RECORDING 4: THE SECOND WEEK

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A second week in this place begins, with less of your number among you. With first blood - and oil - spilled, it now seems as if it'll only be a matter of time before the worse eventually happens once more. Thankfully, it seems as if the Miasma is content to remain at the same levels it did before, so arguments are unlikely to break out, though tensions are surely high after everything that's already occurred.

Speaking of which, the temperature remains a consistent comfortable early to mid 70's in the house. It appears at least that you'll be here in comfort..? Though it appears that the rooms have changed, so hopefully you kept anything essential in the static area.

Yet, something feels...wrong. The house feels as if it is laughing at you, when you awake...

...What new horrors await you this week?


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[cw_suicide]

... it's mostly for my sake I'm saying it, you know.

[he's the scoundrel here]

[accessorytomurder]

Um...! Like I-I promised... I won't, um, I won't... b-blame you, no matter what, Dazai-kun.

Don't worry.

[cw_suicide]

[oh my god now its time for him to sink his face into his hands because who just says something like that???]

No... I'll behave.

[rip him

Just... tell me when.

[accessorytomurder]

Behave...?

[She blinks at him, a bit confused.]

Oh, um... do we... I mean, is now... not... a good time? Do we... is this the sort of thing you, u-um... schedule...?

[cw_suicide]

Now is fine.

[though he's putting out the butt of his cigarette against the wood of the pool table before offering her a hand]

[accessorytomurder]

[What part of property destruction is behaving...!?

...

S-Still.

She slips her hand into his.]

[cw_suicide]

[look, he's doing his beeeeest.

which is why he is hopping off the table and in fact is moving to pull her in close so she can be the one sitting on the pool table instead]

[accessorytomurder]

...!

[She's very lightweight he'll find, and is easily perched up there.

And then... she's actually a little taller than him for once...!]

...hi.

[cw_suicide]

[she sure is.]

Hi~

[and he is pretty close to face.]

[accessorytomurder]

[A-aaaAAaaAAAaaaah...

This! Sure is happening....!

...

But.

She takes a deep breath, musters her courage, and smiles, and with her cheeks burning, hesitantly closes the gap for a quick, sweet little peck on the lips.]

[cw_suicide]

[he's almost startled by how quick it is, honestly.

but then just smiles.]

[accessorytomurder]

...did I do that right?

[Her brow knits thoughtfully, the soft murmur more for her than him.]

That didn't seem too different from the CPR doll...

[cw_suicide]

That's because the mechanics are the same, starting out.

[you put mouths together]

May I?

[practical demonstration is always best]

[accessorytomurder]

O-Okay.

[Kiss Take 2 is a go.]

[cw_suicide]

[i am a fool. i have no kissing icon but a kiss does happen.

he lifts a hand to her face, cupping her cheek to guide her to into a less awkward position when he leans in. it's still a fairly short and simple kiss. chaste, but sweet. not really like a cpr doll at all but still on the side of mechanical since. b e h a v e.

and when he pulls back:]

Better?

[accessorytomurder]

...

[She leans in, easily guided, and lingers as long as he does. Her eyes slip shut along the way because that's what all the movies and manga say you're supposed to do, and open again slowly when he pulls away.

She touches her lips softly, not quite hiding the silly grin that blooms behind them.]

...it was... warm.

[cw_suicide]

A CPR dummy and I might have some things in common, but how we kiss is not one of them.

[he can't not joke okok.]

Want to try again?

[accessorytomurder]

Should I... do something different, this time?

[There had been a world of difference between the two kisses so far, just by lingering a little.]

[cw_suicide]

Relax a little. There's no especially "right" way of doing it. Plus, you're learning. Making mistakes is usually a part of that. So don't think so hard about it.

[haha says the guy who gets away with overthinking things all the time.]

Since everyone's different, you can't just take notes on what works and what doesn't without trying something different first, right?

[accessorytomurder]

I won't be kissing anyone else any time soon, so, um...

[Ignore the cuteness and/or fatality of that statement.]

What, um, what works with... you?

[cw_suicide]

[.............. oh no.

this is clearly one of those areas where he is Actually Bad For Reason Already Uncovered By This Person In Particular.]

... I haven't really thought about it?

[i'm sorry he's like this]

[accessorytomurder]

You... don't know what you like...?

[Blink blink.]

Even though you've kissed so many—a-ah but... no, I guess... you don't really have to kiss, while doing, um, th-that...

[cw_suicide]

[opens mouth...




closes it again...






SHE AIN'T WRONG, FOLKS.]

That's... not... an inaccurate take...

But just also... if you're asking "what about kissing makes you happy", then the answer is "I haven't really found an answer to that".

[kind of hesitant because look, explaining IDK How Happy Actually Works sounds stupid?]

--and it's not as though my partners do anything wrong? It's just... me.

[try explaining that to ladies. spoilers: it never ends well.]

[accessorytomurder]

Um, then... then, why don't we try finding what makes you happy now?

[She smiles for him, because... well, because that's a very sad thing, given how much history he has, and she wants to inject something less sad into the conversation.]

I'll, um, I'll get to practice that way, too...?

[Why does she feel like she has to talk him into finding out what he himself enjoys...]

[cw_suicide]

[because damaged man doesn't know how to person and sadness is being told "let's find out what makes you happy" and your experience says you won't find it--or you will only to have it immediately taken away--but also really wanting to? but distraction tactics pay off because instead of dwelling on that, hokay time to refocus.

bad man that he is, kissing someone who's never been kissed--it's... for a good cause! right???!

also cute reactions to kisses, look.]

Well, like I said, just relax, mostly. I'm not going to bite.

[... i mean. he could, but he won't.]

Going so quick with it--are you just trying to say "hello"?

[teasing also helps]