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Guess that makes sense. Every person has something they wish to undo or change—not everyone has someone they want dead.
[ he sighs, sitting down on the couch. ]
But what if no one takes the bait again, like last week? The Foundation already sent you a first warning, no?
[ he sighs, sitting down on the couch. ]
But what if no one takes the bait again, like last week? The Foundation already sent you a first warning, no?
Then I just have to make a really tough game to make up for it.
I dunno, what happens if you keep screwing Giriko in the confessions room?
[Yes he is deflecting and avoiding the question.]
[Yes he is deflecting and avoiding the question.]
That is the point! You're a hot mess, you know that?
[He seems slightly irritated, but yes it is mostly to avoid the previous conversation.]
[He seems slightly irritated, but yes it is mostly to avoid the previous conversation.]
And I can still judge you for them! If you really want something like that, at least go for someone who might not bite your dick off. Like me, or Saki-san, or someone like that.
[YEAH HE DEFINITELY JUST SAID THAT]
[YEAH HE DEFINITELY JUST SAID THAT]
[ oh god.
oh no.
oda immediately looks away, preferring to focus on something else. his lap, for example, or maybe the books or dazai’s desk! anything but dazai. ]
I’m... not the Oda Sakunosuke you want. [ he looks down, frowning. ] I don’t want to hurt you like that.
oh no.
oda immediately looks away, preferring to focus on something else. his lap, for example, or maybe the books or dazai’s desk! anything but dazai. ]
I’m... not the Oda Sakunosuke you want. [ he looks down, frowning. ] I don’t want to hurt you like that.
[Oh.
Oh that answer hurts a little.
But Dazai quickly covers that up by walking away from Oda to go focus on something else. Like one of the stacks of paper piling up in his office now.]
Of course you aren't, and I didn't expect you to say "wow, okay, let's go jump into your bed right now!" The point is that I would still be a better option for you than Giriko, even with that personal hurdle to get over.
[The rejection stings a lot, but he can at least pretend like it doesn't.]
Oh that answer hurts a little.
But Dazai quickly covers that up by walking away from Oda to go focus on something else. Like one of the stacks of paper piling up in his office now.]
Of course you aren't, and I didn't expect you to say "wow, okay, let's go jump into your bed right now!" The point is that I would still be a better option for you than Giriko, even with that personal hurdle to get over.
[The rejection stings a lot, but he can at least pretend like it doesn't.]
I guess I can’t disagree.
[ he huffs, trying to ignore the way that dazai is trying to hide the obvious hurt from the ]
But I just don’t want to be a replacement or live in his shadow. [ he pauses, thinking. ] If I make a bad decision with you, it’s gotta be one we both enjoy.
[ he huffs, trying to ignore the way that dazai is trying to hide the obvious hurt from the ]
But I just don’t want to be a replacement or live in his shadow. [ he pauses, thinking. ] If I make a bad decision with you, it’s gotta be one we both enjoy.
[Give him a moment, his brain is catching up with what Oda just said.]
...
Are you saying you would, if you thought I wasn't comparing you to him?
...
Are you saying you would, if you thought I wasn't comparing you to him?
[He. Actually has to consider his options here for a moment. Because he wasn't expecting it to ever be a possibility.]
You're probably all screwed out for tonight anyway.
[YEP. Gonna put it off for another day. Maybe to get more time to show Oda that he's not seeing Oda as 'replacement Odasaku'.]
[YEP. Gonna put it off for another day. Maybe to get more time to show Oda that he's not seeing Oda as 'replacement Odasaku'.]
I wouldn’t have agreed to it tonight.
[ he is screwed out for the night. the whole week, at least. the exhaustion is more obvious now that he’s let his guard down. ]
Though I don’t see what any of those spin the in spin the bottle saw in me, really. [ BIG SIGH ]
[ he is screwed out for the night. the whole week, at least. the exhaustion is more obvious now that he’s let his guard down. ]
Though I don’t see what any of those spin the in spin the bottle saw in me, really. [ BIG SIGH ]
What's not to see? You're calm, reliable, and you look like you know what you're doing. In the middle of something chaotic like this game, that kind of a presence is reassuring. It's the same with Saki-san too, though I think enough people here have mommy issues that they see her as a replacement mom than as someone to be with.
And you're not glad people like you?
[Hi yes, he's bringing it back to that. Appreciate that people look up to you, Oda.]
[Hi yes, he's bringing it back to that. Appreciate that people look up to you, Oda.]
That's not true either.
[He's just going to slide on over to the other couch now, inviting a friendly conversation while respecting Oda's previous statements enough not to invade his space too much.]
But humor me, and tell me about yourself.
[This is another Oda, not 'his Odasaku', so they might as well start off like they don't know each other.]
[He's just going to slide on over to the other couch now, inviting a friendly conversation while respecting Oda's previous statements enough not to invade his space too much.]
But humor me, and tell me about yourself.
[This is another Oda, not 'his Odasaku', so they might as well start off like they don't know each other.]
It is.
[ at least, in oda’s eyes it’s very true. in comparison to the rest of the agents here, in comparison to the rest of the agency—there’s nothing noteworthy about him.
when dazai sits next to him, oda does tense up for a second—but quickly relaxes. perhaps he’s getting used to this. he’s not yet sure if this is good or bad, but he’ll roll with it either way. ]
I was a member of the Armed Detective Agency before coming to the Foundation. I helped run an orphanage with fifteen kids, and had rescued Akutagawa a while back—he also joined the Agency.
[ he glances down at his papers for a moment, before continuing. ]
I also write during my spare time. It’s not the greatest, but it’s something I like to do.
[ at least, in oda’s eyes it’s very true. in comparison to the rest of the agents here, in comparison to the rest of the agency—there’s nothing noteworthy about him.
when dazai sits next to him, oda does tense up for a second—but quickly relaxes. perhaps he’s getting used to this. he’s not yet sure if this is good or bad, but he’ll roll with it either way. ]
I was a member of the Armed Detective Agency before coming to the Foundation. I helped run an orphanage with fifteen kids, and had rescued Akutagawa a while back—he also joined the Agency.
[ he glances down at his papers for a moment, before continuing. ]
I also write during my spare time. It’s not the greatest, but it’s something I like to do.
[The other parts he had gathered through their previous conversations, and Dazai won't open the bag of "Aku fighting" again. Instead, he focuses on that last part, and he glances down to the papers.]
Do you now? What do you like to write about?
Do you now? What do you like to write about?
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