Fitness place, huh? Yeah, guess you could call it that.....@,@;;; [rp with cypsiman2]

[puzzlemasters]

Yugi was doing his best to keep up, but really Jonouchi and Honda had such long legs!  It didn't help that they were excited on top of that, making them practically jog toward their destination - a relatively new . . . well, they had it pegged for a fitness center of some kind.  None of the three really knew all that much about it.  Though a name like "The Well-Toned Thigh" certainly brought any number of mental images to mind, most of which made Yugi blush.

It didn't help anything either that, in the back of his mind, his other self Yami was equal parts curious himself and sure that their friends were diving into yet another ill-conceived bit of trouble.  Yami loved Jonouchi and Honda just as much as Yugi did . . . but they both also knew how . . . um . . . carnal? their friends could be.  They could turn anything - even a trip to a health center - into something, um, more interesting.

They rounded a corner on the street and their destination came into view.  Well, for better or worse, Yugi figured he was about to find out just what was in store...

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Re: LOL If he ever got the courage to bring it up! XD

[cypsiman2.livejournal.com]

Anzu nodded at her friends and for the rest of the way home she was silent. She thought about a lot of things, about where it was she was willing to draw the line and why; once more her friendship with Yugi had changed her, and once upon a time she would have convinced herself forever that it didn't matter what anyone thought of her, once she had the money she'd have the last laugh.

Upon reaching her front door, she thanked everyone and said good-bye, taking off inside and rushing for the shower. Fortunately Mom and Dad were still busy at work, so she was able to rid herself of the skimpy uniform promptly and began the laborious task of feeling clean again. Fortunately, one of her little secrets was that she just loved hot showers, and after thirty minutes she'd felt like she'd made some progress.

After that though, she found herself thinking about Yugi's offer; working for Grandpa Sugoroku at the Kame game shop? Well, certainly compared to the slimeball whose foot she just crushed, Yugi's grandpa was an angel. And he'd definitely pay fair, and not force her into some stupid low-cut tightly fitted uniform...and she'd be working right alongside Yugi. Her best friend, for hours at a time. The only other person who had access to such close and constant contact with Yugi was Yami, and he was a spirit that dwelled in the Millennium Puzzle!

Could she handle even half that much contact, day in and day out, without doing something stupid to wreck their friendship? It wasn't impossible, she knew that; her feelings for the boy had been a confused jumble for some time now, but ever since Battle City she thought that she was coming close to a decision. But considering what she knew had to happen, was she just settling for the one that she knew she could have, as opposed to the one she wanted?

Even so, could she afford not to get the money she needed for the dream? She rested on this, and in the morning she decided that if she could bite the bullet once, she could do it again.

She was still caught off guard when she saw Yugi right outside her front door.

"Yugi!"

*home sick BLEH*

[birdsundveasels.livejournal.com]

((OOC: god I hate Fibro. TT~TT ....... on a brighter note, I LOVE that icon of Honda. XD))

Yugi startled a bit at Anzu's tone, but then gave her a big grin. "Good morning, Anzu. Thought I'd come get /you/ to walk to school for a change." He hesitated before asking how she was doing, wanting to gauge her a bit first.

Re: *home sick BLEH*

[cypsiman2.livejournal.com]

((OOC: Would that I could do anything to help...at least I can try to keep your spirit up with Icons and posts?))

"That sounds just fine Yugi." Anzu said with a smile as she looked down into his eyes; they were so big and innocent, it seemed like they were taking her as far as possible away from that place she had no intention of naming. "So," She said as they began to walk, "What did you do after you got home yesterday?"

Re: *home sick BLEH*

[flyfrommyself.livejournal.com]

((OOC: s'long as you don't mind getting only a few tags in a given day. OTL))

Yugi shrugged. "Jonouchi had to get to his janitor job at the hospital, so Honda and I hung out playing video games? You?"

He winced as soon as the word came out. Nice going... Not like she probably wants to talk about it, you idiot. He was ready to apologize, but . . . held his tongue to see how Anzu reacted. He knew if he apologized when she didn't think he should have, she'd just thump him on the head or something.

Re: *home sick BLEH*

[cypsiman2.livejournal.com]

((OOC: OTL? Remind me what that means again?))

"Well Yugi," Anzu said with a sigh, "I did a lot of thinking. I thought about what I'm willing to put myself through, what I'm willing to do to fulfill my dream...and I thought about the offer you made; if you don't think it'll be too awkward or uncomfortable, I'd like to try working at the kame game store."

