[MEMORY LOG] Memory #16

Battle City Yuugi Duel, part three: SCREW YOU, MALIK, I'M TAKING OSIRIS'S ATTACK RIGHT IN MY FACE. [24.208-24.209]

From: Alice's bottled feelings game.
Form: a little bottle
Shareable: 1/2

Dark Bakura is about to lose the first duel of the semifinals due to Osiris being summoned, when Malik reveals his backup plan: he uses the Rod to restore Ryou's control over the body and dares Atem to attack his already-injured friend. Though he's impressed, Bakura gets angry and tells Malik that he has "ways [he] likes to win and ways [he] doesn't like to win." He forces his way back into control and tells Atem he's won the duel -- he can attack and Bakura will shield Ryou from it. Osiris attacks, and both Bakuras are out for the count.

This is a pretty complicated memory, honestly. On the one hand, it's entirely possible Malik's plan would have paid off. On the other hand, his host being injured (by... anyone who isn't him) is not something he's willing to risk. He's too important -- not because of his individual identity or anything, but because he's essential to Bakura's long-term plans. This is my tool, you can't break him, etc. Plus, you know, Malik didn't tell him about this ahead of time. So even though he can admire Malik's plans, they're too much of a potential threat to his long-term goals for him to go along with them. He's willing to concede and even be injured if it means the pieces will fall into place better in the long run.


What he learned:
- Oh, so that's why he was mad at Malik in that other memory. This won't ruin his relationship with Teir in Aather or anything, since he already knows that they're working together again in the future, and the points of contention in the memory (Bakura Ryou, the Millennium Items, Atem) aren't an issue here.
- God Cards hurt.
- More confirmation that his eventual plans involve "the door to darkness" and gathering the Items.
+ 50 possessiveness
+ 50 I LAUGH IN THE FACE OF DEATH