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We are from distant worlds

Who: Johan and Open
What: Johan decides he wants to explore and possibly get to know everyone better
Where: Near, Far, Wherever you are~
When: All of July (IC)/April (OOC)

[A. Who wants to see Duel Monsters?]

[Anyone who’s walking around may stumble upon an interesting sight of a certain teenager with blue hair surrounded by a large pink cat with a jewel attached to its chest and a purple-colored cat-like creature with a ruby attached to its tail. Although, anyone who can see card spirits or able to see supernatural such as ghosts may be able to see more of these creatures surrounding Johan.

Johan himself is seated on a patch of grass, Ruby seated on his shoulder as he looks through what appears to be a deck of cards.]

I know, I know. I’m getting better!

[Amethyst Cat gives a small snort. ”Two is your limit at best. Don’t push yourself, Johan.”

Johan pouts, sullenly continuing to go through his deck.]

[B. Exploration]

[Johan is out exploring today, so he might end up wandering into somewhere he shouldn’t.

Or somewhere that may be oddly convenient for someone to get his attention and possibly request his help.

Either way, Johan can be seen or found either on the Near Shore or Far Shore. Don’t hesitate to flag him down if you wanna chat.]

[C. Wildcard]

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Kurosaki then. [Johan is fine with calling him by his surname. It doesn't bug him at all. Again, he feels that Shun and O'Brien might have gotten along if they should ever meet.

Johan hums, undisturbed by the way Shun's eyes narrow as he leans back, head tilted to the side as he hears his own Duel Spirits talking amongst themselves. He knows that many of them were initially distrusting of strangers, particularly after what's happened.

His eyes shoots back to Shun, seeing the movement. Was he going to pull out a weapon or his Deck?

But at the question, Johan blinks once before seemingly looking at something over Shun's shoulder. He shakes his head.]

Nope. I see a spirit I don't know right behind you. [And it's glaring at him, only causing Johan to smile at it. It won't do anything to him, he knows, so he just smiles. Besides, he has a feeling his own Duel Spirits will react just as quick as Shun's if it ever attacks.] It's been glaring at me the moment we began talking.

[Thank whatever god resides over that sort of thing for that. It feels like it's been a while since someone Shun actually asked to call him a different name just did it without screwing him around.

While Shun probably could pull out his dagger from that angle if he wanted to, it seems that the "weapon" is the duel disk itself, held that way out of habit. Or at least, he makes no move to pull anything else out despite that bearing.

As Johan looks over Shun's shoulder, Shun glances back briefly as well, looking from his level to a little way up. Obviously, he can't actually see anything there, but he frowns slightly as he turns back towards Johan.]

It's not like they can change how they look at you. [All Shun's monsters are robots, so that does make anything but looking like they're glaring a little difficult.] What does it look like?

[Johan is a pure and honest soul, okay. Though, he's a bit jaded since the events in the Dark World.

He tilts his head, looking at the duel disk. It certainly makes him curious, just to be able to see what kind of functions it has even without the Real Solid Function equipped into it.

However, he does manage to grin sheepishly at him.] No, but it's definitely giving off the feeling of glaring at me.

[He's been around Duel Spirits for so long, he can. Sort of tell how it feels. A pause before he describes Vanishing Lanius to him.]

That's hardly a surprise, anyway. [If there's one thing Shun wouldn't expect of the Raid Raptors, it's that they'd be in any way forgiving of potential threats. And though Johan isn't what Shun had initially suspected he might be, he's still someone newly met.

Almost as soon as Johan starts describing the monster, Shun starts to recognise it - broadly, it shares some features with Rise Falcon, but there are certain others that make it much clearer which monster it actually is, and there's an almost complete lack of surprise in Shun's features as he nods understandingly.]

Vanishing Lanius, then. Would've been my first guess outside of the falcons. [And from the look of those monsters Johan had around him before, monsters the size of the falcon line would probably be a rare sight.

With a somewhat resigned expression crossing his face, Shun's grip on his duel disk shifts, and he holds it up to his chest as if in solidarity to his monsters.] If there's spirits here as well, then they've been through as much as I have. Don't act surprised if they're as mistrustful as I am.

