The person who did this....he's going to answer for it. We'll make sure of that. But I don't want you to think about anything bad until you're ready to!
[When it happened to Atem...he'd immediately thrown himself into revenge. He hadn't had any friends who'd lend him their bathtub. Maybe Noa might have, if Atem had asked, but instead, what Atem had asked for was a co-conspirator, a partner in crime, and Noa had given him that.
Vengeance was what Atem had needed. But it might not be what Komaeda needs. It's not what he's asking for, by coming here, by crawling into Lila's bathtub. And the way Adam had dealt with his own abduction was entirely different.]
Being reminded of what happened, when what you want is to get away from it...it can hurt really badly. I don't want to do that to you!
I'll get you a book, if that's what you want. It'll only get ruined if you're not careful, and most shades are telekinetic! Or we can talk about something else.
[A shrug of his bat-shoulders, his wings tucking back into place. This is a complicated, emotionally fraught situation...Atem figured the best thing to do would be to stay practical, not to add the big messy knot of what he's feeling to it -- he's not even sure he wants Komaeda to get a good look at it later, when things are calm. But keeping distant is the wrong move, too...]
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The person who did this....he's going to answer for it. We'll make sure of that. But I don't want you to think about anything bad until you're ready to!
[When it happened to Atem...he'd immediately thrown himself into revenge. He hadn't had any friends who'd lend him their bathtub. Maybe Noa might have, if Atem had asked, but instead, what Atem had asked for was a co-conspirator, a partner in crime, and Noa had given him that.
Vengeance was what Atem had needed. But it might not be what Komaeda needs. It's not what he's asking for, by coming here, by crawling into Lila's bathtub. And the way Adam had dealt with his own abduction was entirely different.]
Being reminded of what happened, when what you want is to get away from it...it can hurt really badly. I don't want to do that to you!
I'll get you a book, if that's what you want. It'll only get ruined if you're not careful, and most shades are telekinetic! Or we can talk about something else.
[A shrug of his bat-shoulders, his wings tucking back into place. This is a complicated, emotionally fraught situation...Atem figured the best thing to do would be to stay practical, not to add the big messy knot of what he's feeling to it -- he's not even sure he wants Komaeda to get a good look at it later, when things are calm. But keeping distant is the wrong move, too...]
I won't ignore you.