Egypt Cairo: It Belongs in a Museum!

[kelik]

@bakura@ "The thief..." He blinked, he tried to remember. "...I think I'm starting to remember a bit...his name is Trapper."

[YolkaEd]

"...Trapper?" He looked down at Bakura. "...how do you know him?"

[kelik]

@bakura@ "Trying to remember, uh..." He held his head a bit. "Oh! I think "he" was doing some research on him. Let's see...he mentioned he was a duel spirit hunter."

[YolkaEd]

"...a... duel spirit hunter." he uttered with a tilted head.

[kelik]

@bakura@ "Well, that's what he said he was..." He said. "I'm not sure myself...I don't even know why he brought me here..."

[YolkaEd]

"...I think I know why..." Marik murmured, as he looked back at the museum. "...he must have been after the tablet... and used "him" to gain access to it."



If only SOMEONE had been there to clock his lights out, we wouldn't be having this friggin' problem!



Ignoring him, Marik looked at Bakura. "Did he mention why he needed that tablet?"

[kelik]

@bakura@ He kept thinking. "Hm...all I know is that it's connected to some gemstones, but not much more, I'm afraid...." He looked at his ring. "I'm assuming this Trapper knew who we were, that gas must have had something special in it, because it's clearly put him to sleep..." So asking the bandit wasn't an option, sadly.

[YolkaEd]

"...strange; it didn't seem to work on me."



Hey, you weren't even in contact with that gas! I had to take it all by myself!



He blinked. ...wait... he wasn't affected... what would that mean?

[kelik]

@bakura@ "Hm? What do you mean?" Sadly he didn't know about Marik's new friend.

[YolkaEd]

And, quite honestly, he wouldn't want to wish meeting this new friend on anyone... except maybe some henious villain. "...never mind." He stood up whilst folding his arms. "...first of all, we would need to locate this Trapper; see where he came from. The sooner we find some clue, the sooner we can get to the bottom of all this..."

[kelik]

@bakura@ "Right." He nodded. "I'd be glad to help...well, part of this was the spirit's fault anyway, so I think it's only fair..."

[YolkaEd]

"...any help is appreciated." Marik nodded, as he folded his arms. "Now... where to look first."



The most logical place to look first! A card game tournament!



...even though Duel Monsters is a worldwide phenomenon, it isn't to the extent that every major city has a card game tournament lined up. Why would there be a card game tournament in Cairo, and what chance would there be of this Trapper even attending?

[kelik]

@bakura@ "Hm...?" He looked over at a poster. "Huh, Pegasus is hosting another tournament?"

[YolkaEd]

"..."



Hah! Score one for me!



"...hm..." Humming, he rubbed his chin in thought. "...though would this Trapper consider entering this tournament, right after a heist like that...?"

[kelik]

@bakura@ "I don't know...maybe we'll need more information on this." He said.

[YolkaEd]

"...right." With a nod, Marik looked over at Bakura. "I'm not sure if you were conscious while your other half met with Trapper, but if you were, do you recall where they met?"

[kelik]

@bakura@ "Hm..." He thought for a minute, and a vague image of a temple and a city. "...Luxor...ah, yes. I can recall that moment." He looked over. "He met this thief there very briefly, and I recall the numbers clashing but...aah, sorry. Not much else past that..."

[YolkaEd]

"...it's alright; you don't have to apologize." Marik spoke. "I'm sure if we retrace our steps, we might find something of use..."



Aaaaw, but backtracking's like the most friggin' tedious thing! If we're going down this route, do we have to start going through sewers too? I practically lived in a sewer level, for *EFF*s sake!



I'm going to ignore you referring to the ancestral tomb as a sewer.

[kelik]

@bakura@ "Agreed." He nodded. "Perhaps we should find your friends as well."

[YolkaEd]

"...well..." He sighed as he looked around. "...it would have been easier if we hadn't suddenly taken off to Cairo without letting them know."



I bet you're blaming me for that one. Well, you're only partway justified!! Florence lured us over here, remember?



I'm still blaming you.



But I only accept part of the responsibility! Not even a fourth; just a part!

[kelik]

@bakura@ "Oh...oh my." He looked aside. "Well, that's not good...alright, we just have to keep it together now..."

[YolkaEd]

"...I think that goes particularly for you." Marik remarked with a nod. "Just relax; we'll figure out what to do from here."

[kelik]

@bakura@ "Ah, yes yes..." He nodded a bit. "Oh, right! I have a cell phone. If they have a number, I can call them..." He pulled his cell phone out, and the card Yami Bakura had before slipped out of his pocket. "Hm?"

[YolkaEd]

Seeing that card, his eyes narrowed a smidge. "...ah, let me..." he offered, crouching down to pick the card up... and finally get a proper look at its effect.

[kelik]

However if Marik were to take a look at it...the card was blank.

@bakura@ "Oh, thank you." He looked over. "Hm...when did I get that?"

[YolkaEd]

Marik just blinked at seeing the blank card. ...wha... but I... I clearly saw...



Unless what you saw was a GHOST-CARD! Ooooooh...



...ghost-card.



Yes!



...what does that have to do with anything?



Everything!

[kelik]

@bakura@ He blinked. "...Marik, is everything ok?" He took the card back. "Oh, it's blank...that's odd. Did white out get on it...?" It seemed like he had no idea what the card really was.

[YolkaEd]

"...be careful around that card." Marik eventually murmured. "You don't know what it could house..."

[kelik]

@bakura@ "Hm...wait...don't tell me...it's cursed, isn't it!?" He gasped.

[YolkaEd]

Cursed by the ancient spirits of being a bloody limey! he chimed in inside of Marik's head.



Sighing, he just shook his head. "...I don't know... but I wouldn't lower my guard around it if I were you."