Zahra takes note of Jonouchi's near-manic response and raises an eyebrow, but doesn't press. That alone spoke volumes; it seems like this Jounouchi was far more involved with the supernatural than he was in Zahra's world. They'll ask later, there are apparently more pressing things to discuss.
"It's stupid, really." Zahra chuckles at Anzu's memory. It seemed like- no, it was a long time ago. "Anzu caught you diving for that piece you threw away like a delinquent, dragged you by the ear to Yugi's house, and gave him the last piece directly instead of dropping it off with Sugoroku like you were planning. Yugi decided to let Anzu have the 'wish,' she put the last piece in and got the puzzle... well." Zahra shrugs. "The rest is history. It sounds like destiny got its way in your world, though."
Sighing, Zahra idly toys with the puzzle's chain as their Baltoy whizzes around them, curious. Jounouchi's sudden transition to dead seriousness is... odd. Even when he was in the direst of straits, Zahra recalled him approaching everything with an unflappable jocularity that was almost admirable. "Here's the thing. Anzu and Atem's souls, they... didn't fit together quite right. The puzzle was meant to go to Yugi. He was Atem's reincarnation, not Anzu. So every time one of them forced a switch, instead of the pieces clicking into a different configuration like it was supposed to, they just kinda got... mushed together. At first, it was clear who was who. Didn't get bad until after they beat Pegasus with that stupid mind swapping thing.
"What really sealed the deal was getting hit by Ra dead-on, though. They survived, barely, but that much shadow power..." Zahra clenches their fist. "Well. I'm here and not them, so I think you can put the rest together. I eventually figured out how to pull myself apart, give Atem and Anzu their lives back, but they didn't want to. They liked being me, for some-" Zahra's hand slaps their cheek, and they wince. "Okay, okay. Jeez. I need to love myself, etc. etc." Shaking their head, Zahra continues. "Explaining it to you and the rest back home was a pain, so I really hope that your verbal comprehension skills are better than my Jounouchi."
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"It's stupid, really." Zahra chuckles at Anzu's memory. It seemed like- no, it was a long time ago. "Anzu caught you diving for that piece you threw away like a delinquent, dragged you by the ear to Yugi's house, and gave him the last piece directly instead of dropping it off with Sugoroku like you were planning. Yugi decided to let Anzu have the 'wish,' she put the last piece in and got the puzzle... well." Zahra shrugs. "The rest is history. It sounds like destiny got its way in your world, though."
Sighing, Zahra idly toys with the puzzle's chain as their Baltoy whizzes around them, curious. Jounouchi's sudden transition to dead seriousness is... odd. Even when he was in the direst of straits, Zahra recalled him approaching everything with an unflappable jocularity that was almost admirable. "Here's the thing. Anzu and Atem's souls, they... didn't fit together quite right. The puzzle was meant to go to Yugi. He was Atem's reincarnation, not Anzu. So every time one of them forced a switch, instead of the pieces clicking into a different configuration like it was supposed to, they just kinda got... mushed together. At first, it was clear who was who. Didn't get bad until after they beat Pegasus with that stupid mind swapping thing.
"What really sealed the deal was getting hit by Ra dead-on, though. They survived, barely, but that much shadow power..." Zahra clenches their fist. "Well. I'm here and not them, so I think you can put the rest together. I eventually figured out how to pull myself apart, give Atem and Anzu their lives back, but they didn't want to. They liked being me, for some-" Zahra's hand slaps their cheek, and they wince. "Okay, okay. Jeez. I need to love myself, etc. etc." Shaking their head, Zahra continues. "Explaining it to you and the rest back home was a pain, so I really hope that your verbal comprehension skills are better than my Jounouchi."