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Post by mugenginga on Jun 27, 2011 22:49:38 GMT -5
"Minato!"
Kisa had been following after Minato, although she didn't seem to be paying much attention to her surroundings. Her head was down, although she'd had the sense to sweep her hair back behind her ears so she could actually see where the hell she was going. It was clear the situation with Kaiba had bothered her, although it wasn't by just what angle.
Ryoji had been making his way towards the food stalls, along a similar route Minato had originally taken. Really, it wasn't as if they were that far off. The problem of getting together was made by the crowd. But Ryoji had finally spotted him and squeezed his way through the crowd. He stopped when he saw Kisa and gave Minato a judgmental look.
"You said you were getting food."
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Jun 28, 2011 1:14:39 GMT -5
As Minato walked through the food stalls, he noted to himself that he really had never gone to get that food he'd planned on. He was making his way back to where the duel had been with Kisa in tow. The others were likely still waiting there. Ryoji was probably worried, too.
Much to Minato's surprise, around the time he thought that, Ryoji squeezed between two people and stepped in front of him and Kisa. And whoop, he didn't look too happy. Not really mad, but rather judgmental.
"I found Kisa-chan lost while I was getting the food. I couldn't just leave her all alone there," Minato said with a playful smirk. "Where's the others?"
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Post by mugenginga on Jun 28, 2011 15:38:28 GMT -5
Kisa looked up in surprise as Ryoji called out Minato's name and made it towards the group. She looked confused for a moment as Ryoji made his comment and then a bit of pink rose on her cheeks, the realization hitting her.
"It wasn't li-" and then Minato spoke and Kisa looked towards him, "Really...? I didn't mean to get in your way..."
Ryoji's tension faded at the amused reaction and he fell into step on Kisa's other side, "Don't worry, he acts like that towards all girls. Your name's Kisa? I'm Mochizuki Ryoji, but you can just call me Ryoji."
"Oh....kay?" Kisa said, blinking.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Jun 30, 2011 1:42:50 GMT -5
Minato got a bit of a mischievous smile as Ryoji fell into step next to Kisa. So he was going to play that way as well? He looped his arm under Kisa's and put his hands in his pockets, holding her arm tight.
"You're not much different, Ryoji. I seem to recall you hitting on Naoto despite knowing that she already has a boyfriend," Minato said.
He grasped her arm tighter. "And really, it wasn't a bother, Kisa-chan. I couldn't just let a pretty girl be accosted by such a strange man, anyways. He might have tried to do things to you. And in the middle of a shrine too... some people have no respect."
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Post by mugenginga on Jun 30, 2011 18:20:56 GMT -5
Kisa was still getting over how... blatent Ryoji was being (she was sheltered, not blind) when she suddenly felt a tug on her left arm, which pulled her to the side. She stumbled and jerked her head towards Minato and quickly realized that... it would be a little awkward to pull loose with how he'd stuck his hands in his pockets. Her face lit up in sudden embarassment as Minato hit on her with a 2x4 flirted and quickly yanked her arm back.
"Arisato-san!!" she shouted, now clearly upset. She managed to pull lose and stumbled forward, whirling on both of them, "Stop it both of you!!"
Ryoji gave a grimacing smile and rubbed the back of his head, accompanied by a nervous chuckle. Yeah that... he knew that reaction. He'd gotten it a lot before. Although honestly, he preferred it to when people slapped him. He'd gotten that a few times too....
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Jul 5, 2011 1:57:51 GMT -5
Minato gained a nervous expression. He supposed that had been a little much. At least she hadn't punched him. Yukari had done that once. That had been quite the night...
"I'm sorry," Minato said sincerely. "I didn't mean to make you so uncomfortable."
He didn't move to hold her hand or do anything like it, though, so it was clear he was at least trying to not hit on her.
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Post by mugenginga on Jul 6, 2011 17:09:00 GMT -5
Kisa still had a deep frown as she smoothed down the front of her dress. She appeared to be muttering to herself. Ryoji caught snatches of it, something about "father" and "proving his point". After a moment she lifted her head, still upset but clearly less angry. She shook her head and took a step forward, although they'd probably note it was also to the side to avoid passing between the middle of them. Yeah, she was still upset. She glanced towards Minato.
