[He leans in, shuts his eyes, tucks Ryou's head under his chin. Ryou wants to be a strong, self-sufficient monster...so, Atem will choose to trust him. He'll leave it at that, and believe in the best, and hope that that will be enough.
Ryou keeps shying away from mentions of what's been on Atem's mind, from what's troubling him, though. Is it possible Ryou doesn't want to know? But, the way Atem answers the question--]
No.
[--indicates that he has been feeding on souls this month.]
And I doubt you're up to going out, either.
[Feeding can wait. For once, Atem isn't ready to get up and go, to work, to build rumors and reputation. He's stopped, his momentum is dead, and he's not certain yet which direction to point himself when his engine starts up again. He's not positive it will restart.]
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Ryou keeps shying away from mentions of what's been on Atem's mind, from what's troubling him, though. Is it possible Ryou doesn't want to know? But, the way Atem answers the question--]
No.
[--indicates that he has been feeding on souls this month.]
And I doubt you're up to going out, either.
[Feeding can wait. For once, Atem isn't ready to get up and go, to work, to build rumors and reputation. He's stopped, his momentum is dead, and he's not certain yet which direction to point himself when his engine starts up again. He's not positive it will restart.]