[CAMPUS/IC] II

[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.

11/02/14 - An Unexpected Guest
21/02/14 - Finally, No More Pantomime!
21/02/14 - Trial of the Heart: The Truth About Bakura?!
24/02/14 - Just Die Already! Sibyll Versus the Ring
17/03/14 - Tiny Trials With Bakura
21/03/14 - The Soul Alternative! Inside Harriet's Mind
23/03/14 - Bonds Between Men! A Reluctant Tolerance


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[wildcard_of_the_desert]

[She hadn't been expecting that, not when he mentioned that it was the only memento of his father. But she smiles and hugs him back, even kissing him lightly on the forehead.]

Sorry about the hit on the head. I didn't want him to try anything.

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[fluffydeathdealer]

Sibyll-san... [Sniffle.] Sibyll-san, thank you!

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[fluffydeathdealer]

[It's unfortunate for the both of them. Even without the soul fragment left within the wayward vessel, Bakura is not so easily destroyed. The soft voice of Ryou continues, though it's no longer Ryou that's speaking.]

You're so kind...

[fluffydeathdealer]

[An eerie sound heralds the change. An echoing chime fills the air. It happens in a flash. Ryou's face, buried in Sibyll's shoulder, distorts as the Ring reappears around his neck. A dark smile crosses his lips.]

So kind I feel bad for spoiling this happy moment!

[The sarcasm in those harsh tones is almost too thick to miss as he lifts his head to smile at Sibyll, not moving away from her warm body.]

[wildcard_of_the_desert]

[Her eyes fly open in horror. She places her hands on the boy's shoulders and pushes him back to stare into his changed face.]

No! That's not possible! You should be melted to the damn floor of the kiln by now!

[fluffydeathdealer]

Hahahahaha! That's too bad!

[He grins broadly at her, enjoying the look of shock and horror on her face.]

I told you... it's not that easy to get rid of me! But you can try again, if you like! I won't even try to kill you for it!

Heheheheheh...

[wildcard_of_the_desert]

[Her expression of horror morphed into one of fury, naked hate. He didn't need to ask twice. Sibyll grabbed the necklace again, yanking it free. She flung it at the work table and grabbed a hammer. Over and over she brought the hammer down on the Ring.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

...

[Ryou just watches silently, feeling all his happiness of before just melt away like the Ring should have. The hammer strikes over and over, but all that happens is the occasional spark from the force of the clash. The Ring remains stubbornly intact, not even the tiniest of cracks showing up.]

M... maybe something with more force...?

[wildcard_of_the_desert]

[Her eyes narrow, and she turns back to Ryou.]

Get out of the room. I don't want you to accidentally get hit in the ricochet.

[Then she turns back to the Ring, pulling a set of protective goggles. Once Ryou is in the clear, she opens fire on the gold Ring.]

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[fluffydeathdealer]

[He dutifully flees the room, shutting the door behind him and dropping down to crouch on the floor with his hands covering his ears.

What was wrong with him? He should have known it wouldn't be that easy. And why does part of him still want the Ring to survive?]

Please...

[His voice is just a hushed whisper, inaudible to the two still inside the room.]

Please just disappear...

[fluffydeathdealer]

[Almost as if it's mocking her, the Ring simply sits there. The most it does is skid from the force of the bullets.

Inside the Ring, the spirit is laughing like a madman.]

[wildcard_of_the_desert]

[It took everything in her power not to yell out in frustration. She wasn't about to give him the satisfaction. No. She had to think. Forcing herself to breathe, Sibyll paces back and forth, trying to think.

Stepping closer, she looks at the Ring suspiciously. A thought occurred to her, but it was crazy. On the other hand, so was this whole situation. So time to go with insane.

She takes a couple more deep breaths, trying to replace her anger with a different, less destructive emotion. Slowly, almost as if she's afraid it would spring to life, Sibyll reaches for the Ring and takes it in one gloved hand. She presses it against her breast, right by her heart and focuses. She focuses on the warm she holds for Ryou, the maternal affection the spirit in the Ring finds so foreign. Funneling every ounce of her strong will, she tries to shove all that emotion into the gold necklace.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

[He could just have stabbed her with the Ring's prongs, but this is the last act of a desperate woman. It's too amusingly pitiful to end in such a violent way... and he did say he wouldn't try to kill her for it. His voice echoes inside of her head.]

