(open) You're so quiet

[silentmagician]

Who: Yugi + O P E N (+ closed prompts as they come into existence...)
What: Catch-all, some general exploration for now
Where: Various locations
When: Around the first weeks of March-ish
Content Warnings: N/A for now, but will update if anything pops up



[Open top-level prompts below unless otherwise specified! Feel free to PM or catch me on keihatsu for a specific prompt]!

Comments

[menaretrash]

And he hasn't... crashed and burned at all? [ Because that jet of his looks ridiculously complicated and all sorts of not... aerodynamic at all. She also wants to question how he got his permits to fly that damned thing at his age but you know what? She's not gonna bother, because she's known Kaiba long enough by now to know that if he wants something, he's going to stop at nothing to obtain it. So, by that logic, maybe it's not nearly as unbelievable as she's originally thought. ]

You two were in the same class, too? He did mention something about Domino High when we were comparing our schools a while back. I guess I always expected him to go to some sort of fancy private academy for geniuses or whatever. [ Because again, Kaiba here. Everything else though, huh? She doesn't know whether that's a good thing or not, but it's something to note for later on. She doesn't want to push anything that maybe Yugi won't want to talk about, and besides, maybe it's something private and not at all her business. ] I'm glad, too! And I think he cares more than he lets on. You... you know how he is.

[ Listen, Yugi more than knows how Kaiba is, having been around him for far longer than anyone else here. It's almost tempting to ask him if he's got any embarrassing Seto stories, in fact. But, later. Maybe. ]

I did! Sorta. My parents had someone come in and check up on me from time to time, but I was basically alone. [ Which made her Phantom Thievery a hell of a lot easier to get away with. She doesn't know how the others who had actual parents or siblings to watch over them got away with it. Get away? Get away, because at home they're still doing that whole... thing. ] I'll bet we are! I just turned seventeen at home. [ Yugi is 1000000% the senpai here, in every single way possible. She blinks, and then laughs nervously. ] I wouldn't advise that! If you take my advice, it'll just involve laying around all day, screwing around on your phone, ignoring your school work and then getting to school the next morning and having to rush to study or do your homework but it's too late... and that's when the chalk comes flying directly at your face.

[ Is. Is she having some sort of school PTSD flashback here? Yes. Yes, she is. She blinks a few times, pulling herself out of it, before she waves her hands around. ]

Anyways, my advice on living alone is pretty sucky! I guess as long as you keep your place clean, that's pretty much all that matters. It's really no different than living with parents or friends.

[silentmagician]

Not literally at least? [The sass. It's not said maliciously. As far as anyone knows, Seto "Screw the Rules" Kaiba got that permit however he wanted. But if it's any consolation Ann, things like "rules" or "logic" don't seem to have much of a place in Domino when it suits the plot.]

Yeah, we were in the same year, and our school wasn't exactly fancy or prestigious. Though I didn't see him come back all that much after the first while. [Actually, did he come back at all? Then again, Yugi meandered off to play card games on an island, and then card games in a city that Kaiba sort of founded, and then card games in America, and then card games in Egypt... yeah, Yugi didn't go to school much either. See: "rules" and "logic" not applying to Domino. Though, to be fair, he did go back to attending school regularly after the Egypt shenanigans.] It doesn't really surprise me though. He's already really accomplished and smart, and I can't imagine running a corporation on top of trying to get through high school...

[Are there embarrassing stories? There are stories Kaiba would find embarrassing, but that's not quite the same thing. Give him time to think though and Yugi should be able to think of something that's a painless, guilt-free embarrassing story for them to bond over. Maybe over some cookie wager assistance.]

I know we're, you know, here, but I honestly can't even imagine that. I've always lived with Grandpa, and we live where he works so... he's always around. [Yugi is, in fact, the senpai here, because:] Oh, we are then! I just turned eighteen. [Have fun having half a foot on your senpai, Ann.]

Ah, that sounds... oddly specific...[Those war flashbacks come full circle, I see.] But the rest of it sounds pretty good! Chalk flinging aside, it sounds like you have a handle on it.

[menaretrash]

That's... a little frightening. [ Is Yugi sure he wants Seto to take him up in that jet? Because she's a little dubious about it herself, dude. ]

Wow! Didn't come back, huh? I'm not surprised either, he told me a long time ago that he tested out of Domino, which sounds like it might be for the best 'cause he says he's usually pretty busy with his company and his younger brother. [ Mokuba. She's seen Mokuba via Kaiba's memories, at least, one memory that wasn't very pleasant. ] It must be a lot of pressure, being so young and having all that weight on his shoulders... I'm surprised he doesn't have wrinkles yet.

[ Tell them to her, Yugi. They can munch on snacks and practice dueling and exchange what will probably be hilarious Kaiba stories. ]

It could be kinda rough at times, and I'd be lying if I said there weren't times I wasn't super pissed off that they paid more attention to their work than me... [ All the times she'd tried to call and contact her mother, specifically, about a certain piece of shit volleyball coach, and all of those calls getting sent to voice mail to the point she'd just given up entirely. ] That sounds really great, though! Great and convenient! Does he ever make you work there, too?

[ Short senpai-- ] Ooo! When's your birthday? Happy belated birthday, how's adulthood feel so far? You know, aside from the weirdness that is all of this?

[ Chalk hurts, man. Fortunately Ren came and took her place as the newest victim to the chalk, even if he's learned to easily move out of the way at this point. She's also learned not to fall asleep in class. Score. ] Ahaha, a little specific, maybe. It's not too bad, no! And I do, now at least, thanks to my friends. It was a little bumpy for a while there, but it's pretty good now.