"You found Mochizuki-san, then? I should probably be going before I'm missed at home..."
"Really, you can just call me Ryoji," Ryoji said, waving his hands in front of his face, "You don't have to be that formal."
Ryoji clearly wasn't aware that Minato had been walking with her to prevent her from seeing something... although he probably still had no idea what that something was. Mokuba had been adamant, in any case.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Jul 6, 2011 18:26:50 GMT -5
Minato shot a warning look toward Ryoji as he said she could just call him Ryoji. It was entirely possible she might interpret that as flirting as well. Even if he really wasn't (much) right now.
When Kisa moved to leave, he suddenly walked up to her. He wasn't sure what Mokuba had been so insistent about before, but he didn't have a good feeling about it.
"A-Actually, I think Yuugi and Atem wanted to talk to you about something," Minato said. "You should go speak with them first."
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Post by mugenginga on Jul 6, 2011 18:34:46 GMT -5
Ryoji blinked in confusion at Minato's glare, clearly not getting how he'd done anything wrong. He just wasn't fond of people calling him by his surname, it sounded stiff. Kisa was making her way around Minato when he cut her off, and she took a quick step back. She seemed more confused than angry though, so it seemed the earlier apology had done something.
"Ah... are you sure?" Kisa asked in momentary confusion, "I've never met them, have I?"
Ryoji looked towards Minato with similar confusion, "Something up, Minato?"
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Jul 6, 2011 19:59:22 GMT -5
Minato thought back. He didn't think they had met at any point. "I don't think you have, but they've been wanting to meet you. I suppose after all of the grand tales Souji told, they're interested to meet you."
He turned toward Ryoji as he asked his question and shook his head. "I'll explain later. You should lead the way."
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Post by mugenginga on Jul 6, 2011 20:10:18 GMT -5
Kisa seemed puzzled, an interesting contrast considering her own interests in a certain young corporate CEO, but her eyes widened when Minato mentioned Souji. She lifted a hand to her mouth.
"Seta-san! Is he well...?" She seemed concerned now.
Ryoji grimaced at the question, unsure how Kisa knew he was unwell, and opened his mouth to inquire further when Minato responded to his earlier question. He gave a questioning look towards Minato, but seemed to get the hint. He seemed nervous for a moment, but nodded at Minato's question. Kisa's own concern had grown at Ryoji's reaction to the situation.
"Ah, they said they were going to buy Duel Disks," Ryoji said, walking past Kisa and gesturing deeper into the shrine. He looked at Minato for a moment, and chose his words carefully, "Except for Teddie, I mean. He had something else to check on."
Kisa had a thoughtful look, "I guess I can talk to them... Father is already going to be upset I snuck out, a few more minutes won't hurt."
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Jul 6, 2011 22:40:20 GMT -5
"Souji? He's... not doing too well right now. He's staying at the shrine with the miko tonight," Minato said. He didn't go into much more detail than that.
Since Kisa agreed to come, they made their way to where the others were buying Duel Disks.
Atsuro looked like he was about to hyperventilate. While his physical features were still rather sickly, it didn't show in his expressions. He was cradling a Duel Disk, opening up all of the various slots and testing the various functions of it. Every now and then he'd turn to Sugoroku and geek about just how awesome these things were.
He saw Minato and Ryoji start to walk up, and raised his hand in greeting, only to pause halfway when he saw Kisa. He quite definitely recognized her. He knew exactly where, too. He had to keep himself from freaking out at her, though. Hadn't they mentioned a girl who looked like Kisara?
"H-Hey! Are you Kisa-chan?" Atsuro called.
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Post by mugenginga on Jul 6, 2011 22:54:33 GMT -5
Minato had walked as he answered, as if to keep the group moving despite what he said. Kisa hesitated, her hand raising to her mouth again, as Minato explained Souji's condition. He had rarely seemed well the few times she'd seen him. She followed after Minato as he walked, deciding not to pry. Surely he'd be okay?
