The little girl vaulted silently onto the roof of the school, her face growing uncharacteristically grim and her steps filling with purpose. A quiet click came from her duel disk as she stepped in front of a ventilation duct. Total 19.

"[color=bc8dbf]That you?[/color]"

"[color=00a651]Password.[/color]"

The girl sighed and rolled her shoulders.

"[color=bc8dbf]Color of the flower 
Has already faded away, 
While in idle thoughts...[/color]"

"[color=00a651]...My life passes vainly by, 
As I watch the long rains fall.[/color]"

"[color=bc8dbf]We done here?[/color]"

"[color=00a651]Shoot.[/color]"

The kid rounded the corner to find what appeared to be a [url=https://i.imgur.com/TWob0q7.jpg]teen prostitute in a bathing suit[/url], filing her nails.

"[color=bc8dbf]So, er...[/color]"

"[color=00a651]You like it? It's my new look.[/color]"

"[color=bc8dbf]So you're trying for... Fetish model?[/color]"

"[color=00a651]She's a student here, actually. Umi Ruka.[/color]", the girl henceforth known as Umi Ruka blew on her nails before looking back at her partner, "[color=00a651]Gives you kind of a 'prize queen' vibe, right? Don't worry, she spends most of her time rooting around in garbage or whatever. Doesn't like to talk.[/color]"

The child massaged her temples and tried not to look too closely at her partner.

"[color=bc8dbf]I can't believe I talked you up to the students down there...[/color]"

"[color=00a651]Aw, it's no big deal! Besides, I could tell you were having a great time![/color]"

"[color=bc8dbf]I'd be having a [i]better time[/i] if you gave me back my own deck.[/color]", the kid responded, holding up her duel disk-clad arm, "[color=bc8dbf]This one's boring as hell[/color]."

"[color=00a651]I prefer the word 'safe'. You know the rules, pipsqueak- 'long as you're my proxy, you gotta use a deck I've built.[/color]"

"[color=bc8dbf]Then build me a [i]better one[/i], dammit! And get me a better look while you're at it![/color]"

Umi shifted her seating in order to face her child companion completely.

"[color=00a651]Oh? And I don't suppose you have an idea in mind?[/color]"

"[color=bc8dbf]Just... Something taller! And... More [i]male[/i]![/color]"

"[color=00a651]Well the former's a no-go. Even a small model like yours eats power like it's no tomorrow. Doubt you can even turbo duel like that. As for 'more male'...[/color]", she shrugged, "[color=00a651]...Eh, maybe I can rig something up. Gimme a week. Just... I dunno, wear a real disguise until then.[/color]"

"[color=bc8dbf]I'm holding you to that.[/color]"

"[color=00a651]Sure, whatever.[/color]"

Umi hopped off the ventilation shaft she'd been using as a seat and strolled across the roof, making a motion for the kid to follow her.

"[color=bc8dbf]Seriously, I'll make you swallow a thousand needles if you're lying, alright?[/color]"

"[color=00a651]Hey now, I'm against violence.[/color]"

"[color=bc8dbf]Since when?[/color]"

"[color=00a651]Since just now. Now c'mon, we don't have all day! Things to do, people to hurt![/color]"

"[color=bc8dbf]...What happened to 'against violence'..?[/color]"