[...This isn't the place for that kind of conversation, indeed. While his friend had been a little standoffish to start--and Ryou did in fact notice--he was still happy to hear from someone familiar.
Being pulled into a place like this and expected to adapt was unfair and difficult. He'd dealt with the Null upon arrival, nearly been set on fire many times...and finally, he had though he could feel safe with a friend.
But.
There was that question. And although Atem can't see the look on Ryou's face, the pause is unmistakable. Silence, but for nervous breathing across the phone. Eventually, he finds the words, quiet and reserved as they are, to answer.]
I don't have the Ring anymore. He hasn't been with me for a while.
[There's something conflicted in that tone, but that's a given; Ryou has plenty to be conflicted about with a question like that.]
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Being pulled into a place like this and expected to adapt was unfair and difficult. He'd dealt with the Null upon arrival, nearly been set on fire many times...and finally, he had though he could feel safe with a friend.
But.
There was that question. And although Atem can't see the look on Ryou's face, the pause is unmistakable. Silence, but for nervous breathing across the phone. Eventually, he finds the words, quiet and reserved as they are, to answer.]
I don't have the Ring anymore. He hasn't been with me for a while.
[There's something conflicted in that tone, but that's a given; Ryou has plenty to be conflicted about with a question like that.]