I'm new - tell me if I'm doing anything wrong!

[capsule_king]

[Mokuba is confused, lost and increasingly frustrated. He is also unsure of how exactly he has ended up here (wherever 'here' is), but is fairly sure that it isn't the Kaiba mansion. Which can mean only one thing.]

I don't know who you are, but I won't tell you ANYTHING! I've been kidnapped before LOADS, and I've never spilled any company secrets!

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So far so good! =) Welcome to the DR!

[buildingwblocks]

-Mokuba-kun?

[Hearing the yelling, Lego followed the familiar voice until he stumbled over the source, only to stop short of seeing the smaller Kaiba.

There's a face he hasn't seen about here before!

And since he's coming up from the side, he's not noticing what he's wearing.]

What are you yelling about?

Re: So far so good! =) Welcome to the DR!

[capsule_king]

[Yugi is hardly someone he sees on a regular basis - Duel Monsters is, after all, a very niche game, and not one that Mokuba follows. So Lego looks fairly familiar, but Mokuba can't place the face.

Not that that's stopping him.]

[With an evil smirk.] Ah, so you're my abductor! [A sniff.] I expected someone taller. I suppose you should know that my brother doesn't pay ransoms. All his employees sign a waver about them.

[buildingwblocks]

[... Well. Either this kid's from some REALLY different world, or he's young enough to not recognize him.

And when he gets a proper look and spots a Puzzle, Lego's guessing the former. Wow, second not-him Puzzle bearer he's met! And it's Mokuba!

But yes, while Lego's adjusting, he just stares un-reactive to Mokuba's claims, until finally he blinks into an awkward neck scratching stare.]

Ah, I didn't think he did. Or else he would've done that to- Never mind.

I didn't abduct you. I just live here.

[Temporarily.]

[capsule_king]

[The awkward stares go both ways. Possibly Mokuba's is directed at the hair, because - well, if it's the first time you've really looked. Nonetheless, he is not happy about being kept in the dark, as an abductee or otherwise. After all, it's not often that he walks through a door in his home and ends up in an entirely different building.]

[He ignores the first bit because it's difficult to make sense of, and thus dismissed as irrelevent.]

[Rather irritably] Well, if you didn't, who did? Tell me where I am!

[...He may be rather used to people answering/ doing just about anything he asks, so he's rather terse.]

[buildingwblocks]

Ah- I guess you could say the building?

[He sympathizes with the confusion, which is namely why Lego's not getting more irked at the vivid reminder of his first meeting with his own Mokuba.

But then he kept his thoughts to himself then, too. And was "switched out" fairly fast.]

It's called the Dressing Room.

[capsule_king]

The building kidnapped me. [This, accompanied by a look of utter disbelief. He's so thrown that he's forgotten to be obnoxious.] So... how long will it keep me?

[A sudden realisation puts him straight back into annoying younger brother mode.] It can't be long. Seto will find me, and then this place'll be sorry. [A wide grin. Having reassured himself that he won't be there long, Mokuba is entirely confident in threatening a building, however illogical this may be.]

[buildingwblocks]

I don't know. It hasn't let me go yet, either...

[And unfortunately, no amount of good connections seem to get through around here. Thus the twitch of a strained smile before he shakes his head.]

Ah, it's kind of a one-way road, and it's pretty random on who gets through.

[capsule_king]

[That verbal ellipsis does not go over his head.] It must have had you for quite a while, then. [And, were he not in the same situation, he would probably be sniggering at that misfortune, on principle.]

[Though this at least means that he doesn't have to worry about how long he'll be held captive. After all, if his stay is indefinite, he may as well adjust to the Dressing Room and wait it out. Now, on to what really matters.]

Don't suppose there's anything I can do to stave off the boredom while I'm stuck, then?

[And by that he means 'I need a place to buy capsules, a steady source of nutrition and I'm all set'. Never let it be said that Mokuba Kaiba isn't singleminded.]

[buildingwblocks]

Eh-heh, I've lost track of how long. [Months, maybe? It's hard to keep track, since the weather outside's unreliable for a measure, too.

But, the sudden switch of questioning (Earning a half-shocked, half-awed look because, wow does he adjust fast! Amazing!) gets another stare, before he grins.]

Sure! We're stuck here but the place provides everything you could need! A room, food, games...

[capsule_king]

I would've at least counted the days... [He's a little petulant, there, but the surprised look boosts his ego like nothing else, and he's soon grinning. Mokuba adjusts pretty quickly to plenty of things, and he reasons that if he can't escape, he may as well use the opportunity to do... whatever there is to do here.]

