[The other Yugi doesn't like feeling weak, or like he needs help. Asking for help is okay and totally not weak -- when other people do it. It's okay when Yugi does it! Friends support each other! But as himself, he's a very proud, even arrogant person, and especially without his other heart around, he edges into overconfidence in his own abilities.
But the other Yugi can tell something's bothering Ryou, something Ryou doesn't want to talk about. He's distant, and it's impossible to tell over a forum message what the reason for that is.
So, he takes his wounds, and he leverages them for positioning, to ask for them to be in the same place, despite Ryou's withdrawal. He's gambling on Ryou's preference for focusing on others' problems over his own; he antes up himself and his pride.]
Coming by would help. I don't really want to talk about it, but I could use a friend! Are you up to it?
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But the other Yugi can tell something's bothering Ryou, something Ryou doesn't want to talk about. He's distant, and it's impossible to tell over a forum message what the reason for that is.
So, he takes his wounds, and he leverages them for positioning, to ask for them to be in the same place, despite Ryou's withdrawal. He's gambling on Ryou's preference for focusing on others' problems over his own; he antes up himself and his pride.]
Coming by would help. I don't really want to talk about it, but I could use a friend! Are you up to it?