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raidraptors) wrote in estoria2015-03-29 06:36 pm
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Who: Kurosaki Shun (raidraptors) & o p e n, later Shun & Yuto (darkduelist)
When: IC: 12/10 - 12/11, probably
Where: Some coffee shop and the Shadiest Rooftop TM the Entertainment District has to offer
What: Shun ignores the carnival, and spends his time with finally completing the deck he's been working on for the past two weeks instead. Also, his BFF revives from the dead(!?), so tearful(!!???) reunions ensue.Alternately Shun may just call him an idiot, because he questions Yuto's life choices 5ever.
Rating/Warning: Cardgames, Arc V spoilers up to Ep45-ish maybe, except not really, but otherwise this should be tame. Probably?
[ A - Shopping District | 12/10 – ~3-5pm | O P E N ]
[It's taken a little until Shun had stopped feeling on edge with the crowds and busyness of this district – the brightly flashing lights, the chattering of people, the sheer normality of everything... it's so much (too much) alike the Heartland of his childhood (the thought aches with bitterness, but also with longing – even destroyed as it is now, Shun misses his hometown).
By now he is much more relaxed – for his own standard anyway – enough to feel at ease laying claim of one of the tables of one of the coffee shops for an hour or three. Beside the steaming cup (#3) and half-finished slice of toast, there is a fair number of cards spread across the table. Most of them are green and purple, though there are already two neat stacks with orange and black cards at the top.
He is pretty sure that he has all that he needs to finish this deck – he knows near certain that the Tellarknights will run stable – even if they aren't nearly as aggressive, nearly as merciless as his Raid Raptors.
(But that is not the point of this deck, not at all. This deck is back-up, is what he'll say aloud if asked, but deep down he knows it's a tribute to people lost, people fallen, to the potential of things that could have been. Heartland once shone as brightly as the stars after all.)
It's just the question of what spells and traps to use, how to balance search and summon support with defensive measures. He knows, in the end he can only make guesses – over long or short, only playing the deck will tell what adjustment he has to make, and who knows if he'll ever need to resort to that as long as he also holds the Raid Raptors.
Still, there is definitely no harm in doing this now, while he doesn't have to fear being ambushed by Academia. He reaches for his cup, sipping at the coffee as he rearranges the green and purple card clusters, frowning faintly while he sets down the cup again.
He hasn't quite yet noticed that the motion has caused one of the cards to slip off the table. Help him out?]
[ B - Entertainment District | whenever Yuto arrived | closed todarkduelist ]
[Shun doesn't quite know what to think of Sakaki's stream, of the revelation that Yuto has somehow been trapped within his code, of that 'Shadow Game' and the duel that follows. Just like that night over a month ago, he's forced to watch and do nothing, hands clenching, he tenses right until the moment Yuto's awareness returns, when his reactions confirm that it's him and not just a puppet of CERES or another bad dream.
One month worth tension bleeds right out of him for good just as he watches the public post – Yuto is alive, is here and Shun is not trapped alone any longer – and he sighs as he leans back into the concrete wall of the rooftop corner that is one of his sleep spots. One month since he's arrived here and in some ways it's been much more exhausting than one week of working with Akaba.
(Akaba gets things done after all, for all that he's secretive, for all that his approach is much too passive for Shun's liking. That is much more than he can say about CERES.)
The lack of an actual enemy to fight, of anything to do but to live through the same routine of training, playing ViViD and watching the Research Building has been wearing on him, has given him too much time at hands to think about Ruri and Yuto, about Resistance and home; especially after he had gotten the truth of that night out of Sakaki, the combination of all above is frustrating to the point of tiring and at this point it's Shun's sheer stubborn refusal to be broken that has kept him from faltering.
Maybe, he thinks as he sends the other a text with his location, with Yuto now here, they'll get more done. They'll figure it out once Yuto is done dealing with Sakaki and possibly Hiiragi from the sound of it and actually gets here... whenever that may be. It doesn't really matter – time is the one thing they have in abundance right now.
Shun closes his eyes once he's sent the text, not really expecting an answer. He is too drained and exhausted to feel anything but muted relief about Yuto's (revival?) arrival and sleep is precious. Two minutes later, Shun has already drifted into dreamless oblivion as he waits.]
raidraptors) & o p e n, later Shun & Yuto (darkduelist)When: IC: 12/10 - 12/11, probably
Where: Some coffee shop and the Shadiest Rooftop TM the Entertainment District has to offer
What: Shun ignores the carnival, and spends his time with finally completing the deck he's been working on for the past two weeks instead. Also, his BFF revives from the dead(!?), so tearful(!!???) reunions ensue.
