[ Sugar is the worst way to deal with nerves, Kaito. If Seto knew that, there would also be a lot of judging involved.
If Seto notices that Kaito's grin is forced, he doesn't comment. Instead, he'll laugh (it's also equally forced) and he'll lean back in his seat as he watches Kaito produce his deck of cards out from seemingly thin air. ]
Tch. [ There's a challenge in there somewhere.
All these sleight of hand tricks. You're going to have to do better than that to even try to impress him, Kaito.
He glances at the opening hand that he's been dealt. It's decent. He reaches for his third card. ]
... You did what you could, yesterday.
[ It's the closest that he'll come to actually offering some semblance of encouragement, because Seto Kaiba isn't usually one to offer such sentiments. He's also uh. He's got to work on his levels of tact, too, evidently. ]
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If Seto notices that Kaito's grin is forced, he doesn't comment. Instead, he'll laugh (it's also equally forced) and he'll lean back in his seat as he watches Kaito produce his deck of cards out from seemingly thin air. ]
Tch. [ There's a challenge in there somewhere.
All these sleight of hand tricks. You're going to have to do better than that to even try to impress him, Kaito.
He glances at the opening hand that he's been dealt. It's decent. He reaches for his third card. ]
... You did what you could, yesterday.
[ It's the closest that he'll come to actually offering some semblance of encouragement, because Seto Kaiba isn't usually one to offer such sentiments. He's also uh. He's got to work on his levels of tact, too, evidently. ]