[She didn't have to name anyone specific in order for him to have a pretty good idea of just who she meant.]
So, speaking of Joey. Have you spoken to him directly?
[Staring at the screen a little anxiously as he sent that one. It had been quite a while since Tristan and his friends had seen the seasoned duelist and it hadn't exactly ended on the best note. Joey had always had a special connection to Mai, and there was no doubt that her absence likely hit him the hardest. Concern for his best friend practically demanded some clarity on how that reunion went down.]
Hey, I get that. No one's judging you.
[... though Marik wasn't exactly fully in control of himself at the time she was sent to the shadow realm either. He ultimately decided that now was not the time to point that out. They both were at the mercy of that wacko spirit that had taken the reigns.]
I'm just trying to get some sense of what we might need to look out for
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So, speaking of Joey. Have you spoken to him directly?
[Staring at the screen a little anxiously as he sent that one. It had been quite a while since Tristan and his friends had seen the seasoned duelist and it hadn't exactly ended on the best note. Joey had always had a special connection to Mai, and there was no doubt that her absence likely hit him the hardest. Concern for his best friend practically demanded some clarity on how that reunion went down.]
Hey, I get that. No one's judging you.
[... though Marik wasn't exactly fully in control of himself at the time she was sent to the shadow realm either. He ultimately decided that now was not the time to point that out. They both were at the mercy of that wacko spirit that had taken the reigns.]
I'm just trying to get some sense of what we might need to look out for