[ It's not malicious the way Kaiba answers, it's not personal...so Tech Boy doesn't get upset about it. Is it disappointing? Yeah. But that's his own pride. That's his own ego. And for once, he won't let it get in the way.

Slowly, he scoots closer -- gliding through the water so he can take one of the hands that had been within his before. Kaiba has never really rebuffed him when he comes in gentle, so that's the approach he takes. ]

And that's what I like most about you. But you said it yourself -- humans need intimacy. They act together and they're stronger for it. You're human, Kaiba. And gods were made in the image of humanity. So you and me together, we can create good shit.

[ He brings their hands above water, covering it with his opposite one, offering Kaiba nothing but sincerity. ]

I don't have a full picture of who I was before all this. But in a glimpse of a memory, I saw a flint -- sparks. I think I've been with humanity ever since they first discovered fire. But those memories are long forgotten and irrelevant. What matters now is the future. And I think you and me together, we can create whatever comes next -- whatever's after smart phones and awesome duel disks and networks. Whatever comes after a single, brilliant man goes up into space and looks down on the world...