fallers_rpg | Gonna Be A Great Day

Gonna Be A Great Day - Open Mingle

Once everyone was able to connect to the worlds even despite the worries that abounded, business seemed to work as usual as the people of Ultra Metropolis seemed to also have their own festivals even in this world. Today, they had invited everyone into their world as a show of good faith, as the sky was lit up with the light of stars as the brilliant stars above were glittering despite the radiance of the Etemax Tree far away on the coast.

The people of Paxio were really welcoming, and some of them would love to battle the newcomers. But more importantly, it was Alolans who were really bringing their delicious fruits, foods and vegetables to the land as the beach zone was lit up with beautiful lanterns.

It's very magical, and there's actually some good stuff about this world, as the people of Duckburg, Crystal Cove, Ultra Metropolis and Alola mingled. And you should take this time to relax, it's going to be some time before anything will be done. The Kahuna are meeting with the leaders of each world right now, so don't worry too much about it.

[Open mingle post, have fun everyone! Food and delightful beach fun. It is tropical after all.]

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Zahra can't believe what they're seeing as they cling on to Shizuka. Their eyes dart from the badge, to the jacket, to the scar, to the badge again. Yugi (their Yugi's) gaze follows the same pattern while.

"...figures that somebody like you would become a pig."

"ZAHRA!" Yugi protests.

"No, no. They have a point. Dear, is this the one that-"

"The first one Atem used his powers on? Yeah. Like I said, figures he'd become a pig."

Ushio gives a tired sigh, leaning his head back for a moment. Figures.

"You know," he said, not even meeting their glare. "It's times like this I wonder why Yusei and Judai even gave your people's world the time of day to fix the cracks in reality? Can't you just stop calling me a pig at least? I'm doing my job like every person in Neo Domino, I don't need your bull when there's hardworking people keeping the streets safe."

"I've actually compared notes with Kaiba on this one, and if the entire world's police force can be bought out by a cult easy as pie in both of our worlds, I highly doubt that whatever branch you're from is any less corrupt."

wow rude zahra,

"I'm, um. Sorry, Ushio-san." Yugi awkwardly tugs at his collar. "They had a... bad time with the police on their world. It's. Exactly like they said."

"Worse, even," Shizuka mutters, crossing her arms.

At this, Ushio actually raised his head. "Do you mind? I've survived mind crushing, a quake that leveled Domino City, Ancient Egyptian Gods that rampaged across my city, Incans and Earthbound Immortals, my literal love interest nearly being drowned to death at one point with Jack, and now one of my best friends is playing time cop keeping YOUR world from breaking into little itty bits in the background because someone named Paradox tried to play god and steal all the cards in the dimensions, so please..."

Ushio sighed as he sat up fully. "Try not to judge every cop as bad just because your world is a shitshow. Our world has been trying desperately to fix everything one bad future deemed as unbreakable and every Duel Timeline has been suffering from it. Okay? Do you people want a smoothie? I'm buying."

Zahra's ready to retaliate immediately. Ushio's just a convenient target for all of their gripes about pre-reform global society wrapped up in a package shaped exactly like a horrific reminder of some of their (Atem's) worst deeds and all the trauma that came with it. It's not his fault.

But then he starts talking. And that indignant index finger begins lower millimeter by millimeter until Zahra completely deflates. "I... yes. A smoothie would be fantastic."

"And some explanations would be nice as well," says Shizuka.

Once they were all situated with smoothies, and they were good smoothies, Ushio sipped his drink. "Your world, like many others were targeted by a single man, named Paradox. You might not noticed it because Paradox Prime is long since gone, but a single incident destabilized all the Duel Timelines across the board. As a result, a thousand branching timelines were born."

He sipped his drink again. "As a result, the Duel King consulted with the King of Dimensions and Yusei, one of my friends on the effects. They projected if they didn't do something, the Duel Worlds would crumble to dust. So Yusei and Judai, two of the most powerful Duelists who are connected with Space, Time and Dimensions, took it upon themselves to deal with the Duel Dimensions and repair the bits and pieces that were left behind when Paradox literally caused Sin World to damage the already fragmented history of the Duel Worlds and throw the past, present and future into ruin."

