[center][h1][color=#af7ac5][b]Valerie Durand[/b][/color][/h1][/center]

He didn't believe her. That was fine. In his place, Valerie wouldn't have bought the story either. Outlandish claims necessitated physical proof, and without spiritual sensitivity on his end, there just wasn't much to be done. Of course, she would have liked it a lot more if Leo just gave up here and stopped asking questions, but this just wasn't her day, now was it?

[color=#af7ac5][b]"Can't speak for everyone else,"[/b][/color] Valerie shrugged, meeting Leo's gaze with a dispassionate stare. [color=#af7ac5][b]"But at least whoever you talked to has the same story as me. Yeah, I felt it. Then I saw it. Big pillar of light coming out of the woods. Normal, sane people wouldn't go towards it."[/b][/color] She smirked ruefully at that. [color=#af7ac5][b]"But, hell, I might as well tell you. I came to this academy just to see if there were other people like me affected by Duel Monster spirits. Make sure I didn't actually hallucinate the voice in my head all these years."[/b][/color]

A beat.

[color=#af7ac5][b]"Plus, I like card games."[/b][/color]

[@King Cosmos]