practically jumped onto the chair when the Scale fell out of his pocket and clattered onto the floor. He stared at it with wide eyes for a moment before scratching the back of his head and giving a nervous laugh. He picked it up and began trying to shove it back in his pocket, more focused on it than Adachi now. Yeah, it wasn't impossible the Ring had gotten back to Bakura... man, why couldn't the poor teen have gotten something like Yuugi's Puzzle?
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on May 12, 2010 20:28:20 GMT -5
Adachi jumped a fair bit as the Scale fell from Jounouchi's pants. Well, it had been preparing to fall for a fairly long time there. It had only been a matter of time. Still, it had been loud when it hit the floor. Well, it had been gold clattering onto tile, after all. He looked back toward Jounouchi.
"Yeah, last night," Adachi said. He thought about something. "That guy you found... was he a friend of Ryou's?"
If he was, and Bakura had found him, that would explain why they'd both been attacked. Adachi cursed himself again. This was all his own fault.
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Post by mugenginga on May 12, 2010 20:36:46 GMT -5
Jounouchi blinked and looked up as Adachi spoke. Ryou? Actually, the initial reaction was wondering who the hell Ryou was. So for a moment Adachi got a blank look, and then a lightbulb moment. And then a nervous expression. How was he supposed to answer that? It wasn't like Bakura knew Malik, right?
"Uh... sort of?" He sounded about as confident as a wet piece of paper was strong, "It seems odd Bakura would have left him alone, though... You have any idea who did it? Bakura never really ran around making enemies."
Then again, if he was with Malik....
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on May 12, 2010 21:08:46 GMT -5
Adachi looked confused as he got the blank look. What, did this guy not even know the first name of his friend?! He'd certainly recognized it well enough earlier. Stupid kids. Probably hadn't bothered trying remembering anything besides his last name. But he went back to looking depressed when Jounouchi asked if he knew who did it.
"...Uh, kinda, but... crap, I shouldn't be telling you this. You'll just get yourself killed," Adachi said. He looked away. Him and his big mouth. Now he knew he was going to be forced into speaking up.
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Post by mugenginga on May 12, 2010 21:25:31 GMT -5
Jounouchi opened his mouth to insist he be told when Adachi continued. He closed it when Adachi said he shouldn't be told, and looked angered when Adachi said he'd just get himself killed. He narrowed his eyes and wasn't even aware as one hand went to the Scale now repositioned in his pocket.
"I've dealt with things you probably can't even imagine. If I can help Bakura, you've gotta tell me! If you know Yuugi, I'm sure you know he'd want to know too! Bakura's got... well, he needs help sometimes! Tell me who attacked him! Was it because of something Malik did?"
Which, Jounouchi hadn't even mentioned Malik yet. But that seemed to be one of only two options. Either that screwed up thing that took Bakura over had pissed someone off or Malik had done something and gotten Bakura caught up in it. The teenager looked rather intense at the moment. Still didn't mean Adachi would know what the hell he was talking about. Wasn't like Jounouchi could know Bakura had mentioned him to Adachi before.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on May 13, 2010 17:00:31 GMT -5
Adachi's eyes widened as Jounouchi's hand reached toward the Scale in his pocket. That thing was obviously one of those Millennium Item things, and based on some of Adachi's prior experiences with those things, that was bad news.
"H-Hey! There's no need for you to use that Millennium Whatsit, so how about we both calm down here..." Adachi said. He had stood up and taken a step away from the chair. He hadn't quite answered Jounouchi's question yet; he was more concerned with keeping himself safe for the moment. Jounouchi wanted to know who attacked Bakura and why, but Adachi knew if he revealed it was his fault, he'd just get beaten up, and just because he knew he deserved to get beaten up didn't mean he wanted to be beaten up.
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Post by mugenginga on May 13, 2010 17:24:40 GMT -5
"Are you sure you'll be alright, Miss?"
Japanese teenager Anzu Mazaki stood about two halls down from where Jounouchi and Adachi were speaking. She was dressed in the outfit she'd shown up in the hospital in late the previous night, having been given back her effects after they'd taken care of her. Her right hand was raised to her head, her fingertips touching the white bandage wrapped around her head, her hair concealing all but the area directly over her forehead.
After she'd regained consciousness she hadn't even been aware she'd lost, she'd been informed what had happened. She'd been brought to the hospital with a head injury. It looked like she'd had something fall on top of her. She'd been able to tell them the last things she remembered. A bunch of yelling, her friends in an underground area. They'd told her about the Island, and she'd almost gone into shock from the information alone.
Now she was standing here, about ready to check out. She'd told them she didn't have any money to pay them, and they'd said it was fine. She was new to... Dimension Island, they'd called it? She was new there, and obviously still not used to the change. So they'd let it go this time, apparently they had a system for new arrivals. In any case, they had her sign a few pieces of paper and had shown her the lobby. She'd been about to walk out when the doctor had stopped her. Was she sure she'd be alright?
"....I'll be fine, thank you. I'm sure some of my friends are here, I have to find them."
"Miss, there really isn't any-"
"No, I'm positive! Our friendship has seen us through a lot! They're here somewhere."
The doctor had let out a sigh at that, but nodded. She had a point of some sort. If what had caused the area she was in to collapse was dimensional disturbances, it was possible those that had been with her were here. It was also possible they'd be stuck in the void. He'd seen years between arrivals before. She did seem pretty adamant about the power of friendship, though. She gave him a weak smile and he told her she could go. She turned and headed for the lobby, and she had taken one step out into the lobby when the doctor shouted at her again.
"Oh, miss! You almost forgot this!"
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Jounouchi blinked as the man practically flew out of his seat. The step backwards he took was clearly focused on getting the hell away from Jounouchi and not so much on his surroundings. It was when Adachi spoke that Jounouchi was able to realize what was going on. Wait, there was something to notice there. Knowing the name of the Items if he knew Yuugi wasn't totally out of the question. If he'd talked to Yuugi the name of his Puzzle may have come out. But the reaction of fear...?
The teenager's hands flew off the Scale and he held up both his hands to give a sign of no harm. It wasn't impossible Adachi had been forced into a Dark Game. Actually, with Bakura around and the fact that one of the Items had found its way to him... it wasn't impossible the Ring had gotten back to Bakura... Jounouchi was just about to ask a question when he heard a familiar voice. Wait, no way! He jerked his head to the side.
"That isn't...."
"Anzu!?"
"Jounouchi-kun!?"
Anzu jerked her head to the side as soon as Jounouchi shouted her name. The timing of the shouts meant that the doctor was holding a gold object that seemed a cross between an ankh and a key. There was no distinctive markers on it, such as an Egyptian eye, so it was possible for Adachi to not realize its identity. Anzu had been reaching for it in confusion when Jounouchi called her name. The angle meant the rope wrapped around the top couldn't be seen, nor could anything more than the doctor's hand. Jounouchi seemed to forget about Adachi for the moment and raised his hand in relieved surprise, indicating where he was to the teenage girl.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on May 13, 2010 18:12:31 GMT -5
Adachi had looked toward where Jounouchi was looking when he suddenly recognized someone coming. Some girl who was a friend of his, apparently. It was funny how many of these people were showing up in the same place at the same time like this... She had been reaching for some golden thing, but Adachi didn't see an eye on it, so it seemed safe.
He was keeping an eye on Jounouchi. The teenager had thrown his hands in the air when Adachi indicated that the Scale made him nervous, but he wasn't discounting the possibility that the kid might turn around and attack him.
"So, uh... is that girl a friend of yours?" Adachi asked. It certainly appeared that way, after all.
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