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((Mmm... well, actually I think I'm worse at History than English, but English is definitely down there with my worst. Oh, but my worst is probably PE now that I think about it. XP I have asthma, so absolutely fail at physical activity. The only thing I got going for me is that I can sort of dance ballet. (not the whole flexible part, but I can walk on my toes really well and even balance and jump on my tip-toes with one foot. XD;; ) But I tend to be more of a math and science kid. Oh, and I tend to have a pretty easy time with foreign languages as well (which is strange since I suck at English)
And wow, that's so sad. You really must've had some bad luck because I cannot find any good reasons to insult you. (best reason I got is that you don't like Puppyshipping XD;; ) I'm glad I was able to help you keep roleplaying though, because it's so much fun. <3 And I can totally see Malik turning to drugs in certain situations. And besides, no one can keep a character completely in character in a roleplay, but I think you do a pretty damn good job with Malik. smile But if people ever insult you, it's not because you're doing a bad job, but simply because your style doesn't suit their tastes. Isn't that their problem in the end? I mean, you can't appeal to everyone.
And I think speaking out of character is an awsome thing (I try to restrict myself but I usually fail once I get started...) because it gives you more knowlege on the person you're roleplaying with. The better people know eachother, the more they can mold their styles together and roleplay in sync. Plus it's a good way to make friends. ^^))
Jounouchi went quiet for a good ten seconds, considering all of what Malik was saying. Finally, he spoke up again, "Magic... supernatural powers and everything... I used to not believe in it at all..." he mumbled, "I thought it was stupid to believe in something so weird that no one had really experienced... I also thought people who dreamed of those kinds of things were stupid, because they were relying on something that didn't exist instead of their own strength... I thought they were weak, and I really did hate them... but then I met Yuugi and found out all the strange things about him... at first I just felt dumb for being proved wrong about magic, and I thought that because I had never believed in the past, that I needed hard proof, that I would just have to be normal. So I tried to avoid it as much as possible while still helping Yuugi as much as I could..." he looked up at Malik, "So you really think everyone has some magic in them then...? It's an interesting thought... but why would mine suddenly come out then just today? For no reason...? Agh, this is so confusing...!" he finally finished, quite frustrated from his own rant.
((We don't have 'advanced' Art classes... once you get passed Art 4 you're just independent study. Which is what I'm going for next year. ^^ (I'm in Art 3 right now) It's funny that Art is the hardest of your AP tests though. I've heard our hardest was between US History (the one I took XP) and some of the foreign language ones. But I highly doubt you're too stupid to take AP tests. Because they mostly involve hard work instead of automatic smarts. If you're already stressed and have too much to do, then you probably wouldn't be able to handle an AP test. I could hardly handle mine, and I only took one. (some people took three!) Ultimately though, they're just about studying, studying, and more studying. Doesn't matter if you're smart or not, it's all about motivation and freetime. XP But I'm glad your stress will end soon. I really can't wait for summer vacation.))