Rating/Warning: Cardgames, Arc V spoilers up to Ep45-ish maybe, except not really, but otherwise this should be tame. Probably?
[ A - Shopping District | 12/10 – ~3-5pm | O P E N ]
[It's taken a little until Shun had stopped feeling on edge with the crowds and busyness of this district – the brightly flashing lights, the chattering of people, the sheer normality of everything... it's so much (too much) alike the Heartland of his childhood (the thought aches with bitterness, but also with longing – even destroyed as it is now, Shun misses his hometown).
By now he is much more relaxed – for his own standard anyway – enough to feel at ease laying claim of one of the tables of one of the coffee shops for an hour or three. Beside the steaming cup (#3) and half-finished slice of toast, there is a fair number of cards spread across the table. Most of them are green and purple, though there are already two neat stacks with orange and black cards at the top.
He is pretty sure that he has all that he needs to finish this deck – he knows near certain that the Tellarknights will run stable – even if they aren't nearly as aggressive, nearly as merciless as his Raid Raptors.
(But that is not the point of this deck, not at all. This deck is back-up, is what he'll say aloud if asked, but deep down he knows it's a tribute to people lost, people fallen, to the potential of things that could have been. Heartland once shone as brightly as the stars after all.)
It's just the question of what spells and traps to use, how to balance search and summon support with defensive measures. He knows, in the end he can only make guesses – over long or short, only playing the deck will tell what adjustment he has to make, and who knows if he'll ever need to resort to that as long as he also holds the Raid Raptors.
Still, there is definitely no harm in doing this now, while he doesn't have to fear being ambushed by Academia. He reaches for his cup, sipping at the coffee as he rearranges the green and purple card clusters, frowning faintly while he sets down the cup again.
He hasn't quite yet noticed that the motion has caused one of the cards to slip off the table. Help him out?]
[ B - Entertainment District | whenever Yuto arrived | closed to
darkduelist ][Shun doesn't quite know what to think of Sakaki's stream, of the revelation that Yuto has somehow been trapped within his code, of that 'Shadow Game' and the duel that follows. Just like that night over a month ago, he's forced to watch and do nothing, hands clenching, he tenses right until the moment Yuto's awareness returns, when his reactions confirm that it's him and not just a puppet of CERES or another bad dream.
One month worth tension bleeds right out of him for good just as he watches the public post – Yuto is alive, is here and Shun is not trapped alone any longer – and he sighs as he leans back into the concrete wall of the rooftop corner that is one of his sleep spots. One month since he's arrived here and in some ways it's been much more exhausting than one week of working with Akaba.
(Akaba gets things done after all, for all that he's secretive, for all that his approach is much too passive for Shun's liking. That is much more than he can say about CERES.)
The lack of an actual enemy to fight, of anything to do but to live through the same routine of training, playing ViViD and watching the Research Building has been wearing on him, has given him too much time at hands to think about Ruri and Yuto, about Resistance and home; especially after he had gotten the truth of that night out of Sakaki, the combination of all above is frustrating to the point of tiring and at this point it's Shun's sheer stubborn refusal to be broken that has kept him from faltering.
Maybe, he thinks as he sends the other a text with his location, with Yuto now here, they'll get more done. They'll figure it out once Yuto is done dealing with Sakaki and possibly Hiiragi from the sound of it and actually gets here... whenever that may be. It doesn't really matter – time is the one thing they have in abundance right now.
Shun closes his eyes once he's sent the text, not really expecting an answer. He is too drained and exhausted to feel anything but muted relief about Yuto's (revival?) arrival and sleep is precious. Two minutes later, Shun has already drifted into dreamless oblivion as he waits.]
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Well, that and the fact that for the first time in years, Shun has had the time to linger too much, to think too much instead of focusing on the here and now, because everything else will absolutely get him killed.
None of that matters now anymore; Yuto is back, and for the time's being at least they are both more or less safe. Safer than they have been in years, anyway.
He wakes the moment Yuto steps onto the rooftop, tensing ever so faintly until he picks up the quiet steps that are so very familiar and only actually opens his eyes once Yuto says his name. Habit and the worries of the last month have him watch his friend first, checking for any sign of exhaustion and injury before he rolls onto his feet and straightens.]
...You are an idiot.