[Definitely not a threat, but he can understand the wariness of meeting someone new. It's why he isn't put off by it. Not everyone can be like Judai and his friends, after all. Or even like Tatara and Yona, who he's met both here.

Johan may look a little amused upon seeing the understanding masking Shun's face, his eyes once more glancing over his shoulder to look at Vanishing Lanius. The glare hasn't softened, but it doesn't seem to deepen either. It's a big monster, probably a bit bigger than Cobalt Eagle and Sapphire Pegasus, but definitely smaller than Rainbow Dragon. Though, Johan wouldn't be surprised if Shun has an even bigger monster lurking in his deck somewhere.]

Your deck is comprised of falcons?

[A smile, a little more strained this time.]

I won't be. They're your cards, right, and your friends? It's only natural that their first instinct would be to protect you and help you out.

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[Considering the size of the two spirits he could see out of Johan's deck earlier, Shun feels reasonably confident in the assumption that most of his own would be larger monsters. If they went into his Extra Deck, they definitely would be, except maybe Devil Eagle or Force Strix, but if it's Vanishing Lanius visible to him right now, he's not uncomfortable with that as an indicator of what his deck is like.

Johan still seems to have missed the point a bit regardless, and Shun shakes his head at the question.]

The Raid Raptors are birds of different kinds, not just falcons - but my strongest monsters are an evolving line of falcons. My ace is one of those, which is why it's what I'd expect you to see if you hadn't said it was Vanishing Lanius.

[At the very least, Johan seems to understand where Shun considers his deck's loyalties to lie, and he inclines his head slightly.]

If they're anything like my other comrades, that would matter to them more than it would to most. But if you can prove yourself trustworthy, maybe you have some hope.

[There's something almost like a challenge in that statement. Shun's not averse to making friends or trusting people, but he does have somewhat strict standards as to what that entails.]

What's the name of your ace? [He does look curious.

So birds in general — no, more like birds of prey. It seems...oddly fitting for him, and judging the way Vanishing Lanius is looking at him, he supposes it could be a lot worse.

At least there aren't any evil Duel Monsters around here.

At the almost challenge, Johan looks interested enough that he gives him a grin.] Guess I'll just have to prove my trustworthiness to you then. [Hey, if he can make friends with a challenge, why not?]

Rise Falcon. [With a glance back towards the area around Johan where he assumes the other's spirits are lurking, he goes on.] What about yours? Obviously neither of the ones I saw earlier were it.

[Unless Johan runs some kind of deck revolving around low-levelled monsters. It's not universal, but it's still fairly rare to find high-levelled monsters that small.

The grin doesn't seem to reassure Shun any, especially considering he has a little too much experience with what certain upbeat kinds of people think will prove their trustworthiness or friendship or whatever else. As long as he's more like Ren than Hajime about it, though, there might be less of a problem.]

We'll see.

[Falcon. Shun really wasn't kidding when he said falcons are his main ones. He spares a glance at his Duel Monsters, though, seeing most of them eying Shun with some wariness.

While they normally take after Johan in a happy demeanor, they were also fiercely protective, so it wasn't anything too surprising to Johan. He turns back to Shun.]

It's Rainbow Dragon.

[He's definitely not like Hajime - a lot more mellowed out than she is.]

[Yet another Dragon ace monster, then. Shun doesn't really have anything against the type, but he doesn't quite understand why they seem to be so popular as aces other than usually being fairly powerful.

Hearing the name of that monster does help put the names of the monsters he saw before into context, though - Ruby and Amethyst, so red and purple. Then there's at least five other monsters Shun hasn't seen yet, and that's assuming that's all that's in the deck monster-wise.]

Sounds showier than it needs to be, but it's not like plenty of Dragon-types aren't like that...and Light monsters, with a name like that. [He definitely sounds like he doesn't see the appeal, but he also doesn't sound dismissive so much as just not understanding. Given how he tends to react to people insulting his deck, he's not going to go out of his way to do it to someone else.]

