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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]

Maybe.

[The hole seems deep enough, now...Atem puts his own bag in it, then waits for Komaeda's to join it, looking over at him.

How does he feel...? A little nostalgic, if you can be nostalgic for something that hasn't happened.]

And maybe I still would have taken you up on this. Because I think this is going to be fun!

[His tail wags in the dirt, making a little semicircle in the fallen leaves and debris.]

[luckless]

[Komaeda looks between the hole they've dug up and Atem, taking a moment of quiet before he suddenly bursts out with a short, awkward laugh. He feels the tension and sadness melt from his shoulders at once.]

I'm glad you did, [he smiles as he says it, trying not to stare at the way Atem's tail cutely whips the dirt and leaves up into a little cloud.] Being with you like this... It makes my heart feel like it's healing.

[He pulls his bag around his side and shuffles forward in the dirt on his knees, setting it into the hole.]

I think with you as my help, we'll definitely have fun fulfilling Mana's quest.

[knifemonopoly]

Yes...!

[The tension melts, and now it's just time for fun...! Atem's tail picks up faster, a doggy grin on his face.]

All right! Time to bury it!

[He turns to the side, 90 degrees away from the hole, and uses his hand to kick the dirt they displaced back over their backpacks! Scratch scratch scratch!]

Do it like this -- it's faster than cupping your hands!

[luckless]

[Komaeda is wearing sandals... and also has a big and bulky mertail! But still, if Atem is insisting he should kick the dirt back over the hole, he's going to do his best.

His best is rather pathetic looking, but after taking off his shoes, he does manage to scoot a bit of dirt over their bags and not be a complete freeloader. Luckily, his claws and webbing help a bit with it, even if it's not as effective as a werewolf's hindpaws.]

This is so... physical!

[He huffs as he sets back down onto his haunches and pulls over the water bottle he brought with him. With a few chugs, he'll be back to normal, but he's still catching his breath a bit.]

I'd imagine that a werewolf's muscles are much more handy for this sort of thing... A merperson doesn't need to have strong legs when it's their tail doing all the work...

[knifemonopoly]

[He is definitely, absolutely laughing at Komaeda's struggles. His tail is wagging so much.]

Think of how easy it'll be once you've got the right feet for it.

[Atem pats the dirt down, not quite flat, but into a more packed mound, with his hands. He decides to give Komaeda a chance to rest, though, before pitching the next activity.]

[luckless]

[Komaeda isn't sure just how much the right feet will help, if he still doesn't have the stamina to match. He falls onto his back rather dramatically, and exhales a long sigh.]

Please just leave me here to wither away and die...

[If Atem doesn't keep them going, he might just pass out sooner than later!]

[knifemonopoly]

Hey. Hey!

[He reaches out to shake Komaeda's shoulder with a golden-clawed hand.]

You can't fall asleep yet! It's against the rules! If you do, we'll have to start over...