Linearize- to make linear; to present or transform into a linear form.

"This makes no sense!" Yugi exclaimed, distraught. They had talked it over, had systematically looked in every nook and cranny, and come up completely empty.

First they checked the basement, and only found spiders; next they combed over the first floor, the shop was filled with games, the kitchen with food and supplies, and the living room with various and sundry objects; up on the second floor, Solomon's room only had his belongings, and Yugi and Yami's was completely clean save for their recently-completed golden pyramid puzzle. They found all that (and several pairs of socks Solomon had thought lost forever), but no sign of Yami anywhere.

And yet, Anzu had insisted her spell couldn't have been wrong; she had set it up perfectly, and made sure all the words were correct as well.

Before anyone could respond to the exclamation, which had been uttered multiple times during the search, there was a knock on the door.

Everyone shared looks, wondering who it could be; the shop had been closed for this emergency, and most of the people who were involved were already here. So Grandpa rose to his feet and walked towards the door, the teenagers peering through the door behind him.

Through the glass panels on the door of the shop, he saw a woman who looked to be in her mid-twenties and clearly of Egyptian descent.

He opened the door and, somewhat apologetically, pointed out the clear CLOSED sign.

"I'm sorry, miss, but we're closed right now," he said plainly, before beginning to close the door.

"I'm not here to shop," the woman interrupted, "I believe I may be able to provide some insight about your… current situation."

AN: Okay, so... rough. I couldn't really think of an in-story way to use linearize, so I just... wrote things in order. Which is how things are usually written, but that's irrelevant.