Not Again! With Dazai

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[ leggy out ]

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[kyaaa Dazai sobold]

Camp Arrival | Week 0

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[ Dazai waits until after everyone is done with talking with their mysterious hosts before he approaches the other. Bumping his elbow against Chuuya's for a moment before he nods towards the cabins. ]

While everyone else explores the grounds, we should see what we have waiting for us.

[ Maybe their soon to be bunk-mates will be too busy socializing so they can get some semblance of privacy. Lifting his own key to inspect the animal. ]

Your place or mine?

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Let's go to yours first, I'm pretty sure mine'll be crowded.

[He's got to fight over a bed, after all. And following after Dazai means he doesn't have to think much too.]

W0: Dancing

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[ At night, Dazai will seek Chuya out before nodding towards an area away from others. ]

Follow me.

[ Yeah, he's still in the hoodie and he may even catch sight of cloth bandages around his neck. They don't seem to be around his wrists though.

Time to lead Chuuya away to some where a bit more private. ]

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[Time to go be delinquents in the woods- I mean.

Yeah, he'll follow after Dazai. Dazai is one of the few people here he trusts to not murder him, so he does it with little resistance.

He does notice the bandages around Dazai's neck too, but doesn't comment on them.]

What's up? Find out something?

w0 Friday

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[ After the announcements and after his mini adventure, he's going to locate Chuuya to carefully pin him against a wall. Which wall? We'll say mess hall or outside of a cabin. ]

Apparently future you is a four timing person. I wonder what I should do?

[ Yeah, he's not seriously bothered by that, but it was weird to hear his voice on the loud speaker ]

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Future-me is the last goddamn person I want to see right now.

[Okay, not the last, but you get the idea. Chuuya is not in a good mood today at all.]

w0: Post trial

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[ With that wrapped up, he's going to grab Chuuya's hand and lead him out of there. ]

Let's head to the cabin before everyone else does.

[ They will probably be chatting among each other for a bit or checking up on how people are doing. ]

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Yeah, okay.

[They can't commit lewd crimes yet so Dazai will be spared from that for now. But he gets the feeling that this needs to be private. ]

No more accidents here. Got it?

w1 : monday (let's tumble down the rabbit hole)

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[ Originally he was intending on dragging Chuuya off to cash in all of those saved kisses, but they wound up finding something peculiar in the forest. It's a hollow tree with a bottomless hole at the base of the trunk.

Giving Chuuya a look before he laces their fingers together. ]

Want to jump in together?

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[Who's to say they weren't going to go make out in the forest? It's not like there's many private places in this camp.]

We might as well, maybe it's a way out of here.

[Fingers laced, and down they goooo!]

Week 1, tuesday, post-meeting

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[WELL THAT SURE WAS A THING. Time to corner Dazai and have a talk about what to do.]

Oi. C'mon.

[He'll just start walking over towards the lake. That should be far enough away from people to not be overheard, right?]

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[ He'll follow him towards the lake without even arguing. Since that sure was a couple bombs dropped on them. This time he will actually pull his hood up and stuff his hands in his pocket. ]

We should get an umbrella.

[ The rain with an umbrella to keep from being heard or seen. ]

Week 1, Friday

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[The humming is going to drive him crazy, which is why he's going and looking for Dazai.]

Dazai.

[He nods his head towards the lake. Time for another walk/talk?]

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[ S'up. Dazai has a new friend sitting inside of his hood.

He looks at Chuuya for a moment before walking over to fall in step beside him. ]

What a coincidence, Chuuya. I was going to look for you.

Week 1, post-trial

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[Time to go find some privacy while tugging Dazai along! He's not here for makeouts though, not yet. Instead, he's ranting.]

Those fuckers just painted a huge target on my back, you know.

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[ He's going to be tugged along. ]

They did. Luckily no one liked him enough to try to get revenge.

[ Or they might wind up with Chuuya and Escha dead next week. ]

w1: sunday

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[ Some time later after the execution, he's going to look for Chuuya using his built in Chuuya detector. Where is he at? ]

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[He's at the nurse's cabin taking care of himself. He really should have done this after his fight yesterday, but he tried to tough it out like a loser.]

w2 friday (time to clean up)

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[ As soon as he's ready to go back to the cabin, he'll locate Chuuya to pull him along. ]

Look how we sparkle, Chuuya.

