Characters: AU!Piemon, OU!Marufuji Ryou, AU!Hikari
Where: The Park
When: After the tomato plot, before dreams and nightmares assault Econtra
Summary: Ryou goes for a relaxing stroll and comes across a clown and a clone talking about Duel Monsters.
Ryou enjoyed taking walks in the evening in Econtra's park. He preferred taking them with Yusuke, but his boyfriend was occupied at the moment, so Ryou went by himself. As was usual, his deck was in his pocket, unfinished as it was. There were still minor choices to make, and he wanted to get a few more packs to see if they had anything he might be interested in.
He still caught a minor glimpse or two out of the corner of his eye of something that he suspected was Cyber Phoenix. He was slowly growing used to that, even though he couldn't see it clearly or hear it at all. At best he saw a flicker of something now and then.
As he crossed out of a small clump of trees, he heard voices ahead of him, and looked to see what appeared to be a couple of children talking. They had cards, and as he drew closer, he realized those were Duel Monster cards. He also recognized one of them as the one who had helped him with his injured arm during the Entropi attack on the compound back in late March. They'd spoken of Duel Monsters then, he recalled, and he turned his steps so he would come closer to them.