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[wastingtime]

WHO; Elian, Bakura
WHAT; parties E A and B are looking for C! and instead find each other.
WHEN; How about right about now.
WHERE; Locke University campus

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Elian probably could have located her through the phone somewhat easier, but there was nothing wrong with stretching his legs. Quite the opposite, really; his exercise routine had been lax as of late, with the change in surroundings, and he had every reason to resume it. Or at least finding a new version thereof.

A nice walk around the local college campus would do well for that. It was hardly Boulder, but it was scenic in its own right. And if he remembered correctly, Christobel would be in one of those buildings-

He searched without hurry or haste, simply taking it all in.

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[shiromadoushi]

Bakura was early for his tutoring session, as often he was. The moment school was out, he headed over to campus, earbuds in and attention firmly elsewhere as he wandered through the campus, heading to where he was going to meet up with his friend.

He paused, pulling one of the buds out as he spotted someone unfamiliar. Someone's parent maybe? Maybe a visiting lecturer. Were they still doing that this close to finals?

"Looking for someone?"

[wastingtime]

Elian glanced over his shoulder, at first not certain that he was the one being hailed, but - well, yes, the young man was looking at him. Fair enough. He offered an easy smile, nodding in confirmation.

"I am, actually. I don't suppose you know a young lady by the name of Christobel?"

[shiromadoushi]

"Chris? Yeah, I know her," Bakura nodded. "She's still in class right now, pretty sure, since she's never here this early."

[wastingtime]

Ah, that answered that. "I suppose I can wait, then. Unless you happen to know which room I could find her in, so that I could wait outside?"

Far be it from him to interrupt another's class, after all.

[shiromadoushi]

"Mmm... one of the science rooms, I think. But she'll be by in like..." Bakura paused, pulling out his phone to check the time. "About a half hour or so."

[wastingtime]

A half hour? "I may as well familiarize myself with the campus further, then," Elian mused, mostly to himself. Still - he tilted his head in the other's direction. "Thank you. I take it you're a friend of hers?"

[shiromadoushi]

Bakura nodded. "Yeah. She's been my tutor for a couple years now."

[wastingtime]

Well that was a coincidence. Elian couldn't help but chuckle at that, smiling warmly. "She's been my grand-niece for far more than a 'couple'," he explained. "I hope she's been helpful to you."

[shiromadoushi]

Bakura blinked a few times. Why was...

...It might have just been a coincidence, but...

"...you wouldn't happen to be Elian, would you?"

[wastingtime]

...well, that was odd.

"Elian Price," he confirmed, tilting his head a bit. "Has she mentioned me?"

He wouldn't have thought he'd come up often in conversation, but perhaps she'd mentioned he was in town...

[shiromadoushi]

"A few times! Though I don't think I put two and two together until just now!" the teen rubbed the back of his neck. "I'm Bakura," he smiled.

[wastingtime]

Clear - if pleasant - surprise came across Elian's face. Bakura. He knew that name, and not because of Christobel. The chances were slim, but...

"Somewhat-of-an-artist Bakura?" he ventured curiously.

[shiromadoushi]

Bakura nodded, reaching into his bag for a small note book and flipping over to one of his many tapir themed doodles. "The one and the same~"

[wastingtime]

Elian couldn't help but laugh once he caught sight of the familiar creature. Oh, yes, he remembered those. "What are the chances-! It's very good to meet you, Bakura. In person, that is." He offered his hand, all but grinning.

[shiromadoushi]

"Pretty good, oddly enough," Bakura returned, accepting it. "Seems like almost everyone's linked somehow. You'd think Locke was a small town or something by it!"

[wastingtime]

"I don't even live here. I'm simply visiting. Though I may end up staying longer than I'd originally planned, at this rate." His smile turned a little lopsided. "I have to admit things are turning far more interesting than I'd thought, at first."

[shiromadoushi]

"Just to see what's going on with it all? Can't really blame you for that," Bakura grinned. "Sort of the best of both of it, since you can bail back home if things get too much."

[wastingtime]

"And to keep an eye on Christobel." For having a large family, there's only so many he still keeps an eye on. "I trust she's staying out of too much trouble?"

She'd never tell him herself, after all, but Bakura might.

[shiromadoushi]

"Only about as much trouble as anyone else in this mess."

Like he was going to snitch about the plan to KO the statue or go on the werewolf hunt. Or anything else.

[wastingtime]

It was worth a try.

"Wonderful. So before long, I'll be just as bad, is that what I'm to expect?"

His tone was light and wry; more amused than anything else.

"I'll be just like the 60s."

[shiromadoushi]

"The 60s?" Bakura blinked.

[wastingtime]

"I was active in the..." Elian made a vague sort of gesture, though he already had the sinking feeling Bakura was far, far too young to understand. "There was a lot going on at the time," he tried again, lowering his hand. "Nevermind."

[shiromadoushi]

"The protests and everything, you mean? Kinda like how Occupy was?"

[wastingtime]

A small nod. "Insomuch as they were protests...but having already gone through one war, I was very much against another." To this day, he was against such, even as he...reluctantly recognized...things wouldn't always go in peace.

There was always the hope, if nothing else.