Seeing nothing wrong with playing this side of things as well, Cain grinned at the look. "Maybe, if I could somehow divine what sort of bribes you prefer." Not that he had any intention of breaking his word with Anton about stopping Bakura should he use his favor and break the rules at the Hotel, but that really had nothing to do with the here and now. These were two separate instances that just happened to involve the same person. All of that aside, currying favor could be fun in its own right.

"You're right." Cain took the offer of the chair, not bothered by Bakura's decision to stand. "A month is enough time to rally something, but I've hardly seen any movement at all since I've gotten here. It's like they don't care, or they don't know how to deal with it and are too afraid to ask for help. Funny how that would have been a step in the right direction itself."