Before Hayato ran out and Shinrei had a chance to reply, both could hear a click coming from the door to the stairwell. If either tried to open it, they'd find it unlocked surprisingly enough.[hr]The woman with Leander and Vincent closed one of her eyes and placed her left hand on her hip when she heard Leander pester her for an identity. [color=6ecff6]"Tricky question."[/color] she replied, but in a playful way. A grin sprawled across the mature woman's lips. [color=6ecff6]"Can't say I trust you with my actual name, but just call me Ruki. That's easy enough, right?"[/color] she winked at Leander, before jolting in surprise when Vincent raised their voice. And that question was annoying, being met with an exasperated sigh. [color=6ecff6]"Geez... And here I am, putting in some actual effort."[/color] was what 'Ruki' replied. They turned around and picked up a card from the top of their deck. [color=6ecff6]"To answer, 'cause you have potential. And that's who they'll target."[/color] 

'Ruki' turned her head and looked over the shoulder at the poor boy Leander, crumpled over the floor. [color=6ecff6]"Don't worry, you'll be fine. Give it a few minutes and you'll be back on your feet, a day or two and you won't even feel it anymore. I held back."[/color] the woman replied, and a clicking sound came from her general direction. Not too soon after, a face-down trap card flipped up out of nowhere. It gave off a huge glow, being aimed to Leander and Vincent, though they couldn't quite catch it's name. [color=6ecff6]"Gotta go, boys!"[/color] 'Ruki' cheerfully called out, and by the time the glow faded, both of them were left alone in the room.[hr]Shiyura's dislike for Tsukiko grew at a rapid pace, with the teenage girl being absolutely full of it. She's as naïve to think her dragon fed on only negative emotion, while it hardly did. [color=c7c7c7][b]"Guess I was right. You don't know what you're getting into."[/b][/color] Shiyura called out when Tsukiko turned her back to him, but didn't bother to chase or even try to stop her. It seemed the girl was a lost cause, and his tactics needed to change. Somewhere deep down a pity rose up for the girl, but hardly for the reasons you'd expect. The sob story was just that and left the stark-white haired boy unphazed. No, the pity came from Tsukiko's attitude in thinking she could tough it out like that. That she was too self-absorbed to realize how much damage she'd actually cause, and having an ego completely crush compassion. The boy threw a [color=c7c7c7][b]"Good luck."[/b][/color] Tsukiko's way, but hardly a sincere one. If she'd turn around after that point, he wouldn't be standing there anymore. At least Tsukiko got what she wanted.[hr]The librarian looked a little taken aback by Brad's tone, honestly not expecting such a hostile reaction. [b]"I-I'm sorry... But we can't do much more than leave it to security..."[/b] they replied, just a little shocked. It's not like the entire thing was an expected affair. Luckily, Nathan had come over to pull Brad away before they blew even more gaskets at the rather standard reactions. While maybe the staff's tone should've been a bit different, there's not much they could do besides offer them some shelter here. As the slimmer boy was escorting his friend, a security guard's face clearly tightened up when they saw them pass. Not out of disgust, but more of a mutual feeling of sadness. A bit of time has passed since the start of the event, and it was getting close to what a regular person's lunchtime is. From their chairs, the pair could see another two students playing a mock game over a table. One a boy and another a girl of around the same age, both brown haired but with the female being noticeably taller. She was in Wind judging from the uniform, and the boy in Earth. The girl's eyes couldn't be seen from that spot, but the boy's azure ones lit up in determination. Not everyone had given up hope, at least.[hr]The man with Maisy just kinda... slumped his shoulders at the stupidly simple answer. What a lass. For all that spunk, they had a surprisingly unique train of thought of having [i]no common sense[/i]. Though it was fair. But what took the guy with surprise was her asking why he wasn't sitting down. Wasn't that obvious?! Obviously, all villainous parties had to act cool and stand up against a wall! They couldn't afford to look LAME when their target entered, could they? [color=0072bc]"I felt like standing up straight, is all."[/color] was their short and half-honest reply, before looking down at the Duel Disk which started beeping. [color=0072bc]"Guess I'm out of time. Maybe you'll find out who I was waiting for some other time, lass."[/color] the man informed Maisy, the disk suddenly activating. Out of the mirror's sides sprung five individual slots, organized in a V shaped pattern. Picking up one card from his deck, Mystery man activated it. [color=0072bc]"Spell card activate."[/color] they called, and a card depicting a similar mirror to the one mounted on the man's wrist suddenly showed up in front of Maisy's eyes. A flash of light blinded the poor girl, and when it subsided, the man seemed to have disappeared. She did get a good enough glance at the name of the card though, it having read as 'Gishki Aquamirror'. [hr]Ethel was enjoying being alone. It felt good NOT to be bothered for once, and seeing everyone scramble around to try and find a partner to duel. One pair had already taken off to the lanes and was mid-duel, but surprisingly nobody else has. A screen in the far end of the garage showed the Turbo Duel in progress, with one student having a Lightning Warrior out and a set card with the other having a Spirit Reaper in defense. [color=7ea7d8]"...Amateurs."[/color] Ethel mumbled, finding the display to be wholly unsatisfying. A shade of green was making its way towards Ethel, who was a little too distracted with the duel in progress. So when Ignia appeared, Ethel naturally let out a cute little yelp in surprise. She'd honestly been caught off guard when the younger girl suddenly decided to show up. Embarrassment was flooding to Ethel's cheeks, which were a very faint red. The girl still caught Ignia's challenge, though. [color=7ea7d8]"A-A duel?"[/color] the bluenette stuttered, faking a quick smile. [color=7ea7d8]"Um... Okay. Let's bet,"[/color] the girl started. She pressed a button on her Duel Disk, which shuffled itself just a quick moment after.

