[Slightly Late Dream Event Post]

[kattobingore]

*Oh Yuma, always late to everything!

Due to the lingering effects of Cosmo Queen, you may find yourself stood on a ledge sticking out from the side of a large mountain. If you look over the side, you can't see the bottom of this towering cliff nor a way down, but if you look up, you can see the top a long way up above you. While looking up, you may spot what appears to be a young teenage boy who is climbing the side of the mountain, no safety harness or anything. Above him, at the top of the cliff, is the shadowy figure of someone else. You can tell by the build that this other person is male, but he is also shouting to the young boy, giving him encouragement.

"Keep going! Kattobing, Yuma!!"

Despite how the boy is obviously struggling to climb towards the man, the encouragement does seem to help him a great deal as his climbing beings to speed up, but as the boy reaches up with his left hand to climb further, the part of the cliff he has his hand of suddenly breaks away and the boy yells as he begins to fall.

Normally, this is where he'd wake up, but today he has YOU there and whether you know this is a dream or not, you can do whatever you want to help save Yuma. Call out a duel monster, fly, whatever takes your fancy.

Better save him soon though, he's falling fast!*

Comments

[arknpcs4]

::A hand holds itself out for you, will you grab it?::

[kattobingore]

*You bet I will!
Yuma sees the hand and he quickly grabs hold of it to try and break his fall.*

[arknpcs4]

::Who has the hand appears to be you, but... darker, with a purple 96 swirling around in black eyes.::

Isn't this a bit too reckless?

[kattobingore]

*Now Yuma doesn't know whether he should of taken his chance with the bottom of the cliff, this is WAY creepy.*

...who are you...?

[arknpcs4]

... That's a bit of a difficult question to answer.

::They laugh with a really off distorted chuckle, as they try to hoist you up.::

I'm trying to think of something myself.

::The 9 and 6 just keep... spinning in their eyes.::

[kattobingore]

So... you don't know yourself...? Why do you look like me?

*Although wary, Yuma allows himself to be pulled up into the cliff ledge, but as soon as he does, he moves a slight distance away from them.*

Er, thanks.

[arknpcs4]

... I am a shadow, a very old shadow... perhaps I look like you because you are the only thing I can trail at the moment is you.

::Pause. Chuckles eeriely again.::

That and a pillar of darkness with glowing silver and gold eyes isn't much better.

::Taps their chin.::

So why are you climbing this mountain like this?

[kattobingore]

*Yuma looks at them with a confused look on his face. He has no idea what any of that means at all.*

I was just trying to get to... *He breaks off as realization hits him. He instantly looks up towards the top of the mountain.* ...dad? DAD!!

*Yuma's calls echo around them, but are met with silence. There is no longer anyone at the top of the cliff. Yuma remains looking up for a short while, before eventually glancing away, looking almost heartbroken.*

[arknpcs2]

... To him?

::Starts climbing up.::

[kattobingore]

H-hey..! *Yuma begins to climb up after them.* ...why are you climbing?

[arknpcs4]

... To see who was up there that you wanted to see.

::Grins a bit eerily as well.::

[kattobingore]

*Yuma sees the grin and feels a little more on edge. If his dad IS up there, he really doesn't want this guy to get to him first, who knows who this guy really is...
With a renew of determination, Yuma begins climbing faster in order to try and reach the top first.*

KATTOBING, ORE!!!!

[arknpcs4]

... What does that mean?

::They climb up behind you, a bit slower than you.::

[kattobingore]

It means to never give up no matter what the challenge!! And right now that means getting to the top before you do!

[arknpcs4]

::Laughs with that laugh that sounds like it was cut on the wrong audio track::

You intrigue me! Let's see who gets there first, how 'bout it!?

[kattobingore]

*Yuma smirks.*

Heh, you're on!

*And he continues climbing as quick as he can up the side of the cliff.*

[arknpcs4]

::And I'm going to continue climbing at an equally steady pace::

[kattobingore]

*As Yuma climbs, he begins to wonder if his dad really is at the top. Maybe he didn't hear him before when he shouted out for him. Maybe he's up there waiting for him!
The thoughts of seeing his father again begins driving him, as he sees the top of the cliff getting closer and closer.*

...just a little more...!

[arknpcs4]

::Climbing now at near tandem with you. You gotta beat him!::

[kattobingore]

KATTOBING, ORE!!

*With his signature catchphrase, and one last burst of energy, Yuma attempts to push forward in order to get to the top first! He almost stumbles a few times as he rushes to the top, but he soon reaches it and pulls himself up... before collapsing in a heap, feeling exhausted from the climb.*

[arknpcs4]

::They finish climbing a minute or two later, breathing a bit heavily.::

That... was a dozy.

[kattobingore]

*Yuma quickly gets up to his feet happily, clenching his fits.*

Haha! I know, right!? That was loadsa fun!!

Now I just need to find my dad!!

*Yuma starts looking around the area obviously very hopeful on finding something, but a quick glance around will tell you that there's no evidence that anyone else had been up there at all. The only footsteps seen on the dusty rocks is their own.*

[arknpcs4]

...

Is there some trouble.

::Standing quietly behind you, arms behind their back.::

[kattobingore]

*Yuma glances around the area as the hope of seeing his dad fades from his face.*

...he isn't here. It looks like he never was here.

[arknpcs4]

And yet we both heard him.