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012✖; (audio)

"Um. Hey."

[Judging right away from the tone and lack of Russian inflection this time, the one known as Safronov has checked out, and Rey is Rey again.]

"So it looks like at some point when being... unwell, the upper floor at the Speakeasy lost its Casino manager, Firo. He helped to organize the whole thing with me when Delight's bar went out of commission, so... Would rather not have to keep handling the place solo. If anyone would like to help there in any way, it'd be appreciated."

[She'll leave the convenient signup at the Speakeasy/Casino available for those who wish to help.]

"And, um. Sorry for those who had to deal with one of my... other selves." [Yeah, she remembers. Some of it, anyway. She has complicated feelings towards Safronov.]

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[She is very much onto him, but Rey isn't so tactless to try and force it out of him. Not today, anyway. Sometimes a long chat doesn't always make things better, and other times it helps to remind yourself that you're not alone. Either way, she knows better.]

You better, or else. [Is that a friendly threat?] Good talk.

[One can practically hear the thumbs up in her voice.]

「He might have not poured his heart out this time (as... he tends to do) but it does feel a little less heavy knowing that someone understands. Not that he ever felt misunderstood, it was part of life, wasn't it? Dying. It had been his choice, his duty. So, why would he burden anyone with it if was oh, so normal?」

Good talk, indeed.

「It was still a little strange how the tables had turned somehow, it still felt like yesterday when he saw Rey just lying down inert on the floor of her room. He's only now starting to really know her. She's nice...」

... Rey, would you mind if the casino held other kind of games?

「Is that even a good time to ask now?」

[Funny to think about the times when Carlisle had explained how much different Rey was here from the one he knew in that other world. Said that she was "colder" than the other Rey. It's still hard to accept any part of that version of herself in any capacity, but maybe they two versions aren't so unlike one another after all.

[Rey is about to disconnect when Atem speaks up again. She's a little surprised, really, but then scoffs at his random, but also totally relevant, question.]

What sort of games do you have in mind?

I don't know yet, games other people might like, I could ask them. Gambling games are good, but just to add some variety so more people can enjoy something they like in here.

「And then it occurs to him, he can just ask her too.」

What kind of games do you like?

No, that's a good idea. Guess it is more of a game room than a casino...

["Casino" just had a nicer ring to it, and she knew Firo used to be in charge of one, so it just seemed appropriate.

[Hmm, what games does she like, though? Hmmmm...]

Haven't really played that many, to be honest. Most of the ones my brother made me play were video games and cards. Poker, War, shit like that. Not chess, though. Fuck chess. [Rey sort of hates chess, because of reasons.]

「Actually... The Game Room sounds better to him, but, that's not up for him to change.」

What's wrong with chess?

[She just might be more open to it eventually, since she gets enough people confused about how a casino works in a place like Hadriel.

[Rey falls quiet a moment ]

Just don't enjoy playing something that requires you to move specific pieces like they're more disposable than others, is all.

[It's too close to war for Rey's comfort. Also doesn't help that the project that helped to make her ended up designating the classes of other synthetic using the names of chess pieces, further driving the point home that they're just pieces of a war game to a lot of people.]

「That is actually quite telling, it aligns with a lot of things Rey had told her before about her life in the military, and while he can only assume, he understands where she's coming from.」

We can always play checkers.

「There is no way in hell he's gonna be prodding her about it. Not when the memories of many things he saw about her are coming back to the surface.」

[She appreciates the suggestion than anything else. Atem seems to know enough about her now to hopefully grasp her reasonings.

[At that, though, she just stifles a quiet laugh.]

Sure. In checkers, everyone starts as an equal.

[No pawns to cast aside, no special pieces that make or break the game. They're all the same value.]

Until you king them.

「Oops? Well, it's true.」

And you gonna be doing that a lot.

「Okay, now he's being an ass, he's sure that's what Bakura would have said.

He might have a problem...」

[She scoffs.] True, but that's only after they've survived the field just like everyone else.

So that means you've got to earn that crown.

[It might be a problem to her, but it just reminds Rey of her brother. She's starting to think the two would get along, with how competitive they both are. After all, Orion made games his profession.]

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I will, no worries.

「There is a smile in his voice anyway. He's just messing with her. He's never told her about his King title... not the ancient one, no. Maybe one day. There is no reason for him to brag about that, he's not like that guy...」

Anyway... Thanks for the chance, Rey. I will not disappoint you.

「Doing absolutely nothing all days every day is terrible to the soul, this will be a nice change.」

[Cocky lil' shit. Not that Rey is put off by that sort of thing -- there's something oddly endearing about it. You a'ght, brah.]

Better not. Or I'll have to dock your wages in the form of more shin kicking, and it won't be very nice.

[As shin-kickings usually aren't

[...

[Yeah, she's doing a lot better now. Something about that brain futzing left a definite improvement.]

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With friends like these...

「He just leaves it like that.」

See you soon.

「And he's gone, what a good talk.」

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