[Pegasus had known there was the potential for familiar faces to show up here. He'd been in Duplicity less than a week and he already knew the place as intimately as one who'd been here for years. However, the appearance of one of Yugi's friends does manage to startle him, because knowing of the possibility doesn't mean he'd been anticipating it.
The blond- Katsuya Jounouchi. Such a bright heart that boy'd had, and seeing it at work during the Duelist Kingdom finals had been enthralling. For all Keith Howard's strategy, experience, deck strength, and even cheating, it hadn't been enough to overcome Jounouchi's believe in himself, his deck, and his little sisters future. And Pegasus can admire those things, even if he'd ultimately intended to crush them. Not literally, of course; he would have sent Yugi - just Yugi - and friends away once he'd had what he wanted, even given back his grandfather. Deprived of what little power they had, there wouldn't have been any harm in it. Who would have believed a couple of teenagers if they started making wild claims about the events of Duelist Kingdom? Who would have believed a kookie old man? But it would have crushed them, that loss.
Only, it hadn't turned out that way, had it? He'd lost. He'd been the one crushed instead, beaten at his own game. With the distraction of this new, exciting (disgusting) environment, he hasn't had time to give that much thought, really process it, and as there are currently two men standing in an alleyway pointing knives at him, he won't be able to dedicate any time to it now either.]
Jounouchi?
[With Jounouchi as a witness, he has no reason to hide his abilities. The boy is already well-acquainted with his Eye. But he's curious- what will the boy do if he thinks Pegasus needs help? After everything that had occurred during Duelist Kingdom, he has no reason to try to help, and certainly no reason to risk his life to do it (for what little that meant here). He should want to see Pegasus hurt or killed, brought to justice in some manner, and if he decides to help Pegasus regardless... well, that will help determine Pegasus's reaction to Jounouchi's presence in the city.
So he continues to shrink back instead of rising up. He won't intervene unless the boy gets into any serious trouble.]
I could use some help.
[At the mention of help, his assailants turn on Jounouchi. If Jounouchi is going to leave him to his fate, he'll have to do it soon, or he'll be too deep in the category of threat to be allowed to flee.]
[Awesome, that should be interesting! Pegasus knows him by his Japanese name, so I hope that's okay!]
HE ABSOLUTELY WILL 👌
The blond- Katsuya Jounouchi. Such a bright heart that boy'd had, and seeing it at work during the Duelist Kingdom finals had been enthralling. For all Keith Howard's strategy, experience, deck strength, and even cheating, it hadn't been enough to overcome Jounouchi's believe in himself, his deck, and his little sisters future. And Pegasus can admire those things, even if he'd ultimately intended to crush them. Not literally, of course; he would have sent Yugi - just Yugi - and friends away once he'd had what he wanted, even given back his grandfather. Deprived of what little power they had, there wouldn't have been any harm in it. Who would have believed a couple of teenagers if they started making wild claims about the events of Duelist Kingdom? Who would have believed a kookie old man? But it would have crushed them, that loss.
Only, it hadn't turned out that way, had it? He'd lost. He'd been the one crushed instead, beaten at his own game. With the distraction of this new, exciting (disgusting) environment, he hasn't had time to give that much thought, really process it, and as there are currently two men standing in an alleyway pointing knives at him, he won't be able to dedicate any time to it now either.]
Jounouchi?
[With Jounouchi as a witness, he has no reason to hide his abilities. The boy is already well-acquainted with his Eye. But he's curious- what will the boy do if he thinks Pegasus needs help? After everything that had occurred during Duelist Kingdom, he has no reason to try to help, and certainly no reason to risk his life to do it (for what little that meant here). He should want to see Pegasus hurt or killed, brought to justice in some manner, and if he decides to help Pegasus regardless... well, that will help determine Pegasus's reaction to Jounouchi's presence in the city.
So he continues to shrink back instead of rising up. He won't intervene unless the boy gets into any serious trouble.]
I could use some help.
[At the mention of help, his assailants turn on Jounouchi. If Jounouchi is going to leave him to his fate, he'll have to do it soon, or he'll be too deep in the category of threat to be allowed to flee.]
[Awesome, that should be interesting! Pegasus knows him by his Japanese name, so I hope that's okay!]