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[ch. 4] tuesday evening, w/ dazai, evan & souji
[Presumably after all of them have taken a power nap—
Veronica brings the book and the booze to Dazai and Evan's room. Specifically, she brings two bottles of wine as well as four cups because, well. Sometimes, you gotta be a little buzzed to be able to deal with this shit.
Once everyone is in the room and the book is laid out in front of them, she's going to gently........ cradle her face in her hands.]
Oh, god. What have we done?
[MISTAKES. THAT'S WHAT.]
Veronica brings the book and the booze to Dazai and Evan's room. Specifically, she brings two bottles of wine as well as four cups because, well. Sometimes, you gotta be a little buzzed to be able to deal with this shit.
Once everyone is in the room and the book is laid out in front of them, she's going to gently........ cradle her face in her hands.]
Oh, god. What have we done?
[MISTAKES. THAT'S WHAT.]
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Ah, good, I'm glad...
[AS FOR THE REST OF THAT-- Veronica has to deal with peak idiots, truly.]
I'm fine otherwise. Compared to what could have happened, it seemed small. [He was expecting DEATH.] Anyway, I think it might be some sort of curse.
[Just fckin casually. It's fine, they're all cursed anyway. This book is cursed, his hand is cursed, everything they do is likely cursed.]
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I-It could have been worse... [(seriously how did they not all die)] But, what if it spreads...?
[That makes him realize something, though.]
Veronica, did anything weird happen to you...?
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also veronica:]
... Uh. Define "weird." [v e r o n i c a.] Because I... might be hearing someone's heartbeat in my ears whenever I open a door? Which, um. Which definitely wasn't happening before we screwed the pooch.
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[He's way too chill in the face of idiocy. BUT WOW VERONICA why!!!]
I don't think she caught sight of you either. I don't think she would have asked us who had the book otherwise...
[She probably just would have straight-up gone and murdered Veronica.... So why is she CURSED.]
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[A sigh, as he moves slightly to reach under the bed, where he's keeping the orb that he found upon returning to the room.]
Should we, um, talk about this, too?
[gently gives veronica a heart attack]
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.........
......................
...................................
just. gently. laughs.]
You. Stole the orb, too. That's— That's just great. That's awesome. Wonderful. I'm so proud of us, team. We're fucking great! [SHE'S ASCENDED.] We're also fucking dead meat if Tiger ever sees us again, but that's alright. Fuck! I love it!
[AND THEN SHE'S
GENTLY BURYING HER FACE IN HER HANDS.]
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[Being very helpful while clinging to Evan.]
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[DON'T FORGET ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT but here he is, dipping his hand into his yukata to withdraw the vial... and looking somewhat apologetically toward Veronica...
She deserved so much better than this.]
Well, she did say to keep them... [Actually--] ...Didn't you leave that on the floor, Evan?
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I did, yeah. I didn't want to, to make her angrier, but... When I came back to the room, it was just here. So - maybe she's really okay with it...? Anyways, um, should we try to - figure out what they both are?
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I... [...] Before anyone [dazai!!] gets the bright idea to apply the scientific method to the vial, don't. Don't lick the vial, don't drink from the vial, and don't snort it up like it's cocaine. If she let us keep it, it's probably going to kill us the moment we do something stupid with it.
[PROBABLY. BUT ALSO!!!]
—And when the fuck did you guys have time to steal shit?! I can't believe you. [NO WONDER THEY ALMOST GOT MAULED.] What... What are we supposed to do with the dumb orb, anyway? Ask a question and shake it like it's a Magic 8 Ball?
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[About the vial, that is. For... now... In any case!!]
Well, it looked important, so... [So he just grabbed it with his little sticky fingers. IT'S FINE, THEY'RE FINE. And now they have two items to figure out!! The vial seems a little risky, but he'll glance back over to the orb.]
It must have something to do with the factions, with those colors... Right?
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[They can lick it later, it's fine!! He gives Veronica another apologetic glance before he looks back down to the orb.]
Should we ask it a question and find out...?
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[She's scarred. Dazai now has to live with this reputation.]
But... I assume you're right, Souji. I can't imagine the colors being a coincidence. [Unless they're fucking with them, but. Still.] What if we ask it about someone's faction? Or their title?
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We could start by asking it a question that one or two of us know the answer to? So we can confirm whether it works or not.
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[Since all of them know his faction and title now, at least... And after a second of consideration:]
--You didn't notice anything about it changing when you were holding it, right, Evan?
[He's assuming not since all of them were FLEEING IN TERROR, but still.]
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[He nods, taking the orb in both hands and looking down at it.]
What is Natsuo's faction?
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And when absolutely nothing happens:]
... Well, that was a bust. What about, um, what's Natsuo's title?
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If this doesn't work, we could try cracking it open.
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[DON'T LICK THE VIAL, DON'T CRACK THE ORB LIKE AN EGG.]
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Hey, are you trying to get me to throw my shoe again?
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[...clings more to Evan. Like halfway in his lap.]
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...In any case:]
--Would the two of you like a little space?
[He's probably joking, at least.]
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