[CONTINUE] week 1 || act: investigate

[foundationmods]

[Everything is still, silent, and dark - just like it should be.

Thursday comes, and there is no angry captain waking you up, no crowd of people.

But there is still, undeniably...

a feeling of foreboding.

You know what this is.

One of your own...has perished.

At the hands of one of you.]

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[cw_suicide]

[they are cold but also now a little scorched.

they are trembling a bit even though his face is a pretty safe, guarded neutral.]

Ah... well... Ren-kun being the victim this time...

[onemolife]

[ Ah.

Time to just carefully capture each of his hands by sliding his fingers in between each of Dazai's. ]

Sit down and I'l fix your coffee.

[cw_suicide]

[... this feels worse...

but detangling their fingers after a moment to go and sit down.

also is gonna pull out his notebook and start to scribble in it pretty quickly, ignoring the sting of his hands.]

[accessorytomurder]

[She pauses in the doorway, leaning against the doorjam as she knits her own fingers together, frustrated and worried while she watches him.]

[onemolife]

[ He's fixing up his coffee, and then looking over at her and giving a nod over to Dazai.

Then he's going to put the mug close to Dazai, leaning down to plant a kiss on his head before moving away. ]

Your one cup of coffee is up.

[cw_suicide]

[he glances up and shuts notebook mostly because uh... doesn't actually want people poking noses into his notebook yet but also hearing soft sounds at the doorway.]

They didn't even have coffee in ancient China. Did Ango train you up on it?

[teasing. because. normalcy. he can do it. which is why a wane smile for Hitoka]

Morning~ Caffeine's good for post-high cognitive function--probably. I make it up as I go along, though.

[accessorytomurder]

[She moves over and quietly bends to hug his neck, burying her face in his shoulder.]

[onemolife]

Even someone old can pick up a few new tricks.

[ He'll take the teasing in stride. ]

Want a cup, Hitoka? [ He's asking while he pokes around some of the cupboards. ]

[cw_suicide]

[... oh.

he really is weak to this hug thing.

bringing an arm up and around so he can pet her hair while its opposite goes around her waist.]

Or maybe just some water?

[accessorytomurder]

...I'm okay.

[Jusging by how quiet she is, and how firmly she's hugging Boyfriend 1?

...yeah, no dice.]

W-we, um. We should eat something, too.

[onemolife]

Oh! I can make you my famous congee. I'll even leave out the hot sauce.

[ Just this time though...

Do monsters even have rice? Monster rice? ]

1/2

[cw_suicide]

Definitely leave out that poison!

[please, why always his things for men who like so much spice?!]

[cw_suicide]

[but switches gears, looking down at Hitoka.]

Honestly... what are we going to do about this idiot?

[who is the idiot? well, it's not Hitoka, that's for sure.]

[accessorytomurder]

We're... we're going to treasure each other. That's what we're going to do.

[It's soft and muffled against his bandages and it completely punctures their banter and she's not sorry.

...well, no, she's definitely sorry. But she means it, too.]

[onemolife]

[ She's saving Dazai from Wei Wuxian actually pondering on building his spice immunity up. Giving a softer smile. ]

I already do treasure you both quite a bit.

[cw_suicide]

[why are feelings so painful????]

Well... that goes without saying...

[except he sure does feel the need to drink his coffee now because throat is tighter than it should be]

[accessorytomurder]

[That might be because of how tight she's hugging him too, oops.]

I... I just. No matter what happens or... or how many times it hapens, un-until we fix this... whatever we forget, none of us will forget that, right?

[onemolife]

No matter what happens. We still remember those monsters that were here last week, and we remember the man with a cape. So we will remember.

[ They will remember the traces left and the feelings there even if they forget the names. ]

[cw_suicide]

[thank god he did all his internal screams ish in his notebook, honestly. because being double-teamed with good is just so much.]

Mm... that's true.

And Ren-kun will be back by the next loop, of course.

[accessorytomurder]

He will.

[She lets out a soft, careful sigh.]

It's... I just... i-if...

[She doesn't want to say it.]

If it keeps happening... if, if it happens to me next time, then, um, then, you... you both have to remember that, okay? I love you. I love you. Y-You... you don't need a name, to know that.

[onemolife]

[ Rip, Dazai.

He'll come over at that, to lean down to plant a kiss on top of her head. ]

Don't worry, I'll be sure to remind him if he ever happens to forget that. I doubt that he could ever though.

[ I love you is aimed at Dazai and considering Dazai's words around the beginning of this that implied a bit more than just happiness and what Hitoka has been for him, he knows there's no way he'd forget that feeling. ]

[cw_suicide]

[he should be so happy to hear those words, see the clear affection from them both and maybe part of his heart beating so rapidly is from that but largely, he just feels like it's being gripped in a vice of fear and anxiety--inevitably, the things he reaches for get taken away.

it's going to happen again, isn't it.

a laugh comes up, almost involuntarily. habitual.]

If I did, I'd really be no good at all.

[accessorytomurder]

That wasn't a singular 'you,' Xian-kun.

[She lifts her head, and when her gaze meets each of theirs, it's surprisingly fierce beneath the feath and dismay.]

And Osamu, don't start saying that again. 'Good' or 'no good'... You're both worth a lot more than that, to me.

[onemolife]

[ There's a pause there as he looks genuinely surprised. Look, he's slow when it comes to people's feelings and affection aimed at him.

Though Dazai's laugh is a bit concerning, so he'll reach over to brush his fingers against his cheek. ]

You heard what the lady said.

[ For both things said. ]

[cw_suicide]

[he's only being honest!]

I know. I heard. I hear you, Hitoka.

[it's time to give her a kiss because her face is no longer tucked away]