[When one deals with spirits who have a habit of coming out of the shadows, it's a bit hard not to notice them shifting and moving around. Yuugi inhales sharply when it starts speaking, almost as though he's expecting an entirely different voice to what he hears. Kicking down the disappointment that rises in his gut, that insistent feeling that has been plaguing him since Atem's departure, he wrings his hands together.]

I...I know. No one knows that more than me.

[If there's bitterness in his voice, he doesn't acknowledge it, instead taking in a breath and sighing a little, bowing his head, clearly apologising to the shadow.]

I'm sorry for insinuating that. You're right, not all spirits are duel monsters. I guess I just wasn't expecting to interact with any outside of that this soon.