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If Atlas is making all this up, it’s probably because they’ve been fending for their life for a long time from Raife. Planting the seed of doubt in MC’s mind about their friends is the way that Atlas can make MC do what they want (i.e. what Atlas thinks needs to be done). This is probably the best way they know to protect MC: Lessen the number of people they trust, and hence, have to worry about, whether that be the safety of the people in question or the chance that they might be betrayed by them.
Atlas would rather not be with people; that’s for certain.
Their behaviour fits their given name so much tbh. Moon twin Atlas is named after the Titan Atlas in Greek mythology, who carries the weight of all the heavens on his shoulders, just as Atlas is essentially trying to handle Raife Highmore on their own.