Pepper sitting down and the change in her posture certainly helped take some of the edge off the confrontation, and consequently some of the reactive defensiveness left Bakura too. "You say that as though I've had extensive experience talking about it," he grumbled without real ire.

"It seems we should," he replied, although 'this kind of stuff' was an awfully broad spectrum, and Bakura wondered if they weren't both in over their heads at the moment.

"Well, you're here now. I'm getting something to drink, you're welcome to join."