[On finding out what there is to do here, that grin becomes a full-fledged smirk.] Games? Does it have a capsule monsters machine? Are there other people to play against? What about an arcade? [He doesn't suppose that 'everything' entails all these things, but any one of the above would be enough. It occurs to him that this place might even be a welcome break from people trying to steal his puzzle.]

[buildingwblocks]

Ha- Well when I first came I didn't expect to stick around long enough to lose track!

[He's smiling, but under that there's the edge of "no need to be a brat jeez" and under that there's musing a little pensive on how it's true, he thought he'd be back home eons ago. It was pretty cool at first, getting to find new games and people to meet, but, what about his world?

But, he'll try and work up the old enthusiasm for the new arrival.]

I dunno about opponents. A lot of us love games - me included - but to find someone who plays the same way on the same game? Heh, we are from different worlds and all!

But yeah, there is an arcade, and I bet you can find capsule monsters if you want.

[capsule_king]

Huh. Guess I should get used to all this, then. [Naturally, any reservations on Lego's part are going to be completely sidelined by the introduction of a place with, apparently, every game ever, especially since he's told Mokuba that everything is provided by the building. Subtlety is not going to work spectacularly well on Mokuba.]

You're a gamer? Hey, what do you play? [His competitive streak might just be showing through.] I'd be willing to try out all sorts. [It occurs to him that, if he does, his other self might make an appearance. Which is - something that he hasn't really had time to think about, yet. Nonetheless, all that aside, there's an arcade. And it doesn't list 'KAI' at the top of every score table. This must be rectified.]

Show me where the arcade is!

oh gosh the Battle of High Scores I just imagined.

[buildingwblocks]

Don't worry, there's no rush.

[Unless the place throws some quirk at him right out the door, making the strange hotel mundane by comparison. But better to stay optimistic!

-and Lego might just be able to help him adjust while getting some game time with a real opponent, given Mokuba's question. He grins pretty wide, crossing his arms over where his own Puzzle used to be.]

Duel Monsters! Namely- I'll play near anything, too! But, capsule monsters, huh? I haven't touched that in a long time...

[Too long, perhaps, but this is no time for nostalgia. He'd rather give a maybe-a-little strained laugh at the demand and lead the way down a nearby hall, and point to the dark, flashing opening of a doorway not far from the lobby.]

That's it! Or where it usually is, at least.

in a place populated by gaming kings, their nemesises and their friends, this could turn ugly

[capsule_king]

Yeah, but I don't want to stay in a hallway forever... [He's cheering up somewhat, though suddenly he realises something important.] Hey, if I stay here for a while, even if people figure out where I am, I'll miss the tournament. I just got invited to Capsule Kingdom.

[He's grinning too, when he hears that.] Duel Monsters? I've never played - it's not that popular, right? [It's been niggling at him for a while, where he's seen Lego before, and now he realises.] Hey, I know you! You're... Mutou? That duelist from the tournaments on TV.

[He heads for the doorway as soon as it's pointed out to him. Hello, home away from home.] There's gotta be some two-player games! Come with me! ...Hey, what do you mean, usually? [The constant onslaught of questions is, as ever, ceaseless.]

And most have the same initials for the scores... It may also be confusing.

[buildingwblocks]

Ah, it's okay! I had the same concern when I showed up! But, life seems to go on hold while you're here. Even tournaments!

[Though, he's never heard of a Capsule Kingdom... Not that that's more shocking than that Puzzle on Mokuba, or he has time to ask. He's too busy swimming above a tirade of questions (What do you mean Duel Monsters isn't popular?).

Which to try for, which one. What's most important....]

Ah, things move around here, sometimes. Or changes. Like last week, there were tvs and beanbags all over the halls. I don't know if I didn't recognize the area or if it was gone, but... But don't worry. [Serious, reassuring glance as they step into the noisy room.] Apparently everything comes back, arcade included!

I can just imagine a list of ten scores, all labelled "YUG" by different people.

[capsule_king]

Really? Cool! This place is awesome! [Honestly, he's completely forgotten how unnerving it was just to appear here with no warning. There are free games and he can stay for ages and no one will miss him!]

[He resists the urge to just dash into the room, forgetting about Lego entirely. Not so much because it would be impolite - that's hardly one of his qualms - but because he doesn't want to lose his guide as quickly as he found him. Besides, he's only just got here, and he already has a challenger.]

The rooms change? That's weird... [Still, if tvs and beanbags are the worst of his problems, he'll live. He doesn't quite understand why Lego's looking at him so seriously.] But if it all comes back, I guess that's okay. [Unless people could, for instance, disappear along with the rooms, but he's going to assume that he would be warned if that were the case, and disregard the possibility entirely.]

What kind of games do you want to play? I like everything, but some kind of fighting game or a shooter might be two player...