[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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[obeytherod]

[By the time Ryou comes out of the bathroom, Malik's laid across the entire couch with the Ring held loosely in one hand. His eyes were closed and he didn't bother to open them, or to answer, when Ryou bid him farewell.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

...

[Sighing softly, he slips out of the apartment again and heads back towards the thief king's room.]

[stealshinies]

[Bakura had made his way back to his room after Ryou entered his, not wanting to let the other boy know he'd been followed.

When Ryou finally arrives back, he lazily waves a hand and chuckles.]

Took you long enough...

[fluffydeathdealer]

[Rubbing the back of his head awkwardly, he answers him as frankly as he can.]

Sorry. It's hard to get blood out of this hair, and I ran into Malik-kun.

[stealshinies]

Ohh? And what did he think of your new wardrobe? [Bakura leans back to let out an obnoxiously loud laugh.] H-hahaha!

[fluffydeathdealer]

He was shocked at first, but when he realized I wasn't hurt, he wanted to punish whoever covered me in blood.

[Blunt? Yes.]

It kind of surprised me.

[stealshinies]

How sweet... [His voice is mocking.]

Then if you're ready, let's go! [Bakura gets to his feet, kicking some of the blankets aside as he strides over to and past Ryou.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

[Meep. Okay then... he was just going to fall into step behind him, rather awkwardly rubbing at his arms. The thief's constant lack of clothing had made him unconsciously overcompensate with a heavy jumper and it was kind of itchy.]

Where are we going?

[stealshinies]

Somewhere we can wreak a little innocent havoc...

[Bakura trails off, letting those words linger and hopefully bother his Ba.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

...right.

[Somehow, he's sure his view of innocent and Bakura's view of innocent are not the same thing. But oh well. Bakura reminds him of a wrecking ball, sometimes. Bouncing around and knocking down everything in his way, without a thought.

He sighs, looking worried, and keeps following.]

[stealshinies]

[Bakura leads them to the roof and walks over towards the edge, sitting there with his feet hanging over the side.

Just nearby, there's a pile of small to medium sized rocks, as if he'd been here before. He glances up at Ryou with a toothy grin, waiting for him to sit.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

Woah... [Forget the rocks, he's never been up here before apart from that one time during the Blackout. There's a much better view than he thought up here. If Bakura's expecting him to be scared, he's going to be surprised because Ryou just goes and sits on the edge of the roof too, dangling his legs over the edge and looking down with interest. This is a good spying point, too. Voices carry in the wind, and you can see everyone in the courtyard.]

[stealshinies]

[He's pleasantly surprised by his Ba's reaction thus-far, now he's going to see just how far he can push him...

Bakura grabs one of the smaller rocks to start with and, grabbing Ryou's hand with his other, places it in it.]

Let's see your aim, Ba. Aim for that man!

[He points towards a boy with brown hair and a white, billowing coat.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

[He jumps at the hand, frowning a little - jeez, this guy is just so hands-on... - but blinks at the rock.]

Kaiba-kun?

[Well, Kaiba's definitely been enough of a dick to deserve it. He hasn't forgotten the way he made Yugi cry... And it's not like the rock's all that big. As long as he doesn't hit him too hard, he should be fine. He deliberates over it for a moment, feeling the weight of the rock in his hand. It's really not good to do something like this... But it's not like it's seriously harmful. Except to him, if Kaiba figures out who threw it.

Oh dear. The way he's thinking, he's turning into Jounouchi... Vengeance doesn't solve anything, and he knows the boy's been punished enough already. He's sure his training with the Rose Duelists wasn't meant for things like this, nor his gym class, either... But maybe if he thinks of all the times Kaiba's put him down...

...

Yeah, that'll work. HEAD'S UP, KAIBA-KUN!]

[stealshinies]

[Bakura watches as the rock soars towards the white-robed man, knocking him in the back. The man jumps from the assault, swinging his head around with a furious expression as he tries to find the perpetrator.

He starts to talk around, threatening whoever did it to come out or he'll make whatever he was going to do to them ten times worse.]

Very good, my Ba... Now, keep going! Pelt every man, woman, and child you see until the pile's been reduced to nothing!

[He'll be doing the same!]

[fluffydeathdealer]

...eh? Everyone? But I don't even know them.

[How's he meant to muster up the annoyance to pelt everyone there?]

[stealshinies]

... [Bakura stops mid-throw, looking dubiously over at his Ba. So apparently he knew that "Kaiba-kun".]

You would rather hit people you know?

[fluffydeathdealer]

Uhm... that's not exactly it. Kaiba-kun's just... Well, uhm. [Leaning in to whisper:]

He's an asshole.

I've got a lot of reasons to be mad at him, so it wasn't that hard to throw things at him. But I don't really have a reason to be annoyed at these people. They're just sort-of... there. Like chess pieces on a board.

[stealshinies]

[That would have been a great analogy, had Bakura known a thing about chess. At least hearing his Ba curse pulled a chuckle out of him.]

Chess pieces...? [He narrows his eyes, but doesn't give time for the question to be answered.]

Well, I can understand that well enough. [He holds his hands out, shrugging.] Anger's a powerful tool, after all! It's your greatest weapon...

Keep throwing rocks at this "Kaiba-kun" then! Show him your true anger, Ba!

[fluffydeathdealer]

Un.

[Sorry, Kaiba-kun. He's appreciative of what you do, but he's still far more able to muster anger at you than he is at strangers.

Though the thought does cross his mind that he's pretty distinctive-looking. If Kaiba spotted him...

Well. He'd take that as it came. Like a fluffy rabbit version of batman, he will launch his vengeance into the night! ...by which I mean, he will proceed to pelt Kaiba with small rocks, apologizing mentally with every one. Huh. This really is cathartic.]

...this doesn't feel bad at all.

[Shouldn't there be crippling guilt or at least arm strain? Instead he feels... oddly relaxed. Like it's working out his tensions. Taking his irritation and stress and fear, and channeling it at someone else... shouldn't feel this good.]

[stealshinies]

[Bakura rests back on his hands with an amused look, watching his Ba work as he swings his legs idly over the edge of the building like a child.

Kaiba, on the other hand, seems to be furious down there, flinching at every hit and trying to spot the perpetrator. Eventually he looks up towards the roof and makes to scan along it, and Bakura acts just as quickly to grab his Ba by the shirt and yank them both back.

The most Kaiba will see are two sets of indistinct legs as the Thief King whispers over to his Ba.]

This is the part where we make our grand escape~ H-heh heh.

[fluffydeathdealer]

Un! Before he decides to come up here...

[Ryou's voice is equally quiet, though he can't hide a giggle, somehow. Odd. His mood really is a lot lighter now.]

[stealshinies]

[Bakura hops to his feet, looking at either end of the roof with a wild grin. He was enjoying this all too much.]

Well...we can't use the stairs. What do you suggest, Ba? After all...you're the one who should be learning!

[fluffydeathdealer]

... [Sigh. There's no other option, is there?] We'll have to climb down the outside. It's too high to jump, but there should be enough handholds. It's either that or wait for him to come up, and sneak past while he's looking for us.

[Ah, climbing. At least it doesn't involve blindfolds this time.]

[stealshinies]

That depends...do you feel daring?

[Bakura plans his foot on the edge of the roof that leads to the outside, chuckling as he does.]

Time's running out, it looks like that "Kaiba-kun" can move fast!