Haas sighed in relief when Brooklyn and Nathan spoke up again, deciding to give him a shot. He'd also gotten a chuckle out of Angelo's antics, but it wasn't very surprising considering that boy had kind of a reputation around the school for being a hothead. [b][color=aba000]"Alright, thanks everyone! Let's try to get to the bottom of these mysteries! I was thinking to-"[/color][/b] Haas begun to explain his plan, but was cut off by Hayate who seemed a little concerned. She told Haas about Hayato's message, and how the samurai suddenly wanted to meet him in... private. Hayate could have maybe put it a little better, but Haas got the point. Then she talked about trying to get more people involved, which raised some red flags in Haas' mind. [b][color=aba000]"N-No, that's quite alright! I want to keep this group to people I know for now. I-It might get a little out of hand if more people get involved..."[/color][/b] He said with a nervous laugh, scratching the back of his head. He tensed up a little at the idea of more people than is needed, thinking about how much trouble he'd be in if such a large group caused issues.

Haas shook his head to get back to his senses, softly laughing to himself for getting so silly in a rather serious moment. [b][color=aba000]"Y-Yeah, alright... I'll go and drop by Hayato's after this. Now uh, where was I...?"[/color][/b] The boy went silent for a few moments, trying to recall his plan after getting sidetracked. He then tensed up again, as if a bolt of electricity shot through his spine. [b][color=aba000]"Oh, yeah! So, everyone here is really good at something I've noticed,"[/color][/b] Haas begun explaining. [b][color=aba000]"Ben is social and is good at gathering info, Nathan is a really good entertainer, Angelo has his own shop tinkering with Duel Runners, Maisy has shown her... vast knowledge of underwear and so on. I was thinking maybe we could all put our heads together, and use what we have to our advantage."[/color][/b] Haas snapped his fingers. [b][color=aba000]"Like, Angelo could try to find something about what happened to Ethel if he maybe checked her runner... Maisy's offered to sneak around, same with Megan, though I'm still iffy on that. Stuff like that."[/color][/b] 

[b][color=aba000]"As for how to tackle the Dark Dorm..."[/color][/b] The boy bit his lip when he got around to that part. [b][color=aba000]"I don't like it, but... Those guys refuse to talk to anyone normally lately. Unless they're less than stellar at dueling, they won't even look at you unless you duel them. So... if we want to get an idea of what's going on, we might need to talk to them with these."[/color][/b] Haas raised up his Duel Disk, the diving one he'd earned from the swimming competition. [b][color=aba000]"Those rumors worry me, though. If it's true that they're using shock devices, then it might be more dangerous than I thought, ahaha..."[/color][/b] the boy laughed nervously, looking away again. [b][color=aba000]"So... maybe we could split us up into two groups for now. Some who gather information on what happens with those attacks, and some others who investigate the Dark Dorm. Is... everyone alright with that?"[/color][/b] Haas was a little concerned when he asked his question, feeling uncertain still even though people have told him they're on his side.

Haas tried to get his mind off of the inherent dangers, which led him to think of something which was mentioned earlier. [b][color=aba000]"Ah... We could also use this group like Joshua said, as a social thing. Just in case it doesn't amount to anything, or if it's more dangerous than it's worth, we could still help each other vai practice and helping each other study..."[/color][/b] the boy tried to suggest, though he couldn't exactly take credit for the idea. It was also then that something else popped into his mind. [b][color=aba000]"A-Ah, right... I should probably go and check on Hayato. I'd prefer to investigate the strange occurrences, so I'll put myself in that group... unless you guys want me to help with the Dark Dorm. A-Anyway, I don't want to force people to get along, so I'll let you guys form groups on your own."[/color][/b] Haas tried to brush everything he just said off as casually as possible, then made his way to the door. [b][color=aba000]"Let's try to meet up here every week and share our results!"[/color][/b] With that final line, Haas walked through the door and made his way to the dorms, going to see what was up with Hayato.[hr]Back at the dorms, Andre was walking around with his homework in hand and trying to mentally solve it before he got back, due to a lack of a pen. His concentration wasn't quite meant to be, though. Just a minute after he began, students all around started to gravitate towards one particular area, causing quite the ruckus. If it wasn't hard enough to concentrate already, several students bumped into Andre and didn't even bother apologizing as they rushed off down the halls, seemingly following the Dark Dorm line painted on the floor. It was strange, considering you weren't supposed to go to dormitory hallways unless you belonged to that dorm. If Andre had followed the crowd, he'd see quite the... [i]shocking[/i] scene. Several students from dorms ranging from Earth to Fire were collapsed against the wall, some with pretty bad wounds all over. It didn't seem like the fun was going to end there, though, as a solitary Wind Dorm student was brave enough to take on not one, not two, but [i]three[/i] Dark Dorm duelists, evidenced by the three wires running from his disk and connecting to the others. The Wind Dorm student just grinned, with a few strands of brown hair covering his eyes. 

[color=a36209]"What are we waiting on?"[/color] Vincent said in an almost scarily oblivious tone. The other three students, the Dark crew, looked a lot more on-edge. A frown was all over there face, with all three of their ridiculous pompadours doing a pathetic job of hiding it. [color=563C5C]"Shut up!"[/color] one of the three yelled, with another butting in right after. [color=66424D]"W-We've beaten more duelists than you! T-That Fire Dorm punk was just a fluke!"[/color] The only noticeable difference between this pompadour student and the first is that his was just a tiny bit shorter, compared to the rather phallic image his friend presented. The third one then speaks up, hardly having a bit of hair that sticks out to the front. [color=843F5B]"We'll put you in your place with these rare cards we got! Just like we did those other punks!"[/color] The third was a lot more confident compared to the one who spoke just before, a shit-eating grin plastered across his face. It seems like a duel was about to start, judging from the Duel Disks that were at the ready from both sides. Someone should probably interject, but the staff was nowhere to be found and the students seemed to be more interested in watching. So interested that they made a near impenetrable wall, in fact, so it didn't look like anyone was going to be able to stop this. 

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