*drags self out of the fail!corner*

[dragondancer515.livejournal.com]

((ooc: S'okie - I had to ask two or three times before I started remembering for myself. 9,9 It's a person down on hands and knees. orz means the same thing. First letter is a head, bowed. Second letter is arms, hands on ground, and body [and neck in the case of the T]. Third letter is hips/knees/shins. ^_^))

Awkward? Uncomfortable? Yugi wasn't quite sure what to think of that. Well . . . it might be for /him/, but he doubted she felt the same way he did, so it wouldn't be for, likely. Well . . . unless she thought he was going to be her boss or something. Right. "Well . . . we'd be coworkers, so I don't think it'd be awkward. Grandpa would be the boss - we'd still be on equal footing. Well," he added with a sheepish grin, joking, "except for the part where I have to stand on a stool to be seen over the sales counter and you wouldn't have to, but hey, besides that." He gave her a grin. "I think it'd be great! Well . . . it'll be kinda boring, actually, more often than not, but having company to pass the time with will help a lot, I think."

Re: *drags self out of the fail!corner*

[cypsiman2.livejournal.com]

((ooc: Ah, gotcha! Don't worry, you don't have to be like that with me. :D))

Anzu smiled at Yuugi; honestly, he could be so hard to read at times, and not just because of his other self; one minute she could see in his eyes a passion that he didn't share with anyone else, and sometimes it seemed like all he wanted from her was her friendship. Not that that, as she was ready to tell anyone in need of a good pep speech, was a bad thing at all. Still..."I suppose you have a point there Yuugi; plus, it'll be nice to be able to talk like this more often. Lately it seems like we only really connect during some crisis." Anzu sighed, a certain sense of relief as the events of the past week receded further back into the past.

"Just so I know, is there any store policy I should be worried about? Dress codes or the like?"

[dragondancer515.livejournal.com]

((ooc: =3;;;))

'Lately it seems like we only really connect during some crisis.' Yugi's gaze dropped away for a moment. Right, like when some soul-crushing cardshark is after Other-Me, or a chauvinistic pig is making a sex-symbol display of one of your best friends and the girl you've had a crush on since, like, forever. Way to go, Yugi. Within their heart, he felt his other self frown at that, but Yami kept his opinions to himself for the moment. Just as well, probably. They could talk about it more later if he wanted, when Yugi's attention didn't need to be outward just then.

Yugi tilted his head at the question. "Um . . . not that I can think of." Nothing like the last place, that's for sure! Though Grandpa might make occasional comments. He decided none of that needed to be spoken aloud. "Grandpa's actually really easy to work for. Just be there when you've said you would be, and if he's asked that something be done like new merchandise stocked on the shelves, then it really should be done . . . but that's just the kinds of things to be expected. Otherwise, it's really lax."

[cypsiman2.livejournal.com]

"Okay, that's good to know." Anzu then smiled wryly. "Well Yugi, looks like we're going to be entering a new stage in our relationship. Hope you're ready for it!"

((OOC: I think this RP scenario is just about concluded here; now we need to come up with one where its Yugi being humiliated! Fair's fair, I always say.))

[dragondancer515.livejournal.com]

Yugi felt his cheeks flame at that and could only be sorry that she didn't mean that the way he wished she did. But still, her friendship was more important to him than whether she could ever like him the same way, so he pushed the feelings aside and nodded with a big grin. "Yup!"


((OOC: \o/ This has been fun! And definitely fair's fair! LOL Um...........iono. Grandpa's making Yugi wear a character costume to help sell a new line or a new release of some game? Something ridiculous. OH! /Or/ it's a Dark Magician costume . . . only it's notably too big for him, and he's really WAY too short to pull it off anyway even if the costume /did/ fit....not to mention it brings up memories. Not necessarily /bad/ so much as the "WHAT I'LL SHOW YOU 'LITTLE' YUGI!" rant. XD;;;))

[cypsiman2.livejournal.com]

((OOC: The Dark Magician costume idea has merit...yes, it'll be like the anime version of how everyone met Yami Bakura and how everyone was made into their favorite cards...Yuugi will be very conflicted about whether or not he'd like Anzu's favorite to change to the Dark Magician Girl. That's what I think anyway. You'll be sure to post the link into this thread, right?))

[dragondancer515.livejournal.com]

Sorry! The email alert from this reply got buried in my Inbox. I want to watch that ep again first before I try to post the new scenario, so probably this weekend. =3

[cypsiman2.livejournal.com]

Cool! And if you want to save time, you can always watch the abridged version of that episode, LOL!

FINALLY

[puzzlemasters.livejournal.com]

Okay!

Probably won't turn out to be nearly humiliating enough by comparison but . . . here we go!

http://puzzlemasters.livejournal.com/16447.html