closed to atem & kaiba.

[puzzlers]

I know. I... don't know what's wrong with me. [ said more to himself than his familiar, but he was still habitually petting peregrin ( snake - cat - phoenix ) out of sheer nervousness. why, he wasn't 100% sure, but he had a feeling it might have to do with exploring his feelings. he hadn't said anything to atem back then, and there's nothing he's regretted more in his life. his other self meant ( and still means ) so much to him. he screws his eyes shut tight as he feels himself getting overwhelmed, but peregrin's there to coil his snake head around his wrist in an attempt to ground him. yugi smiles, scooping him up and holding him closely. ] ...thanks...

O- Ok. Here goes nothing. It's just dinner. [ a firm nod as he moves his familiar to his shoulder and leaves his bed. ] I can do this. [ he goes over to atem and greets him with a wave, giving him a smile. ] Hey Atem. How about dinner later? Me, you, and Kaiba?

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[puzzlers]

... [ he's not backing down from a challenge. ] I can so hold it... in both hands. [ ha ha ha atem. he takes the pharaoh's drink and, taking a deep breath to brace himself, throws his head back to guzzle it all down. it stings, and he has to keep himself in check, otherwise he might choke on it, but he's got this. he slams the glass down and gives atem a cocky grin. ] See. [ and to further punctuate his point he'll finish his own drink. #regret. ]

[ yugi's shrill with laughter as the waitress comes over to give atem a new drink, since SOMEONE drank his x: and she looks between the two drunk people and gives him a sympathetic look. ]

Let's see you drink up, Atem, cheers! [ raises his empty glass. ]

[king_of_egypt]

[Don't be offended Kaiba, just drink up. Let's see more of this emotional honesty.]

Are we making this into a drinking game...? [Quirking an eyebrow at Kaiba's statement, because if they were...... you two can prepare to lose. Then he looks to Yugi and smiles a little surprised when he does drink the whole thing with his own glass on top of it.
What has he started?]

Thank you. [ Atem voices to the waitress, as she brings him a fresh drink. He catches the look but he thinks he has this under control so her concern isn't necessary.] We've never had the opportunity to go out drinking before, have we? [With that, Atem raises his glass and proves that he can polish off a glass himself, though Yugi is one drink ahead of him. Kaiba had offered to pay for this outing but that was before it had escalated, perhaps they should be a little more conservative- since.. admittedly Atem was the only one sans a money making venture]

[blue_ice]

[ Kaiba downs his own glass with a spark in his eye. Now this is more like it. ]

We should've done this a long time ago. Maybe I wouldn't have wasted so much time fighting.

[puzzlers]

If it's a game, then it's a game I'm going to win. [ he flails an arm to call the waitress over, but she's already on her way to refresh their drinks. yugi's smirk is lopsided, but still as challenging as ever. ] Friends can still fight. Not every fight has to be a fight. [ it made more sense in his head, anyway, he's going to carefully nurse his newest drink until it's empty. ]

[king_of_egypt]

Perhaps. [Atem allowed as far as Kaiba's response went even though he doubted that Kaiba would have let alcohol impede his sense in the past]

I would like to see you try, Yugi- but if it gets to be too much there is no shame in quitting. [Shaking his head at how animated Yugi had become.] That's true as well. Even close friends won't always agree on everything. Disagreements are bound to arise.. but yes they don't have to be detrimental to the relationship on a whole.

[He starts losing counts of the drinks as they continue to partake]

[blue_ice]

Heh.

[ Kaiba tosses down another drink, regarding them with a solemn expression. ]

Your main disagreement with me back then was whether friendship was valuable at all or a waste of time. I still won't socialize frivolously, but...

We all have our beliefs that we'll stick to. And others that you've managed to turn me around on. But...Yugi, Atem, your words have always carried weight with me, and always will.

[puzzlers]

[ he's dead set on winning so he's not going to stop. ]

Of course. No one's asking anyone to change. Not, like, crazily. But opening your arms and your heart to friends isn't the weakness you thought it was. It's a strength, and I'm glad you're starting to see that.