[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]

[And sleep he does, for a while. Meanwhile, in the Ring, Bakura sulks. Those two and their freaking sappy bullshit...]

[helpusduelist]

[Henry remains there for a while, simply humming the lullaby and petting Ryou's hair, until the boy stirs again. He glances down, smiling gently; he didn't think sleep would last too long out here.]

Did you rest well?

[fluffydeathdealer]

Mm... I did. Thank you. I needed that.

[He doesn't bother to move just yet, being comfortable - if a little cold.]

How long was I out...?

[helpusduelist]

Only a couple of hours. Not enough for decent rest, but I hope at least enough to take the edge off your exhaustion.

[fluffydeathdealer]

Yeah... I can at least think clearly now.

[He gives a formal nod, shifting a little.]

Sorry for making you sit out here so long.

[helpusduelist]

I don't mind it, since it was to help you. And after all, I needed some quiet time to think out here myself.

[He places a light kiss on Ryou's forehead.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

[Ryou grins a little at that, looking a lot calmer.]

Did you manage to think through what you wanted to?

[helpusduelist]

Yes, I did.

[Henry shifts a little, looking out over the water again.]

This place offers horrors, at times... but it's given more good than bad, at least to me. If it means that there are times I have to suffer for that, I think I can handle those, now.

[fluffydeathdealer]

Un. I agree. It may be just that I'm so used to moving around, but even though things can get bad here, I'm okay being here too. After all, because of this place, I met you and Jack and a lot of other people too.

[helpusduelist]

And eventually, when there is a way found to return home... we can carry all these things with us. At the least, in our minds and hearts. At the most... [He pets Ryou's hair again.] The person themselves.

[fluffydeathdealer]

Un! The bonds we created here will always remain, even if we don't.

[He grins a little wider, shaking his head in a cascade of white.]

[helpusduelist]

[Henry laughs a little, playfully running his fingers through Ryou's hair after he finishes shaking it.]

It will, yes. Though I still hope you'll come back with me.

[fluffydeathdealer]

I'd really like to! I really hope it's possible.

[Ah, damn, that's soothing. He practically melts into Henry like that.]

Eheh.

[helpusduelist]

I'll find a way to make it possible. Even if I have to stay here that much longer to do so, I will find some way.

[He doesn't mind at all, smiling at Ryou again.]

Perhaps it has something to do with what that woman said...

[fluffydeathdealer]

Huh...? 'That woman'?

[He raises his head slightly to look at Henry in confusion.]

[helpusduelist]

The lady over the... what is it called? "Intercom?" I spoke with her and we're supposedly here to "learn" something. I suppose that fits, being a school as it is...

But what is it that we're supposed to "learn"? Perhaps that is the puzzle.

[fluffydeathdealer]

To learn something...

[Ryou's voice is thoughtful. He lapses into silence for a moment before he continues.]

Yeah, that's what they call it. It's short for "intercommunication device". Most schools have them.

But that makes sense, in a way. It may be reading too much into it, but maybe we were pulled here because something was 'missing' that she wanted us to figure out. If that was the case, it might explain why people can come back from the dead, too. Because otherwise, we'd never get the chance.

[helpusduelist]

But this place has been here for a long time. Everywhere on this island has been scoured and as strange as the North Wing is, it seems constantly shifting with little or nothing in the way of clues in it.

So what is it that we're supposed to learn?

[fluffydeathdealer]

Maybe it's not something to do with this place. Maybe she wants us to learn something about us. Like a workshop. People are inherently flawed, after all. Maybe she's testing us to see if conflicting natures can coexist without killing one another. Or maybe she's trying to see if we can figure out how to get out.

Who knows?

[helpusduelist]

I think we've already hurt our case on that first part. [He says that a bit bitterly. He still really doesn't like Malik.] As for the second... that's a possibility too. I suppose we won't know for certain until someone learns what it is she wants them to learn...

[fluffydeathdealer]

You can tell you've never been to school before... [It's not disparaging. It's just an observation. He's reluctant to say it, but...]

At school they make you just keep doing things over and over until they work out right. So it's possible that even if we 'hurt our cases' over and over... it'll not stop until everyone here learns their lesson.

But that's just a theory. It could just be a game they're playing, even.

[helpusduelist]

I suppose that is true enough.

[Hmm. Henry leans on Ryou some, thoughtfully.]

A "game" has some sort of rules, a victory condition, and a loss condition. If this is a game and we haven't been informed, it might be that we aren't more than pieces. And if that's the case, then there's little we can do about it then...

[Sigh. He reaches up a hand to rub his head.]

England wasn't simple, but it was at least understandable.

[fluffydeathdealer]

But if that's the case, then we're pieces with free will. Which means we can throw off the game and break out of it.

[Ryou has enough experience with this to sound deadly serious.]

[helpusduelist]

[That's a good point and he nods a little.]

True enough. It's just a matter of figuring out how to do such a thing.

[fluffydeathdealer]

Don't worry. If it is a game, I'm sure we can break out of it if we work hard enough.

[His hand rests against the other, fingers pressing against the mark on his left palm. Yes... they can break out of it. He's sure.]