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shitpostingkats · 2 years ago

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Listen. Listen.

Yusei says himself that getting the Momentum system up and fully realized is for his parents, not for him. And, now that their work has come to fruition, he's stepping away from the project and wondering what to do next. And we know from the flash-forward that he hasn't made a dueling appearance in quite a few years, so it's not like he stopped working at MIDS to focus on fame and glory. Presumably, he doesn't come out of card game retirement unless he wants to, or thinks it will be fun.

He hung up his labcoat and the next thing we see him doing is hosting a backyard barbecue. He wants to have a small and quiet life. Just let him fiddle with his machines and grommets, and he'll be happy.

It also sets up the comedy scene where one day someones car is making a funny noise, so they go into their local mechanic's shop, you know, one of those little mom and pop joints, the owner's sweet, he's reliable. And as he's examining under the hood, the lights in the garage flicker, and he just kind of mutters "Oh yeah, they're probably running maintenance on block B1-17."

"Oh? You know a lot about the city's energy infrastructure?"

A pause.

"I built it."

So I know the general consensus is that, post-series, Yusei continues to work at MIDS, and I like that idea too -- he's certainly smart enough, after all -- but also. I like the idea of him just wanting A Very Quiet Life after everything and going back to being a mechanic. Like, MIDS is obviously a good use of his skills and all, but also he's just a dude who likes to work with this hands and MIDS wouldn't really be that. (Of course MIDS would call him every time something breaks and he would go fix it, but he's not someone who likes being in the spotlight and he would vastly prefer it if they'd just leave him alone.)

Anyway, this post isn't really going anywhere other than to say that Mechanic!Yusei lives rent-free in my head.

#Yusei's garage is exactly what Pearson wanted for Satellite #He takes in kids from low income families and teaches them the trade alongside life skills #when he opened up #Rally was already sitting on his doorstep #most of the temp assistants just stay for a couple months. But Rally's been there for years and is making no efforts to leave #Whenever there's a big duel on the tv their doors are open to anyone who wants to wander in an watch with them. And yell at the screen.#And eat the hot food coming off the griddle. And listen to Yusei's honestly frighteningly insightful commentary.#Duel Night is a high holiday in the neighborhood and honestly 50% of the people can be found spilling out of the garage #just mingling and having a good time. Being a community.#and that's all Yusei's ever wanted.#It's also worth noting he's the kind of mechanic where you come in because a part in your engine broke and he's like #'Oh yeah they design these things to give out like two weeks after the warranty expires so every two years you have to go back #and buy a $400 replacement. I can fix it for you. Or I could make a brand new one that won't snap in half after a couple hundred miles.#Either way it'll cost you $12'#yugioh #ygo #yugioh 5ds #ygo 5ds #yusei fudo

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