[The blood-price is small, much less than the most Atem would be willing to pay to reassure Ryou.
The feeling he gets is the crawling guilt of bringing a pet who doesn't understand what's happening to an unpleasant vet visit. What's about to happen is for the best, but Atem can't explain it; it's going to be bad, and it's going to feel like a betrayal.
He pulls the hand from his face, holds it between both of his own.]
It's going to be all right.
[Then, he nods at Giorno. Now's as good a time as ever.]
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The feeling he gets is the crawling guilt of bringing a pet who doesn't understand what's happening to an unpleasant vet visit. What's about to happen is for the best, but Atem can't explain it; it's going to be bad, and it's going to feel like a betrayal.
He pulls the hand from his face, holds it between both of his own.]
It's going to be all right.
[Then, he nods at Giorno. Now's as good a time as ever.]