Video | April 8th | Evening

[kuriboh_boy]

[The screen flickers on and Judai sits there blinking at the camera, a small smile on his face.] I’ve been thinking about starting a blog ever since I left Duel Academy. [His comment sounds idle and a hint of exhaustion creeps into his voice towards the end of the sentence. A moment later, he's all smiles though, shaking the camera a little.]

Hey! So, I'm new here! I guess... that's a thing that happens, huh? [He laughs and rubs the back of his neck.] My name's Judai! It's nice to meet you all! Or, I mean, it would be if you were... y'know... here instead of... [He gestures vaguely.] On the other side of a network I think??

[Judai pauses for a moment here and then eagerly reaches off screen, pulling his hand back into view with a deck of cards a moment later.] So I was think that maybe somebody might wanna duel me? It'd really be great! I love taking on new challengers, and since you're all new... [He trails off and his smile falters for a moment before he hitches it right back on.]

So yeah! Hit me up if you wanna duel! I can meet up with you wherever! Uh, so long as you tell me where I'm going. [With a snicker, he winks at the camera.] See ya soon!

Comments

[brutalityfetish]

[Winters liked to say things that make people stop and think.]

My rival? No way! He just made the things I was asked to get rid of! No rivals for me. Nobody stupid enough to declare myself as that.

Card games have to come with rivals, don't they?

[kuriboh_boy]

Oh. That's a lot more... uh... business-like. [Judai pulls a face at that. Business-like sounds boring and repetitive and he doesn't like it at all.]

Not really, no! I mean, there's this guy who calls me his rival all the time, but he's just my friend. [Shrug.] I just figured rivals was a thing most people did, I guess...

[brutalityfetish]

If you say so.

[He couldn't help but burst into laughter. Where the hell did he get that term from for him? Now he'd heard everything!]

Most people don't make rivals out of serial murderers like me, kid. That would be stupid of them, wouldn't it?

[kuriboh_boy]

[Wait, okay, Judai is obviously a few pages behind here. He blinks a few times and then stares at Winters.]

You're... a serial murderer? [He's pretty sure this is the part where he's supposed to feel awkward or go off about righteous justice, just like the superheroes in comics would, but... well, the guy's been talking to him pretty nicely! And it would suck to lose new friends in this weird place, so...]

I guess it would be pretty stupid, huh? [Cue the mildly awkward laughter. It's not too bad though!] Well, that's okay. I think rivals are over-rated anyway. [Super smooth, Judai. Super smooth.]

[brutalityfetish]

[What an awkward laugh he had. Well he was worth a laugh after all! He could at least give him credit for not flipping his shit at him he guessed.]

Yeah I am. Can't get enough of it! I was even on Death Row for a while!

[This kid was definitely hard to read with some of this, but he figured he was trying not to make it too awkward by saying something stupid. Hmmm...smarter than most he guessed.]

If a rival makes you stronger then whatever, right? Some people just need that. The rest of us are either weak or they're strong enough.

[kuriboh_boy]

[Okay, he's not really sure how he's supposed to react to that. Was this guy killing people here? Well, if he wasn't, then it wasn't a big deal, right? Maybe he had a really good reason... ugh, okay, just talk Judai.]

Ah, yeah, I guess that's what rivals are supposed to do. I dunno, though. I feel like friends do that a lot more. 'cause they, y'know, care about you more.

[brutalityfetish]

[Nobody knew how to react to that. Good thing he wasn't killing people here though.]

Friends caring about you more? HA! yeah I've heard something along those lines and shit. I really wouldn't know about that.

[Seeing as the only person he would come close to calling friend was gone. Damn that Cross...]

[kuriboh_boy]

[Wow, Judai actually thinks that's sort of sad. He scratches his cheek and looks a little awkward.]

You're saying you don't... have any friends? Wow... [Actually, he knows how that feels. He never liked it very much.]