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softspokenlandlord) wrote2020-11-18 01:10 am
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[He looks at the puzzle, staying quiet for a while. He feels...uncomfortable the more he talks about this. It's not really his place, is it? A lot of things aren't his place, but he's the only one here to tell the story, isn't he? The Ring-Spirit has reasons to hate the other Yugi. Ryou doesn't believe he's a good vehicle for telling the pharaoh his own story.
Though to be fair, he's not entirely sure of the other Yugi and the Ring-Spirit's current relationship. In the alternate world, they had been friends, that much he knew. Did that...really extend here?
Ryou can't find himself to believe that. But...that's neither here nor there, is it? It's not his business.]
Are you going to be alright? Knowing this kind of thing can be a lot to take in, and I hope my insensitivity hasn't troubled you.
[Seriously, he should have probably kept that whole "I know you're not Yugi" thing to himself. But coming off his little nervous breakdown there had definitely messed him up.]
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[He is upset about it. He's got it together, he's not, like, losing his temper or his composure, but...
But it feels like a part of himself is lost. Something's been taken away, something he wasn't ready to let go of. He can't look away from the truth, shutting his eyes to it is foolish, but...!
He doesn't want to be the Nameless Pharaoh. He wants to be a part of Yugi, a strong part that can protect him and his friends from anything bad. He wants to be there for them, no matter what! He doesn't feel complete like this; he feels adrift.
Thank god Ryslig is a shadow game, and he has something to focus on, a goal. If he didn't, and he were just here, with an empty heart and no hope...he doesn't know what he'd do. But finding his way to the end, discovering the win condition...that's his anchor.]
Do you think it'd be okay if I went by "Yugi" a little longer?
I'm not ready to let go of that, yet. Even if I have a different name...I want to keep being "another Yugi," for now.
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Of course. I will call you by whatever name you prefer. Not only is that how you're known here, but that is your choice and I respect it.
[He so badly wishes that he could do more than that, simply respecting boundaries doesn't feel like enough when you created the need to make boundaries in the first place.]
If you want, we can talk about something else. Do something else. Today was...quite a lot to deal with, and I'm sure there's less complicated things we could discuss.
No haunted board games though.
[Haha funny throwback joke? He's at least trying to make it less, uh. Rough.]
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Totally works.
The other Yugi brightens, lets out a real chuckle. The serious mood fades back, and the loneliness eases up; after all, he's got a friend right here in front of him, doesn't he?]
No -- one successful board game haunting was quite enough for me. But something else could be fun!
[Although, since Ryou's willing to make throwback jokes...]
While we're on the subject of names, though -- are you and I familiar enough for me to call you Ryou? I won't if it'd bother you, of course! But it feels like that's what I'm used to.
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Ryou's used to people calling him by his first name here in Ryslig, he knows he's not living in Japan anymore and he's traveled before, enough to be comfortable with any form of address as it's needed.
But...the other Yugi wanting his permission to refer to him with familiarity is. It's...
Look, he's generally always been Bakura to his friends. It made everything confusing because the Ring-Spirit was also Bakura, save for here. Hell, he doesn't even realize how deep the Baku-rabbit hole goes.
To put it simply...Ryou is actually kind of content--pleased, even--that he can be that familiar with the other Yugi. Maybe something good did come out of this whole alternate world situation.
Suffice it to say he looks pretty happy when he answers. His ears even look like they're slightly wiggling, but he doesn't notice that.]
Yes, of course. I'd be perfectly fine with you using my first name.
[Perfectly fine more like PERFECTLY HAPPY! Fuck the haunted Ouija board, this is so much cooler.]
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All right, then.
Well, Ryou, I'm afraid I don't have much more here than a deck of cards and some dice, but if you'd like to play something ordinary, and not-haunted...
[He's down if you're down. He's learned all of Ryslig's native card games, thanks to the other-world. They both know them!]