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*another instance of marks burning happened. It was sometime during the extremely early hours of the morning, and it ended just as soon as it came.

Of course, without any real leads, it might be hard to figure out just what's going on, but one hooded person who's been trying to clutch at straws is hanging out in an alleyway, trying desperately to try to pick up on something. Anything. And well... let's just say he hasn't been having much luck.

If you want a B route though: Tezaki Kou is at the library, going over some recent news articles on the computer. They seem to be about crime and disappearances that've happened recently in Domino City, if you look closely. Why would someone be looking at that?*

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::Man leaning on a chair next to your computer at the library.::

That looks pretty interestin'.

Edited 2019-06-13 20:44 (UTC)

*... ... you have a poker face, Kou. Use it.*

It is. It's interesting how much happens that people don't notice. Sir.

Quite. Most people don't wanna notice, ya know. Makes the bubble o' happy reality seem much less safe n' all.

Well, it happens, really. No one likes to hear about the Duel Gangs that're still around, or muggings, or things like that. They start to tune it out.

Yeah, or about the growin' number of monsters from elsewhere.

Why I heard a UFO landed in an abandoned factory area the other night and it started operatin' again.

How many of those gangs actually have teeth, tho?

UFOs? Now that's a new one.

*he clears his throat a bit*

Probably not as much as they want to believe they have. Since actual monsters have come in, Duel Gangs seem like they're more... wary, I guess? They don't want to end up getting trapped in a duel with someone who could physically break them, I guess.

Yeah. And Leo Corp's "Top Team" existin', as well as apparently the mass roll out of those Obots from Heartland probably'll push 'em to the margins more.

But I wonder what kinda guys form from what's left.

::Rubbing his chin with interest.::

Probably something that's going to be more trouble than it's worth for anyone who duels in this city.

Which is effectively everyone, isn't it?

Yeah.

Ya need to register a Duel Disk and a Deck with the greater Domino Area. Exemptions exist, but if you work for the big corps in the area...

Which is... a little ridiculous, but I guess whatever KaibaCorp effectively says, goes, right now.

So, ah... My name's Tezaki, Kou. Who're you?

Renat wanders past and pauses. Double takes. No way was his luck this good. Right?

"Is that the guy who disappeared a few months ago?"

*glances over his shoulder at this... person who just suddenly spoke up*

Huh?

He looks just like young, unbearded Kaz.

"S-sorry man. It's just, I've also been looking into this. I'm uh, Renat Zima Briar."

*Internally: oh god, he has children? more children? he probably even smells a little like him. Don't make any expression about it, Kou.*

Nice... To meet you? I'm Tezaki, Kou.

And I'm more just looking at the general news, but... I did notice that disappearance case, yeah. There's been more than a few disappearances over the months, but those sorts of things happen.

Edited 2019-06-14 00:53 (UTC)

He does, apparently. And this one smells like the polar opposite of Trena. Cold. DARK. He grins a little, flipping off his shades.

"I recognize you now. You were my..." This seems to pain him to say. "..older sister's tag partner when ya won it all. And... it happens, but that don't make it right or it any less tragic."

Wait, you're related to-- I-I mean, yeah, we're still partners in a way, when she isn't getting whisked off by people to far reaches unknown and all. *careful, he almost showed emotion there about this*

And it doesn't make it right, but there's a lot of things that slip through the cracks.

*he scrolls through the news to what happened in the last day or so... looks like another disappearance happened at some point, too. someone went out late to a convenience store, but they never came home and no one can figure out where they went*

He stares at that.

"There was another one? Fuckin'... hell.

And, yeah, but people ain't supposed to be the things slipping through the cracks. When duelists do it, it's... This is pretty selfish on my part, but, uh. Two heads are better than one on this kinda stuff."

Wait, are you asking for... my help on this kinda stuff?

"... yeah. I...

Sorry. I've just been looking into this. That was stupid of me to say. I just got a little excited that someone else was looking at it too."

Oh, no, no, I'm wondering too, but I'm mostly just looking out of curiosity? It's not like I've got any skills to figure something like this out, let alone solve it.

But... why do you think these people have vanished?

"I dunno. At North Academy we basically ghost stories about this place. Why we never sent anyone over anymore. And then they picked me... So, it's a mystery I swore I'd solve.

But this isn't on the island's weird places that I've seen and gotten info on. This is... in the middle of town. Just vanished. My first guess is always gonna be mundane, y'know? Yakuza debts or something. But I don't think they're real present here. So that leaves falling into a gap or something or... something taking them?"

Well...

*he leans back in his chair a bit, looking at the screen*

I guess the first thing you'd have to ask is if the victims of the disappearances had any connection at all?

A nod of agreement.

"If anything, yes. Do they though?"

Well... as far as the news says? That's "nothing".

There's no mention about the recent person being related to any other cases like this. So I'm guessing there's no connection at all.

So either they're connected in some way that isn't obvious, or whoever or whatever caused the disappearances isn't targeting anyone in particular? It's not like there's a lot of cases exactly like this, though.

"Right. So... maybe it's a case of location then?"

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