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[DUEL FESTIVAL - DAY 7]

*It's the seventh day of the Festival, in the morning.

And to a lot of people's surprise, it seems like everything's getting packed up. Most of the booths and stands are closed down and getting put away, but it looks like the day's main event is still planned to commence. On the schedules everyone can access, there is only one event for the arena: "Wonder Quartet".

Up until this point, everyone assumed this to be basically a regular tournament to top off the event while everyone enjoyed their final day, but it seems like there's something more, with how hurried the organizers are.

Notably though, around the areas where screens are set up to show dueling video, online streams, and at the arena, there's two countdowns present-- one being for in a few minutes to something simply noted as "Announcement", and the other being for the oft-rumored "Wonder Quartet", a half-hour after that, starting at noon.

Best thing to do right now is to head for the arena, or watch one of the screens present or on your computer/phone/internet device of your choice.*

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Come on... If you end this now, I promise I won't hurt you. *despite his words, the dragon's teeth snap together as it searches. He's walking a bit dangerously close to where you might be...*

After all, the Professor wouldn't want me to hurt you. And I wouldn't want you to have to force me to do it.

It'll be much better once you're at Academia. Out of the way, out of sight.

[Yuzu clenches her fist and despite how scared she is, she finds it in her to get angry -- knowing that Ruri and Rin probably went through this same thing...it makes her want to fight. Stand up for herself. Stop this now and force him to tell her how to find those two.

She clasps her hands over her mouth and pulls her legs in as tightly as she can, biting down her anger and forcing herself to stay quiet and hidden. If she gives herself up now, she knows he's done. She begs whatever higher power might be listening to just let him give up and go look for her somewhere else.]

*step, step, step...*

You can't hide forever, Yuzu. I know you're here.

You're trapped. And there's nothing you can do about it other than end this little game of ours.

*the shadow of the dragon passes over your hiding place, as he gets closer, closer...*

*... but then you hear a clatter of something, and the dragon looks away, along with Yuri. His expression shifting to something more like this.*

[Yuzu is sure that she's done, that he's about to find her --

When she hears something that she's pretty sure didn't come from him or her.

She opens her eyes slowly and tries to peek through the gap to see what's going on.]

*it seems like something's caught Yuri's attention, but you can't see what. it sounded like someone threw something by how it echoed around the stands.

But what's more important is that it gives you the chance to try to slip out and get away.*

[Okay BYE.

Yuzu immediately starts scurrying away, hands over her mouth, trying to stay as low to the ground as possible. Eventually, she comes out from under the stands and is trying to get away from Yuri as quickly as possible while still staying quiet.]

*after you get a short distance away, you hear someone giving a "pssst" sound from behind one of the columns, waving their hand a little for you to come hide over here.

There's someone else here?*

[Yuzu blinks.

She looks over at the pillar.]

*there's a girl there-- a girl you probably recognize after a few seconds.

She's looking anxiously in the direction Yuri's still in, waving for you to take cover here.*

[Yuzu's eyes widen -- she immediately ducks behind the pillar as well.]

Sonia! [They're probably out of earshot, but she still whispers, just to be safe.] What're you doing here?!

I just came in this direction. I heard that weird guy calling out your name, and that huge dragon of his...

*she looks at you, and how you probably look after spending multiple hours hiding away like you were*

... you look awful.

I feel worse.

We -- we gotta get outta here, that guy is really dangerous! If he sees you -- l-look, we absolutely can't let him see you, okay?!

*she takes out something from her bag-- a bottle of water, offering it.*

I don't know who he is... but he doesn't look good either way. Come on, I think I know a way out of here at least. But we gotta move quickly.

[Yuzu can't resist taking it and immediately gulping some of it down. Wow, does that hit the spot.]

O-okay. Let's go.

*she leads to sneak away.

For a glorious minute, you think that maybe, just maybe, you'll both get out of here without having to deal with Yuri again.

You think that maybe things are about to get better.*

*... but that's when you hear the dragon crying out again, and that laugh of his, that laugh trailing behind you.*

Found you~

[And Yuzu feels her feet turn into lead.

She slowly turns her head back. She knows she should keep running, but she can't. She's frozen.]

*he's approaching, smirking. His cape blowing in the wind. You're trapped, you can't move, you can't run--

which is when Sonia steps in the middle, raising her disk.*

What's this? Someone to annoy me?

Talk about who's being annoying-- stop bothering her! Or you'll have to deal with me instead!

*she sounds like she's trying to be confident. But her legs are shaking a little. Whoever this guy is, is clearly intimidating even to her. So you're at least not alone in being freaked out, Yuzu.*

S-Sonia, no! Don't get involved in this, I'm the one he's after!

A little late now. I'm not moving. I don't know what's going on, but you're in trouble. I'm not going to ignore that.

So you're getting in my way, then? Is that how it's going to be, now?

*she takes a deep breath, and responds the only way she knows how to.

She activates her disk and draws her first cards.*

[Dammit, her disk is already activated...]

You're in way worse trouble than me if you stay here! This guy --

[She can't bring herself to say what he's done.]

H-he's really dangerous, okay?!

Edited 2017-11-15 02:37 (UTC)

I-I get that! Just-- I'll stall him. You can get away, then!

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