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[bluescreenwhitedragon]

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[bluescreenwhitedragon]

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Then distract yourself with what you can do for her when she gets back.

[puzzlers]

Good idea.

[ straightens up and draws in a slow, even breath. he’s thankful he does have something else to focus on, even if it did involve her and isn’t the most ‘happy’ thing in the world. ] If this is everything I’ll see you around. [ waves with the notes and heads for the door. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Watches him go.

Yugi, are you okay? He doesn't think so. But also he has like 0 spare fucks to give at the moment. So just...





Oh wait]

One more thing.

[puzzlers]

[ he stops a few steps from the door, turning to look at intensity. ]

And what’s that?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Can I take some holy water off your hands? Not all of it, of course. Just an amount worthy as a gift.

[puzzlers]

[ he starts walking again. ] Come on. How much is that anyway? I filled AlcheME! potion bottles with the stuff, so...

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I'm not going to give them a whole potion's worth. Think lab vial. So somewhere around 10 milliliters.

[puzzlers]

Ah. [ he steps into the elevator. ] I’ll give you a bottle then, and you can keep the rest once you remove a vial’s worth.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Nods in thanks]

...

So how much did you walk away with?

[puzzlers]

[ waits for intensity to join him. ]

About half a dozen bottles. It pays to be quick. [ leans against the back and stares at the floor. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Follows him inside]

At least sometimes it does.

[puzzlers]

[ moves off the wall to hit the floor for pep and then backs right the fuck up again. ]

And it only took 83 days.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

83 days for what...?

[puzzlers]

...for being quick to pay. 83 days is how long I've been here.

[ ding. ]

[ he steps out and opens the door to pep, immediately heading for his room. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

You put a tally on your wall every morning when you wake up or something?

[And following]

[puzzlers]

Hilarious.

I keep a book. It seemed like a good idea, since I arrived during a time when no one remembered anything and people were turning grey.

[ uses his phone to unlock the room and then steps inside. the room has gotten an upgrade since intensity last set foot inside. it's a lot bigger, with a loft bed, reading nook, attached balcony, and a giant puppy... who seems excited that company has come over and is making a b-line for intensity. ]

[ henlo, fren. gandora rushes intensity the moment he sets foot in the room, but parks his ass at his feet and wags his tail furiously, because he is a good boy who will wait to see if intensity wants to pet him. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Since when did Yugi have a giant puppy?!]

[puzzlers]

[ since before the industrial game. ]

[ he disappears into the closet while gandora seems to grow tired of waiting, so he jumps up onto his hing legs, barking to warn intensity, his massive paws set onto his stomach as he leans up to try to lick his face but... ok, big as he is intensity is bigger. sad puppy is sad. he's just going to set his face onto his chest and stare up at him. hi. furiously tail wagging intensifies. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Reaches out with such an unsure expression to pat him on the head.

Exactly once]

[puzzlers]

[ comes back out of the closet with a bottle. ] Gandora, down. [ the dog hesitates for a moment, because p- pets... but he goes down and then heads off to get a ball. he'll be back. ]

Here. [ carefully holds it out to intensity. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Takes and pockets it equally carefully since he knows Yugi is a walking corruption smorgasbord at the moment. Please not to be getting any of it on him]

Appreciated.

...

Why a dog?

[puzzlers]

I think the two most popular pet choices here are cats and dogs and I feel like a dog is just more engaging... but that's also kind of what I'm looking for. I take him on my morning runs and we can go to the park and play fetch. He's just something to help keep my mind off of everything.

I also had a dog for about five minutes during one round of the battle royal and that was probably the best five minutes of that entire thing.

[ gandora has returned by this point with a ball, which he brings over to intensity. bonk. he gently pushes his face into his thigh, because, hi again, it's me... the giant dog. i have brought ball. play with me. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Picks it up and tosses it absently. Somewhere]

It's just one more responsibility on top of everything else.

[puzzlers]

He's worth the effort. He helped with the nightmares.

[ gandora runs off to chase the ball, but it gets wedged under something and he can't get it. all of the whimpering. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Still have those?

...

Looks like he needs assistance.

[Not moving to help. Nope]