[ Despite the words, he isn't putting the usual fake energy into his tone. It's flat and he's pretty tired still ]

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It's gotta be glitter or something.

[He's easy to drag along, though he's only going to the cabin for a change of clothes.]

We need to shower.

Week 2, post-trial

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[After the trial, Chuuya will nudge Dazai to follow after him. Time to go on a walk near the woods! This time he'll take Dazai over by the gardens.]

You heard what Phoenix said, right? About getting double rewards if you do a task with a teammate?

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[ A garden walk so romantic.

Putting his hands in his pockets as he walks along beside him. ]

I have~ I didn't get any double rewards yet. Did you?

Week 3, late Monday night/early Tuesday morning

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[It's like a bad dream, one that comes to both Dazai and Chuuya well into the evening, when they're both trying to sleep. A bad dream of a time Chuuya just can't seem to let go of.

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The votes are cast, and Dazai is locked up. Chuuya is left just standing there, watching as Dazai transforms and pleads for his life.

'I don't want to die!'

"We have to help him," he says to the others, "Like we helped Hunter last week. We can help him just like that, right?"

The others- the ones he saw as allies, if not friends- they all reassure him. They can use an item to save Dazai. It happened once, and it can happen again.

Chuuya holds onto that hope, all through the night, all the way up to the execution. Someone has to have an item that can save Dazai. If one existed, then there must be more.

Ayabe is called up, and Chuuya still believes in that possibility. If anyone would save Dazai, it's Ayabe. He must have a plan.

But they fight, and they fight, and it slowly becomes clear that no, there is no saving Dazai. Nobody stepped forward to offer up the item to save Dazai's life.

Nobody CARED.

And as Chuuya watches that final blow strike true, he feels that hope die within him.

He was a goddamn fool to trust them. Of course nobody would reach out to help Dazai. Why did he think someone would offer that salvation to him? Everyone cared about themselves and their own, so of course they would save those items for themselves.

A piece of Chuuya died that day, one that didn't come back, even when Dazai and the others did.

'I can't trust them. If it comes down to it, they won't come through for me. I have to protect myself and my own instead.'

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Chuuya startles awake with a soft gasp. He's curled up behind Dazai, his stomach pressed to Dazai's back to keep them both warm during the rainy night. For a few seconds, he lays there, breathing heavily as he comes out of that memory/nightmare combination.

And then he hugs Dazai around the middle, pressing his face against Dazai's back. He's not crying, he doesn't cry. Just ignore that wetness on his face, it's only sweat.]

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[ His own heart races when he's awake and at first he thinks it's his own breathing that he hears, but soon he realizes it's from the other occupant in bed. He's holding still, thinking to let Chuuya have his privacy for a bit longer... that was probably something he shouldn't have seen, even if they did touch on it recently with their talk.

However, as he feels those arms and the wetness on his back, he knows it will be a matter of time before Chuuya realizes he's not breathing evenly.

Moving his hand to cover over Chuuya's. ]

Chuuya?

w2 indulgence date with llamas (thursday afternoon?)

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[ Copying from the locations-

The door to the right opens to what can only be described as a party. An open air banquet of tables and tapestries, pillows and plush finery. You could eat and drink and drink and eat but the feast that surrounds you refills itself endlessly. What should be hot is always hot, what should be cold is always cold, and whatever you’re craving is always somewhere to be found. There’s plenty of room for dancing, and in fact the boisterous music that plays from the band you just can’t quite seem to find is perfect for letting loose alone, with a partner, or even a full group.

Strings of embellished fabrics and soft lights canopy overhead in a seemingly endless stretch outwards in every direction in a warm blanket of red and gold--though if you keep walking, you eventually find yourself in an open, grassy field dotted by grazing animals. Mostly you’ll find farm animals, demure cattle and lazing horses (AND LLAMAS), but if you’re really determined to find something from home, it may just appear for you, for a time, always domesticated and in good spirits.

As for beds, restrooms, and other general common-place necessities...um...good question? Looks like someone was a bit narrow-minded in their planning. At least there’s no shortage of pillows to lounge on, and they are quite comfortable.

