[Event Post]

[monochromaticdays]

*On the island, or in Domino, pretty much at about right after sunset, you'll find this kid wandering about.

He looks like he's trying to take in the scenery of each of the respective places, but he's still wearing that too-warm outfit for this weather. You'd probably almost miss him if he wasn't so pale, it's almost luminescent.

Obviously you should be bugging him.*

Comments

[pendulum_soul]

I imagine it's been kinda difficult for you to have to adapt like that and live a little differently to how others do.

[monochromaticdays]

Yeah... and people like to make assumptions about me.

I've been called a "ghost" or a "vampire" before, cause of how pale I am.

*... though neither of those names really sound too far off for him, with how he looks.*

(1/2)

[pendulum_soul]

...people can be really cruel sometimes.

*He seems to say that with some familiarity, like he's experienced how sucky people can be himself.*

You can't help the way you look.

(2/2)

[kattobingore]

Ah, I guess I really shouldn't of assumed you were ill when I first met you earlier. Sorry about that, bud!

[monochromaticdays]

Ah-- you don't have to apologize, Yuma. You didn't know, and it's hard to not assume things about others. It's normal.

I don't know if anyone does it really to be... cruel, admittedly. Just people can get scared of things they see as being... abnormal.

[kattobingore]

It still doesn't give them the right to call you names though!!

*Yumas face then suddenly lights up.*

But, hey, you've got us as buds now!! And we'll definitely look out for you if you ever need it!

[monochromaticdays]

... *he smiles a little bit, but he is sorta embarrassed*

Thanks. I'm glad you're willing to stand up for me like that.

[pendulum_soul]

*Yuya smiles at the both of them.*

Well, we're all friends now, so it makes sense to watch each others backs.

[monochromaticdays]

Y-yeah. I guess so.

*he's so unused to having people willing to even stay around him, but people willing to watch his back? That's a big jump.*

[kattobingore]

Ah! That way we can all kattobing!!

[monochromaticdays]

... what? "Kattobing"?

(1/2)

[pendulum_soul]

*Yuya laughs.*

It's Yuma's catchphrase!

(2/2)

[kattobingore]

It means to never give up, no matter what the challenge!!

[monochromaticdays]

*does it really? He doesn't know... how in the world did Yuma come up with a word like that?*

I guess it's nice... No, it is nice. It's nice to not give up.

[kattobingore]

Exactly!! No matter how difficult something is, you can get through it by never giving up!

My dad was the one who taught me this and I've lived by it ever since!

[monochromaticdays]

*ohh, that's where.*

Your dad really sounds like an interesting guy.

[kattobingore]

He really, really is!!

*It's easy to see just how much he loves and respects his parents, especially his father.*

[monochromaticdays]

... What about your parents, Yuya? What're they like? You had mentioned your dad briefly, but what about your mom?

*turns to look at him, now curious about it. ... he sure hopes you have a mom.*

[pendulum_soul]

Oh! My mom is great! Though being here does make me miss her cooking a lot. She also likes taking in stray animals for some reason. At the last count, before I left, I believe we had six. Three cats and three dogs, though two of the cats I don't even know the names of. I got up the day I was due to travel here and there they were.

And my dad is the guy on the poster.

*He points upwards. If you look up, you will see a poster on the wall above the top bunk of a man, dressed in what looks like to be a ringmasters outfit, holding a trophy in his hand.
The man has rather dark hair, definitely not anywhere near to Yuya's crazy bright tomato hair*

[monochromaticdays]

*that sure is a lot of animals. He looks up at the poster. ... huh, he wouldn't have guessed them to be related. Yuya must get his looks from his mom, then. that's what he'd guess.*

You really look up to him, huh? Though... That's definitely an interesting outfit he has on. I guess that's his look for dueling?

[pendulum_soul]

Yeah, it is! As well as being the pioneer of action duels, he was also an entertainment duelist, which is a style of action duel in order to try and entertain the audience as much as possible! That's why I want to be able to show his style of entertainment dueling to everyone outside of Miami City!

He even created a school back where I'm from, called the You Show Duel School, which focuses on teaching about entertainment duels! It's not really like Duel Academy, as it's more of a thing you do in your spare time outside of regular school, but, ah... it wasn't doing so well, so I'm trying to get the word out about action duels and the entertainment style of dueling in the hopes it'll make people go to You Show to find out more!

[monochromaticdays]

It sounds exciting, that your dad's like that. At least spreading the word about it here might help some interest... people come from far away just to attend Duel Academy, so why not your school?

It's nice to have interesting parents. Mine are kinda normal in comparison.

[kattobingore]

Oh? What is it that your parents do?

[monochromaticdays]

My mom's a photographer. My dad's a freelance artist.

My dad sorta has the same problem as me, so he doesn't really go outside much. Makes it hard to find more... Solid work.

[kattobingore]

Hey, a photographer and an artist sound like interesting jobs to me!! I don't really know much about either but I know you have to be really super talented to make a job out of it!