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[hippocarnival]

Uh... Hi? [Yuya clears his throat.] I'm Yuya Sakaki. I'm going to be part of the carnival for a while, as an acrobat!

[His enthusiasm falls a little flat, but it's nothing against the Carnival.] Speaking of that--are we really performing in two days? Is anyone else going to stay up to practice?

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Yuuya like 'holyshit he could've be a weird dog thing in that ENTIRE DUEL...'

[betheman]

....Correct. [....Yyyyep it sure was Upsetting when this Eyeshadow thing came into existence to say the least. All the fur just made it stand out more, even. Deep navy blue doesn't exactly blend into pale orange.] Though, I, the man Gongenzaka, cannot help but ask...how soon after this moment did you appear here from, yourself?

[It's clear that he recognizes that moment of time after all-but... ...he also sounds so surprised, as if he expected a different answer...]

Yuya for the rest of his life: What if... he's still a dog person...

[hippocarnival]

Uh--[Yuya just stares for a moment. Does he tell him? About the duel with Yuri, about Zarc? The duel itself is hazy, having spent most of it trapped in his own head, but he knows at the least he dueled everyone violently. He doesn't really know how to actually explain, in his own words, what happened or who he... is.]

It can't be that much later, we were still in the Academy. [Or the merging remnants of the Academy, anyway.]

'just ask him bro...........'

[betheman]

[That...is a rather long pause. Gongenzaka wrinkles his nose a fair bit, but he allows the moment to pass. Better not to push it, after all.] Hmmm...I see...

Then, if I, the man Gongenzaka, am not correct...your own contract must be in order to gain some assistance in the matter of Leo as well.

What an awkward conversation.

[hippocarnival]

She said she could help save Yuzu. [And Reira. But he stops himself, because Gon doesn't know what happened to Reira either.]

[otoko]

Hmmm. I, the man Gongenzaka, don't doubt she can... [He thus merely nods in understanding. ...Now. More importantly, and back to more cheerful topics...

...Gongenzaka smiles at the other, and if Yuuya squints, he might see tears gathering.

The news is sinking in now.

Yuuya's spine now has T-Minus 10...9...] ...Beyond all of that, Yuuya...

[SIX...FIVE...]

I, the man Gongenzaka...AM SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU HERE..!

[DUCK.]

[hippocarnival]

[As much as Yuya protests Gon's overenthusiastic hugs, he usually relents at least for a few seconds--he's just an emotional guy, who is already twice as big and strong as Yuya so really, why fight it.

Except now Gon is twist that strong, and Yuya doesn't even realize until he's being crushed in an embrace with his face smashed into enough fur he can't breathe for a moment.

He leans back as far as he can with a wheeze.] N--nice to see you too, Gongenzaka...

[otoko]

[It's probably not helped by the instinct to just rub the side of his face all over the top of your head, Yuuya.

~Animal Instincts~

It doesn't last too long however, and while there is one final clap across the back, the hug finally ends and Gongenzaka stands straight once more.] Your timing is wonderful as well! At the moment, the Carnival's true location is somewhere that I, the man Gongenzaka, am certain you will enjoy!

[Though, didn't Yuuya also say-] Auh....though, if you have taken a role as acrobat, are you expected to perform here? ....Performances begin in but a few days, after all...

[hippocarnival]

[Air, aaaaiiirrr--

Yuya stumbles back with some coughing.] I-I know--[Hack.] I only have two days! I'm gonna have to practice all night!

[Practice... what. He doesn't even have a routine. He just has an audience to impress!!] What about you? Are you performing?

[otoko]

P-Performing?!

[YEEKS-] C-Certainly not..!

I, the man Gongenzaka, am part of the Patrol for the grounds!

[hippocarnival]

... I guess it would be hard with four legs. [His loss.] Does the carnival need patrolling?

[betheman]

...A carnival requires far more than enertainers, Yuuya....

I, the man Gongenzaka, have always been a member of the patrol team...

[hippocarnival]

Well, yeah. You need people to sell food and games too... but it's not that dangerous, right?

[betheman]

Yuuya... [Alright lets start from the beginning-]

...Have you never seen casual security in the crowds of duel stadiums...

[It's a ~Precaution~. A necessary one when some of your patrons have been on the demonic side actually.]

[hippocarnival]

Of course I have! [He scoffs.] I've just never seen them do anything.

