[Atem has no idea how much money that is. It's all numbers, and some numbers impress the guy running the clinic, and some are enough to cover a taxi fare and a good meal and an extra set of clothes which is an absolutely reasonable amount to toss at a newcomer like it's nothing.
This amount gets put away safely, so that he can give a cut of it to the Lighthouse and another bit to the clinic and save the rest for if there's trouble. Atem's biggest expenses (phlebotomy bags) are covered already for the month!
He doesn't intend to lose his last free life to something like a murder park, though, he thinks, closing the safe back up. That life...he's saving it, for in case Yugi doesn't accept eating someone who's lost a game, or who wants their life ended. That life means another month of time to get Yugi out, a kill Yugi doesn't have to feel bad about, since it won't erase Atem, or any of his memories. No harm done.
But, now's not the time to think about that! The safe shuts again with a click, locking away winnings and worries, until it's time to take them out again.]
I'm not busy at all!
[Atem straightens up and turns around, headed back toward the kitchen, where Tybolt is hopefully licking a metal knob he needs to pull towards him to unlock a sliding panel.]
What is it?
[Gosh, he likes having Ryou around again. Ryou and the little lion they're helping to take care of...they're cute. Atem's mood is pretty good, right now -- he's in for the day, the lion's fed, Ryou's good on souls for now, Javert's been found and helped, all from the same shadow game. It's true that whatever he's about to be asked could be bad, but for the moment, Atem's calm. He'll take calm moments where he can get them, these days.]
cw self sacrifice ideation
This amount gets put away safely, so that he can give a cut of it to the Lighthouse and another bit to the clinic and save the rest for if there's trouble. Atem's biggest expenses (phlebotomy bags) are covered already for the month!
He doesn't intend to lose his last free life to something like a murder park, though, he thinks, closing the safe back up. That life...he's saving it, for in case Yugi doesn't accept eating someone who's lost a game, or who wants their life ended. That life means another month of time to get Yugi out, a kill Yugi doesn't have to feel bad about, since it won't erase Atem, or any of his memories. No harm done.
But, now's not the time to think about that! The safe shuts again with a click, locking away winnings and worries, until it's time to take them out again.]
I'm not busy at all!
[Atem straightens up and turns around, headed back toward the kitchen, where Tybolt is hopefully licking a metal knob he needs to pull towards him to unlock a sliding panel.]
What is it?
[Gosh, he likes having Ryou around again. Ryou and the little lion they're helping to take care of...they're cute. Atem's mood is pretty good, right now -- he's in for the day, the lion's fed, Ryou's good on souls for now, Javert's been found and helped, all from the same shadow game. It's true that whatever he's about to be asked could be bad, but for the moment, Atem's calm. He'll take calm moments where he can get them, these days.]