[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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[whiterosefoes]

Like what- AH! [she falls on her ass, of course. And then just starts thrashing again.]

God damn it, Bakura! Do I look like a baby bird to you!?

[obeytherod]

[Okay, even Malik is back here laughing at her right now.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

Heheheh...hahahahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHA! What?! You didn't manage it? I'd have thought the desire to avoid hitting the ground would have been enough... you really must be unimaginative!

[Bakura's laughter echoes through the forest of her soul.]

[whiterosefoes]

Arrrgh! That's not fair! I wasn't ready, you...

[Harriet's face turns red from the embarrassment. How dare he insult her imagination!? She imagines herself into the air and spinkicks him right in the fucking face.]

PRICK!

[hey look she finally found a way to punch him in the soul.]

[obeytherod]

Whoa! [He didn't see that coming. Malik blinks a few times in shock before breaking into a grin.]

Good aim, Harriet! Kehehe...

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[fluffydeathdealer]

[Bakura hits the dirt, sprawled there for a moment before sitting up to stare at her in obvious shock.

...really that was more like kicking him in the soul. But close enough!]

[fluffydeathdealer]

Heheh... heheheh... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Looks like you got the hang of it!

[Hey, it's not like it's serious damage. He's lax enough to not mind.]

[whiterosefoes]

Heh. It's no wonder. You don't know how long I've wanted to do that, you hyena.

[with that done, she's floating herself down and upright so it can almost look like she's standing normally. As normal as she can be while she's still completely tied up, anyway. She casts a sideways glance to Malik]

Cheered you up, didn't it?

[obeytherod]

[He catches up to them, no longer moping behind.]

I don't normally enjoy seeing people kick my boyfriend in the face, but somehow you were both just asking for it.

[fluffydeathdealer]

I don't mind. Though you've got a lot of nerve, considering you're helpless in the real world...

[Bakura teases a little playfully. He still can't really deny the hyena joke...]

Luckily for you, I'm not interested in helpless women! I guess that's the most un-hyena-like thing about me.

[whiterosefoes]

How was I asking for it? He just dropped me! [huff.

Bakura's point makes her shiver a little though. It's not that she thinks he's considered doing anything - she hates being vulnerable in front of anyone, let alone him.]

That's right... I guess it's hard for me to picture when my soul is literally up and kicking. [she frowns, trying not to let it bother her too much, but...]

Where am I right now? I didn't even ask.

[fluffydeathdealer]

Ah, you're in our dorm. It was safer than the nurse's office, especially once I changed the locks. I put you in the top bunk, like before.

[He sounds nonchalant, but there's a dark note in his voice when he mentions the nurse's office. People coming and going in there so much... it's troublesome for anyone to be vulnerable there. There's no way he could have kept her safe other than taking her in... except maybe giving her to Henry, and there was no way he'd do that. Not that Henry wasn't capable... but this was his responsibility.]

[whiterosefoes]

[So she's in their dorm... it wasn't long ago that she was staying with them, but she did not expect to return so soon.]

Oh... that's troublesome. I suppose with the way things are, there really isn't a better way to handle it.

[still, the fact that he's taking care of her is kind of ... not what she expected. She's not sure what to say about it yet.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

Troublesome? I'm not going to let that asshole kill you. Compared to that, this is pretty easy to handle.

...Anubis is a bit confused by it, though. He can't figure out where Malik's gone, and why there's someone else that never comes down.

[He sounds a little amused at recanting that bit of information. Though the mention of Malik is still enough to bother him, even with the fragment here.]

[whiterosefoes]

Well, I guess that's true. Scary, but true. [Harriet sighs, not really comforted by any of this, although she didn't expect to be.] Thank you, at any rate.

...Poor pup. [That's not amusing - THAT'S DEPRESSING.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

...

[Tsundere mode, activated.]

O-oi... I'm just doing it because Malik would be unhappy otherwise! That's all!

[The look on his face says otherwise. It seems he's as bad an actor as Malik is when it comes to this sort of thing...]

[obeytherod]

[So Bakura was taking care of Harriet and Anubis... He doesn't remember if he made him promise that or not, but he was thankful for that much, although his heart ached at the thought. It was easy to forget, being just this small fragment of a soul, but he knew the fondness that his main soul had for the animal and so it hurt him too.]

[whiterosefoes]

Whatever. [She was trying to be cool with that thank you, but he had to make a big deal out of even that. It's a little embarrassing. She doesn't want to be in this position!

...But he said that, and Malik didn't even say anything else. Harriet notices he's being a little quiet.]

Uh, you've gone pretty silent! Something on your mind?

[obeytherod]

Huh? [He looks up, seeming to rouse from his thoughts.]

No, I was just listening...and thinking. I'm not used to having people to talk to.

[whiterosefoes]

...huh? But don't you experience the same things Malik does?

[fluffydeathdealer]

He's a soul fragment, Harriet... He can send information back, but he doesn't really receive it from the main soul. Sometimes he'll pick things up, but generally... he exists alone here.

[obeytherod]

The only time I really receive information is when my main soul contacts me with that intent, otherwise it's...more feelings than memories.

[whiterosefoes]

Um... I guess that makes sense. [NOT REALLY......fuckin souls, how do they work.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

...

[Yeah, he can tell she doesn't get it.]

Think of it this way. It's like Malik's chopped a piece of it off and left it here. But it's connected by a thread, just the barest thing. Like a nerve ending that's almost completely severed. And through that, it can get occasional signals. Fear, joy, affection... like a lost limb still feeling sensation because the mind thinks it should.

Occasionally Malik comes back to check on it, which means it's getting information sporadically and only then. Otherwise... it's resting peacefully here, nestled in your soul.

[whiterosefoes]

[Harriet looks at the fragment as he describes it, and all she can think is that it sounds positively grotesque. I mean, "chopped off a piece" and "severed nerve endings"? What a terrible thing to do to yourself! Malik, you're really fucked up. Even if it's coming in handy now, she never liked having this thing inside of her.]

Well... I hope you're right and he'll take you back when this is over. I'm sure you'd rather not be here!

[or well. She hopes so. He does look kind of comfortable, but....]