[Except stop him from getting on the duel field to see Sora that one time. But what good were they when Academia attacked!!] And the ones in the Synchro Dimension were different.

t HANKS POKEMON

[betheman]

The task of those who patrol the Carnival grounds is to make sure they don't have to do anything.

We warn potential trouble makers before anything occurs, in other words. [Patches are a little more obvious in that role, but really, in Gongenzaka's opinion, the best shift is a shift where he doesn't have to break out a threat to escort someone out.]

The Carnival is more than just the tent after all; there are many game stands, and concessions, and sales booths...there is a lot of risk that someone might attempt theft, or find themselves starting a small fight.

[He frowns.] ....Though, here in particular, those 'fights' become a matter of being asked to take it to an open space, while finding excuses to not simply join in...

[GON WHAT-]

[hippocarnival]

So it's petty stuff, right? [Not like army invasions.] Have you had to do any of that?

[otoko]

Aah, for the most part.

[COUGHVampireWarCOUGH] While here at least, I, the man Gongenzaka, have had to bring a few to the gate limits to keep them from attempting to 'capture' other employees...

[Why this is an issue is a mystery.

A mystery he can solve, but at present, a mystery.]

[hippocarnival]

Wait--"capture"? Like kidnapping? Who's doing that?! [You said he was going to like this place!]

[otoko]

AUH-

N-No, quite different..!! [Ahhh how to exp- wait he knows exactly how to explain this.]

You see, the location we are visiting right now, they have...a unique relationship with the wildlife. [And to explain further, he reaches around to his side, where he's been keeping a small pouch. Out comes a very shiny, very red 'ball', which he drops to the ground.] ...which are bound using these.

[What comes out resembles a strange pink bulldog. It gives a tiny yawn, and shakes itself, before peering toward Yuuya to give a curious sniff.] ...Snuh?

This is Suzu-chan! I, the man Gongenzaka, have taken her in myself! However, in order to make that 'official', it was required to bind her to this. [he holds up the ball.

And then coughs.] ....As...you can imagine however, to a world of only humans and creatures such as this.... ...those such as I, the man Gongenzaka, cause them to think of...such creatures...

[Don't even ask how many pokeballs he has been pelted with IT IS TOO MANY.]

[hippocarnival]

Unique--[He steps back at the flash of light and stares at the Snubbull. That--] It's not a dog?

[He eyes the Pokeball before kneeling in front of Suzu. Nope, definitely not a dog you'd find in Maiami. Still, he reaches his hand out.] They're still like pets, right? If they're normal, shouldn't the people here be able to tell you're not the same?

[otoko]

Mmmm...technically, she is a 'Fairy Dog', but...

[Well, for starters, Suzu is standing on two legs. For another, she's now crossing her arms, apparently insulted. HUFF!] They're far more diverse than that..! If anything, I, the man Gongenzaka, would say that some of them could be duel monsters themselves!

...Regardless, there are certain species capable of speech, so talking isn't enough to change their view. Particularly not with so many 'humanoid' types.

[hippocarnival]

More like duel monsters, huh... [Aw... Yuya reaches to scratch behind her ears to placate her. No offense meant Suzu.] But it's better to duel with cards you have a bond with. Just trying to take people or--these things doesn't sound right.

[otoko]

....The theory is that if the pokemon doesn't wish for a bond to occur, then the ball will not contain them...but, just as there are duelists who do not understand the cards after all, there are 'trainers' who persist in trying.

[He snorts.] Typically, I, the man Gongenzaka, find that their minds change once we pass the gates back into their own realm.

[Mostly because the glamor kicks in and suddenly he looks Very Human again.]

[hippocarnival]

[He wrinkles his nose a bit at "their realm". He's already been told about the world crossing and that they aren't the four dimensions, but that's still a lot to take in that there are who knows how many worlds out there--but at least they aren't worlds with people who share his face.]

What happens when you pass the gates?

[otoko]

The glamor turns on.

[Uh?] 'Alola' is a world unfamiliar with magic-it's fairly similar to ours, if you can imagine one with living 'monsters' instead of duel monsters...if anything, I, the man Gongenzaka, would even say it is more peaceful!!

However, that does not change the fact that they are ununsed to humans resembling anything....'inhuman', [he adds, coughing.] So, those of us working with the Carnival appear as human to those beyond the gates, provided we as well are there.

...Though... [he frowns at Suzu.] I, the man Gongenzaka, suspect certain pokemon have been able to see through it...

Snh!