[...Atem doesn't have to be a master gambler, practiced at reading tells, to understand that this is an upsetting subject. And he's run into enough people by now who have been upset by something he said, without him meaning to cause that upset, that it makes him pause. He's not going to be callous here.]
...listen, are you okay...? If this is hard to talk about, then I don't mind taking a break.
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[...Atem doesn't have to be a master gambler, practiced at reading tells, to understand that this is an upsetting subject. And he's run into enough people by now who have been upset by something he said, without him meaning to cause that upset, that it makes him pause. He's not going to be callous here.]
...listen, are you okay...? If this is hard to talk about, then I don't mind taking a break.
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Since you're bleeding...