[Memshare 01] - To The Victor...

[spoiledbugboy]

You see Rex on the other side of the field, and there's a confident grin on your face. You look down at your hand and you drew just the right cards to crush those dumb dinosaurs of his, and when you look around, at the crowd and the spotlights, everything feels right. This is where you belong.

It was hard work reaching the National finals, and here you are, and there are people cheering your name, and it makes you feel good, accepted, and, well, you are actually happy.

You lay down your cards beautifully, and you don't even need to use Insect Queen to rise to victory, and before you know it, the speakers call out your name, crowning you as National Champion.

Your heart is fluttering, and your eyes are bright behind your thick glasses, and when your platform lowers so you can get the trophy from the hands of Pegasus' himself, you can't fight the blush that comes to your cheeks. Everything is so overwhelming, it feels like a dream. You don't remember ever feeling this good and this accomplished.

You just proved everyone what you always believed: that you are much, much better than everyone else.


[Video]
[That wasn't a bad memory in the least, and yet, Haga doesn't look exactly thrilled about it. He actually looks very, very annoyed.]

Ugh, so this place is bringing that back, hm? Good... [He rolls his eyes, eyebrows knitted. One would think he would be glad to have something so good about him shown around, and yet... He isn't bragging as expected.]

Comments

[Audio]

[spoiledbugboy]

A lot easier said than done!

I mean I already kinda almost died twice trying to upstage him and I'm not looking forward to a third time!

[Audio]

[morethanatrickster]

Then be sure to do better the third time.

[Audio]

[spoiledbugboy]

Are you serious with that advice??

[Audio]

[morethanatrickster]

Well, yes. It's difficult to celebrate victory when you're dead.

[Audio]

[spoiledbugboy]

That's not even the problem here! The problem is me putting my life in danger again!

[Audio]

[morethanatrickster]

You'll never succeed if you aren't willing to risk a fall.

[Audio]

[spoiledbugboy]

[There's a long, loud, frustrated sigh from him.]

OK, but it's really pointless talking about what I'll do or won't do about this here, don't you think? It's not like Yuugi is gonna show up or Duel Monsters is going to start being a thing, so I might as well forget about it for a while.

Re: [Audio]

[morethanatrickster]

It's possible he may. My brother did.

[Audio]

[spoiledbugboy]

Don't even joke about that! Not having to see his dumb face plastered everywhere is actually a huge breath of fresh air. I don't want that ruined!

[Audio]

[morethanatrickster]

Then enjoy the time you have here, Haga, for it is oft short lived.

[Audio]

[spoiledbugboy]

When you say it like that it looks like I'm gonna die soon...

[Audio]

[morethanatrickster]

That really depends. How much does this Yugi revile you in regard to your own loathing?

[Audio]

[spoiledbugboy]

Not enough to kill me if that's what you are asking. I think...

Yuugi is... weird now that I think of it. Sometimes it feels like he doesn't mind that I dislike him and looks ready to give me a second chance at being his friend, then the next minute he's staring daggers at me.

[Audio]

[morethanatrickster]

Is that right?

[You know...]

It sounds as though this Yuugi considers you a friend.

[Audio]

[spoiledbugboy]

You know, I would say that's a dumb thought, but considering how stupidly forgiving Yuugi is, I wouldn't put it past him.

[Audio]

[morethanatrickster]

Oh, quite. I know the type.