What a foolish woman you are... Swinging from destructive to loving over me so fast! Unfortunately for you, I'm taken.

[It doesn't even frustrate him. That kindness of hers is pathetic. Those maternal feelings are unnecessary. But they don't affect him at all like this. It's the conflict between her hatred of him and those bizarre affections that unnerves him the most. He doesn't remember or desire anything parental in his life.]

Be a good girl and give me back now, won't you?

[wildcard_of_the_desert]

[And just like a pendulum, hate and frustration comes flooding back.]

No.

[Gripping the Ring as if she was trying to choke the spirit, she begins to look around the room for something suitable.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

Then what're you going to do? You can't break me or melt me... Bullets won't work, and they're your natural response to everything, heheh... So what are you going to do?

[He's far too amused. It's in every word he speaks, a feeling emanating from the Ring itself.]

[wildcard_of_the_desert]

Put you somewhere where you can't hurt anyone.

[Ah-hah! She grabs a wooden box and tosses the Ring inside. Then she adds several small ingots of lead for weight, the same lead she had been using to cast her bullets. This was far more important use for the moment. Next comes the tape, wound over and over again not unlike the preparations to create a mummy.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

...

[It's not until she's done that he comments, from where he now is, hanging around Ryou's neck in the doorway. When she turns, breathless after the amount of work she's done to keep it sealed, only then does he speak.]

You know, if the locks on the kiln didn't hold me back... this might not do it.

[wildcard_of_the_desert]

[This time she doesn't even hold back on the cry of anger as she once again yanks the necklace free of Ryou's neck.]

I am going to get rid of you if it's the last thing I do!

[fluffydeathdealer]

Bring it on! I'll prove to you... your power is nothing!

[Bakura's arrogant voice fills her mind as Ryou blinks in confusion.

Oh... his head hurts. Could the spirit stop it already?! He was getting dizzy!]

[wildcard_of_the_desert]

[Flying past a poor, bewildered Ryou, she sprints out of the room. At top speed Sibyll tears through the halls. Anyone in her way risks being trampled unless they dodge out of the way. This woman is on a mission to be rid of a supernatural Ring.

Once on the shoreline, she slows to a stop, pausing to catch her breath.]

I sure hope you like swimming, you freak.

[fluffydeathdealer]

...!

[That damned fool... she can't be thinking what he thinks she's thinking, right? The Ring glows in her hands as the spirit decides to give something new a try. If he can take over her body, he can use it...]

Oi, oi, isn't this just a little bit petty?

[He's only the unknowing equivalent of the devil after all! It's not like he did anything to her! ...much.]

[wildcard_of_the_desert]

Petty? Bet Ryou doesn't think so with you stealing and using his body like he's some sort of freak puppet. And damned if I'm not going to try to save him and get rid of... you...

[The Courier staggers at the sudden feeling of something pushing on her mind. It's unlike anything she's ever felt before. Closing her eyes, she presses her free hand up against her temple, trying to simply process what's happening.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

[The spirit intrudes on her mind, trying to smother it, to suppress it. If he can force her into sleep, then he can handle her body with ease. It's an uncomfortable feeling.]

Save him... A mere vessel? How foolish... I'll never let you take him from me. He's my eternal master... until the end.

[It's harder than he expected. Her mind is surprisingly strong.]

[wildcard_of_the_desert]

[The pressure turned to odd heaviness that weighed down on her, coaxing her into... sleep? Sibyll forces her eyes back open and lifts the Ring into view. It glowed with an eerie light. She blinked at it for a second before her eyes grew wide with horror.]

Don't you fucking dare! Get the hell out of my head!

[With a white-hot fury, she shoved back at the pressure in her mind.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

What did you say-?!

[She's stronger than he expected. Though he resists her, her will is enough to force him out of control. Damn...

The Ring's glow dies down as he returns to it, folding his spirit arms around his spirit body and pouting.]

You damn bitch...! I'll get you back for this!