I'm lost for a motive, too. It's too early to say! But, as long as I don't find his name....it'll be okay.
[It might not be. He knows this. Atem knows firsthand what horrors monsters can inflict on one another, in the name of whatever goal they have in mind...Steve might have been through something that will take a long, long time to heal.
The idea of someone hurting Steve that way makes some of his hair rear up, makes some hoods flare for a moment or two. But Atem brings himself back down to calm, and the snakes settle, too.
It'll be better, easier, with Ryou along. Atem doesn't say so, but the snakes are leaning out, pointing their heads in Ryou's direction again.]
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[It might not be. He knows this. Atem knows firsthand what horrors monsters can inflict on one another, in the name of whatever goal they have in mind...Steve might have been through something that will take a long, long time to heal.
The idea of someone hurting Steve that way makes some of his hair rear up, makes some hoods flare for a moment or two. But Atem brings himself back down to calm, and the snakes settle, too.
It'll be better, easier, with Ryou along. Atem doesn't say so, but the snakes are leaning out, pointing their heads in Ryou's direction again.]