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[knifemonopoly]

[The other Yugi does wonder about that, about why their mutual tabletopping acquaintance won't leave Ryou be, now that he's got his own feathery body and is able to act independently. From what the other Yugi understands, that being treated Ryou horribly as an other-self -- doing bad things to his friends, leaving Ryou with no memories of the incident, not working together at all. But, not leaving him alone, trying to help as best he knows how -- that sounds like Ringu, who considered Ryou one of his people.

Is it possible that things changed, at some point? Is it possible that that changed here?

He can't say he'd treat Yugi any differently, if Yugi arrived and told him that in the future, he'd done something terrible, and Yugi hated him. He'd keep trying, trying to help, trying to make sure Yugi would be all right, even if he couldn't do it expertly...

But enough about that.]

There's plenty of space for it in there.

[He tilts his head to indicate the apartment's third room, the one he'd dropped the bingo-coffin into to act as storage and a decoy for any vampire hunters who got any bright ideas.]

I think you should do it. Even if you never play, having a Monster World board's going to be better than not having one. And if working on it makes you feel better, then it's worth it for that reason alone!

[Yugi would never have solved the Millennium Puzzle if he had turned away from little things that made him feel better just because he had bigger problems. In Ryslig, your sanity, not your life, is your most vital resource, so having something to restore it, to re-connect you with your humanity, is eminently practical.]

[softspokenlandlord]

[Ryou glances at the spare room of the apartment. Honestly...building the table next to a coffin would be off-putting for literally anyone else in the world probably, except him. Hell, he almost wonders what it would be like to build it with the coffin as a base, but that's the other Yugi's property, and therefore not a good idea.

This whole conversation, after Ryou had gotten his grievances out, wasn't all that bad. The other Yugi was being supportive again, and although he'd told Ryou that it was fine, the shade still felt as if it was anything but. He couldn't keep doing this, and he had to find a way to make it up to his friend. Ever since the other Yugi had come here...Ryou had found his life becoming just a little more easy to deal with.

It's nice having a friend to vent to and who respects your opinion. That's crazy. He wants to hold onto that a little more, just in case that the other Yugi gets more of his memories back and remembers the awful things Ryou had been accessory to.]

It's going to be a lot of work, but I think building a full-sized diorama with those kinds of intricacies would indeed be therapeutic. The time it would take to do it itself is more than enough of a distraction.

[Heh. A master craftsman he is not, but he can manage this much. He actually gives himself exactly -5% credit for his excellent crafting skills but anyway.]

If you're ever bored, you can help too, but only if you want to. The framework won't be too detailed, and it might require two hands to put together.

[knifemonopoly]

Well, I can't say I've done much of that kind of crafting before...but I do have steady hands.

[To say the least. The bonuses he gets to DEX rolls are stupid.]

So, if you need another set of them, just call!

[If he's at home, then he'll help hold pieces of the table together while Ryou attaches them, sure. That's no trouble!]