LETS GET SOME CANDEH!

[caniskleftis]

[Come one come all, girls and boys! The Dressing Room is almost completely dark, but there's one hall that isn't quite so- you can still see enough to spot the decorations after all! Jack-o-lanterns line this walk way, and all of the apartments here are ready to greet any costumed children who pass by!
And look at these set ups! There's one with a

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Hope I'm not putting off the kids - you brought this upon yourself :P

[indarknessbound]

[Th- this place has light, right? There are lights. And maybe people. And-

You really thought you could ever get rid of me~? Not only a hypocrite, but a fool, too... Tch.]

H-hello? Is anyone there?

[Have a desperate-sounding Brooklime clutching his ring, jumping when he sees the ghoul move and completely ignoring the candy! Shapeshifting into his worst fear might be a bad idea...]

Not at all~ Been looking forward to this~

[caniskleftis]

[Ahhh, if that's the case Brooklime, you may want to avoid the mummy at the opposite end...

It's quite likely he'll make a particular shifting decision for YOU...]

go ahead and torture him <3

[indarknessbound]

[He winces at the mummy. Also, the dead person in his head. But mostly the mummy.

Why is there no one around why is there never anyone there when he needs people...]

Anyone?

[And, if he turns to look, that shifting decision may become apparent quite soon...]

WHOO! ...He's gonna be ticked when he finds out why he's terrified. :'D

[caniskleftis]

[Suddenly, it's very obviously the 'other Bakura' and 'Spirit of the Ring' leaning casually in the door frame RIGHT BEHIND YOU rather than a mummy.]

"Hnhnhnhnhn... Boo."

[All in good fun of course... Right?]

gah formatting fail sorry

[indarknessbound]

[Right.

It's not fun, having the voices in your head suddenly turn corporeal.

Brooklime doesn't respond for a moment. Not as such. Not unless the ring standing on end counts as a response.]

Get away. [This, said very quietly, with much shaking. Feel free to run.]

xD Isok. (BADLY DRAWN ICON TIME. :'D )

[caniskleftis]

"Hn..?" [Oh well that's new. He'd have thought that whatever alternate self existing in that ring there would have passed him off as a 'fake' by now. Apparently not.] "And why should I do that, 'Yadnoushi'..? This is my apartment~"

[As he gestures to the door behind him that says 'Touzoku - Canis' on it. He still says there should be an 'Ou' in there somewhere.] "Unless you don't enjoy my company..."

[He just loves using the 'old' voice. So much. Never gets to use it any more...]

you call that badly drawn... darn you.

[indarknessbound]

[Oh, look. The candy's levitating at about head level.]

How can you be here? [That sounded particularly desperate. Of course, this might not be his ring spirit. But then, it was talking to him. It was in his head again...]

I don't care- just- get away from me, now!

[He remembers to start backing away right about now.]

[caniskleftis]

[Hnnn... He's almost tempted to keep pushing this, but then again, his bowl of candy is starting to levitate...

And the ring is doing something...

And well, given that it's been doing this in harmony with dear Brooklime's panic..!

He's just going to give you this strangely human and dry look, before gesturing to the candy.] "Hn. I don't plan to go anywhere. Not unless you're thinking of stealing candy from a thief." [He smirks.] "I wouldn't recommend it."

[indarknessbound]

I don't want anything of yours.

[But the ring does settle a little, when you don't appear to be wanting to visit vengeance upon Brooklime for your untimely murder. The candy falls with an audible 'whump'.]

You've been biding your time, if you're only coming back to haunt me now. [He'll match your human look with the most bitter tone of voice imaginable.] Did you want me to think I was free?

[caniskleftis]

[Is it even possible for an eyebrow to raise so far?] "Hn! And just why would I bother biding my time with you? Unless making things float in the air isn't all you can do?"

[What, him, pretend to be this Ryou's 'spirit' for a bit of information? Nahhhhhhhh...]

You know that phrase about hooks, lines and sinkers...

[indarknessbound]

You've always been one for games. Coming back after so long - that's just more fun for you, isn't it?

[Wait, what is he asking? The look of sheer hatred is now tinged with mild confusion. Which fades as Brooklime dismisses it completely.]

Of course I can do more than make things float - you made sure of that.

[He hates himself for asking, but-] Will the Ring stop doing that, now you're back?

Time to catch dogfish? WAIT WRONG FISH.

[caniskleftis]

"Back..?" [He's got a grin on his face, but he's quite suspicious at the moment. The way that Brooklime is acting...

Quite frankly he's beginning to wonder just what happened with this one.] "What ever made you think I was gone, 'landlord'..?"

[If it looks like his expression is notably 'canine' in nature, please...

Just ignore that.]

[indarknessbound]

[Fortunately, he's far from focussed right now, so the canine expression goes right over his head.]

[Fiercely,] I have no idea. I should have realised that not even death gets rid of you.

[Also, watch him shudder visibly at 'landlord', now he's relatively calm enough to notice it. He's developed quite the reaction to that word.]

Cat's out of the ba- WRONG IDIOM.

[caniskleftis]

[What.]

"... DEAD?" [Alright. The grin fell.

Congratulations, you surprised him. Enough that his illusion is collapsing horribly he might add, since he can tell rather plainly that you're telling the truth.] "DEAD..? And why would I be DEAD," [he barks almost literally, quite visibly misting back to what his 'typical' human form would be,] "When you still wear that ring around your neck..?" [There was only one thing coming to mind to be honest...

He didn't like that 'one thing'.]

I'm trying to come up with a canine pun and failing :(

[indarknessbound]

[Confusion is fast overriding any response Brooklime might have, and he's still backing away, except-]

Nelumbo?

What are you- what? Who are you?

[Care to inform him why his ring spirit is both surprised to be dead, and also now looks like exactly like an older version of his roommate? Because this is almost too bizarre to be terrifying. This can't be a different version of Bakura; he was in Brooklime's head, right? ...Right?]

That's okay. I pride myself on my pun-ness. :'D

[caniskleftis]

[Nelumbo?

Probably another 'nametag', given the number of 'them' hanging around. Regardless.] "Quite clearly not your world's 'spirit'," [he growls, the mist settling into place. He's wearing modern clothing strangely enough, or even not strangely- regardless, it likely makes it that much stranger.] "Even so- you didn't answer my question, 'Landlord'. Why is my counterpart dead?"