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[rebelia]

Ah, it's a lot of fun.

[And full of copious amounts of violence and destruction.]

Whom did you run into?

[masakados]

[I mean, as all fun things are wont to be. Violence and, say, explosions are very important.]

Yuya and Yuzu. Just the once, though.

[He's talked to IV more times, go figure...]

[rebelia]

Those two, huh. So you met the livelier bunch . . . Well, it's not surprising that they'd bring up Duel Monsters on their first encounter.

[Naoki probably lucked out there. Those two seem to be more passionate when it comes to discussing Duel Monsters.]

[masakados]

So, you're not all like that?

[FEIGNING SURPRISE with a telling twitch of a grin.]

[rebelia]

[He gives a wide shrug, just as exaggerated to match the feigned surprise.]

Some of us haven't gone to an entertainment dueling school.

[masakados]

Entertainment dueling school? [Naoki echoes.]

There're even schools for it?

[THIS GOES SO FAR BEYOND LIKE MAGIC CARDS]

[rebelia]

[Oh, Naoki. So wonderfully naive.]

All kinds, apparently. But I've never attended; my brother taught me how to play.

[masakados]

[Hey, his specialty is the occult and... well, fighting demons.]

Your brother?

[rebelia]

He's a genius who excels in science and Duel Monsters, although I'm the one who's made a career out of the game. He probably would've been interested in the parasite you mentioned.

[masakados]

[Naoki'd like to meet the scientist who'd be able to figure out the magatama--]

I dunno how much of it is science, but hey, might be cool if he could figure out something about it. [Much of it and, well, his own body is a mystery, even to him.]

[rebelia]

[IV knows even less about it, but V's always had a knack for finding explanations for the strangest things. How different can this be?]

"Science" is a broad field when it comes to V. If he ever shows up, I'll ask him.

[masakados]

[IV and V, huh...]

If nothing else, it'd be interesting.

[rebelia]

[Probably. Maybe V would find it fascinating, even.]

That's my older brother. On the other hand, my little brother is into history.

[masakados]

So you guys are covering a lot between you, huh.

[Are either of them into the occult-- no, he's not going to ask that.]

[rebelia]

[He should definitely ask that.]

We don't step on each other's toes this way. We may be brothers, but we're not exactly alike.

[masakados]

I don't have friends with siblings or anything but... I figured. You're each your own person.

[He grins, shrugging one shoulder.]

[rebelia]

That's right.

[He looks ahead with faint fondness. Out of the three of them, perhaps he's the most different brother.]

Is there anything else you wanted to know?

[masakados]

Sure, lots. I'd keep you smalltalking for ages, if you let me.

[But, snorting at himself, he gestures with a hand.] But we're getting close. Guess today we ended up lucky.

[No spooks... Yet.]

[rebelia]

[It's true. They've yet to encounter anything. On second thought, that stirs suspicion in IV, and he glances around their visible surroundings.]

If you'd call this "lucky" . . . Well, I suppose it's the best we could have hoped for here.

[masakados]

[Nothing trying to kill them is "lucky" in Naoki's book okay-- Naoki's steps slow and he looks around too.

And because we can't have them go completely un-spooked, something cold elicits shivers along Naoki's back and he stiffens in preparation for a blow. But there's nothing, just a cold feeling like he walked through a patch of frigid air.]

And I'd sure like it if it just stayed like this. [Muttering to the air...]

[rebelia]

[With so little else to see, Naoki's going rigid doesn't escape IV's limited vision. He gives Naoki an inquisitive look. The following mutter doesn't seem to match what he just saw.]

Something wrong?

[masakados]

Just got a bad feeling.

[But things are quiet around them and nothing seems to be happening... Naoki's not quick to chalk it up to his imagination, but still, nothing immediately comes swooping down on them or anything.]

[rebelia]

If you got a bad feeling, it must mean something.

[No sooner after he says this does a whisper seem to pass through his ears. It's a suspicious, strange sound that doesn't seem to have come from Naoki. IV scowls.]

. . . Did you say something?

[masakados]

Nope.

[The back of his neck is prickling... Naoki rolls his shoulders, eyes narrowing and the fire growing larger in his hand.]

I think we can assume we're not alone here.

[rebelia]

[IV's eyes narrow as it goes quiet. Even when he focuses, the whisper is no longer there.]

It's close. But where is it?