𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 : 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞.
The last piece of the puzzle slipped into place, but she didn’t realise it until her room was suddenly filled with coloured lights and what felt like a small cyclone.
Afterwards, she didn’t know how to express the sensation of being sucked deep into her own body. She was still there, still in residence, but there was an abrupt sensation of newness, of nearness that defied description. It was as though her mind, her sense of self, was a reservoir made separate by a beaver dam, and then suddenly one of the twigs in the dam came loose and something else seeped in.
She nestled in the recesses of her brain while this new occupant stood up – using her body – knocking the chair over backwards – her chair – and looked own at her hands – her hands, with the little ink stain on the right thumb from her leaky fountain pen.
“Well,” said a voice. Not hers, but it came from her throat. She knew this later when she retained more consciousness of … everything, really. “Well,” it said, “this is unexpected.” - excerpt from Variation on a Theme by Scribbler
When Yuugi was ten, he gave away the Millennium Puzzle to cement his friendship with Anzu. She didn’t know what kind of gift she was accepting until it was already too late and she was sharing headspace with a recalcitrant spirit. As if being a teenage girl in the 21st century wasn’t complicated enough.
This is an open verse, meaning I’m happy to explore situations with anyone willing to try out this scenario with me!
Anzu Mazaki is in possession of the Millennium Puzzle.
In this verse, it is she who acts as a host for the Pharaoh. One thing I want to make clear however, is that her reaction to playing host to a 5,000 year old Spirit is much less amicable ( in the beginning ) than Yuugi. Unlike Yuugi, who was willing to overlook the odd going-ons surrounding Yami’s presence because of his extreme loneliness and run of bad luck, Anzu deals with no such problems. Therefore, she’s much mores suspicious and much more aware of his presence early on than Yuugi in canon. Scribbler puts it best: “Yami is tragic enough to stir her sympathy, dangerous enough to make her feel threatened, but strong enough that she also feels a little protected in having him there.”
Anzu is the reigning Queen of Games ( thanks Yami! ) , making Seto Kaiba her immediate rival. She has a hard time explaining to her friends her sudden interest in Duel Monsters or how the heck she got so stinking good at it. Despite this, Anzu very much still maintains her dream of becoming a professional ballerina.
Her personality may be a bit different to canon-Anzu. She’s much more snarky and sarcastic. Playing host to a dead guy will do that to you.
More to be added when necessary.