The group was more or less laughing along with Atsuro's reactions. Anzu was holding her hands up telling the man at the stall that she wasn't a Duelist and didn't need on of those, and Atsuro had taken a moment to tell her she totally did before getting further distracted with his new toy. Jounouchi was a few steps back from Atsuro, staring at his reactions, seemingly baffled by them. While he admitted it was nice to have one of them back on his arm, Atsuro seemed to be acting a bit much. An eye roll and elbow from Honda explained to him that they didn't even have things as simple as the boxes where Atsuro came from.
Atem and Yuugi were talking, and Atem seemed satisfied to have the weight back on his arm as well. The topic of Dia Danks came up between the two of them, although it started with Yuugi calling them "those things they used in Ancient Egypt" and Atem having to explain the name. He hefted his arm up and explained that the Duel Disks were lighter, which didn't bother him in the least. The weight of the gold of the Dia Danks (and his various accessories) had been a little odd to him in the Memory World, and even with his memories back he was glad to not be weighed down like he had been in Egypt.
Sugoroku was acting half his age at best as he talked with Atsuro, and even Yuugi had noted that it wasn't often his grandfather got that excited. The last time he recalled was during KC Grand Prix when he has snuck in under a pseudonym. It seemed to him that Sugoroku was glad to have someone who didn't consider the cards "normal" to talk with. Perhaps surprisingly, it was Atsuro who noticed Minato, Ryoji, and Kisa. Kisa was looking around herself when Atsuro raised a hand in greeting and froze, and his shout attracted the attention of the rest of the group.
The reactions were mixed. Jounouchi and Honda were torn between remembering the girl from the Memory World and drooling. Anzu had both her hands lifted as if she'd been about to smack them when she saw who they were staring at. She'd muttered something in surprise under her breath and looked back towards Yuugi and Atem. Sugoroku was staring without any of the hesitation that the teenagers were showing, lacking having met her via the Memory World. And he wasn't exaclty staring at her face, either. Yuugi had looked towards Atem when he felt the silence coming from him. The former Pharaoh's eyes were wide. Even with what had been said before, it was like looking at a ghost.
Kisa blushed as everyone had their odd reactions towards her, and nervously reached up and brushed a strand of hair out of her face. She glanced around. Ryoji was now looking at Minato, his eyes clearly requesting some sort of explanation. When he'd picked up a girl, he hadn't expected the group to react quite like this...
"Um... yes?" Kisa said in hesitant response to the one question that had been asked of her.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Jul 8, 2011 0:03:33 GMT -5
There was a rather noticeable silence that fell over the group once they noticed Kisa. Minato had been rather afraid of that. Even with them knowing she wasn't really Kisara, there were some rather obvious similarities in appearance it wasn't possible to get around.
In the end, it was Atsuro who stepped forward to talk. He walked up to Kisara, still smiling. He didn't hold a hand out in greeting, and seemed to still be cradling his new piece of technology.
"I'm Kihara Atsuro. Nice to meet you!" Atsuro said.
And then Issun hopped up onto Atsuro's head. Atsuro stumbled back a bit in surprise, but the small, glowing green boy didn't seem to care.
"A-And my name's Issun! What's your name, beautiful?"
"I think he just said it," Minato said in a low voice.
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Post by mugenginga on Jul 8, 2011 0:12:42 GMT -5
Atsuro's action was enough to bring most of the rest of the group out of the stasis Kisa's arrival had put them in. As Atsuro stepped forward and gave her a greeting, the rest of the group spilled forward as well. Anzu cut out in front of Jounouchi and Honda, causing them to both walk into her back. Kisa had opened her mouth to respond to Atsuro, her tension relaxing a bit, when Issun jumped up. She'd blinked and looked for the source of the voice with a slightly annoyed expression, but Anzu spoke before anything else could happen.
"Ignore these guys, the're men," Anzu said with a smile and a knowing roll of her eyes. Sugoroku put on a pouting expression, "I'm Mazaki Anzu! You're Kisa-chan, right?"
"Y-yes... ah, I was told that a Yuugi-san and a Atem-san wanted to talk to me?"
Yuugi had been making his way forward as well after a concerned glance in Atem's direction, but he stopped when Kisa inquired about him. Atem looked up as he heard his name, shook his head for a moment, and walked foward with a smile, "We're back here!"
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