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[shiromadoushi]

Characters: Bakura & L
Location: Death City Heights 7th floor
Rating: Well, it has L in it so... PG-13?
Time: 3/22, after Kid's class.
Description: L looks like hell. More than usual. Cue Bakura worrying and acting as L's caretaker. Because someone has to...



Bakura had barely been home long enough to take off his shoes and set down his groceries (and new assortment of first aid supplies) before going back out into the hall to knock on the door across from his.

"Ryuzaki-kun? It's me... are you in?"

Comments

[dead_black_eyes]

"How do you know? What has he ever done to make you feel that he is anything but a cheat?"

[shiromadoushi]

"He hasn't done anything to suggest he is..." Bakura countered. "Besides... if Keroro-san were trying to be a cheat, he'd have let it slip already. He's a horrible liar and no good at secrets...."

[dead_black_eyes]

"So, you don't remember when he and his partner were trying to sell people all that defective and broken merchandise."

[shiromadoushi]

Bakura blinked. What was--

"...You mean the sale after the earthquake?"

[dead_black_eyes]

"Yes, that time. Unless there was another one," L sighed wearily. He did not sound like he'd be surprised.

[shiromadoushi]

"It's not a cheat if you tell people that things are broken, you know..."

[dead_black_eyes]

"Honestly cheating someone doesn't make it less of a cheat. And those prices were certainly cheating."

[shiromadoushi]

"Just because you didn't like his pricing doesn't mean he's going to try and cheat a friend..."

[dead_black_eyes]

"I'll believe it when you use your money to buy me a set of Godiva chocolates."

[shiromadoushi]

"...What?" Bakura blinked, looking at his friend in utter disbelief. "What does one have to do with the other....?"

[dead_black_eyes]

"They're expensive. No one buys them without some disposable income, is my point."

[shiromadoushi]

"Which is why you want me to buy them for you and you're just using this as an example to get what you want out of me..." Bakura countered. "Which has nothing to do with Keroro-san being a cheat or not."

[dead_black_eyes]

"It's very simple. I shouldn't have to explain it in such tedious detail."

[shiromadoushi]

Bakura sighed softly, leaning back in his chair and looking at the cards. "If you want something like that, just ask... don't accuse my friends of being like that to get it...."

[dead_black_eyes]

"That, on the other hand, might be too complicated to explain."

[shiromadoushi]

"...Try it."

[dead_black_eyes]

"Maybe later. I'm getting tired, admittedly. You understand that sometimes you have that effect on people."

[shiromadoushi]

"I could say the same of you," Bakura returned before sighing softly. "Did you want me to get you some of the expansion packs, if you're convinced you need a better deck to win properly?" he asked, changing the subject slightly.

[dead_black_eyes]

"I think you're certainly welcome to, but my opinion of the game and the business model aren't likely to change. I'd dislike chess just as much if you kept having to buy better and better pieces."

[shiromadoushi]

"You don't have to... skill and luck are far more important than what cards you have. After all, even if you have the rarest of cards, if you don't draw them or know how to use them, you still lose."

[dead_black_eyes]

"Yes, but you're far more likely to draw those cards if you've purchased them, no...?"

[shiromadoushi]

... "Ryuzaki-kun do you honestly think that with that one card that I've won the game?"

[dead_black_eyes]

"It doesn't matter. I've lost interest."

[shiromadoushi]

Bakura sighed, leaning back in his chair. "The one time I get a good move against you..." he murmured unhappily. "I guess we'll just stick to chess, then..."

[dead_black_eyes]

"Your taste in games just needs to improve. It's a simple problem with a simpler solution, like so many of the things in your life."