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[knifemonopoly]

WELCOME TO YOUR PRIVATE CHANNEL, PLAYER1. FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION, USE 10.11.0.0.01 *** PLAYER1 has joined 10.11.0.0.01 <PLAYER1> If you're looking for someone you knew as Yugi before June, you've found him! It's Atem, leave a message.

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[bestforyou]

Oh, that makes sense.

[That it would need to go to someone neutral didn't even occur to her. It's a good benefit, though. It would make things so much easier if she didn't come back to life and realize that she left a conversation hanging for almost two weeks, on account of she died before she could actually get her shit together enough to say some words to Riley. Although hopefully the exact circumstances of that don't happen again because it sucked ass.]

... And it doesn't mean, like, I'm a follower or anything if I accept, right? Not that it's a dealbreaker, I just like to know the deal before I sign on the dotted line.

[It would make Riley upset, is the thing. Not the benefit itself, but the being a Fog Follower and Cairo's trying to take Riley's feelings into account more often than she used to.]

[knifemonopoly]

[He confirms it, without hesitation, folding his arms:]

No, it won't mean you're a follower.

[Smart to know what you're agreeing to beforehand; he doesn't mind the questioning in the least. If anything, there's a slightly approving slant to his mouth and expression in his eyes as she checks the fine print.]

You won't owe the Fog anything for it -- you're unaffiliated, just protected in case of death.

[bestforyou]

Okay, but... if it ever becomes a liability for you, don't worry about me.

[Cairo's thinking about Mukuro saying that the Fog doesn't really abide by human rules, on account of being a god, and she doesn't trust a god to not weaponize gifts. She knows enough of the Bible to know what a god's favor can look like. It's not like Cairo's going to look a gift horse in the mouth, but she also wants it to be clear that she'll take the L if this becomes a problem.]

Not that I think that's going to happen, but if it does.

[knifemonopoly]

[He nods.]

And if it becomes a liability for you, let me know. I don't expect anything will go wrong, but if it does...

[If the benefit turns out to have strings for Cairo that Atem doesn't know about, and the situation would be better for her if the boon were revoked, he wants to know. This is meant to help, and if it doesn't, then it's no good, is it?

But until she says she no longer wants it...she'll be Atem's tier 3 protected neutral.

His manner lightens, though, now that it's settled.]

...ah, but you didn't come over to talk about this, did you?

[He's not sure if she wanted to talk about the broadcast, or why he did it, or just keep him company and eat snacks, but either way, this probably isn't what she had in mind!]