Atem's tail curls first one way, then the other, miserably.]
I'm sorry. It's my fault...but it has to wait.
[She turns her head, and Tybolt immediately flops down on his side, showing his round little belly. He reaches up with a clawless paw to pap her face. He's been carefully taught to play gently. Atem keeps an eye on that, but he's not worried enough to interrupt what he's saying, and the hot, awful shame of not being someone who can be counted on that comes with it.]
There should be plenty of other people you know at the party. Ryou's there. Once you arrive, you won't be alone at all!
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Atem's tail curls first one way, then the other, miserably.]
I'm sorry. It's my fault...but it has to wait.
[She turns her head, and Tybolt immediately flops down on his side, showing his round little belly. He reaches up with a clawless paw to pap her face. He's been carefully taught to play gently. Atem keeps an eye on that, but he's not worried enough to interrupt what he's saying, and the hot, awful shame of not being someone who can be counted on that comes with it.]
There should be plenty of other people you know at the party. Ryou's there. Once you arrive, you won't be alone at all!