((I do enjoy sports, but when I was little my asthma was so bad I had to take a breathing treatment like three times a day. Because of that I couldn't do hardly any sports because I would have asthma attacks. Now it's not that bad, but because of my young years of little physical activity, it's hard to catch up. XD;; Not to mention how horribly clumsy I am. I can still do things like swimming and stuff, as long as I don't do it for too long or too much. (I still get asthma attacks, and enhaler doesn't always help XP) I don't really care about being athletic; I just think it'd be nice to be able to run a mile without my lungs exploding. Sometimes I have dreams that I'm just running really fast through a giant field, and I feel so free and good. XD;; Wish I could do that in real life. And even though I have a harder time with Art than say Math or Science, it is definitely my favorite subject. X3 Probably because it provides a challenge that I can always continue to improve on while still having fun.
And yeah, I agree that Malik's personality wasn't developed a bit. (much like Bakura's (omote) and Otogi's. And well, not much else to say except that I completely agree on your views on Malik's personality. XD;; ))
"You know Malik..." Jounouchi said quietly, then looked up, "You're surprisingly wise." he said with a light smile, "And you're right. Now that I think about it, it is a lot better to deal with this situation since it doesn't put Yuugi or Shizuka or anyone in danger. I'm glad I can leave them out of it. I guess we're the only two involved, right...?"
((XD
Gosh, your school seems awsome. All we got is a set of Art classes, set of Advertising Art, set of Ceramics, set of Photo, and two Media classes. In Art we just get a bunch of different projects that usually involve bristol board and colored pencils, though we also use paint, chalk, pastels, marker, ink, etc. Once in a great while we'll also do 3-D projects. In Advertising Art, it's about the same thing except that we also put words in our projects. Never taken Ceramics, though that's pretty self-explanitary. I took Photo I and it was pretty annoying. We would get projects of things to take pictures of, then develop them ourselves. There was one cool project we did where we cut up a bunch of photos and made a new picture out of them. I did one of Jounouchi, though I never finished. XD;; I really should finish that this summer... And then I took the first Media class, and while the class was fun (got to work with Photoshop and animation) I really don't like the teacher. XD;;
I tend to be pretty bad about studying, especially for History... in math or science, if someone just gives me a worksheet as a study guide, I'll do it no problem. But if someone just gives me terms I gotta memorize... *shivers*))

((Ah, well glad you were able to sneak on. XD;; Why were you banned?))
Jounouchi thought for a moment, "I don't have a cell phone, but I do have a home phone. I could write it down, though I'm really not home that often... you really should only try calling that phone in an emergency..." he said a bit nervously, "If I'm anywhere besides home or outside, I'll probably be either at the school, Yuugi's game shop, or Honda's house... I can write down those three numbers too; Yuugi's Grandpa and Honda don't mind if you need to get ahold of me, and the school will call me to the office if I have a call." he said, reaching into his pants pocket and pulling out a scratch piece of paper, "Got something I can write with?"
((My school is retarded. XD;; The district is starting a closed campus policy next year, meaning Juniors and Seniors can't leave school during lunch, and so some retard started a protest where students would get up at 8:15 AM today and just leave in the middle of class, going out to the parking lot and protesting. Friggin' morons: protesting at the school ain't gonna do anything. You need to complain to the district; our school can't do anything about the closed-campus policy. So they missed class and stood out in the heat for three hours for nothing. I doubt the district has even found out about it. rolleyes
I hate Arts and Crafts too... I'm no good with 3-D things... only drawing, painting, chalks, etc. I also wanna major in Art (intermedia) but I wanna minor in Japanese. ^^
Yes, I have a DA, though my scanner hasn't been working for a while, so all the stuff posted is pretty old and crappy. Do you? Oh, and I love getting advice, because it helps to improve. ^^ ))

((Ah, I see. XD;; ))
Jounouchi nodded, taking the two sticky-notes and the pen, stuffing the one that Malik had written on, plus his original piece of scratch paper, into his pocket. He then proceeded to write the four numbers down, labeling what each one was in his chickenscratch handwriting. "Okay, here." Jounouchi said, handing the note and the pen back to Malik. "I use payphones a lot, just to tell you, so if you get some really weird number code on the caller ID, it's probably me." he finished up, admitting to himself that he was a bit relieved to now have someone to talk to these strange occurences about.
((I've never gone off campus for lunch anyway, even though I'm a Junior. I try to save my money, so I always pack my lunch and just eat outside of the Art Hall with a group of friends. Besides, the only places in distance to eat at are a gas station, a KFC, a McDonalds<--icky, a Burgerking, and a Church's Chicken... The only thing I like at all there is Burgerking, and I can easily get sick of it I'm sure.
And yeah, I had a test the walkout day as well. It was funny. XD
And I love your stuff! <3 Ironically, my account is pretty recent, (about half-a-year-old), but my scanner broke shortly after I got the account, so I haven't posted anything since.
And that's awsome that you give so much advice. ^^ One thing that really bugs me are those people who say people who aren't as good at art as them have no right to give them critisism. Everyone has the right to give critisism, as long as it's constructive. Just because you work is not as advanced, doesn't mean you don't understand what you or others need to improve on and work on. It just means that it takes you longer to transfer those improvements to your hands.))

