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[orphne]

He's taller than I remember! Almost as tall as me now, with blond hair and brown eyes. He's always been kind of a serious kid.

He was ten when I last saw him, but now he's... thirteen? Almost fourteen what day is it today...

[She moves away from the charm to check the date while muttering to herself, don't mind her.]

[nullificates]

(so, he's four years after she's gone. it must be tough. thread carefully.)

is he a good kid?

[orphne]

[No hesitation.]

One of the best.

[nullificates]

ah, what won't i do for you, koto-chan............... i am mentee-whipped like this.

any requests?

[orphne]

[Well, Shinji will make sure he eats his veggies, and Ken can protect himself, so... she has to think about it.]

You don't have to watch him all the time or anything -- please don't, actually -- but I'd feel better just knowing you'll have his back if something really bad happens.

[nullificates]

oh, i don't even watch you all the time.

i got him, and i'll tell chuuya as well.

[orphne]

I know! I get up to mischief when you're not watching hehe

But thanks, Dazai-san. I'll make you something nice in exchange.

[nullificates]

i have a life too you know!!!!! do you know how many people i am seeing it's a lot of work!!!!!!

speaking of i think one might have disappeared, like fyodor had. a shame.

(had past simple?????????? PAST SIMPLE????????)

no need, koto-chan. you're enough.

[orphne]

Hm?

Who's disappeared? I kind of guessed that Fyodor-san had, but...?

[Someone else now?]

[nullificates]

fyfy had, correct, but i decided to leave that information to us, since we weren't sure.

kaeya has. i was seeing him, truly a pity, but now that i know what happens, i'm not concerned.

[orphne]

What happens?

[nullificates]

you simply just go home. fyfy's back, doesn't remember a thing about being here. unless we have evidence of disappearances leading somewhere in this place, i think it's safe to assume that this is what happens.

[orphne]

He doesn't remember anything...

[Hm. Dazai of all people might know why that bothers her.]

When Astralin-san disappeared, he was missing from here for about a week, but when he came back, he remembered everything that'd happened here, even though it sounded like he'd spent... a really long time away. From his perspective.

I wonder what makes him and Fyodor-san different?

[nullificates]

both me and fyfy put our genius brains to work, which say... perhaps it's a matter of time. i was gone for a week, correct? at home, it had been less than 30 minutes. fyodor's been missing for months from here, but it's almost the same to him, i'd say he spent 10 minutes or perhaps a little bit less. our experiences pretty much overlap at the time of home.

none of us remembered this place at home, though.

it's rather complicated for us to make a real assumption, there's not enough data about this place for us to compile a good prediction pattern.

(because fyodor is on his level psychologically and intellectually, it's great. if he sounds a little excited, it's because he is.)

[orphne]

So maybe it's like, the longer you spend away from here, the less likely it is that you'll be able to remember your time here when you come back? Like, the more time that passes "here" is what's important, not the amount of time you actually experience of your own life.

[Hm.]

I guess if I disappear, I won't be coming back, huh?

[nullificates]

You don't know that, though.

(maybe it's a second. two. stop making him think.)

[orphne]

Maybe!

[Her voice is cheerful as ever, if laced with a pensive undercurrent. Ken had confirmed it, though -- she'd died. She knew she was going to, but, well, it's something else to know someone whose life had continued after hers had ended.]

I guess all I can keep doing is living my life to the fullest while I'm still here.

[nullificates]

Sounds like you're succeeding in that.

[orphne]

You know, there's this restaurant in town I've been wanting to go to...

[Leadingly... buy her a nice dinner, Dazai....]

[nullificates]

Chuuya has our money, bat eyes to him... I'm poor...!

[orphne]

I don't think I believe that.

[Bluntly. C'mon, Dazai!]

[nullificates]

It's true, though! I let Lupin employees have most of the profits, I don't care about money when Chuuya's so easy to mug.

[orphne]

Alright, well let's go get Chuuya to take us, then. I'll take some back for Ken-kun!

You gotta ask him though.

[Because it's funnier coming from Dazai and too easy coming from her.]

[nullificates]

(fills up lungs, enjoy.)

CHUUYA, TAKE ME AND KOTONE TO EEEEEEEEEEEEAT. I WILL GIVE YOU DOG TREAAAAAAAAAATS. PSSST-- oh, no, wait, that's cats.

[orphne]

[Just the loudest giggles you've heard today. That's all he gets in response. Mission accomplished?]