[ Oh, but the force that Yugi commands is a different sort from what Atem and Luna carry. His may not be able to break down walls through sheer brute force, but he contains something inside him that can still work its way past those walls and bring them down, slowly but surely: love. Luna has it too, and of course, Atem wants to help people as long as its in his power to do so, but he believes he lacks the kindness and compassion that his two friends so richly possess.
Yugi's exclamation causes him to pause; does he really know Luna that well? Perhaps he knows her better than Yugi does, but he's still getting to know her and how she thinks and feels. And regardless of what spark may or may not exist between them, he would be the first to admit that he doesn't know what he should do about it, if anything.
He might desire to get to know her more, to learn about her likes and dislikes and her hopes for the future, but does he have the right to ask for those things? He can't be sure, and therefore, he's refrained from doing or saying anything too forward. ]
You're going to do what? [ He's still getting used to such notions as using a powered device to contact someone else. In his mind, methods of communication include letter writing. He still finds himself surprised that people can send messages to each other in just seconds, and that they can speak with each other on the phone even when they're thousands of miles away.
If something ever happened to Yugi, of course Atem would be at a loss. He would mourn and then he would go back into the Puzzle, because what else would he be able to do? He fervently hopes that no such separation ever happens, because the two of them have developed quite the bond, and if it were to ever break, it would be a tremendous loss.
He can't help but give Yugi a look of surprise when he so freely offers his name and his memories to him. ]
Yugi- That is quite the offer to make, and yet... [ He pauses for a moment, but then he looks at his partner with a warm smile. ] I'm very grateful for your kindness.
[ Kindness that he's still learning how to show to others in return. Yugi isn't the only one who has a lot to learn. Atem knows he has much to learn about being kind and good, just like Yugi is.
But as the conversation turns back to Egypt and Atem's past, his expression sobers again. He lets out a long sigh and crosses his arms. ]
I can't be sure, but it must have been a very long time ago now.
[ He turns slightly so he can see the calendar that hangs on the wall, noting the year that's printed there. ]
What I do know is that the world has changed so much that I can't understand how you navigate it with such ease.
[ If he didn't have the help of Yugi and their friends, he'd feel even more displaced than he already does at certain moments. And as if to prove that, he watches Yugi opening up his computer with a halfway bemused expression. He can't help but marvel at the ease with which Yugi uses such devices. ]
What are you doing now? [ He's seen him use the laptop before, of course, but still, it's all a mystery to him. ]
that's a harder task than you'd think, partner. I suppose I should hope I don't lose, then
Yugi's exclamation causes him to pause; does he really know Luna that well? Perhaps he knows her better than Yugi does, but he's still getting to know her and how she thinks and feels. And regardless of what spark may or may not exist between them, he would be the first to admit that he doesn't know what he should do about it, if anything.
He might desire to get to know her more, to learn about her likes and dislikes and her hopes for the future, but does he have the right to ask for those things? He can't be sure, and therefore, he's refrained from doing or saying anything too forward. ]
You're going to do what? [ He's still getting used to such notions as using a powered device to contact someone else. In his mind, methods of communication include letter writing. He still finds himself surprised that people can send messages to each other in just seconds, and that they can speak with each other on the phone even when they're thousands of miles away.
If something ever happened to Yugi, of course Atem would be at a loss. He would mourn and then he would go back into the Puzzle, because what else would he be able to do? He fervently hopes that no such separation ever happens, because the two of them have developed quite the bond, and if it were to ever break, it would be a tremendous loss.
He can't help but give Yugi a look of surprise when he so freely offers his name and his memories to him. ]
Yugi- That is quite the offer to make, and yet... [ He pauses for a moment, but then he looks at his partner with a warm smile. ] I'm very grateful for your kindness.
[ Kindness that he's still learning how to show to others in return. Yugi isn't the only one who has a lot to learn. Atem knows he has much to learn about being kind and good, just like Yugi is.
But as the conversation turns back to Egypt and Atem's past, his expression sobers again. He lets out a long sigh and crosses his arms. ]
I can't be sure, but it must have been a very long time ago now.
[ He turns slightly so he can see the calendar that hangs on the wall, noting the year that's printed there. ]
What I do know is that the world has changed so much that I can't understand how you navigate it with such ease.
[ If he didn't have the help of Yugi and their friends, he'd feel even more displaced than he already does at certain moments. And as if to prove that, he watches Yugi opening up his computer with a halfway bemused expression. He can't help but marvel at the ease with which Yugi uses such devices. ]
What are you doing now? [ He's seen him use the laptop before, of course, but still, it's all a mystery to him. ]