[To not fight all-out against the pawn, to allow Sakaki to meddle... hell, even holding back against the brat while knowing that nobody of Academia would understand that as as the sign of kindness that it is... Yuto is just that special kind of stupid that makes Shun wants to reach and shake him or to tell him to step back and let him fight instead at least. Not that it had been an option that night, not with Akaba refusing to let him leave, but... No doubt that the pawn hadn't held back which why now they know exactly what happens when Yuto fights someone like that with one hand tied behind his back.
Even so, there is no heat or anger to his words; he is too drained to work that up right now. Too relieved to see his best friend safe.]
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Perhaps he does deserve to be called an idiot.
But then again, Yuto believes firmly that he made his choices that night weren’t wrong. Yes, he lost the duel and paid the price for the loss, but if he won, if Yuya didn't stop him back then... Yuto doesn't want to think what would have happened. At that time he wasn't himself. Something was controlling him again, making him want nothing more but destruction.
It scared him. He doesn't want to fight, he doesn't want to hurt anyone, he doesn't want hatred and anger to control him. That's why he's always trying to hold back. That's why he tried to convince Shiunin Sora to surrender.
He isn't holding back in hopes that somebody would recognize it as an act of kindness. People from Academia probably never see it as such, but to him it doesn't matter. He is just doing what he thinks is right. But of course, he knows that he can't always avoid fighting or hurting someone.
He's a member of the Resistance and they will not stop fighting until Academia is defeated. Yuto has never even for a moment forgot about that, but he also doesn’t want to forget that dueling isn’t only about anger. He wants to remember the happy times and wish for the peaceful future.
And so there is no "I'm sorry" as he looks at his friend again.]
I believe I did the right thing.
[That's all what he has to say. The look he gives Shun soon changes, becoming somewhat apologetic though, because Yuto still feels bad for making his friend worry.]
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Of course.
[It's not sarcasm or judgment passing – Shun duels with little regret and even less concern for the people he faces; he can't spare either. Not anymore. That Yuuto still has the compassion for both is not something Shun can truly fault, not with Yuto, even knowing the costs.
Anyway.]
How much did they tell you?
[About Cerealia, ViViD and CERES, about Shiunin Sora's previous presence and disappearance – what did Sakaki and Hiiragi cover beyond the standard presentation and how many holes does Shun have to fill?
That's a priority for now.]
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I asked Yuya about the enemy.
[He doesn't like the fact that there is not much they can do here and they haven't even seen the enemy.]
He also told me his friend disappeared, but neither he nor Yuzu know why.
[But Yuya failed to mention which one of his friend it was. Yuto assumed it was someone he doesn't know.]
...I also heard some basic information about this place, but that would be it.
[To be honest, so many things has happened today that he didn't get enough time to think what else he has to know or what question he is supposed to ask. Not too mention that the explanation of what happened was a lot to take in.]
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That friend was Shiunin Sora.
[Just mentioning that in case Sakaki left it out in some ill-thought attempt to keep peace or something.
The brat is gone now, isn't a threat (and wouldn't be much of one, even if he was still around), but the fact that CERES has considered one of Academia suitable for their cause once already is definitely relevant. Being stuck here doesn't make Academia any less an enemy.]
I don't now what Sakaki told you, but as things stand those Flamines are likely a farce. It's been over a month and I've yet to see a hair of them. CERES claims that they want us to fight, but up to now they've neither shared any of their intel nor offered opportunity to strike or any proof of their existence beyond their own word.
[Shun turns towards the edge of the roof, taking a step towards it as he lets his gaze drift across the city.]
This place is too quiet. It's not a battlefield.
[It makes Shun uneasy and restless, to be honest.]
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[It's obvious this is the first time Yuto hears about that. He doesn't blame Yuya for not telling him, though. Yuto didn't ask, assuming that friend was someone he doesn't know.
But he agrees with Shun. This is important, because it shows that Academia can get here, too.]
...Yuya told me they haven't seen them. [His gaze follows Shun.] And from what I've heard so far everything about this place seems surprises.
[He frowns as he also looks at the scenery before him. This wasn't a place for neither Shun nor Yuto. They are members of the Resistance. They belong on the battlefield. They have to keep on fighting. And now they are told that they have to stay here and do nothing?]
For now, we can't do much but just keep an open eye out and look for information, right?
[He wishes there was something else they could do. He sighs a little and grabs his own wrist with his other hand. It feels strange to not have a duel disk anymore.]
