[Kaiba receives the most annoyed stare Atem can muster with his hand throbbing. The adrenaline is gone from his first attempt and now he's left with a worse headache than before. If it weren't for Kaiba's interference he'd be finished.]
No. [Firm.] I can't ask you to do that.
[It's not Kaiba's burden to bear. Atem plops right back into the chair, too much in pain to care about appearances. It saps his anger, too. He buries his face in his uninjured hand. Through his fingers, he reads the parchment. The perfect sin on both their lists...
"Pride."
Isn't that what drives him to deny Kaiba's offer? Atem shuts his eyes tight. The devil has a sick sense of humor.]
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No. [Firm.] I can't ask you to do that.
[It's not Kaiba's burden to bear. Atem plops right back into the chair, too much in pain to care about appearances. It saps his anger, too. He buries his face in his uninjured hand. Through his fingers, he reads the parchment. The perfect sin on both their lists...
"Pride."
Isn't that what drives him to deny Kaiba's offer? Atem shuts his eyes tight. The devil has a sick sense of humor.]