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[fluffydeathdealer]

[This is a general post for threads that can't go anywhere else, to prevent making closed posts for one or two characters.

Threads here are 100% IC for the_campus.

05/10/13 - A Soft Heart Breaking. (Date Mislabelled on actual thread)
05/10/13 - What Family's For
8/10/13 - Trespass of the Soul
13/10/13 - Fears of the Past
13/10/13 - The Great Evacuation
14/10/13 - A Beach Date! Jokes Spiralling Out of Control
31/10/13 - Questionable Intentions
03/11/13 - Secrets of the Mind]

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3/11/13 - Secrets of the Mind

[fluffydeathdealer]

[The problem with strengthening one's mind against an intruder was the fact that the intruder had to be unaware of the strengthening. Apart from normal training, Ryou had been doing his best on his own since his talk with Malik, but there was a point where he couldn't trust himself not to push too far and reveal his secret. He needed an expert. That's why a message has been slipped to Henry via Jack, asking him to meet him in the forest this time.

He can't tell him everything - he knows Henry won't approve, but there's some things that a person has to keep to himself. That doesn't mean he can't gain his help anyway.]

[helpusduelist]

[Henry actually knew about secrets quite well, and the need to keep some. He might not have approved, but he would understand.

As it is, he's in the forest before too long, smiling and reaching out to hug the smaller boy.]

Ryou. It's good to see you.

[fluffydeathdealer]

[Smiling back, he gratefully accepts the hug, relishing in the comforting warmth of the man he'd come to think of so easily as a father. How could Malik expect him to just disappear like that?]

Father, good afternoon! Sorry for the subterfuge. I don't usually call you out here.

[helpusduelist]

It's all right. [He falls serious, letting go to brush Ryou's hair up some.] I figured something serious had happened. What is it? Are you all right?

[fluffydeathdealer]

It's a little complicated, but...

[Lifting a hand to his head, he closes his eyes, taking a deep breath.]

I need help strengthening my mind. I've been using the methods you taught me, but I need to work harder on it.

I may have an uncertain deadline. A couple of weeks from now, most likely. I can't go into details, because I don't know them, but according to Malik, I'm going to need to sleep for a time while he and the other me do something. I'm supposed to trust in him to let me wake up again, but... I don't even trust them not to do something bad while I'm sleeping.

[helpusduelist]

[Hm... he has a feeling it's more than that, but he simply nods a little. Reaching out, he does the usual check for the Ring, just to be absolutely sure. He knows Bakura isn't above pretending to be Ryou, and it's easy enough to hide the check as another hug.

...Good. No Ring.]

If it's something that requires you to sleep for "a while," I'm certain it's nothing good at all. Very well. We'll increase the intensity of the lessons, but that will require you to come back to me for them the next few days in a row if you want to get the most out of it. Can you manage that?

[fluffydeathdealer]

Un. I might need to meet you somewhere Malik doesn't go, but it shouldn't be a problem. It's not like he knows anything about what we're doing anyway. He just doesn't want me to tell you anything about it, so he might be a jerk if he figures out I'm talking to you at all. He's the suspicious type, after all.

[Sigh.]