[Atem's ear instinctively does a radar-dish twirl, when it's scratched, and he shakes his head -- not because of the scritch, but because of what Ryou said.]

You don't have to be better. Just be more like yourself! You can't always be "better"...everyone has a limit, to that, and whether it's enough for the people around us or not is up to them.

But, who you are -- that's good enough for me!

I gave you that collar first and foremost to help you with your scar...we should go back to thinking of it that way.