[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]

[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!

[fluffydeathdealer]

...he really can. I guess it's those ridiculously long legs of his.

[Welp. Kaiba's out of sight, and inside the building. Time to move. Getting up, he goes to the edge of the building, scanning it for handholds. There's at least some ivy... he can use that. It should be strong enough to support his weight. At least this building isn't terribly tall. He doesn't have Honda to grab onto him if he falls, after all.

Dropping down over the edge, he grabs for the ivy, testing its strength. Okay, it seems definitely rooted tightly enough... he can use this to make sure he doesn't fall. Not looking down to the actual ground, he keeps his eyes on the wall itself, starting to climb down.]

[stealshinies]

... [Bakura leans over the edge to watch, surprised by how easily his Ba starts to just climb his way down. The Thief King would follow, of course, but those vines might not hold both their weight quite as well as just Ryou's, so he waits.

Or well, he planned to wait until he heard the door creak open, and then Bakura practically vaults himself over the rooftop to get out of sight. He doesn't even bother grabbing for the vines and just lands with a roll on the grass below.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

[Holy shit! That was one hell of a jump. He scrambles down, dropping the last couple of feet and looking over to make sure the thief king was alright. Thank god for all of his training... If he'd been as out of shape as he was a few weeks ago, he'd be screwed.

...though if he'd been as out of shape as he was a few weeks ago, he'd never have managed to hit Kaiba with those rocks. Thank you, Malik and Jack!

Then the realization that he just climbed down the side of a building to escape a highly justified ass-kicking kicks in. Holy shit. That... that was both very dangerous and very fun. And not entirely over yet. Without thinking too hard about it, he moves to flatten himself against the wall, so that Kaiba won't see him if he looks over. White hair stood out...]

[stealshinies]

[Bakura stands and shakes his hair out before casually joining his Ba against the wall, just in time for Kaiba to lean over and leer ahead, trying to make out anybody running in the distance.

He grumbles something, and then turns. The sound of receding footsteps follow.

Bakura waits until the coast is clear for him to pull back, letting out a victorious laugh before turning to his Ba and slapping a hand to his shoulder.]

Good job. I didn't think you had it in you!

[fluffydeathdealer]

[Sigh. Good, Kaiba's going- JESUS MAN, DON'T DO THAT. It makes him almost fall forward with the force of it, grinning sheepishly and rubbing the back of his head.]

Eheh... thanks. Though I'm kind of surprised by how fun it was. I haven't felt this relaxed in... [Woah. He doesn't remember feeling this relaxed since his last RPG campaign.] ...months, at least.

But what surprised you? That I did it at all?

[stealshinies]

[Oh, how Bakura counts the ways on his fingers, like a child tallying brownie points...]

The fact you did it, the fact enjoyed it, and the fact you were daring enough to climb down the side of the building without falling.

[That last one apparently counted as two, leaving Bakura with just a thumb left on his hand. He waves his hand a bit.]

H-heh, impress me one more time, and you'll have a whole hand!

[fluffydeathdealer]

...

[Heh. He rubs the back of his head awkwardly.]

T-thanks. I've had a fair bit of practice with climbing. It's not as scary once you've climbed a tower blindfolded.

[Nothing really compares to that. Though he's just glad this guy didn't see him fall on his poor, abused ass.]