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6th Piece // Goldenrod City // Audio/Action

[A fizzle of noise, and then the screams of some likely horrific manner from his company in the room. Yuugi didn't bother turning on the screen, because his faces wouldn't help anything, and a distressed pokémon would likely cut in in seconds.

So there's just one frazzled Yuugi talking.]

Hello? Is- I should just go to a doctor, but. Is.

[What can he ask? This, can't be normal, and he doesn't expect much. But, he can't just keep trying to find answers on his own! Nothing's waking Bakura up, and sitting here by him or keeping his pokémon off isn't helping.

And neither does his growing question of, whether this proceeds, a Johto exit.

When a horrid screech comes from his company - likely heard all the way on the street, at that, drawing attention to the house - he jolts back.]

Does anyone know- Are comas common here?

[[ooc: quick warning- responses may be slow over the week, but the difference might be covered by Fran, with Bakura's distressed ghost-types! Lucky, eh?]]

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...no?

[Excuse him if he's looking only further baffled, because.

Criminal?]

I've, seen prison tattoos, but not... Why do you think I've run into those before?

[Crow appears to be just as puzzled, if not more. It's one of the basic things you learn just by living where they both come from, so...]

... They're kinda hard to miss for one, and-- dunno how that worked back in your days, but Security used to make a huge fuss over 'em until a while ago, so... I figured anyone from our parts would know that?

...I've never heard about it before. Criminals just get sent to the prison, and serve time.

...maybe it's just not something from my own time?

Well, yeah, that too, but-- [Don't you worry, he's served his time more than once.

And that... That's never occurred to him, actually.]

You think so? [A beat.] ... So there was a time when Security weren't complete assholes?

...well I don't know a lot of police officers. But I don't think so.

...why would they mark you, though? Some, sort of system for...

[He's not even sure, or rude enough to pull at random. It looks pretty specific for something though, going by Crow's own.]

Back in my-- [He almost says "world" out of habit, but corrects himself.] --time, Security marks most people who committed any sorta crime. Though I guess they've gotten a bit less strict 'bout it now... [He traces one of his markers down his cheek with his finger.] The markers store the data on the criminal and allow to track 'em down with computer program. 'S not that hard to temporarily jam the signal, though. [A shrug.]

As for me... [Crow gives him a slightly sheepish smile.] 'S mostly for burglary and theft of public property. [Big words, big words.] And maybe for assault on officer? ... And maybe criminal contempt or something like that, I dunno.

[A pause, in which he taps his chin thoughtfully.]

... Maybe I should read my file when I get home.

[...Yuugi's not sure what to say... But not for the crimes! Stealing, and fighting with the police? However bad that is, he's ~~living with~~ faced worse.

It's, he can't quite claim Domino would never do that. More...]

I don't think we have technology to pull stuff like that off. Plus, there is still some claim on letting go of crimes served... Mostly.

But- Can you really access your own file? For more than just basic stuff?

[Oh Yuugi, if only you knew what's become of the Domino you know...]

Right, guess that might be it. [The technology part, at least.]

By legal means? Dunno. [But who the fuck would bother with that.] We can hack into their database, though!

[How about he skips that information? Best not traumatize the boy!

But, then, given what Crow just shared anyways...]

...isn't that kind of, counterproductive?

[Yeeaah, no. As bold as Crow may be, casually announcing the poor guy everything and everyone he's loved was destroyed in one of the biggest tragedies in the history of mankind does not lie in his nature.

Instead, he grins in response. Yuugi makes it sound like he thinks Crow hasn't done that before...]

How so? We get what we're looking for, right?

[Ah-ha, awkward grinning back time. Because he half-expects his point not to matter at all, but it is why he hesitated over it, so-]

If they catch you or find out later, it'll just add something else to the file, right?

[Pfft, he's figured it was about something like that. Come on, Yuugi, do you think Crow would get himself caught so easily...?]

That assuming they'd catch us.

Which they wouldn't.

[See that cocky smile? He means it.]

My friend's the best hacker in Japan-- heck, probably one of the best in the world. Security's firewall's like a sieve for him.

[A s- where's a dictionary when he needs it? But he gets the point. And he can smile for the confidence, if nothing else.]

Well, why are you curious, to start with? With things like markings, I don't know what crime records affect, by your time...

[He shrugs once again, his smile turning more light-hearted once again.]

I guess the details don't really matter, after all.

[And as for what crime record affects--]

... Depends on the crime, but I think it's pretty common to take away one's right to make livelihood within the jurisdiction of Neo Domino City and send them to prison for a while.

[... Ahahaha, oh man, he made that sound like he'd ever had any rights to begin with. What a joke.]

Still, we've been given citizen rights after the completion of the Daedalus Bridge, so.

[All's well that ends well.]

That sounds more like what I'd expect in my Domino, but I wasn't sure what to assume.

[...now excuse him and his baffled, "your referencing things I don't know about" stare.]

... The City has changed a lot in the past few years.

[No. They changed it.]

So it must've changed even more since your time, huh?

[Oh yeah, he's aware Yuugi can't know of Daedalus Bridge, considering how it was only built after that incident, but he'll keep quiet about it for now.]

I guess so... I wonder if there's even anything left there that I would recognize.

[A, disconcerting thought... And suddenly Yuugi's hoping Crow's from waaaaay after him, just so if it's true, it's not like everything's going to disappear soon.]

But, if it's still called "Domino", I guess it's just grown a lot! And, sounds like for the better? At least recently?

I dunno what it looked like back in your time, so no idea!

[... That, and the old Domino has been thorn down anyway...]

Sure! [With the discrimination now decreased to somewhat bearable levels and all.] 'S gone a long way in a short time, trust me on that.

Sounds like it, given all the changes you've mentioned. What- Um... brought that about, anyways?

[Flying a little blind, yes.]

--The changes, you mean?

[It's... kind of difficult to explain those without including the details when Yuugi doesn't even know the circumstances behind the whole thing, but Crow will try taking the easy road of remaining relatively vague.]

... The unification of Satellite and the City did.

[Not that it clears things up, but oh well.]

Oh... is Satellite like a suburb?

[That totally follows to him, save for the general vagueness, and Crow's answers hinting it's not that simple. A merging of a city wouldn't change the culture all on its own, right?]

Or, is it another city that built up over water? You did mention a bridge...

[YOU'D BE SURPRISED...

Crow doesn't answer immediately, considering his options of how to put it into words -- technically, he was right on both, and wrong at the same time, so...

Well, he has to start somewhere.]

... Satellite is the old Domino City.

...so, it wasn't built up, directly from My Domino?

[What's that mean? Sure, it follows a new part of Domino might build up, and the center of the metropolis might move away from its original grounds, but across water? Separated?

He's good with puzzles, sure, but he's missing pieces here.]

Why would Domino move?

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[It's not like he minds telling him, no -- on the contrary, he deserves to know. And he's already told others, like Johan, Juudai and Asuka, but... this is kind of different, since as far as he knew, none of them actually lived in the City... unlike Yuugi.

There's no use beating around the bush, though.]

... The old Domino City was almost completely destroyed nearly twenty years ago.

Satellite is what remained of it.

...

[So sorry, could he repeat- No, on second thought, don't repeat that. Yuugi's having enough trouble closing his mouth as is. And wiping the image of about any place back home that comes to mind, disappearing.]

W-what...

How could- Was there a war or something? That's...

6th Piece // Goldenrod City // Audio/Action

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