All of that's pretty serious! I won't lie, it doesn't look good for you. But...
[He looks at Ryou (sits beside him) across the table (in another chair).]
...you didn't work alone, did you? There were others with you. Others who deserve to be here just as much. You're a criminal, but there was also a mastermind, a thief, a butcher, and the one who made it all public...
[It's meaningless suffering, Atem's found, that's hardest to bear. So, he shifts the focus of the punishment.]
Give me their names, and I'll reduce your sentence. I won't be as hard on you, if I get to penalize them all.
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[He looks at Ryou (sits beside him) across the table (in another chair).]
...you didn't work alone, did you? There were others with you. Others who deserve to be here just as much. You're a criminal, but there was also a mastermind, a thief, a butcher, and the one who made it all public...
[It's meaningless suffering, Atem's found, that's hardest to bear. So, he shifts the focus of the punishment.]
Give me their names, and I'll reduce your sentence. I won't be as hard on you, if I get to penalize them all.