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[The feed starts with a low angled view of what appears to be a Pokémon coming out of a pokéball. A red flash of light emits from the ball as a Sneasel appears. A small noise of surprise escapes the person presumably holding the Pokégear. A small muffled What--? is heard next.]

What kind of demon are you?

[The Sneasel walks closer to the camera and seems to point in the direction of the camera. There is a second in which nothing happens, but then the angle changes as the device is raised to show the person holding it. The shinobi looks down, away from the camera, as though questioning the strange creature. He then looks into the device and sees his own image reflecting back at him. It reminded him of how his fights at the Dark Tournament had been project for the audience to see. Perhaps this was the same idea. If that was the case, there might be someone with information.

He looks back squarely at the camera.]

I’m told that these creatures are “Pokémon”. If anyone is willing to share more information on them, or on this area, please let me know.

[This was all so disorienting that he just abruptly cuts the feed, not knowing who was even out there—friend or foe.]

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I did.

[He continues in the same tone, he too unfazed by Yuusuke's chumminess.

He however had absolutely no idea about any kind of timeline anything. It was almost salt in the wound that Urameshi was being so non-chalant;not realizing just what he had done to Touya's spirit not 6 hours ago.]

[... okay, now Yusuke's starting to catch on to the fact that something's amiss here. He might not have ever gotten the chance to get to know Touya very well, as previously mentioned, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out when someone's putting you on the receiving end of, uh, chilly treatment. (Oh ho ho.) He still looks genial enough, of course - it takes a little more than some lukewarm reception from someone whom he barely knows to ruin his day - but his eyebrows have raised a little, and his grin has faded somewhat, uncertainty and confusion steadily creeping its way into his expression. Damn, OKAY THEN, TOUYA. Was it something he said? Because as far as Yusuke knows, he hadn't parted ways with Touya or any of the other guys from the Tournament on a particularly sour note...]

What's up? Your rabbit thing bite you in the ass?

[:I Yusuke, that is so not the tactful thing to say to someone whom you suspect might be upset with you for some reason. To be fair, dude's only trying to defuse the tension by making what he thinks is a funny joke, but... still. Someone get this guy a better sense of timing!]

[Yeah Touya was never too appreciative of jokes, let's be honest.]

Surely your memory must not be that terrible.

[He was not in the happiest of moods from what transpired and the fact that he was more than a little disturbed at their predicament. A little pissy was a good way to describe is mood.]

It must be, since I don't know what the hell your problem is.

[SUDDENLY: FROWNING. Yeah, your lack of helpfulness here is putting Yusuke just a liiittle bit on the offensive here, Touya. That said, Touya's response does manage to confirm at least one thing for him: that his beef, whatever it is, is with him specifically, and that he's not just frustrated about waking up here. Now if only icy dude here would be a little more forthcoming with deets...]

It hasn't been that long since our teams fought one another's.

[That's...basically all he's going to say. He's a bit sore about it still but...well, he would have gotten over it soon had he not been dragged to this weird ass pokemon world.]

[... okay, now Yusuke looks taken aback - still annoyed, of course, but surprised and confused, too. What is Touya talking about? The Dark Tournament was over ages ago--

Oh.

Oh.

Pardon Yusuke while he sits here and grapples with the sudden, strong urge to start beating his head against the nearest wall. Dammit, of course Touya's from the past. Of course. It's not like Johto can make things easy for him, after all. This also explains why Touya seems to be so ticked off at him, though to be honest, it hadn't occurred to him that the guy had taken the loss so hard (not that he even comprehends the extent to which being defeated by his team has impacted Touya in the first place - yeah, he knows about "the light" and all of that, but given that he'd been pretty wrapped up in his own team's reasons for wanting to win the tournament, he hadn't exactly given a lot of thought to what the losers might've been feeling in the wake of their loss. Priorities, you know?). At any rate, that expression of mixed surprise and irritation Yusuke was wearing has since faded into a bit of a grimace, and after a moment of rather profound silence, he finally responds, saying:]

Yeah, uh. About that...

[HERE IT COMES... Yusuke's not very happy about having to have this conversation, but the way he sees it, it's better just to drive right in and get it over with rather than let this, uh, awkward stretch of miscommunication they'd been having go on any longer. He doubts it'll clear up any animosity that Touya has toward him, but if nothing else, it'll provide context for why they haven't really been on the same page. Yusuke goes on, a bit reluctantly.]

The Dark Tournament's over. For me, that is. This place takes people from different times and places, so even though it hasn't been that long since our teams fought for you, it's been something like a couple months for me. That's counting the time I've been stranded out here.

[Throughout his explanation, Touya's eyebrows knit together in confusion and a bit of disbelief. How was it possible that they were from two different time periods?]

...And how long have you been here?

[His tone was noticeably more neutral.]

Three or four months. I've kind of lost count.

[Yusuke seems a little chagrined to admit to this. He doesn't claim to have the world's best memory or anything - god, does he not have the world's best memory - but the fact that he's actually stopped counting the months he's spent here feels like a testament to just how resigned he's become to staying kidnapped for an indefinite amount of time, and that... well, that's honestly kind of humiliating, in a way. Spirit Detective Yusuke Urameshi, defender of humanity and Dark Tournament champ, forced to give up on going home on his own terms after being abducted by the nefarious leaders of Happy Colorful Animal Land. Motherfucker.]

There's no way out of here, either. Believe me, I've tried roughin' up the locals for information, asking around, breaking into that professor guy's laboratory and forcing him to send me back... it's no use, though. We're stuck here 'til this place spits us back out again.

[The fact that Urameshi was saying this was the final nail in the coffin as far as his hope of finding a way out of here in a timely manner. Someone that strong--yes, even though he had been (and still is a bit) hostile towards the other, he was not one to delude himself with an opponent's strength--admitting to that? It didn't look like he would find a way out anytime soon.

At least, his time period explanation had plausibility if he had been here so long--Touya had seen the Spirit Detective not a few hours before. ]

Is that even possible?

[Touya is thinking along the lines of an anomaly in time and space; could they ever even get back?]

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