"It's bigger than that, Fubuki." Jack explained. "Bigger than this tournament. There isn't a living soul in this world that knows my true name. How is it then, in a single night here, The Khan can guess that?" he pointed accusingly at the Injection Fairy Lilly.
With a sigh, Jack pushed onwards through the large doors before them.
Beyond the threshold was what appeared to be a private casino. Slot machines lined the walls, there were poker and blackjack tables, craps and roulette, and of course The Khan's standard Duel Monster entourage ran it all.
In the very center of the room, in all of his masculinity, stood the Khan himself throwing dice.
"God damnit, Lily," Jack exclaimed. "This isn't the men's room!"
"But sir, you wanted to see the maps!" She shrieked. "Master Khan is the only one who can show you those."
Jack caught his face in his palm in a very disappointed manner. The duel monsters had a horrible ear for irony.
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"You're slightly wrong about my father; it was not his company's idea to start the academy... But at the moment, that information is irrelevant." Fubuki stated, clarifying Jack's earlier remark. "But yes, your claims are well grounded. You are an ally and an acquaintance, but not a friend. I can't hope to rely on my own strength alone- that I know." But Jack's next set of statements was definitely not like him. Jack, that strange man who always put up an act to slip around and tell half-truths... Was being sincere. Well, it could probably considered kindness for kindness, in a sense. "At the moment, you're the only one outside my family that I know of that is aware of the situation. If I gave your information away like that, then what kind of person would that make me? I'll trust you on this, then- what is it that you want to keep a secret like you are now?"My name," he said quietly. "My name is not Jack. Jackson DuBois is a complete fabrication. Do you understand why this is significant?" Everything was on the line now. He had many secrets left, but he had just given Fubuki the gateway to them all. Now, he could only hope he had made the right call, and that the play was worth it.
"You can learn a lot about a person by how they react to you," Jack told Fubuki in a somber tone.
"I actually knew nothing about your mother before I asked the question. It was a lucky guess." Jack explained. "Your father, Itsuki Motorei, correct? He is a senior team member of the Starlight Shipping company, yes? There was a whole wealth of information for me to find about that. The academy your first tournament paid for, it was their idea was it not?"
"But I couldn't find anything about your mother. I thought it was odd, myself. I figured something must have happened to her, and I also suspected it might have happened some time ago. But I couldn't determine why someone would go to such great lengths to cover it up, which appeared to be the case. Not even so much as an obituary."
Jack let out a soft sigh. "Forgive me, Fubuki, I had hoped I was over analyzing the situation. Now I understand my suspicion was justified. I needed to know."
"I'm sorry for your loss," he said dolefully. "I understand why your so hesitant around me. You have every reason to be. I'm a valuable asset, but I am not your friend. Is that correct?" Jack asked her, looking straight into her eyes.
"Despite what you think of me, I want you to know that I do in fact trust you. I just had to be certain. If you don't believe me, I intend to prove it."
"Listen carefully," he whispered, "this information if extremely dangerous and no one else can know about it. Can you promise me this?" Jack's voice was laced with a sincerity it had not known in years. But there was something else to it as well. It was fear.
It was a bold move, what he was offering her right now. He wasn't sure which would be more precarious: if Fubuki declined or not.
And Jack was terrified.
Hiatus for how long? This may become problematic.
It was a respectable answer. Jack thought it was probably even a good one.
But it would not do.
"So I guess it would be inappropriate for me to ask what happened to your mother, then?" Jack asked, watching Fubuki's eyes. Watching the gears turn in her mind.
"I don't mind at all," Jack replied calmly as he grasped her wrist firmly, but with care.
"Stay close to me, we need to get through this crowd."
Coordinating his movements with hers, now, Jack weaved his way through the mob of duelist in the hall and towards a set of heavy doors at the far end. It took mere moments before they had passed the majority of their counterparts, and Jack felt comfortable speaking candidly.
"You're probably wondering what we're up to," he said as they walked through those doors and entered another part of the palace.
"I have a hunch that we need to follow up on. Things have developed quicker than I anticipated, and I need to know what we're up against with certainty." Jack eyed their Duel Monster companions with suspicion.
"Tell me, Fubuki," Jack asked, "Do you trust me?"
Jack used the momentum of his stride to spin around gracefully on his heel to face his captor.
"Ah, Fubuki, good morning to you. Heard the big news have you? I was actually looking for the men's room, but I suppose I have time to chat."
Jack spoke quickly and cheerfully, but it was a mask he knew Fubuki would see,through. Come along, she would read through the lines. We have something important to discuss.
It was a joke. I've been RPing for something like six or seven years now. This has always been a hobby of mine, and it probably always will.
And thanks, I would have completely forgotten had my fiance not said something.
<Also the guy who just realized its his 20th birthday.
#getting2oldforthisshit
<The guy who knowingly made himself enemies with a vampire.
#onlyliveonce
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