[CAMPUS/IC]

[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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[fluffydeathdealer]

[So... he's not dying, right? Wrong? He's not sure.]

I... is that so? Sorry...

[stealshinies]

I'll test this "theory" of yours out later. For now...

[He leans in, his lips cracking to reveal the white of his teeth in a grin.]

You wanted to taint your soul, right? H-heh heh... I can teach you all about hatred...and what the weak-willed slaves of "justice" call vices!

[fluffydeathdealer]

Un... [What has he gotten himself into? He's not so sure that anything to do with this guy and vices is a good thing.]

Please, if you would. I'd appreciate it.

[stealshinies]

Phh... [He purses his lips a moment.]

Lesson one: ...Don't act so polite when I'm trying to taint you!

[fluffydeathdealer]

R-really...?

[Asking Ryou to be impolite is like asking water to not be wet. But he guesses it is pointless to be polite about someone trying to make his soul blacker.]

I'll try.

[stealshinies]

Good...then what should I do first? [He lets go of Ryou, allowing him some space, but not for long as the Thief King soon presses a hand to the other boy's chest.]

Or rather...what should you do first? Thieve or kill animals--pick one, my Ba!

[fluffydeathdealer]

[Why are you so touchy-feely?! And what kind of a choice was that? Well, the animals one won't piss anyone off, at least. Unless there's some kind of forest god who protects them.]

I guess... animals?

1/2

[stealshinies]

[Bakura blinks, looking shocked for a moment.]

2/2

[stealshinies]

[Wow...he had really expected his Ba to pick the other option. Oh well. His expression returns to normal almost instantly.]

...Thieving it is.

[Just because his Ba picked something different, didn't change his plan in anyway.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

Eeeeh?! Why did you even give me a choice, then?

[Ryou was so annoyed he could practically swear. Was this guy just toying with him?]

What did you want me to steal?

[stealshinies]

What fun would it be if I didn't? [So yes, he was just toying with Ryou.] Now, let's see... How about something easy, for a first timer like yourself? H-heh heh...

[fluffydeathdealer]

...you're such a jerk. [Strong words, for him.] Don't keep me in suspense. [He had to fight not to say 'please'.]

[stealshinies]

How about you steal from your friend, Malik Ishtar? Now, now, you don't have to hurt him. After all, that was part of our bargain...

[fluffydeathdealer]

Eh...? From Malik-kun? [Well, that's true enough. And stealing from Malik shouldn't be hard... Wait, why is he even considering this?]

What is it that you want me to steal from him?

[stealshinies]

The Millennium Rod. [The words are heavy and definitive.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

...e-eh...?

[Malik would kill him. He'd absolutely murder him. But, on the other hand, if that gold thing was a Millennium Item... he really didn't want it in either of their hands.]

You're serious?!

[stealshinies]

[Leaning in menacingly, his voice low.] Why would I be anything less than serious?

[fluffydeathdealer]

[Because he could never tell when you were serious. And he really hoped you weren't now. Gah...]

I can't take it at night, then. He pretty much sleeps with it since the building vanished, so he'd know it was me.

[Sigh.]

I could drug his food, I guess.

[stealshinies]

...? Why would he know it was you, unless you were obvious and got yourself caught or--ohhh... I see. You must live together! Well...this makes things more interesting.

My Akh was serious about using that boy for his purposes, wasn't he? H-heh...well too bad! I'll be using him for my purposes now.

[He waves a hand dismissively at Ryou, all too amused by this revelation.]

Whatever you do, be back here tomorrow with the Millennium Rod, or our lessons end, do you hear me?!

[fluffydeathdealer]

Un. Thanks for your time.

[Getting up, he heads towards the door, all too grateful to be away from this guy.

Stealing the Millennium Rod...? How could he do something like that to Malik? The guy could at least have given him some tips!

But that said, there was a part of him that was pretty good with traps. He had set up the original Occult Deck and the Monster World set that the spirit had used, after all. He just had to be sneaky. Malik wouldn't suspect something like his from him, after all.

Sorry, Malik-kun! Sometimes you have to make use of unsavory people and underhanded methods for the best.]

[stealshinies]

...One more thing. [He straightens up, grinning over at Ryou.]

Make sure my Akh doesn't know about this, or your stealing the Rod, understand? He'd just try to take it back, and then where would I be?! Forcing you to steal it a second time! It'd only be more difficult... And you don't want that, do you~?

[fluffydeathdealer]

...

[He looks over his shoulder, giving the thief king a surprisingly calm look.]

I don't tell him anything at all, anyway. I can't help it if he guesses, but I can make sure he doesn't find out from me.

[Besides... if he could figure out how to use the Rod before he has to hand it over, he can just find out what this guy is holding out and return it to Malik later.]

[stealshinies]

That's good enough for me, then... Go on. Get out!

[He flopped back into his nest, chuckling to himself. Things were finally starting to come together! Who knew it would be his Ba that would prove most useful after all?]

[fluffydeathdealer]

[He didn't need much urging. Leaving the room, he headed straight for the nurse's office, and found it luckily empty. Finding what he wanted was relatively simple.

Malik had reacted pretty poorly to the painkillers he'd taken before, so he had a pretty good idea of just how low his tolerance was. Definitely not high-strength, then...

Aha. Stealing a packet of Benadryl, he headed back to the apartment to put his plan into motion.]

[obeytherod]

[Malik was back at the apartment, sitting at the counter and eating some leftover koshary. He seemed pretty content, even in the relative silence of their empty dorm room.

He'll have to leave to training soon, right after he finishes up lunch...]