Noa really does work hard. He tries to help everyone settle in, which is admirable. Some of the new arrivals benefit from that stability.
[Ryou doesn't like this. He feels as if he's aimlessly wandering this conversation, seeking anything to grab onto so that he might be centered. That's not what he should be doing. He should be helping. In the other place, he'd been helpful. Yes, the thought of that makes his breathing quicken because it reminds him what he isn't sure of. But he also uses it as an excuse to switch topics to something more...in the now.]
Ah, Yugi? I know...you don't want to talk about what happened to you, and that's very understandable but I think you asked me here for a reason.
[Did he suss out the other Yugi's actual intention, then? Had he realized the ploy??]
You look very...on edge.
[...nope! He's none the wiser to the trick. He's just concerned for who he hopes is his friend.]
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[Ryou doesn't like this. He feels as if he's aimlessly wandering this conversation, seeking anything to grab onto so that he might be centered. That's not what he should be doing. He should be helping. In the other place, he'd been helpful. Yes, the thought of that makes his breathing quicken because it reminds him what he isn't sure of. But he also uses it as an excuse to switch topics to something more...in the now.]
Ah, Yugi? I know...you don't want to talk about what happened to you, and that's very understandable but I think you asked me here for a reason.
[Did he suss out the other Yugi's actual intention, then? Had he realized the ploy??]
You look very...on edge.
[...nope! He's none the wiser to the trick. He's just concerned for who he hopes is his friend.]