VICTIMIZE ME

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[Tempest didn't think this place could get much worse. HOW NAIVE.

The hallway to his beloved hidey-hole/room has been blocked off by some manner of evil-fueled chaos and he's resorted to ducking into one of the shop to try and find a place to hide. Nothing seems safe, though, so he's moving frequently

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[Amber has been... well, he doesn't know, really. He's been somewhere. And has apparently picked not a great time to emerge from that somewhere, because if he's still not totally sure what to make of other duel spirits. T-though he probably has a couple of Tempest's monsters in his own deck. Dark Mimic has no such qualms, though, and is going to be bouncing towards Manjyoume's spirits and shrieking at them.

I-it probably sounds a bit threatening, though it's only trying to say hello. Less threatening is the tinybuki trying unsuccessfully to call it back without getting too close to the other spirits. He hasn't noticed Tempest yet.]

D-dark Mimic, come back here!

I don't know if they'll want you making all that noise at them...

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[Tempest jumps slightly at the shriek and the monster-chest bouncing up to his vicinity, but his surprise is soon replaced with a scowl of exasperation.

Being the courageous souls they are, some of his spirits scatter and hide at the sudden intruder, but a few just scooch behind Tempest and one or two might shriek back or make some awful chittering greeting noise back at it.]

Ugh! Be quiet! Where did you come from? I-- ...

[He glances up and notices a boy that looks strangely familiar, though he can't immediately place him.]

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[hbasdkfvbdf angry person who can see Dark Mimic and doesn't like the shrieking.

;o;

Amber runs over and grabs Dark Mimic, hugging it to his chest. Then s-sort of just wibbles at Tempest.]

S-sorry! He doesn't listen to me very much...

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[He blinks a few times, immediately quieting down. It's a lot easier for him to yell at ethereal monsters than actual humans, but kids aren't as bad as people his age.

Besides, he doesn't come across many other people that can see spirits. As far as he knows, it's just him and Juudai.]

...tch. They never listen to me either.

[He waves back at his entourage, who manage to look as sheepish as their mutant features allow.]

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[Hugging Dark Mimic closer, he smiles at Tempest's spirits.]

They're cute though, at least!

[...wut. This kid clearly has a slightly warped idea of cute.]

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[...he raises an eyebrow, glancing over at his menagerie. Juudai thinks they're cool, and this kid thinks they're cute... oi.

But some part of him is secretly a little glad. Someone who accepts freaks is a good person, in Tempest's book. Still, he snorts and shrugs.]

Tch. I don't even know why they insist on following me around.

[He glares at his spirits, but they're used to his unending tsundereness and just clatter and drool at him affectionately. He grimaces and waves them off.]

...who are you, anyway?

[He normally wouldn't care, but this kid's familiar face is bugging him.]

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Tenjouin Fubuki!

[He looks thoughtful for a bit.]

Um... and adult me called me Amber. I think his other name was, um... Ruby. But him and adult Ryo were going to look after me and Ryo and Shou!

...I-I don't know where any of them have gone now, though...

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[Tempest blinks a few times. ...this kid really did look like Fubuki. He'd already met one kid, so anything seemed possible.]

...ugh, am I going to run into tiny versions of everyone?

[He snorts.]

Juudai will be happy to have his friends back, anyway.

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Um... who's Juudai?

[He squishes Dark Mimic to his chest a bit more.]

And I'm not tiny! I'm twelve.

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...You get a lot bigger.

Juudai is...

[...He trusts Fubukae more than most, and this one seems especially harmless, so he shrugs and admits the truth.]

...my friend. His head looks like a Kuriboh.

We know you when you get older since we all go to the same school. ...actually, you're older than us.