Hey there, Spike.

Buffy has no doubt told me about your trip to Africa — as well as your quest to get your chip removed. I, Yami Yugi (and formerly Atem, the Pharaoh of Egypt), cannot be more proud of you.

However, there is one thing I'd hoped you did do while you were in Africa: go to Egypt. If you have gone there, Spike, that's great. But if you haven't, I would be very much ashamed of you.

Really, Egypt is a great place. There's the Nile River, and the Great Sphinx, and the pyramids. And speaking of the Great Sphinx, you would've found it to be quite something — especially for a vampire of your caliber.

After all, I feel a certain connection with Egypt. Do you know why, Spike? It's because I have Egyptian in my blood. The blue blood (as I've heard some people call it) of royalty runs through my veins — and for good reason.

Of course, if Buffy went to Egypt, she'd be quite surprised if she went to the city of Cairo and found the Khan el-Khalili marketplace (or 'bazaar' as I'd call it) there. (Luckily, the bazaar can also be found in Arabia, or the city of Istanbul in Turkey, from what Willow has told me. She's quite the genius of the Scoobies, and I am impressed.)

Anyway, I advise you to go to Egypt. You'd learn a lot about my people — how we dressed back then, yes, but also about how we lived, and how we treated others.

Go to Egypt, Spike — for me.

~Your friend,
Yami Yugi