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WHO: Bakura and Mary Marvel
WHERE: Bakura's Studio
WHEN: Not too long after Mary spotting Bakura's post
SUMMARY: Mary meets up with Bakura to help explain how her powers work only to find that there's more to the powers she now has than purple fire.
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Bakura fidgeted with his coat as he waiting outside of Hell Towers for Mary's arrival. He had put pants on over the spandex, not sure how well it would hold up against the cold and now wanting to draw too much attention to himself.

Without thinking, he reached for his dice, expression falling briefly before he shook his head, looking down at them. It was just for a week... and he wasn't powerless... Once he learned what he could do with Mary's ability, he could still help people.

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Mary found that getting to her destination without flying was much more of a hassle than she was used to, but she made it on time. It was so bizarre, realizing that someone else had her powers. She didn't even know what it could mean. And already, so many more people knew her true identity here. But here, she also had a much larger support base of superpowered friends. It couldn't be helped, to let one more person know.

She spotted the familiar lightning bolt on a tall man's chest. Fortunately, he looked absolutely nothing like her brother, otherwise Mary knew she'd go to pieces again. Hesitantly she approached him. "Excuse me, but I'm Mary Marvel," she said quietly, not wanting to advertise her alter-ego more than necessary.

Edited 2009-10-20 21:21 (UTC)

Bakura gave a warm smile. "Aah, hello! Nice to meet you in person, I'm Bakura Ryou!" he introduced with a small bow. "Glad you could find the place all right, sometimes I'm not so good with directions!" he said with a sheepish laugh before going to unlock the door to the building.

Mary smiled warmly back at him. "Don't worry, your directions were fine! I admit, it was a bit different getting here on foot rather than flying. I think my powers spoil me." She paused and looked at him for a moment. "Uhm, so... you really can't change back?"

Bakura gave a small, embarrassed laugh, ducking his head a little. "I haven't figured it out yet, no... sorry." He held the door open for Mary with a small bow of his head. "So you really can fly?" he asked, voice hopeful.

"Well, not now," Mary replies, slightly sadly. "But you can! Well, when you're powered up, anyway. Thank you," she adds as she walks through the door. It's a nice place that he has, if slightly unusual. But she doesn't comment. "So... the magic word... just sort of came to you?"

"Un," Bakura nodded, heading for the elevator. Normally he would use the stairs (Kogenta had drilled it into his head that he needed take every moment of training he could) but with a guest, things were different! "It was just... like this nagging feeling like there was something about that word I was forgetting. And when I went to ask Kogenta-kun if he knew what it meant..." he trailed off with a small laugh.

"Gosh, I guess that makes sense," Mary mused. "I mean, if you didn't have anyone to tell it to you, the wizard would make it known somehow. And I guess I have to do a run-down of your powers now with you, too! Uhm, I'm sure you've noticed the super-strength, so please be really really really careful. When I first got my powers, I can't tell you how many things I ruined because I just didn't know how hard I was touching them!"

"The wizard?" Bakura asked, perking up a bit as he waited for the elevator doors to open. "Aah, I did, a little! Went to pick up my coat and nearly flung it across the room by accident because it seemed so light!" he laughed sheepishly. "I guess this means no working on the TRPG this week!"

"Never mind," Mary replied. "He's just the one that originally granted my brother and I the powers." She giggled at his story. "Yeah, that'll happen. So you have to make sure you're careful! Uhm, what's TRPG?"

"Heeee, really? That's so cool!" Bakura grinned, stepping into the elevator and holding the door for Mary. "A TRPG is a Tabletop Roll Playing Game! Like Dungeons and Dragons, if you've heard of it! A big adventure quest type game where you play as a character who's a wizard or a knight or something like that and you have to go save the kingdom from the evil that's causing trouble. It's a lot of fun!"

"Oh, gosh, I've heard of that, but I've never played with that sort of thing at all. It sounds fun, though!" She thanked him and walked in, surveying the room. "... Golly. Do you live here?!"

Bakura gave an embarrassed smile, looking around the small apartment that was chock full of games, carving and woodworking tools, neat stacks of wood, binders and sketchpads, with a large table with the start of a model village on it taking up most of the room in the main room. "Aah, no! This is just my studio, where I work on the game so I don't bother my roomates!" he assured.

"Gosh," she breathed, peering at the models with enthusiasm. "I can see why. It's awfully big." It was amazing how detailed it all was. "And this is all just for a game?"

Bakura gave a nod, smiling a little shyly. "Un. It's my favorite game, really! And once the board is made, you can use it for lots of campaigns! Though I'll probably make expansions for it, once I've finished!"

Mary wasn't entirely sure what he was talking about, but his smile was infectious, and she beamed back. "Well... I guess we should talk a little bit more about your powers! Anything that you want to know?"

"Aaah, I don't know, really!" Bakura admitted with a soft, embarrassed laugh, rubbing the back of his neck a little. "I guess-- how do you work the flying?" he asked almost shyly.

"Oh!" she exclaims, excited. "That one's pretty easy. You know how to swim, right? Just jump up and pretend that you're underwater! Start small, like, in here. Once you get the hang of it, you can go outside! You won't fall, so don't be scared to. It's just like swimming in the air!"

Bakura gave a soft, embarrassed laugh. "I'd be afraid to break something in here. Maybe the hallway's better to try!"

He paused a moment. "I don't have to do strokes in the air like real swimming, right?" he asked with a smile.

"Oh! Uhm... I'm not sure I'd recommend the hallway. Someone might see!" She looked up at him anxiously. "I can't imagine that you're going to go up very high. At least, not at first."

She smiled back shyly. "No, you don't. But it helped me the first few times I was trying. I know I probably looked very silly, but it did help!"

"I think the only others on this floor are Hiruma-kun and everyone and they already know about the porter swap," Bakura pointed out with a smile. He was pretty sure there were people on the other floors of the building, but he had never seen them on this floor. Idly he wondered if Hiruma had chased them all out when he had gotten the building. "I just don't want to risk knocking into something!"

He gave a small laugh. "I'm sure it did!" he smiled. "I'm sure I'll probably do the same, really!"

"Oh, well if that's the case, then it should be okay!" Her smile was much easier now. "Don't worry, you're invulnerable. Knocking into anything won't hurt you! Well, not at these speeds, anyway."

Impulsively, she grabbed his hand and dragged him out. "Well, come on! Let's go give it a try!"

He startled slightly at the grab and drag, stumbling a breif moment before following. "Hee, invulnerable too? That's really amazing!" he said with a soft laugh. "Like a real comic book super power!"

He looked down the hallway a hesitant moment. "So-- so just jump, right?" he asked, rubbing the back of his neck with mild embarrassment.

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Most people have no idea when he starts going on about his RPGs :)

Hahahahaha!!

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There's just something about him that makes people drag him around like that. :)