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[abysmalactor]

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[abysmalactor]

Er, um...older? I think?

[He was in a different class from them back in school, so...]

Wait...so that...that's why they're carding people? He wants to just...use us as sacrifices? There's no way...

[He gulps. Maybe a few years ago, he wouldn't be able to say this kind of thing with such certainty, but after being in Ryslig for so long...after meeting the horror of death head on and coming back...]

Even if it was to come back...there's no way anyone would want to come back like that...! Can't that Professor guy see that...?

[Obviously not, since he's doing it.]

[soft_focus]

[No, obviously Not, Shingo, and you get a bit of a frown for a bit because of that. ....But also a sigh, as she finds the big couch to sit on.] ...It's like I said, right. It's all he thinks about.

....even though he got a son, it's all he thinks about. ...Maybe Reiji-niisama, and people like you, existed before. Maybe you didn't.

...But it's not important if you did or didn't-what's important is that you exist now, right?

[abysmalactor]

Huh...

[Sawatari frowns a little. Was Leo Akaba really like that...? He never really remembered much of the man that he was forced to be introduced to at a young age, being more interested in striking up a rivalry with the son to start with.]

I mean, I guess that makes sense now that I think about it...I mean the way Akaba used to act and stuff, before all this. But...yeah, it's kinda sad that the Professor won't even acknowledge that...

[soft_focus]

You mean....Niisama? [She asks, before frowning.] ...I mean... ...Niisama didn't know about any of this until we found out in Academia, but...

....I guess you would know that, more than me.

[abysmalactor]

Huh...?

[Oh right, you were...adopted, right...]

Yeah, Reiji was totally different when we were your age. You wouldn't have believed it.

[Does he get to tell Reira embarrassing niisan stories? he does! excellent.]

[soft_focus]

Really? [She's sitting nice and cozy, so....Tell her more!] ....Can you tell me about it?

[abysmalactor]

Mn, well, if ya want...

[You're snuggling in his fur again, aren't you. Kids...]

I mean, since we were both the only kids of pretty high-society families, we met a lot at those ritzy kinda dinners, you know? You've seen one of those yet? The ones that are basically a huge excuse to do some political networking.

[soft_focus]

There was one dinner that Draco's dad had..?

...It was a party, but I think he wanted it to be fancier, [She 'explains', before nodding.] ...If you only saw each other at dinners, does that mean you didn't see each other a lot?

[abysmalactor]

Nah, you'd be surprised how many dinners we all had. If one politician wasn't throwing one, then it was some business tycoon or a lobbyist...attending them is practically a duty in and of itself, actually! So we probably saw each other at least once every week or two...

[soft_focus]

[Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat-] You had parties every week..!?

Wouldn't you get tired..!?

[abysmalactor]

Well, to be honest...

[He groans a bit.] Havin' to always act polite to people Papa wanted to impress was really a pain after a while. There's a whole song and dance to it, you know, especially when you're little and are at maximum cuteness and stuff. You gotta be at your charming-est!

[But after that he grins a little fondly.] That's what made hanging out with Akaba one of the fun things about them, though.

[soft_focus]

[...........She's calling bull, Shingo. She's frowning-]

...How did niisama make it fun..?

[abysmalactor]

Heh? Well, with dueling, of course!

[That is probably the shit-eatingest grin she's seen from him in a while.]

How else?

[soft_focus]

You had solid vision already..?

[Well in the New World, that did exist before Yuuya's parents met up, to be fair....]

[abysmalactor]

Um, kinda...? I think Leo Corporation ended up being a big name 'cause they enhanced Solid Vision to what it is today, you know? Duel Monsters being solid enough to ride on and stuff. But back then it was still a pretty new thing, so only big-shots like us had access and inside-knowledge on what Akaba's dad was developing, so regular Solid Vision was the rule of the day back then.

[soft_focus]

Mnhh... ...I guess that makes sense...

[Getting side tracked, though.] ....I guess...

...At least now you know why he was doing all of that. ....Even if it still wasn't good.

[abysmalactor]

Yeah...huh, wait, so Solid Vision was a thing in the other dimensions or something? Or was Akaba's dad developing it 'cause he was trying to merge the worlds together...?

[Groan.]

Man, this is confusing...

[soft_focus]

Um...a little.

Let's just say we know the important things, and not think about the confusing things. That's probably better.