So it was possible they could succeed. Kaiba is absolutely going to give it his all.

That means trusting, and it starts now. He relaxes during the painting process, closing his eyes and trying to imagine what the marks look like. It takes effort not to flinch away from closeness or touch, but he manages all right. The calming sounds of falling rain ease his mind, and he's fine.

Finally, he opens his eyes and glances down at what he can see.

"All right. Now we need to breathe together, and enter a meditative state. Do you have any experience with that?"

...probably should have asked that earlier.