[Any calm that Ryou might have felt in the moment before Atem reacts to his words is forgotten. His ears rotate forward, and he just about gets to his feet, but thinks better of it. Instead, he grips tightly at Atem's hands with his own, lacing their fingers.]

I'm sorry, if I've said something out of turn. It wasn't my place to disclose something that he hadn't--

[The words die on his lips and his nostrils flare as he catches Komaeda's scent. That fast?! Ryou hadn't expected him so soon, and now he finds himself wishing for a moment longer, to smooth Atem's feelings. There had been...regret? Was that what Atem was feeling?

He has to stand. Ryou gets to his feet, though he doesn't know why he has such an impulse to do so. Maybe it's a protective instinct, mixed with a need to be larger than everyone else, but when Komaeda joins them, so soon after Atem's reaction to finding out Komaeda was in a relationship with two people already...well.

Being a werewolf makes Ryou this way.

When he stands, one hand pulls away from Atem's grip, but the other grips firmly. He's not letting go, not completely.]

Hello. Ah...well, I think I might have said something that it wasn't my business to say, I didn't realize we were being so loud, but...thank you for coming.

[Ryou speaks politely, despite his nerves. He's going to do his best to bridge the gap between all parties in this conversation, especially since...he fears it might already be off on the wrong foot.]