Kaiba and "opening up" usually didn't fit in the same sentence. Most people that knew anything about him other than the narrative he pushed of his own greatness had learned about it through unusual means. This included his acquaintances from Domino, though they at least had more opportunities to run into him at tournaments and see the products he constructed.
"Watch it." He hissed, and narrowed his eyes but Indigo veered the direction of her statement on her own. "We're just going to be talking in circles here." Implying that he was still fairly convinced that he could be self-reliant and as near to perfect as anyone could be.
It sure was. This standoffish, loner thing had served as a source of his strength from a young age, the idea of dropping that façade and admitting weaknesses in his character was inconceivable.
The latter. It was definitely the latter. "No, of course I didn't." As if it should be obvious. "I could never imagine myself as a barista..." Then when he thought of himself in that role, "What a depressing thought..." Still pretty insulting there Kaiba.
He was pretty hopeless.
"..." Why were people always trying to change him anyway? At least this thought he kept to himself supposing it was better not to be thought of as a lost cause. "I do prefer it when people already are aware of my merits.." Or in other words, his work and his dueling prowess can speak for him. Tearing others down certainly hadn't improved his mood tonight- no but he didn't want to admit it. His ire demonstrated it for him.
Ego is a new word for IT! XD
"Watch it." He hissed, and narrowed his eyes but Indigo veered the direction of her statement on her own. "We're just going to be talking in circles here." Implying that he was still fairly convinced that he could be self-reliant and as near to perfect as anyone could be.
It sure was. This standoffish, loner thing had served as a source of his strength from a young age, the idea of dropping that façade and admitting weaknesses in his character was inconceivable.
The latter. It was definitely the latter. "No, of course I didn't." As if it should be obvious. "I could never imagine myself as a barista..." Then when he thought of himself in that role, "What a depressing thought..." Still pretty insulting there Kaiba.
He was pretty hopeless.
"..." Why were people always trying to change him anyway? At least this thought he kept to himself supposing it was better not to be thought of as a lost cause. "I do prefer it when people already are aware of my merits.." Or in other words, his work and his dueling prowess can speak for him. Tearing others down certainly hadn't improved his mood tonight- no but he didn't want to admit it. His ire demonstrated it for him.