Jounouchi laughed lightly in response to the comment, "Well, it's not like many people knew really what happened... just those of us who got involved at all with the Ghouls and the Battle City finals... it's probably just because you recently moved here. A lot of people are shy with foreigners too..." he smiled at Malik, "Anyway, even if these hauntings don't happen anymore from now on, we really should keep in touch anyway. It's always good to get more friends who duel, especially these days when its popularity is goin' down."
((Fast food tastes so good, but I don't eat much of it because of the money and it's so bad for you...I also get sick easily, so if I eat too much junk I sometimes throw up. XD;;
Well, anyway, I have the same username on DA as here, plus I friended you so... guess you can check it out, though I really need to put my more recent stuff up...
And now those people bug me, those who critisize something because they don't like the style. If you don't like the style, just flat-out say it. Don't go on about how bad it looks without giving any reasons or any advice. rolleyes I like your style though. Even though your girls are pretty big-boobed, you draw teh booblage well, so you're forgiven. XD;; And that picture of Malik is so pretty... I just love the way you shade! <3))

"Yup." Jounouchi said, smiling brightly. He then stretched his arms, realizing he wasn't sure or not if this was his cue to leave. He wasn't really good at the whole "being a guest" thing.
((Yeah. XD;;
And I like drawing girls better too, because they have more curves; I like drawing curvy things over straight things. But I like drawing both genders, though I tend to be a bit better with the female anatomy. ^^;; And I don't draw much shounen ai or yaoi, because my parents like to look at my art. I did manage one suggestive yuri pic that they didn't notice, which I even got onto DA before they could see it. XD;; Now it is safely hidden in my drawer... ah, but that sucks that you won't have a scanner soon. D:
And I'm really not too big on the whole dance thing, but I would love to see your pics. ^^))

((Oh, sorry, I should've explained that better. XD;;; He just stretched to stretch.))
((And you're unbanned?! *glomp* Yaaay! X3 And I do tend to draw guys a lot, probably more than girls, because I'm better at drawing girls so I want to improve more on guys. I mostly drew girls when I was little so...
And yeah, the reason there's so much DBZ is because I had just started a DBZ RP with my most beloved RP partner, Karma321; we're friends in real life, though we used to be pretty indifferent to eachother. We became good friends instead of the whole "I'm friends with you because you're friends with my friend" thing, because she saw a DBZ poster in my room and got all excited that we both liked it, so we started an RP together coupling her favorite character (Kaioushin Sama) with my favorite character (Piccoro) and then we just became really close after that. XD;;; Now we've got like four private RPs together: The DBZ one, a DBZ/Yami no Matsuei crossover, a Mario Brothers one, and an Ed, Edd, 'n' Eddy one. XD;; Back when I got my DA, I was in that obsession with the new RP stage, so I drew a lot of DBZ. I didn't post most of my older stuff because it was crappy, and I haven't posted newer things since that DBZ stage since there's no scanner to use. But right now I'm more obsessed with our Mario RP, though I don't draw so much of that since I suck at drawing Mario and Luigi. XP But yes, I do love DBZ. Just not as obsessed now as I was at the time... XD;;
Ah, but you think I color things neat? XD;;; I've always been such a scribbly colorer. I'm trying to improve on that but... all my stuff just seems to have a sketchy/scribbling look to it. XD;; But I always feel upset if I don't finish my work if it's something I actually put effor into... but your things look finished to me. o.o
And I'm glad you like the Red Eyes outfit. XD;; I designed that when I was in Junior High or so, back before I had even seen that episode where he dressed up in the retarded armor. (I don't know if that episode had even come out in Japan yet...) The crappy pic in my scraps is the original design I had; I did it for a fanfiction I was writing. I redrew it last year, which is probably the one you're talking about. I feel arrogant and lame for saying so, but I'm really proud of that outfit design. XD;;; All I had to work with was a crappy model of Red Eyes that my dog chewed up, but I enjoyed designing it. Oh, gosh, I'm rambling again. Sorry! XD;;; I'll shut up now. Can't wait to see more of your art. wink ))