[Tell that to Pegasus who made Rainbow Dragon as a dragon in the first place. But he can sort of understand; it was as if asking why Judai's ace is Neos whereas those around him has different aces.

There were more, of course, but Johan wouldn't tell him. With a deck like Johan's that depends on Field Spells, it was hard, but it was more often than worth it in the end.]

Maybe, but the guy who made it was the one who named it, after all. [Not true, but:] I hope there can be a day where we can Duel each other, though.

[Birds of prey versus Crystal beasts. It'd be an interesting duel for sure.]

I suppose there's not much anyone can do about card names. [Despite the fact that he would punch anyone other than himself who remarked on Fuzzy Lanius or Singing Lanius' names, they don't exactly fit that well alongside names like Skull Eagle or Necro Vulture.

As for the point of dueling, Shun gives Johan a somewhat critical look up and down. If he went abroad just to participate in a tournament, it can probably be safely assumed he's a serious player, but Shun's met a lot of so-called "serious players" who couldn't play their way out of a paper bag.]

Don't expect any mercy if it ever happens.

Nope, but it's their name and sometimes even they can get offensive if someone makes fun of it. [Names are what defines them, after all.

It depends on what he means by serious. Johan is considered one of the best duelists in his generation, though Judai definitely takes the title for reasons. He grins, though. It wasn't a rejection, so he'll take it.]

Wouldn't dream of it.

[Though Shun would be more inclined to get offended on behalf of his deck than let his deck itself get offended, he just nods slightly at that. Though his monsters would probably be above such provocations if they're anything like him, that doesn't mean it wouldn't still piss off others.

At that answer to his remark, Shun eyes Johan a moment or two longer. It at least sounds like he's prepared for a serious duel if it ever comes to that, so for now, he'll keep it in mind. It'll probably have to wait until this guy's duel disk ever shows up...if it does.

He doesn't really have anything more to say, though, so he shrugs slightly and half-turns back the way he came. His eye is still on Johan, though.]

Unless you have anything else to ask me, I have something to get back to. [Technically, the patrol isn't urgent, since he has nothing in his schedule directly after it that means he can't pause in the middle, but he is at least giving Johan the offer of asking any of the multitude of questions he might have after that exchange rather than just walking off.]

[Johan will have to let Shun meet his Duel Monsters one day without resorting to a Duel Disk, but that's for another time if he can ever manage it. Using his powers to bring his own Monsters to life can already be taxing.

He hopes his disk shows up soon though.

There's a flicker of surprise at his words. He was half-expecting Shun to walk off; it wouldn't be surprising if he did, but for him to linger?]

Is it just you here who knows about Duel Monsters? [Safer topic than going into more about this place and shinki and what exactly it means for Johan to do.]

[That feels like somewhat of a loaded question regardless, and while Shun is only aware of one other duelist here, that duelist is also a shinki and his best friend (or had been, before losing his memories), so there's no way in hell he's risking having Johan mention it to him.

There's also no way in hell he's mentioning Yuto to someone he just met either, though, so there's a brief pause before he answers.]

Right now, yes. There's one god who'd know it by name and recognise the cards because I told him about it, but he's not a duelist himself, and any duelist shinki wouldn't remember it. So you might want to be cautious about who you tell.

[There's a note of warning in that which runs so deep as to almost be a threat. As vague as he's being, he also wants to make it clear it's not information Johan should be exchanging frivolously.]

[And he's giving him that look again. So one god knows other than the two of them and the shinki—

The only shinki Johan knows here that's a duelist is Fubuki, but if Shun doesn't know it since Fubuki himself doesn't know, then it's best not to mention it. This way, Fubuki will be safe on the off chance Shun doesn't know about Fubuki.

He still needs to find Fubuki's god.]

I will.

[The warning us heard loud and clear.]

[There's a brief moment there where Shun eyes Johan up and down once more as if to pick out any tells that might indicate a lie. After it passes, though, he gives a very short nod and turns away, going onwards in the direction he'd been heading before he was sidetracked by Johan.

He still keeps the other in his peripherals until he gets out of sight, though. It's not in his nature to turn his back on someone so easily.]

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