...And I have to get a new duel disk.
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Well, they have been brought here under the claim to fight, but that essentially doing nothing is what it's boiled down to so far. They are definitely limited in what they can do; Shun has been doing his best on his own so far, but to Yuto he'll freely admit that it hasn't amounted to much.]
There is not a lot to go on. I've been keeping an eye on the Research Center, but their security is even tighter than that of LDS.
[Which is definitely impressive – Shun would know. He's watched LDS' security from the outside, has gotten an even better idea of it from the inside while working for Akaba. Security and Surveillance are definitely the two things that Akaba isn't halfway about. In any case, unless something changes, they are unlikely to get anything of use that way.]
About a week ago, there was some figure making noise about "worthiness" and some proposal they wanted to make, but so far that appears to be just more hot air.
[His hands clench due anger and frustration alike – he really, really hates this situation and the fact that there really isn't anything they can do to change it.
When Yuto notes his lack of duel disk, Shun's head snaps up to regard him unguarded surprise – given that Yuto had arrived via dueling Sakaki, he wouldn't have thought it missing. Yuto is right though, that's definitely a concern.]
...What about your deck?
[Please tell him that CERES left you at least that much. Though even if not...]
Getting one won't be much trouble. This place has plenty excess of resources.
[Food, water, places to sleep, even dueling supplies, cards and duel disks alike... all the things they would have to worry about in Heartland – or even to some extend in Standard – don't need take much consideration on Tellus. It's not much of a comfort for Shun. Not while Ruri is still in the hands of Academia and the rest of Resistance at least a dimension away.]
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He would feel much better if he still had his duel disk, but as Shun said he can get a new one, so the situation isn't all that bad.]
Yuya said that, too, so for now I guess I'll focus on rebuilding my deck and getting a new duel disk.
[That will at least give him something to do for now. It's not much, but it's better than just sitting around and doing nothing.
Yuto falls silent and after a moment he takes out the only card he has now - Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon.]
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Shun nods to himself, earlier question answered – he'll help where he can. He's got plenty time and ViViD experience and from what he's seen points can be transferred. Between the two of them, it won't take long. His eyes linger on the card Yuto pulls out; even without looking he knows what it has to be, that it has to be the one card that has made it to this dimension before his best friend.
He's glad that Sakaki has returned it to where it belongs. Seeing Dark Rebellion in anyone's hands but Yuto's doesn't feel right, even knowing that Yuto himself had passed the card on.
Everything else will need time, but there is something he can do right now to help with Yuto's missing deck at least. He pulls the additional deck case with the Tellarknight deck from his belt, offering it to Yuto.]
Take this until you got yours back together.
[Better to have a deck, rather than no deck at all. It's even a warrior deck, even if they aren't DARK attribute like the Phantom Knights or the Raid Raptors.]
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Thanks.
[And with that he takes the deck. It isn't what he's used to, but he knows that any deck would be better than having no deck at all. He briefly wonders if he'll have to duel anyone in here anytime soon.]
I'll return it to you once I get my own.
[It'll probably take a while, but it's okay. They have time.]
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Which is even more ironic, considering that dueling is what got them where they are in first place and that Shun hasn't played one duel simply for the enjoyment of it ever since that day.
He just nods at that promise – Yuto can hold onto that deck as long as it takes, as long as is needed. They have the time and the resources for it. It's not what's on his mind when he clenches his hands and voices what he has been thinking all along, the one reason why Yuto's disappearance had weighted even worse on him than it would have anyway.]
...I should have been there.
[He should have backed Yuto, he had wanted to and yet made the call not to. He could have gone regardless of what Akaba had ordered him – fought his way out of LDS if that's what it took. He hadn't though, had trusted Yuto's skills despite knowing...
It doesn't matter now, there is no going back to change what happened and Shun isn't usually one to get hung up on the what ifs, but... There's been too much time to think in the last month. Too little of everything that should take his full attention and too much time to doubt the decisions he's made. It really hasn't been a good month.]
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It's not your fault.
[His reply is quick. Shun really shouldn't feel guilty for what happened that night. He couldn't be there. Who would've thought that the Pawn of Fusion was going to appear so suddenly in Maiami anyway?
And besides, even if Shun appeared there he wouldn't be able to help Yuto. The Pawn wanted to fight Yuto and only Yuto.]
It was my duel.
[Even if he lost it, it was still his duel and he doubts the synchro duelist would allow anyone to interfere.]