(after event chill out lil mingle) let's understand it

[nullificates]

(cw depression)

(he hasn't exactly been doing great - much to the opposite. he spent the week in bed, he hasn't taken care of himself whatsoever, and he's exhausted. either way, it hardly matters how he feels, does it ever?

so. let's go. a text message arrives to everyone's charms and tablets, and it reads:)

this is, you guessed it, osamu dazai. it's been a week since that stupid maze, so here is what we have:

1. i need copious amounts of alcohol and food. i'll bring some to the beach in 30, i suggest we all do the same.
2. i'd like to hear what your experiences were. it's important for data building - we have a few detectives in this place, some smartpants, and some go-getters. we need to take advantage of our only resource, which is ourselves. meet me at the beach, or send me anonymously. i don't care about your shit per se.

see you, or don't see you.

many words that mean absolutely nothing here,
dazai.

(to those that come to the beach, they'll see several cocktail possibilities laid in front of dazai, as well as a good number of the food they serve in lupin - mixed nuts, pistachio, cheese tables, chocolate, dried figs, potato chips, chicken snacks, boiled sausage, asparagus with sauces, and dried fruit. a bonfire warms his hands in the chilly breeze of the night - this feels awfully needed.)

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i; did someone say knife

[chemex]

[Akira seems to appear out of thin air, offering his dagger which also seems to come out of thin air. Seriously, where the hell does he keep this thing?] Dazai likes to surprise people, I think.

[He's not wearing his glasses, but he is wearing a flu mask. Don't worry about it.]

[izanagis]

[... ... ... Yu chooses in this moment to leave him be not ask about where the dagger came from. How effective is a dagger at cutting a whole watermelon? I dunno, but we're gonna find out.

He makes a couple mental notes at this point. Dazai -- that must be the guy who organized all of this. Akira knows him, huh? He recalls Kotone mentioning him too. As for the mask, his eyebrows lift sympathetically.]

The maze give you a cold?

[chemex]

[Best keep it that way, who knows where he keeps it it's probably affixed to his forearm or his calf, honestly. The dagger is probably stronger than it looks-- he had it made to emulate Joker's when he first arrived, because a bitch feels safer with a fucking dagger on him at all times.]

[It's fine,]

[He rubs at the back of his neck.] Sort of. I didn't sleep for a couple days, and as it turns out that wreaks havoc on your immune system.

[izanagis]

[That's so valid, though. Yu went out to get a sword not too long after arriving, and while he hasn't needed it, it's been a relief to know it's available.

Protag things, right?]

Huh. [That's a surprised sound, but he doesn't sound surprised.] So that's what sleep is supposed to prevent.

[chemex]

[Akira offers a crackly laugh that briefly becomes a cough, taking a step backward from him and wheezing into his mask a moment, but moves back closer again shortly after.] That's what I said.

[Usually he has no issue sleeping, and will just crash the fuck out when he overdoes it, but the toll of mental trauma fucking him up made him refuse to sleep, and he lacks his kitty bedtime reminder.]

[izanagis]

[Urk, that doesn't sound good. Yu looks around for-- aha, there. He holds out a glass of water for Akira.

Then back to slicing. Slice, slice. While he works on the melon, he adds,] ... Hard to sleep after all of that, huh? [Slice.] I know the feeling.

[chemex]

[He accepts the water, ducking his head in thanks, and steps back to pull the mask up off his mouth to drink some of it. He tries to not be obvious, but he sags a little where he stands while he gathers himself back steady.]

...yeah. Managed, with help, but it wasn't fun.

[izanagis]

[A small nod.]

I'm sure someone could have done all of that without help, but...it would be pretty hard.

[He has a feeling Akira might get that. He, Yu, has spent a long time relying on his team. Maybe that's just how it is with the leaders.]

[chemex]

[He laughs an ugly little sound, his smile going wry.] I definitely tried, and it didn't do me any favors.

[Looking over at him, he moves a little closer, holding a hand out and angling his wrist to suggest a shift with the dagger that might make cutting the melon a little easier.] You get through it okay?

[izanagis]

[Yu gives a small, understanding nod, trying to mimic the motion Akira demonstrates with the dagger.]

Could've been worse. [... Not that that's all there was to it. The melon finally gives, splitting in two.] But it could've been a lot better, too.