[ because ken's a good kid, he'll spend the late evenings in the room keeping to himself mainly. though he'll respond if spoken to, of course. he'll probably have snagged a book or two from the library to pass the time.
[ A good kid... Ayabe is about the same, retiring upstairs once it gets late instead of saying down with everybody else. The first night came and he was dispirited at the fact that there was no news all day, and now it's the second night and he's just as frustrated. If he goes to sleep early, he'll wake up early, and the sooner it'll be tomorrow... ]
Hey.
[ He stops in front of Ken where he's sitting on the chaise with his book, where we'll just say he slept there the first night. ]
...how were things between you and... [ ken makes a gesture about dazai. surely he didn't make the best first impression but so far they've made it okay??? ] Did you sleep okay?
[ He shrugs, because... Well, what can he say besides "okay"? ]
I'd rather not have slept here at all, or be here in the first place, for that matter.
[ It could be the most comfortable bed in the world and he wouldn't be comfortable. But there's nothing he can do but huff and sit down on the edge of the bed, crossing his arms over his chest. ]
As long as we're not here too long, I won't complain about something small like this. Disrupting people's lives like this, what were they thinking? I bet you have a lot to get back to.
[ Little kid things. Soccer practice or something. ]
[ that's about fair enough. they could complain about it or just deal with it. ken listens quietly and nods along he comments about not wanting to be here. because honestly same. ]
The school year was ending so I had some free time coming up. If there was a good time for me to be abducted, it would have been now.
[ despite saying this he sounds a bit sad, but only the faintest trace amounts of it. no, perhaps bittersweet? ]
How long do you think we'll be stuck here? I wonder if anyone's noticed we've been missing yet.
[ You're going to miss finals! Though, maybe some people would consider it a good time. Surely something like this warrants a free pass out of finals, if they even have that in elementary school. ]
People will notice eventually... [ He knows people will notice that he is gone. The problem is whether they will care, or send somebody after him, and his gut feeling is no. ] There's no point in worrying over how long we'll be here. The moment that Blue person shows up, we're leaving.
They can't force us to stay like this. It's not right.
[ It's no legal, it's not moral, and Ayabe still believes in those sorts of things. He's going to be utterly crushed next weekend, but for now, he still has hope. ]
These sorts of eccentrics think they can do what they want because they have money. Put your foot down and say no. That's what we have to do.
[ It won't work. But it's a principle to live by. ]
[ meanwhile ken doesn't have that kind of optimism... well, not in this kind of regard. things are definitely gonna be okay but, well, at what cost. ]
Put our foot down?
[ hmmm... he's all for rebelling but— ]
We should find out what the repercussions of putting our foot down would be. It'd be one thing to put ourselves in danger but if we put others in danger then we should think about that too.
That's true, but I don't think it'll get that bad. The worst that will happen is the host will be angry, but we're in the right to walk away from something we don't agree with.
[ The worst that could happen is that they'll be gunned down on the spot, but let Ayabe believe his normal beliefs while he can. ]
I don't think that could be the worst thing that could happen...
[ his initial reply is muttered. ]
I guess we'll have to see about what will happen when we finally meet Master Blue. [ a beat as he realizes something. ] Oh, I haven't introduced myself properly. I'm Ken Amada.
[ -—he silently mouths something that can maybe be read as "that bastard," because of course it was Ken's box that Dazai was fiddling with before and naturally Ayabe assumed Dazai was Ken. A MENACE.
But it's nothing on Ken and he just huffs his frustration, shaking his head a little before nodding. ]
Reito Ayabe. The other guy must be Dazai Osamu, then.
[ ken can recognize it but doesn't comment on it given the fact that he figures that it might be something to do with their lovely other roommate. further context not required. so, instead he'll just give a short nod. ]
Yeah, from the looks of it. [ another nod, maybe slipping into a slight bow territory. ] It's nice to meet you then, Ayabe, and I hope we can get along.
[ closes eyes... identity theft at the tender age of 11... how could dazai do something like this. and the comment makes him happy even if it might sound like the bar is really low. ]
I'm glad.
[ hmmm ]
Do you think we should set up some rules?
[ because that's a reasonable thing to suggest, right?? ]
Rules? Like chores such as waste disposal and bathroom cleaning on a rotating basis, no weapons or drugs or other dangerous substances inside the room, quiet hours from 8PM to 6AM, 10PM curfew on weekdays...?