Surprisingly, it's Yugi who's the loudest slurper as the three listen to Ushio's impromptu briefing. His long shlorps would wake the Earthbound Immortals ahead of schedule. Zahra, who's a decently loud slurper, doesn't even compare. Shizuka, of course, is dead silent.

Regardless of the highly inappropriate shlurps, all three of them pay close attention to what Ushio is saying. "I don't think I've heard any of those names," Zahra says, taking a thoughtful schlorlp.

Shizuka gives off the distinct impression of rolling her eyes, despite not having any irises or pupils to roll. "Paradox sounds familiar, but-"

Yugi snaps his fingers. "Oh! Didn't Paradox Industrial partner up with KaibaCorp to make Moment? You know, to help sponsor that tournament they're holding at Nazca?"

"Yes, that's right." Shizuka nods.

Zahra stares blankly at Yugi and Shizuka. "H. How much did I miss in the month that I've been gone."

"...Paradox Industrial has been around since, like. Forever." Yugi tilts his head to the side. "They were the ones that bought out I2 after Duelist Kingdom, remember?"

Zahra pales. "I definitely don't remember that. Yako and Gekko took over after Pegasus disappeared, not- whatever this is. Ushio, could it be..."

"No, Paradox popped up out of nowhere just a little while ago. I..." Shizuka furrows her brow. "Something's wrong." Under her sleeve, something's glowing.

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"Yeah Paradox is deeply connected with Momentum. I would suggest moving your grandpa before the Quake shatters Domino City." remarked Ushio in the blandest, if serious tone. "Inform whoever you trust there to get anyone important out of the city before 20XX in around that point of time before the Momentum Device is switched on."

"Although, the man who turns it on, is NOT a bad person." added Ushio. "Dr. Fudo is a good man. Just reminding you all of that before you all decide to do anything prematurely."

All the blood in Zahra's face drains away. "Wait, what's going to happen to Domino City?" they're far more preoccupied with that yes,

"Hold on. Yugi, you said the tournament is happening in Nazca?" Shizuka, however, is focused on more immediately pressing matters. "They're turning it on there?"

"Yeah, Hideo's riding duel got really popular, remember? So Paradox decided to make it an official format and-"

Now it's Shizuka's turn to pale. "Oh no. You don't think they're trying to..."

"Sweet Slifer, d- do you think this Paradox guy is trying to awaken... whatever possessed Hideo that one time?" Zahra looks very, very afraid all of a sudden. "If one riding duel was enough to wake up their Servants, then if you have a bunch of them happen at once and then detonate this Moment thing..."

"Right. I should probably explain." Shizuka sighs, forcing herself to focus. "I don't know how much you know about our world in particular, but there's these immortal... things bound beneath Nazca's geoglyphs. I suspect you've had an encounter with them in your time. When we were on our little year-long apocalyptic roadtrip, one of our friends was indoctrinated into a cult. We met her in Nazca, Zahra tried a really stupid stunt to get her to wake up- a duel on a motorcycle, of all things. The moment a Synchro was summoned, we woke up these... things that were servants of the gods beneath, and Hideo got possessed by them instead. That's when something called the Crimson Dragon gave me this," Shizuka rolls up her sleeve, revealing the Heart of the Dragon, "to fight them and stop them from awakening their masters. Afterwards, it told me to look out for the rest of the 'Signers' in around half a century and help them.

"I think Paradox is trying to move up the timetable."

"Don't go too crazy with presumption. Seeing a bad ending is what caused Paradox to cause this whole mess in the first place." said Ushio, sipping calmly. "And as a result, every Duel World suffered and splinter into little worlds, lowercase."

"You're right, you're right." Zahra sighs, dragging a hand down their face. "Still, we probably need to at least go check it out soon. It's basically my only job back home."

"Agreed. Let's get moving immediately."

"No, you stay here and recover."

"I-"

"Which one of us has stayed up for eleven days straight?"

"..."

"Look, I'm not going to go without you. Okay? But I can't have you getting hurt."

Yugi keeps slurping, looking on awkwardly.

"You should take some time getting some rest at least." said Ushio. "Judai and Yusei are looking into things for now."

"At the least, it won't implode for the time being."

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Gonna Be A Great Day - Open Mingle

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