[color=7ea7d8]"I'll draw a card. If it's a Speed Spell, I'll duel you."[/color] was Ethel's reply to the challenge. She raised up her right arm and drew the card, then couldn't help but break facade. Her fake smile was replaced by just her lips being almost unnoticeably curved upwards. Ethel turned the card's back to herself and revealed it to Ignia. [color=7ea7d8]"Speed Spell - Shift down. You win."[/color] the older girl informed the younger. It seemed they'd be dueling. [color=7ea7d8]"I'll inform him."[/color] the bluenette told Ignia, and went on ahead. By the time she'd arrive, Ryder would already be ready to meet Ignia. [color=8882be]"Ah, Ignia! Ethel's already told me you two will be dueling. She's already on the main track. Your Duel Runner is number FP-6, take this key to unlock it's garage and push it out onto the inside track. Just activate Speed World II at the starting line. Your runner will handle the rest."[/color] 

When Ignia would arrive at her Duel Runner's garage, she'd quickly get a good look at it's frame. It had a standard HELIO II frame, one of the better ones on the market. It was agile because of how thin it was, and had an arrow-like design. It's front was a triangle placed at a 60° angle and the bottom running along equal with the floor, and it's body was thinner around the middle and ending in a feather sort of tail. A built-in disk was on it, which actually was a Solid Vision beam instead of a normal metal disk. Two thrusters were modded on it's rear end to allow for a good early launch, but it reduced mobility just a tad. The colour scheme was also a little strange, having six total. At the front was a mix of red and green, with flames consuming a grasslands. That grasslands ended in a patch of blue water around the middle area, where a desert was on the other end. At the back of the runner was a mix of gray and purple, almost looking like a struggle of the moon trying not to be consumed by the night sky. A few streaks of yellow illuminated it, though. All in all, the runner looked like it told a story of some kind.[hr]Haas wasn't in any particular rush, though on a whimsy he chose to go up the stairs instead of down. They were at a random floor by now, wheezing in boredom. [color=aba000][b]"Man... Nothing is happening."[/b][/color] he complained, apparently already being oblivious to the fact the academy had practically been invaded. On a whim, Haas decided to enter the room of whatever floor he was on right now. When he entered, it was apparently and Arena floor. Some scratch markings soiled the floor, alongside a few burns. [color=aba000][b]"...Huh?"[/b][/color] the boy wondered aloud, sensing some shady stuff going on.

When Haas got a better look at the room, he noticed a girl slumped over in the corner. His mind didn't think much of it at first, so he casually approached them. [color=aba000][b]"Yo. Couldn't find a duel?"[/b][/color] the boy asked from a little ways away, then took another glance. Now he could clearly see this person was hurt. Realization hit Haas, and his eyes widened in shock. [color=aba000][b]"Hey, you okay?!"[/b][/color] they called out. The girl seemed to be a redhead, and from the same dorm as him. The wind-up duelist shifted into a jog, running over to Megan. When he arrived, he crouched to get a better look in. The region around her angle was torn open, and she had bruises all over her chest and back. [color=aba000][b]"This is bad... We need to get you to the medical office. Hey, are you awake?"[/b][/color] Haas asked, not being quite sure if Megan was completely with them or not.