[ He's a dorm manager. He would make rules, but heck if he can enforce any of them, considering everybody else here. If anything, they'll just be Ayabe and Ken rules. ]
[ heavy frowning. ken knew they were all from different places, but time seemed to not be part of the equation that he thought that it would have been. ]
No, Ayabe's heard enough about weird dates and times to know that everybody's idea of when it is is all addled, to it really doesn't matter, and he puts it behind him. ]
The days of the week don't have to matter, but what of the other rules? In a place like this, I'd like to at least ensure the three of us are in the room before it gets too late at night, or have some way of knowing where one another are.
[ ken says with thoughtfully, he isn't asking anything too outrageous and given the state of everything those are the barest minimum of rules that he could follow. ]
Should we write it down somewhere in the room about whose turn it is?
[ not like dazai will follow them but One Can Hope. ]
[ He takes out his pocket notebook and flips past the first several pages to jot down some sort of schedule. At the very least, they can have a chore rotation for the wastebasket and the bathroom. Dazai... maybe Dazai will pitch in, but if he doesn't, it'll just be an annoyance but not a huge deal. ]
was going to fill out a whole month's worth of dates, but for Ken's sake, he makes just two rows for two weeks. ]
I was hoping for closer to two days, so I could leave and go back to school. [ Go home, but school is home when you're living in the dorm. He sighs and sets the schedule down, putting everything else away. ]
...I'm going to take a walk. I'll be quiet when I come back, in case you're asleep.
[ ...well it’s a good thing that ken say something about it then. ]
You’re that eager to get back to class?
[ well some people just like school, he guesses. ken likes school enough, but not to the point where he would take it over this place. …at least, not yet. ]
But, okay, take care. I’ll make sure nothing happens to the door.
[ for as much as he hopes dazai isn’t that kind of person, he also understands that trust is not built in a day. ]
If I'm gone, who would look after the dorm and everybody in it?
[ He's the dorm manager and it's his responsibility, and for that, he needs to return quickly. Nobody else cares. Just one weekend away without him and he's afraid the entire building will be trashed. Somebody's going to eat soap, another person's going to set a room on fire, he needs to be there and it's not for his sake.
They'll be going back soon, he tells himself, so it's fine. He waves goodnight to Ken before slipping out the door. ]
ayabe slips out of the door before ken gets a reply in, which is fine since he can’t possibly answer that question since he doesn’t know anything about ayabe’s world or the people he knows but— wouldn’t he have at least someone to be able to take care of things temporary while he is gone?
[ hello room mates, dazai is going to take forever in the bathroom. look, taking bandages off, showering, drying off, and then putting them all back on again is a chore. also he seems to linger in there longer just because he can.
stepping out, he'll give a wave. ]
It's free.
[ His hair is still damp, which makes it obvious it's uneven in places. They can also see the bandages peeking out clearer under the hair.
He'll head over to his goodie bag to pull out a candle. ]
[ It's finally free... Ayabe doesn't answer right away, getting up from his seat on the bed to stalk past Dazai and peek inside the bathroom. Gotta make sure he wasn't taking so long in there because there was some sort of mess that happened, water on the ground or —even worse, wet towels left on the ground or something like that. ]
Put that thing away, we don't need it. The room light works and it's not cold- if you are, put on an extra layer. And dry off properly so you don't get sick.
[ while not exactly approving of dazai spending what feels like forever in the bathroom, he isn't nearly as worried as ayabe with the mess. boys are messy?? or, well, so they say.
regardless, he'll chime in softly from the chaise he claims as his. ]
I have been curious about what it would smell like. The pillow talk, I mean.
[ does ken know what pillow talk is? probably not. ]
[ Also, boys shouldn't be messy!!! It's no excuse to be messy, and once Ayabe determines he's not going to have to throw a fit in the middle of the bathroom, he leaves and turns back to the bedroom. ]
Shouldn't pillows just smell like linen?
[ Does Ayabe know what pillow talk is? probably not... ]
[ he is the only one between the three of them who knows what pillow talk is. though once dazai starts to read off what the scent is, ken tilts his head to a side. ]
That doesn’t seem too bad. I don’t think I’ve smelled that combination before.
[ aka ken did not do a lot of touching of the gifts they were given—just a lot of looking. he has been extremely dubious of it all. ]
I don’t get why they’d call it “pillow talk” though.
[ seems like a silly name for something like that?? ]
[ He doesn't know either, so it'll be up to Dazai to explain things while Ayabe goes into the closet to find his own candle and give it a sniff. ]
It's not bad.
