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[knifemonopoly]

WELCOME TO YOUR PRIVATE CHANNEL, PLAYER1. FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION, USE 10.11.0.0.01 *** PLAYER1 has joined 10.11.0.0.01 <PLAYER1> If you're looking for someone you knew as Yugi before June, you've found him! It's Atem, leave a message.

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[knifemonopoly]

She did.

It's not --

[Good gods. Atem swallows, uncomfortably.]

-- it doesn't work, does it?

cw; no but really the eyestuff is in here too this is the last time it's just gross

[softspokenlandlord]

I...I don't think so. I don't feel different, except...that it's there.

[God. There's an eye. There's someone else's eye in his head. Maybe at some point Ryou would have thought it was interesting. Maybe later even, he will. But right now all he can think of is that this had been at least two other people's prosthesis and also it's another Millennium Item he didn't ask for...

Is he some kind of magnet?!

Does he only attract Items when he's not interested in them? Where was this when he was set on researching?!

Ryou groans and finally pushes himself into a seated position, covering both eyes in frustration. Blood and eye humors still stain his cheek, and his head still feels like it's splitting. This is all just too much!]

I don't want it to work...I didn't ask Mana for this! My eye was mending on its own, if s-slowly. But now...

[Now he'll never see out of it again. Not unless he digs this Eye out and hopes...or pays Mana for the pleasure of a real eye again.]

[knifemonopoly]

[Atem winces, his mouth pulling into a humorless, stressed little line.]

Let's get you cleaned up, first...we can worry about everything else after. Do you think you can stand...?

[softspokenlandlord]

[Ryou nods, immediately regrets nodding, and then rather than stand, he decides to levitate himself to his feet. Being a shade again comes with its perks. Once the weight's back on his feet he nearly loses his balance...but he manages to stay steady.]

It wouldn't be right if I didn't cause some trouble now that you're back, would it? H-haha...

[It's a dry bit of sass. He doesn't apologize though. Not because he doesn't feel sorry for the trouble--because he knows it's silly to apologize for something out of his control.

See, there was some growth!]

[knifemonopoly]

[One of Atem's hands goes to Ryou's shoulder, to help keep him steady and guide him towards the bathroom and its sink.]

It's always worth it, when it's for you.

[Faerie temp. No lying about this.]

[softspokenlandlord]

[Even if he weren't a faerie and could lie, Ryou would believe him...and would still have gotten flustered just as much.

His head still hurts and he's upset with Mana for this traumatic "gift", but he still manages to get a little color to his cheeks when Atem speaks so candidly.]

You really are too much...

[You embarrass him like this, in his house!

Oh. When did they get to the bathroom? Probably sometime between face-hurting and Boyfriend Saying Sappy Things.]