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[respect_kaiser]

accidental voice post as the PDA is knocked to the floor and thus turns on.

[At first, utter silence, save for a few deep breaths. Then, for those who can hear Duel Spirits, comes the trilling tones of Cyber Phoenix, wanting to know if Ryou is all right.]

Yes. I'm fine.

[Again, Cyber Phoenix trills curiously.Just a nightmare. Nothing to be

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[misguidedherald]

....Marufuji?

[There is a significant delay -- clear indication that the person on the other end is making the connection between the Spirit's concerned sounds and that odd mixture of emotion audible in the Kaiser's voice]

Marufuji, can you hear it now?

[respect_kaiser]

Yes. And see it as well.

[misguidedherald]

... That can only mean that your bond with it has developed, since we last saw each other, if it is now fully visible as well.

You should cherish this link, Marufuji -- it is far more precious than one can hope to imagine.

[There is something odd in the way in which the boy has chosen to words his statements -- almost permeating them with an odd sense of regret and hidden anxiety]

[respect_kaiser]

[Ryou notices that but he seldom pries into anyone's personal life.]

I intend to.

[hero_of_dark]

You can see him now?

[Screened to Kaiser // unhackable]

Also... a nightmare? You sounded a little shaken in the beginning of the recording...

[respect_kaiser]

Yes. As soon as I woke up, I could.

screened to OU!Juudai

Camula.

[black_seaweed]

You saw him?

[respect_kaiser]

Yes. [Ryou indicates just where Cyber Phoenix is perched, watching him.]

[black_seaweed]

That's so great!

[He comes over and hugs Ryou happily. ^^]

[respect_kaiser]

[Ryou hugs Yusuke back. Yusuke even gets a little smile.]