duel 9. video

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「There is this guy, finally showing his face on the network after like a month or so of chilling at Hope's temple. He smiles widely at the camera.」

Hey... What did I miss?

「How long has it even been...? Please don't say 3,000 years...」

Um, thanks for the umbrellas, by the way... to whoever did that. 「He pans the camera to the umbrella fort that someone made around him, it's got the most stylish umbrellas~

He manages to get out of there and then his face lights up like if it was Christmas Day.」

... Kaiba, guess what?! They are here! The Duel Disk pieces! You can finally put it together and stop being so moody! Thanks, Hope!

「He shows them to the camera as well, a bunch of electronic little pieces scattered here and there on Hope's altar, he picks up one gently and examines it, yep, he has no idea what it does. Any other day he would have just skipped this and go look for his friend privately, but this is way too cool to let it pass! Everyone has to know! Specially the moody part.」

Come on, come help me carry these so we can have that duel!


( ooc: coming out of meditative state will make this guy extra emotional to absolutely everything and might explode at the most stupid things, this will last a couple of days. take this is a blanket apology <3 )

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You were within that unsightly thing...? [Henry blinks, his brow briefly furrowing, before he cocks his head. He's not entirely sure how long Atem's been gone, but the implication seems to be for a while.] Know you that we are on islands?

[It's prudent to check.]

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Henry! 「Henry, dude! Where have you been?! He looks quite excited to see him and all...」 Yeah, we just had moved to the islands before I took some vacations.

「He's also not sure how long it's been, but apparently it doesn't seem too long either. He might be a little afraid to ask for sure.」 I wouldn't say it's unsightly... Some of these are pretty cool and they will come in handy.

「Look, he lifts a cute one for Henry to see.」

I think it's a unicorn. Very medieval lore and everything.

「Wink, he's clearly pulling his leg, or is he?」

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Then you have missed naught aside from a dream of home.

[Or perhaps not, depending on Atem's dreams. Henry gives the umbrella a dubious look.]

...A foal, maybe.

[It's not very fierce, and that's an awfully small horn.]

What precisely is that meant for?

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「Atem takes a thorough look at the umbrella, and gives a little shrug.」

... You don't know what an umbrella is, Henry?

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Evidently.

[Or he wouldn't ask.]

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「Huh, that's strange, even for someone "ancient" as him. It's quite alright, he smiles at Henry anyway.」

I'll show you!

「Somehow, with great vloger skills, he keeps the camera on him and he goes get another of the pile, this one is a closed, fairly normal transparent umbrella, he heads outside the temple where he opens it with one hand with the handy dandy button its got. It's easy to see its purpose when Atem finally puts it over his head. Finally, he pans the camera so he can see the drops falling on it without him getting wet, the rain makes a soothing sound against the plastic too.」

What do you think?

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[Henry watches, curious.]

Useful. [He allows.] Yet a cloak serves me well enough.

[He prefers to keep both hands free for combat, so he's not going to switch over, even if it is more effective at keeping dry. The longer he listens to the pitter-patter of the rain, the more wistful Henry's expression grows.]

It rained oft back home. [His voice catches and his eyes momentarily slide shut. Those vivid dreams of being back there are still fresh in his mind.] I have missed it.

[Even more so after years without weather in the caves, then the unrelenting heat of the desert that followed.]

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「This is why you get an umbrella that is also a sword!」

A cloak, hmm?

「Ah, yes... that brings him some memories as well, not only it was a status thing, the cape he usually wore as pharaoh helped him to guard himself from sand and wind, not quite rain as it didn't rain much in Egypt... he could also argue that cloaks could get very heavy when wet, but clearly Henry is one sturdy guy that wouldn't mind about that, specially if he's always wearing his armor.」

I lived in modern Japan for a few years, it's nothing like England, I guess, but it rained fairly often too. This reminds me a little of it...

「He trails off a little as he looks up at the rain falling, giving Henry a moment of privacy. It's obvious he seems to be reminiscing as well.」

Domino it isn't as crowded as other cities, but when it rained, everyone would pull out their umbrellas and fill the streets with color. It was... quite the sight.

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Some places we love as much as people.

[He touches his knuckles to his mouth, then gives a little shake of his head.]

Welcome back to the waking world.

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Hn... I guess that's true...

「That much he can agree, but people will always be on the top of his list.」

Heh... Thank you, friend. Have you been well?

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...By the standards of this city, I suppose.

[Nothing horrible has happened, so there's that.]

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That's good enough.

「He's honestly a little afraid to ask how he fared during the last god's shenanigans, but he looks well enough. Everyone always does...」

Hang in there, Henry.

「Oh, hey, he just thought of something.」

Say, you're a knight, right? How would you like to spar with me one of these days? I've been practicing.

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[Henry huffs a laugh at that — it's a bold request to make.]

Certainly.

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Well, I'll let you decide when you'd want to kick my ass.

「It'll be hard tho! He's really been practicing.」

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I will afford you some time to shake the stiffness from your limbs after your long slumber.

[Call it a small mercy for a friend.]

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Heh, sounds fair.

「Such a good friend, Henry!」

See you, then, Henry.