[Marik is lucky that Bakura is caught equally unaware. His eyes turn wide in surprise and his body goes stiff in expectation for an attack. He has just barely time to regain his wits and not let his aggression seep through before he's already being grabbed and dragged away.]

What--

[His curse dies on his lips as he sees just how scandalized his former 'partner' in crime is looking. More like a fucking klutz getting between his legs for all the failure he'd proven at carrying his own weight in the end of Battle City, but oh well. They hadn't exactly been enemies before. That was before the idiot had decided to forget his pride and kowtow to the Pharaoh, of course.

But that reaction is hilarious. Maybe he should mess with the idiot some more, see how long it'll take before he catches on.

So he blinks, droops his shoulders lightly like a scolded schoolboy, and gives Marik a look that'll hopefully more confused than challenging.]

Ishtar-kun? Why are you- no, why would I be arrested in the first place? All I'm doing is asking a question about a monster that's supposed to cause some trouble.