[Look it's bro contact but honestly Ryou can't help the rush of color that spreads further across his cheeks when he feels Atem's hand in his own. Like come on, that's...that's not what it's for, Ryou.
He has got to get his reactions under control though, so he sniffs a bit, swallows back his tears, and comes back to himself a little. Yeah, okay. He's calmer. And don't think he didn't notice you were starting to maybe doze, bud. He'd address it immediately, but...Atem keeps speaking, and it's not a happy thought he ends on.
Ryou frowns, and his eyes shift from side to side for a moment, anxiously. Atem's right about that; he doesn't want to end up like Javert. But just the thought of Javert somewhat sours his mood because...it always reminds him of their terrible conversation on the network. Which then cuts a sharp pathway to the source of Ryou's reclusion before Atem convinced him into their current living arrangement.]
I would never want to end up there...but even if I killed a hundred humans, I wouldn't. The warden is biased in his justice. The warden's choices made me a true beast.
[His words are cold and dark, but not at Atem. Never at Atem, and in fact, he adds another thought.]
If not for you, I'd still find myself living on the streets and in abandoned homes because a real monster doesn't belong among the population. I imagine that the prison would have been worse, but in the end, if you think about it, Javert would never imprison me for my actions because he thinks they represent who I am. Who we all are.
[La Forteresse is a trap. But it's rife with opinionated wardens. That's why Ryou had never thought to turn himself in once he came back to his senses.]
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He has got to get his reactions under control though, so he sniffs a bit, swallows back his tears, and comes back to himself a little. Yeah, okay. He's calmer. And don't think he didn't notice you were starting to maybe doze, bud. He'd address it immediately, but...Atem keeps speaking, and it's not a happy thought he ends on.
Ryou frowns, and his eyes shift from side to side for a moment, anxiously. Atem's right about that; he doesn't want to end up like Javert. But just the thought of Javert somewhat sours his mood because...it always reminds him of their terrible conversation on the network. Which then cuts a sharp pathway to the source of Ryou's reclusion before Atem convinced him into their current living arrangement.]
I would never want to end up there...but even if I killed a hundred humans, I wouldn't. The warden is biased in his justice. The warden's choices made me a true beast.
[His words are cold and dark, but not at Atem. Never at Atem, and in fact, he adds another thought.]
If not for you, I'd still find myself living on the streets and in abandoned homes because a real monster doesn't belong among the population. I imagine that the prison would have been worse, but in the end, if you think about it, Javert would never imprison me for my actions because he thinks they represent who I am. Who we all are.
[La Forteresse is a trap. But it's rife with opinionated wardens. That's why Ryou had never thought to turn himself in once he came back to his senses.]