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phaiinein ([personal profile] phaiinein) wrote in [community profile] sweetdevil2023-11-30 11:42 pm

75th ♫ | Shall I name this heart-rending pain "Snow Halation"?


WINTER HOLIDAY 2023 CMO


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[personal profile] tokenloveinterest 2023-12-02 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
What catch? Of course there's no catch.

Well, no catch that would matter so a duelist as great as Manjoume, winner of the Genex Tournament, and all of that. After all, you're the best duelist in the Academy, aren't you?
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[personal profile] thundercrashes 2023-12-02 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Manjoume-san, and of course I am. There's no need to even question that fact here.

[He's also currently the best duelist being played like a fiddle, but it does not appear that he's realized that here yet.]
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[personal profile] tokenloveinterest 2023-12-02 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
So, then. Do you think you're stronger than Asuka, Manjoume-san?

[he's SO EASY

this might be easier than even Kenzan was!]
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[personal profile] thundercrashes 2023-12-03 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[That actually gives him pause for a moment--he had dueled Asuka once before, and she had defeated him soundly. But... that was first year, and this is now. Maybe things have changed, so when Manjoume responds, his tone is a little more careful in his words.]

The only way to really know that for certain would be to face her head on again.
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[personal profile] tokenloveinterest 2023-12-03 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Or to face someone else who was already stronger than her, right?
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[personal profile] thundercrashes 2023-12-03 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well. That gets his eyebrows raised a fair bit, and yet, she's definitely got his attention, hook line and sinker.]

What exactly are you planning here?
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[personal profile] tokenloveinterest 2023-12-03 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Some part of Rei should probably feel guilty for this.

But she's Rei, queen of the incredibly overcomplicated plans, and Manjoume just makes this so easy.]


You know, if I were to duel Asuka, it wouldn't be hard for me to shut her down completely- Her deck has a big, glaring weakness. And then, while she's on the defensive and has no way to win... A certain someone might jump in to save her.
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[personal profile] thundercrashes 2023-12-04 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Really now.

[Manjoume's tone is skeptical at the prospect of Rei being able to defeat Asuka that easily. Still...]

In the completely hypothetical event of you actually winning, how exactly do you foresee how... a certain someone might be able to jump in to help her?
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[personal profile] tokenloveinterest 2023-12-04 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[manjoume she uses rituals and we predate literally ANY ritual support. frankly i could shit all over seto kaiba because the blue-eyes support ALSO hasn't been invented yet.]

You know how there's that winter tournament coming up?
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[personal profile] thundercrashes 2023-12-04 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[Listen, I absolutely believe Rei could accomplish it, but good luck convincing Manjoume the simp of that.]

Yeah, I'm aware of it. I'm guessing that's the stage you're wanting to use for this plan of yours?
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[personal profile] tokenloveinterest 2023-12-04 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[you are SO lucky she won't call you a simp to your face.]

I might have gotten a peek at the rules ahead of time. It's going to be a battle royale format, where duelists can jump in to interrupt each other...
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[personal profile] thundercrashes 2023-12-05 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh]

I get it now. So you want to duel her, and then when it looks like she's on the ropes, I tag in to interrupt you from dealing her the finishing blow...

[There's a pause before his brow furrows.]

Wait, so what is it then that you're hoping to get out of this? I'm assuming you've got some kind of plan for this to work in your favor for getting Judai's attention, right?
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[personal profile] tokenloveinterest 2023-12-05 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course. Even if I lose, don't you think holding my own against both you and Asuka at the same time would get my beloved Judai's attention?

[this is a lie. this is 10000% a lie. she is lying through her teeth.]
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[personal profile] thundercrashes 2023-12-06 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Manjoume, unsurprisingly, looks grumpy at the mention of his rival, and the reminder of Rei's crush on him, but...]

Judai is rather oblivious when it comes to most things, but... if it involves a duel, you do admittedly have a better chance of getting his attention that way... I guess.

[As much as he hates to have to agree with her on something like that. Plus...]

And if it does get his attention, then... that means I shouldn't have to worry about him interrupting my chance to win over Asuka...

[So Rei might actually be on to something after all, if this works out in a way to benefit them both here??]
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[personal profile] tokenloveinterest 2023-12-06 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
Exactly! You get it.

[Of course, what she's really banking on is Judai seeing a 2v1 and deciding he wants to jump in and help.

But she's not going to tell Manjoume that.]


Everyone wins in this situation, right?
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[personal profile] thundercrashes 2023-12-06 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's probably a good thing she didn't bring up this possibility: there's a big chance that Manjoume would genuinely forget about the goal of this being to further his chances of winning over Asuka (and Rei getting closer to Judai), if he gets distracted by the thought of fighting against his rival here and trying to get the win over on him for once...]

Yeah. If you actually manage to back Tenjoin-san into a corner to kick all this off during the tournament, that is. But if this really plays out like you think it will...

[There's a pause, before finally, he offers his hand in a handshake, an agreement with a fellow collaborator.]

Then fine, I'll go along with this plan of yours.