[ He hands it to Ken to smell while he passes by, headed for the rules/chores list they have lying around that maybe Dazai never saw but he's adding "No lighting fires inside the bedroom." to the rules, because if there's one standard dormitory rule, it'd be this. ]
[ Is it one of Those Things? It's hard to make assumptions with Dazai, whether it really is something inappropriate or if he's just saying it is to get out of explaining things, so what if they call his bluff that's not actually a bluff? ]
[ That's... what, people saying "I love you"?? He supposes that's what people say after they have sex, but it doesn't make sense to make it into a candle. ]
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Hey.
[ He stops in front of Ken where he's sitting on the chaise with his book, where we'll just say he slept there the first night. ]
Was it alright last night? Not too cold?
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[ not the worst thing ever. but also low bar. ]
...how were things between you and... [ ken makes a gesture about dazai. surely he didn't make the best first impression but so far they've made it okay??? ] Did you sleep okay?
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I'd rather not have slept here at all, or be here in the first place, for that matter.
[ It could be the most comfortable bed in the world and he wouldn't be comfortable. But there's nothing he can do but huff and sit down on the edge of the bed, crossing his arms over his chest. ]
As long as we're not here too long, I won't complain about something small like this. Disrupting people's lives like this, what were they thinking? I bet you have a lot to get back to.
[ Little kid things. Soccer practice or something. ]
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The school year was ending so I had some free time coming up. If there was a good time for me to be abducted, it would have been now.
[ despite saying this he sounds a bit sad, but only the faintest trace amounts of it. no, perhaps bittersweet? ]
How long do you think we'll be stuck here? I wonder if anyone's noticed we've been missing yet.
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[ You're going to miss finals! Though, maybe some people would consider it a good time. Surely something like this warrants a free pass out of finals, if they even have that in elementary school. ]
People will notice eventually... [ He knows people will notice that he is gone. The problem is whether they will care, or send somebody after him, and his gut feeling is no. ] There's no point in worrying over how long we'll be here. The moment that Blue person shows up, we're leaving.
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Do you think we'll have that chance to leave just like that?
[ it sounds nice but ken has his doubts. ]
They went through a lot of trouble getting all of us together and arranging all of this. [ frowning. ] I don't think we'll be leaving so easily.
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[ It's no legal, it's not moral, and Ayabe still believes in those sorts of things. He's going to be utterly crushed next weekend, but for now, he still has hope. ]
These sorts of eccentrics think they can do what they want because they have money. Put your foot down and say no. That's what we have to do.
[ It won't work. But it's a principle to live by. ]
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Put our foot down?
[ hmmm... he's all for rebelling but— ]
We should find out what the repercussions of putting our foot down would be. It'd be one thing to put ourselves in danger but if we put others in danger then we should think about that too.
[ now that comes from a more personal place. ]
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[ The worst that could happen is that they'll be gunned down on the spot, but let Ayabe believe his normal beliefs while he can. ]
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[ his initial reply is muttered. ]
I guess we'll have to see about what will happen when we finally meet Master Blue. [ a beat as he realizes something. ] Oh, I haven't introduced myself properly. I'm Ken Amada.
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But it's nothing on Ken and he just huffs his frustration, shaking his head a little before nodding. ]
Reito Ayabe. The other guy must be Dazai Osamu, then.
[ Chuuya was right. ]
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Yeah, from the looks of it. [ another nod, maybe slipping into a slight bow territory. ] It's nice to meet you then, Ayabe, and I hope we can get along.
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Yeah. You're a loads better person to live with than most people I've met in this place, so I'm not worried.
[ Ken is nice and quiet and keeps to himself... Ayabe's favorite sort of people. ]
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I'm glad.
[ hmmm ]
Do you think we should set up some rules?
[ because that's a reasonable thing to suggest, right?? ]
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[ He's a dorm manager. He would make rules, but heck if he can enforce any of them, considering everybody else here. If anything, they'll just be Ayabe and Ken rules. ]
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... ]
That was fast.
[ and extremely specific?!? ]
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[ Which is a trial sometimes!!! ]
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[ and that makes sense now. a lot of sense. ]
Well, I guess those rules aren't so bad but do weekdays really matter? It's not like we have school.
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[ What day is it
if they can't tell weekday from weekend, maybe it doesn't even matter ]
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[ heavy frowning. ken knew they were all from different places, but time seemed to not be part of the equation that he thought that it would have been. ]
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[ Ken is just automatically wrong.
No, Ayabe's heard enough about weird dates and times to know that everybody's idea of when it is is all addled, to it really doesn't matter, and he puts it behind him. ]
The days of the week don't have to matter, but what of the other rules? In a place like this, I'd like to at least ensure the three of us are in the room before it gets too late at night, or have some way of knowing where one another are.
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I think the others are okay.
