SO THE DRAMA

[eternal_samsara]

[Lotus is sitting on the edge of the fountain in the lobby, letting her hand drift in the water. She looks... wistful and distant. She hasn't said anything to Bloom - she doesn't know anything for certain, but she's not an idiot

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[kingofkulelna]

[Have a Bloom, Lotus.]

Is something wrong?

[eternal_samsara]

[Lotus lifts her head at his voice, glancing over at him. After a moment, she looks away.]

It's nothing, Bakura...

[kingofkulelna]

[He sits beside her.]

Are you sure?

[eternal_samsara]

[She looks around uncertainly. She doesn't want to accuse him of anything, but...]

What have you been off doing so often, lately...?

[traumacontrol]

[Have another person dressed up in ragged (though not really ancient) robes.]

...Are you okay?

[eternal_samsara]

[She looks up at the unfamiliar voice, a bit surprised. Someone that actually looks like an Egyptian! ...which may or may not be a good thing, given how Egyptian society usually treats her.]

Ah, I'm fine.

[She folds her hands in her lap and does one of those patented I'M FINE, REALLY Ryou smiles.]

What's your name...?

[traumacontrol]

You sure? You look really down.

Ah, I'm Marik. [Oh right, the name tags.] Ah, everyone just calls me Dawn now though...

[eternal_samsara]

[She follows his gaze to the nametag, but the writing is meaningless to her - as is her own, which reads 'Lotus'. No one's ever explained it to her, though.]

Ah... it's just silly women's nonsense.

[She rubs the side of her head a bit self consciously, then remembers to introduce herself.]

Oh! I'm sorry - I'm Riu.

[...oh shit.]

[malikah_ishtar]

[Ahahahaha hickeys. "Hickeys".

Malikah is going somewhere for some reason but this time she has her Ghouls robes on; easier to conceal the Rod with them, etc etc. So... Lotus might actually think it's Dawn again.]

[eternal_samsara]

[She glances up, seeing another Marlick wander by. Hm... that was different than what she'd seen him in before, but she was used to running into multiple copies of people by now.]

{Hello,} Marik!

[..what]

[malikah_ishtar]

[WHAT INDEED. That's not even one of her fake names.

She turns around and sees... what. The woman doesn't look Egyptian, but that was definitely some ancient Egyptian she spoke. CURIOSITY ETC.]

Hello?

[eternal_samsara]

[She smiles warmly at Malikah, tilting her head.]

{Oh, are you a different} Marik? {This place is so confusing with the way there's more than one of people!}

[She.. seems to speak it fluently, in fact, possibly using a conversational, informal form that'd be weird to someone used to studying religious texts.]

[nofrontteeth]

[Have a tiny Atem who almost passes Lotus by before stopping and realising that, hey, he's seen her before. And he has something to say to her.

Of course, he's a little embarrassed about the circumstances he met her under, so he's just going to edge his way towards her slowly.]

[eternal_samsara]

...! Pharaoh!

[She spies the tiny Pharaoh and kneels down respectfully, and... also so she can look him in the face.]

Are you okay? I'm sorry Bakura was so cruel to you...

[nofrontteeth]

Yes, I'm alright - but I'm not the Pharaoh. That's my father.

[Really, he's confused why she'd make the assumption.]

I wanted to say thank you for helping me. It was very kind of you.

[eternal_samsara]

Ohh, that makes sense! Where I come from, you're bigger and you've become the new Pharaoh. So it would be my duty as a citizen to protect you!

Though... I don't want anyone hurting kids, no matter who they are.

[touzokujoou]

[She sits on the side of the fountain beside Lotus.]

Is something wrong?

[eternal_samsara]

[She lifts her head. She hasn't seen boob-kura in a long time!]

Sometimes I wonder if my husband is sleeping with other girls... I keep finding hairs and strange bites on him.

[touzokujoou]

[She tuts.]

That's because he's a man.

[eternal_samsara]

What do you mean?