yoon's palace

[strawsandals]

I thought I told you to leave me alone.

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[metagame]

Soujuurou... That's not what he wants.

[he's not projecting you're projecting]

[emptyself]

Then what does he want?

[ what part is soujuurou missing from this equation? ]

[metagame]

Isn't it obvious?

[no]

He doesn't want us to protect him... He wants to protect us.

[He stares at what's left of the plants.]

[emptyself]

Oh...

[ that's a sentiment that soujuurou doesn't receive often. even after atem says it, he has a hard time processing it-- not because he doesn't believe it, but because he simply doesn't know what to do with it. ]

But if it's manifesting like this...does he feel like he can't? [ ... ] And then I went and attacked him, too...

[ soujuurou feels just the slightest bit of guilt. ]

[metagame]

[He rests one hand on the Millennium Puzzle, squeezes hard so the sharp edges bite his skin.]

We need to reconvene with the others. Heal the injured.

[Sorry, Soujuurou, he can't provide an answer on how Yoon must feel.]

[emptyself]

[ soujuurou nods, regaining his composure as best as he can. ]

Understood. Let's go.