[ ken says with thoughtfully, he isn't asking anything too outrageous and given the state of everything those are the barest minimum of rules that he could follow. ]
Should we write it down somewhere in the room about whose turn it is?
[ not like dazai will follow them but One Can Hope. ]
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[ He takes out his pocket notebook and flips past the first several pages to jot down some sort of schedule. At the very least, they can have a chore rotation for the wastebasket and the bathroom. Dazai... maybe Dazai will pitch in, but if he doesn't, it'll just be an annoyance but not a huge deal. ]
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[ he comments as he watches ayabe fill out the schedules for them. ]
Maybe two weeks at most.
[ because what would it mean if they were here longer than that period of time? at what point would it be that they were held hostage?? ]
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was going to fill out a whole month's worth of dates, but for Ken's sake, he makes just two rows for two weeks. ]
I was hoping for closer to two days, so I could leave and go back to school. [ Go home, but school is home when you're living in the dorm. He sighs and sets the schedule down, putting everything else away. ]
...I'm going to take a walk. I'll be quiet when I come back, in case you're asleep.
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You’re that eager to get back to class?
[ well some people just like school, he guesses. ken likes school enough, but not to the point where he would take it over this place. …at least, not yet. ]
But, okay, take care. I’ll make sure nothing happens to the door.
[ for as much as he hopes dazai isn’t that kind of person, he also understands that trust is not built in a day. ]
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[ He's the dorm manager and it's his responsibility, and for that, he needs to return quickly. Nobody else cares. Just one weekend away without him and he's afraid the entire building will be trashed. Somebody's going to eat soap, another person's going to set a room on fire, he needs to be there and it's not for his sake.
They'll be going back soon, he tells himself, so it's fine. He waves goodnight to Ken before slipping out the door. ]
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ayabe slips out of the door before ken gets a reply in, which is fine since he can’t possibly answer that question since he doesn’t know anything about ayabe’s world or the people he knows but— wouldn’t he have at least someone to be able to take care of things temporary while he is gone?
what would happen if he got sick or hurt?? ]
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stepping out, he'll give a wave. ]
It's free.
[ His hair is still damp, which makes it obvious it's uneven in places. They can also see the bandages peeking out clearer under the hair.
He'll head over to his goodie bag to pull out a candle. ]
Do we feel up to some pillow talk?
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Put that thing away, we don't need it. The room light works and it's not cold- if you are, put on an extra layer. And dry off properly so you don't get sick.
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It's for atmosphere.
[ Or whatever candles are for when they have these kinds of names. ]
Wow, I didn't know I was rooming with a mom.
i'm gonna squeeze myself into here
regardless, he'll chime in softly from the chaise he claims as his. ]
I have been curious about what it would smell like. The pillow talk, I mean.
[ does ken know what pillow talk is? probably not. ]
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[ Also, boys shouldn't be messy!!! It's no excuse to be messy, and once Ayabe determines he's not going to have to throw a fit in the middle of the bathroom, he leaves and turns back to the bedroom. ]
Shouldn't pillows just smell like linen?
[ Does Ayabe know what pillow talk is? probably not... ]
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Also is he the only one that knows what pillow talk is. Staring between them both for a moment before he looks at the candle's label. ]
It says it leaves behind a soothing scent infused with notes of sandalwood, lavender and ginger.
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That doesn’t seem too bad. I don’t think I’ve smelled that combination before.
[ aka ken did not do a lot of touching of the gifts they were given—just a lot of looking. he has been extremely dubious of it all. ]
I don’t get why they’d call it “pillow talk” though.
[ seems like a silly name for something like that?? ]
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It's not bad.
[ He hands it to Ken to smell while he passes by, headed for the rules/chores list they have lying around that maybe Dazai never saw but he's adding "No lighting fires inside the bedroom." to the rules, because if there's one standard dormitory rule, it'd be this. ]
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He looks up form the candle to look at Ken for a moment or two. ]>
I'll explain when you're older.
[ Why is he in a room with kids anyways. ]
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ken will immediately get ruffled about it but not outrageously so—just to make it obvious. after all, what kid enjoys being told that?? ]
What does that mean? I'm sure I could handle it.
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[ Is it one of Those Things? It's hard to make assumptions with Dazai, whether it really is something inappropriate or if he's just saying it is to get out of explaining things, so what if they call his bluff that's not actually a bluff? ]
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Fine fine. It's usually the talk between lovers after they have sex.
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hmm.
huh. hmm..... there are words that he could be saying and. ]
That's a strange name to call it.
[ BECAUSE YOU KNOW. IT IS. ]
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That's not even a scent. How stupid.