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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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[knifemonopoly]

[He taps a fingertip against the center of Ryou's mouth.]

Your mouth's awfully cute for being that filthy.

But I won't budge! [Especially if Ryou's into it.] Behave yourself long enough to finish up here, or it's separate beds tonight.

[This isn't a real threat.]

[softspokenlandlord]

[Ryou actually huffs at that. Even if it isn't a real threat, how rude!

He blows a little puff of air against Atem's fingers, creating a very deliberate pbbbth sound before he finally pulls back a bit.]

Fine, fine!

[And he starts leafing through the binder again. His ears slooowly lower back down into their usual relaxed position as he does so, but the tip of his tail still twitches back and forth. They're putting a pin in this and then Ryou's going to be an absolute brat later.]

Hmm...what about this one?

[He points out a simple bellybutton piercing, silver ball on one end, then the other end with an inlaid gemstone. Apparently there's various colors! Cool!]

It's pretty easy, lightweight...that should be okay, right?

[One ear twitches halfway up. Thoughts?]

[knifemonopoly]

[Bratting is a privilege reserved for pookas who finish the extrovert date!!]

That's what you had in mind before, right...? It's to my taste too.

[Not, "I think it's right," not making this about whether Ryou's judgment is good or bad, but instead about taste. Different!]

[softspokenlandlord]

Yes! I just hadn't decided on any designs. There's some pretty elaborate ones in here, I think, but...it took a while to get used to my ear piercings, so I probably need something easy.

[You knew you fake-married a loser-baby who can't tolerate pain, Atem. You knew and you brought him to a piercing parlor because he wanted to be brought here despite being a loser-baby who can't tolerate pain.

Still...Ryou wants to do it. The spa day had been nice...the first time he'd been to this parlor had been painful, but ultimately gave him an alteration he enjoyed.]

And, well, if you think it's nice, and I think it's nice, then...I'll go talk to the person at the counter. It's probably better if it's me.

[Because...Atem's a Fog priest with highly identifiable hair, oops.]

[knifemonopoly]

Yeah. And, once it heals in a few days...you can trade it out for something you like better. Anything you like!

[He tilts his head toward the counter.]

Go on.