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Dazai is going to lead the way into this wing of the temple. ]

Figured a little break from the rain and snow would be good.

[ Also there's food and pillows every where. But staying warm and dry for a while is nice. ]

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Yeah, I'm tired of being cold and wet.

[He hasn't really gone to the temple yet, so seeing everything is pretty new for him. He's instantly locked on to the llamas though, because what the fuck llamas.]

Shit, they look even fluffier in real life.

Week 3, post-trial

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[Chuuya is going to wait until after Dazai is showered and dressed before coming to bother him. Since he looked pretty cold and all at trial. And also it takes him a bit to get Natalie to their cabin and settled in.]

C'mon, let's walk for a bit.

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[ Shower is good and he's bundled up in dry clothes. He's going to fall in step beside him. His gaze shifting across him to try to figure out what's on his mind. ]

Wanted a romantic walk through the snow, Chuuya?

w4 monday

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[ Locating Chuuya using his senses before gently nudging him. He'll probably get more of a neutral, and vague touch of concern from Dazai at the brief contact. ]

There's a new place that opened up that I think you'll enjoy, Chuuya.

[ Enjoy or rather he might need. He can tell even without the touch what mood Chuuya is in. ]

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[There is a lot of anger and upset in this tiny body. He does contain it when he talks to Dazai though, and he comes across as being irritated.]

What is it, Dazai?

w4 friday

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[ Wherever Chuuya may be rolling, Dazai is going to tap dance into his path. He has a certain book tucked under his arm. ]

Ne, Chuuya~ Let's go some where a little more private.

[ Also get off the ground ]

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[The ground is his only friend now.]

Far corner of camp. Got it.

[Time to roll for like a quarter-mile, he brings this suffering onto himself.]

w4: sunday

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[ Since Schrodinger hand holding happened at execution he's just going to pull him away as soon as they can move and everything is finished. Others are already going to care for Flayn and it's hailing.

Time to drag Chuuya away and to the library. He hasn't gotten the chance to explore it since it's been unlocked considering everything that has happened.

Time to just C/P

LIBRARY: While it's nothing fancy, the library carries a relatively good selection of books to appeal to everyone's tastes. Immediately upon entering, you will find two long tables with six seats each. Slapped on each wall are gentle reminders to clean up after yourself, avoid eating loud foods, and place the books back in their place once you're done. Rows of shelves line the room, each one neatly organized into different categories. You can easily find fairy tales, classic literature, modern novels, how to guides, science and medical textbooks, and so forth. This includes books from your own world, as well. How nice. ]

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[It's a small library, to be sure, but size doesn't matter as much as content. So when they enter, Chuuya's terrible mood picks up a little, and he glances around at what there is to see.]

...huh. I wasn't expecting there to be books at camp, but here we are.

w5: monday

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[ It's been crazy but once they get a break in everything, Dazai is going to pull Chuuya away to chat. ]

Hey, Chuuya~ I want you to close your eyes.

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You better not put anything in my hair.

[But sure, eyes are closed.]

Week 5, Tuesday evening

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[Someone has just gone through a really long day and is exhausted. When he finds Dazai, he'll just drag him towards the mountain. The airline should be quiet this time of day, right?]

Hey. Can I see your scrunchie real quick?

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[ Dazai has been paying attention to him since something seems up. Following along without questioning, knowing the other will say it or he'll just nudge it out of him eventually.

At that question, he's going to push up his sleeves to show his scrunchy. ]

Is there something you want to know, Chuuya?

w6: monday

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[ Anyways, time to find some privacy in the leopard cabin since everyone is probably busy playing twenty questions with the others. ]

Now you can get it all out of your system, Chuuya.

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[YEAH UH

Once the door is closed, he's yelling so much.]

It's all fucking bullshit! When Junpei offered me a role I was like "Finally! A chance to help everyone end this!" But then I walked in and saw who was on that team, and Akira's the only reason I didn't walk back out.

They're idiots. All of them. It took them five weeks to figure everyone else out, even with special powers to help them! And then they had the balls to act like tragic heroes or some shit. They all can choke on a dick and die!

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Except Akira, Flayn, and 45. They're ok. The rest can choke on a dick and die.