Mahogany eyes widened slightly at that; this was the first he'd actually heard of people returning, Foreigners who weren't Foreigners in the usual sense of the word. He recalled quite well the last time, and the time before that, but hadn't realized it had happened again.

Then again, he didn't spend much time hanging around a great many other Foreigners to begin with.

The part with Gene was particularly worrisome... but at the same time, Bakura hoped that, no matter how temporary, he was able to get something positive from the reunion.

"You know it won't be easier," he said, although his tone has softened slightly, as if the entire previous confrontation had been cordoned off for the moment. "All you'll make is guilt that way. You can't punish them because we're the ones who are stuck here."