[They're leaning, so Ryou will feel a little headshake.]
I don't want to let you into my mind, if I'm not already comfortable. If it's making me think about what happened in May, or if I have any other misgivings...then, it's not a good time to do that to myself.
That's what I mean.
[He knows Ryou wants to help. But no temporary pain-sharing is going to make Atem heal from what happened with the parasite any faster, or fix it if he isn't ready. Ryou might dull it for a while, but if his body moving without his consent does the same thing to Atem that smelling burning flesh does, then...
...then it'll get bad again as soon as the shade ability wears off. It's no good at all to force it.]
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[They're leaning, so Ryou will feel a little headshake.]
I don't want to let you into my mind, if I'm not already comfortable. If it's making me think about what happened in May, or if I have any other misgivings...then, it's not a good time to do that to myself.
That's what I mean.
[He knows Ryou wants to help. But no temporary pain-sharing is going to make Atem heal from what happened with the parasite any faster, or fix it if he isn't ready. Ryou might dull it for a while, but if his body moving without his consent does the same thing to Atem that smelling burning flesh does, then...
...then it'll get bad again as soon as the shade ability wears off. It's no good at all to force it.]