Atem won't falter at the finish line. If he gives in, and it turns out to not be enough after all, and Ryou goes to AM...all of this will have been for nothing.
And Ryou still hasn't said enough.
So, Atem will follow the rules he himself set.
One, two. Three, four. They're controlled, but not angry. He doesn't even say anything. Five, six. Seven, eight. Ryou did it, he made it to the end. Nine, ten. Eleven, twelve. Atem is going to take care of him, now that this is over...he'll tell Ryou what a good job he did...
Thirteen. Fourteen. Fifteen. Sixteen.
And, at last, it stops. The crop stills, the room is quiet. Atem needs to gauge where Ryou is, before he makes his next move.]
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Atem won't falter at the finish line. If he gives in, and it turns out to not be enough after all, and Ryou goes to AM...all of this will have been for nothing.
And Ryou still hasn't said enough.
So, Atem will follow the rules he himself set.
One, two. Three, four. They're controlled, but not angry. He doesn't even say anything. Five, six. Seven, eight. Ryou did it, he made it to the end. Nine, ten. Eleven, twelve. Atem is going to take care of him, now that this is over...he'll tell Ryou what a good job he did...
Thirteen. Fourteen. Fifteen. Sixteen.
And, at last, it stops. The crop stills, the room is quiet. Atem needs to gauge where Ryou is, before he makes his next move.]