Observation 7 - Pick a card, any card!

[originalnumber]

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Astral is sitting on the floor of the living room using the coffee table to draw on it looks like; numerous sheets of card are littered (albeit 'neatly') around him, some of them decorated with statistics and blank squares and others completed with fully rendered monsters of some sort.

At the moment, he seems to be drawing something that looks like this, before staring at it a moment and sighing.

"Hahhhh..." Remembering all the cards he saw in his world just isn't the same as actually having them here... But it's just not fun to have the deck of real cards and be unable to use them...

[Phone]

Hello? Does anyone happen to know of a proper material for use in colouring on card? I don't want to ruin any of the drawings I've made thus far, but I would like to add some colour to them...

Also, when it is done, I should have enough cards to make a variety of 'duel monsters decks', provided they do not vanish without warning. They of course will not work with a d-pad when I have it returned, but if anyone is interested in a tabletop card game, I will gladly join them.

Comments

[Phone]

[originalnumber]

Ahhh... No. [...Not at all.]

It is a sort of trading card game; it is immensely popular in my world, typically played using a device that displays each card in Augmented Reality. For obvious reasons however, [cough, mayfield, cough], that is quite impossible at the moment... Particularly since I was only given the deck I used with my partner.

[tsukihime]

Yea...I still don't get any of that.

Games sound fun, though!

[originalnumber]

Aah. Well, if you like, I could easily explain the mechanics of the game itself!

There are many different cards; monsters, traps, spells... All of them are used for a 'duel'.

[tsukihime]

Uh...I dunno if I'd really be able to learn unless I actually played. Everything you're saying sounds like a weird alien language.

[originalnumber]

[Fun fact; he just talks like that.] Understandable. Unfortunately, until I am able to colour these cards, there will not be enough for a game... [Decisions decisions...]

[tsukihime]

Oh. I don't really know what colors on cards.

I just use whatever I have around no matter what.

[originalnumber]

Ah? Really?

And the colours appear clean and separate? [Evidently someone had a test run with some bad markers...]

[tsukihime]

I dunno, I just color with whatever I've got.

[Sometimes she goes outside the lines...but that's okay she's just expressing herself.]

[originalnumber]

Aah. I see... [...Not quite what he's doing ahhh...]

In any case, it was good advice. Thank you.

[tsukihime]

Now I wanna learn how to play this card game!

[originalnumber]

Haha- Well, if you like, I could call you when I finish some cards.

[Ahhh...] Do you have any interests in particular? Many of the cards are centered around a theme of sorts.

[tsukihime]

I don't care, as long as it's fun and not boring.

Is it fun?

[originalnumber]

It is incredibly fun. [...Astral that is BIAS.]

[tsukihime]

Really? What's it like?

this took way too long but- I can't figure out how to describe- AHHH xD''

[originalnumber]

Ah. It is a trading card game- typically, one would be able to watch the monsters depicted on their cards battling each other...

However, I am currently lacking the equipment for this. The most I have is the cards, so it is possible to play however. Essentially, each player has a number of 'lifepoints', which can be depleted by attack or effect of some kind on the cards. The goal of the game is to deplete the opponent's points before your own are extinguished.

[.. .... .....

wat.]

That's okay, the description is adequate without actually having them play the game xD

[tsukihime]

So...so it's like poker except without money?

[Yea no she's probably going to have to see this in action before she'll understand.]

Ahahaahahh phew~

[originalnumber]

. . .

No.

[How dare you, a silent portion of his mind is likely saying.]

Perhaps it would be better to demonstrate once some of the cards are complete.

[tsukihime]

Okay! I'll play.

I want something to do.

[originalnumber]

Ah- In that case, should I call you once there are enough cards completed?

[tsukihime]

Sure! My name's Arcueid, by the way.

[originalnumber]

Aah. I am Astral- Pleased to meet you, Arcueid.

[tsukihime]

Astral? Is there any kind of reason that's your name?

[originalnumber]

Ah... Unfortunately, I cannot be certain of the answer to that- I lack the full memories of my origins, it would seem.

[tsukihime]

Huh, I do too!

I remember some stuff but not all of it.

[originalnumber]

Ah- Really? [Incredible! ...Not good, but interesting..!]

Ah... May I ask why however? [What causes memory problems in humans again..?]