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[orphne]

I never thought of it like that... but yeah, I think so!

[Inwardly, she breathes a sigh of relief. Maybe he is feeling better.]

Have you ever written anything?

[nullificates]

Me? No. I don't even write my own reports.

(writing was odasaku's thing, after all. haha.)

I did paint once, though.

[orphne]

Really?

[Dazai having hobbies... she never knew.]

Were you any good at it? I missed signups for Art Club, so I've never really tried...

[nullificates]

Uh, no. Not really! I made a self-portrait back at the Port Mafia, and they thought it was a curse-based ability. Fufufu... It was fun.

(because he got to annoy elise. why. does. an ability. get. so much. when. she's. so. damn. obnoxious!!)

[orphne]

[She laughs, covering her mouth with her hand as she tries to picture it.]

It must have been some painting, huh? I wish I could have seen it.

[Also, eat that cupcake she put in your hand, mister.]

[nullificates]

(listen, he's been using the cupcakes as an extension of his hands, but he'll eat once he remembers they are not to be gestured with.)

Ah, the boss's ability lost her shit! It was great! Revenge comes in so many forms!!

[orphne]

[Going to get crumbs everywhere... smh...]

The ability...? [Run that one by her again, bud.] How did that work?

[nullificates]

Not all abilities are like mine, or Chuuya's. Some are manifestations, and Elise is one, and she's annoying. Moody, irritating, likes sweets, I can braid hair really well.

(DOWN WITH ELISE.)

[orphne]

Huh... neat!

[Now that sounds like a Persona. A manifestation that can talk... although she isn't sure if a Persona can eat sweets. Her expression goes distant for a moment, the way it does when she's trying to access them, but... none of them are forthcoming. Darn.]

Could you braid my hair?

[The important take-away here.]

[nullificates]

Not neat! She's annoying!!!!!

(oh, look, a cupcake-- he bites, almost like he's surprised to see it in his hand.

let her process, he knows what she's doing. trying to tie abilities to her own.)

... Maybe.

[orphne]

I've had annoying Personas, too.

[None of them were ever defiant or anything, but some of them were chattier than others. Mostly the weaker ones. It's kind of funny how the stronger her Personas got, the more serious they became... Ah well.

She perks up a little bit. Surely he won't disappoint that face.]

Really? I haven't had anyone to braid my hair in a long time.

[Her mom used to when she was a kid, but her parents died years ago.]

[nullificates]

Do you summon them and they separate from you and go on a ride to town, too? Some can.

(some are more like personas, like kyouyou and kyouka's demons. exactly like so, actually. not that he has seen them so far, but one can try to understand.)

... I can't promise it will look good. Your hair is not nearly as long as hers.

[orphne]

[She shakes her head. No, no she's pretty sure they can't. (That would be SMT.)

But she still beams brightly. This is Dazai's punishment and her reward for going to find him the other day, so she doesn't even feel bad about it.]

That's okay! It's the effort that matters.

[And she reaches up to start taking her barrettes out. Dazai's probably noticed that they spell out the Roman numeral XXII, but like haha don't worry about that, it's not important. She'll also let down her ponytail, too, fluffing her hair out a little and looking around to see if she can spot a hairbrush nearby.]

[nullificates]

(god, fine, fine!! fine!!! he's excusing himself for a moment, so he can wash his hands and not get any sugar on her strands. it does give her a very short moment to look around. the beds are joint, making one extra big bed. knives here, knives there, some shattered dishes because sometimes dazai and chuuya fight, or dazai just tosses things over his shoulder when he doesn't want to deal with it, nor does he want to clean it.

it's a warzone in here. when he comes back, however, it's with a brush, red hair covering it much more than his own brown curly strands. someone does not deal with that mop. someone has persona 5 protag disease. he'd noticed the pin, but he'll let her have some resemblance of privacy, since she's not poking so much regarding oda.)

Fine. Fine. -- How do I do this again.

[orphne]

[Dazai "oh ew ew Chuuya ew ew" and yet their beds are pushed together? Sus. The broken dishes and general untidiness are a little concerning, but also it's simply none of her business. The knives maybe should be weirder than they are, but honestly she just accepts it as one of their quirks.

Also they share a hairbrush? Sus.]

You can just start with brushing. Separate into three parts after that!

[Her hair is fluffy and a little bit kinked from having been in a ponytail all day, but it's soft and well-cared-for. She likes her hair.]

[nullificates]

(listen, there are reasons, all of them real and completely understandable without it being completely totally sus, excuse him. but alas, he sighs. now maybe she can understand why there are steps on the ceiling, too.

he'll sigh, as if this is So Much Work, but he'll do it, it's nice hair. )

You could let your hair down more often. Do you want one braid or two braids?

[orphne]

[S u s]

It gets in the way too much if I leave it down. It knots pretty easily.

[Maybe if she wasn't bouncing around in everyone's business so much, she wouldn't have that problem, but! She fiddles with the pins in her hand and closes her eyes to let Dazai work. It's weirdly relaxing; as much of a pain as Dazai is, she still trusts him not to do anything weird to her hair (on purpose).]

What do you think would look better?

[nullificates]

It's a nice color, nice length, you should try it out sometime. Invite that friend of yours on a date, see the sparks, hair flip.

(whore stop

but alas, he's mostly quiet, focused and fixed. he won't do anything weird, she's right on that, it wouldn't be funny in this case. it feels like a bonding opportunity, not a call for a prank. one thing it's true, though, dazai's hands are extremely talented. much control of his fingers, much control of his movements, so once he's done brushing, the two braids are done in a minute, effortless.

the lockpicking king!)

There. Cute!

[orphne]

[She can't help it; she giggles. Sometimes talking to Dazai sounds like talking to Akihiko, sometimes talking to Dazai sounds like talking to Yukari. Right now, this sounds like something she'd talk about with Yukari.]

Which friend? I'm not dating anybody.

[Also she has so many friends, she has no idea who he could be talking about. She runs a hand back over her braids, a little in awe of how fast he got it done. They feel pretty good, actually!]

Do you have a mirror?

[nullificates]

You should, you're at a great age. Date women, though, all men are bastards.

(hello dazai are you speaking out of experience

yes

yes he is. either way, he'll offer her a hand to stand, so he can bring her to the bathroom, beware of the warzone.)

What do you think?

[orphne]

[You didn't answer which friend, asshole!! Do you know something she doesn't?!

She laughs again as she takes his hand and lets him escort her, because, well... she hadn't thought about it. Everyone had always assumed she'd date boys, so... hm. Would she date a girl? Rio had a boy she liked, and Saori-san had talked about another boy she'd liked, so...

But she poses in front of the mirror, turning her head this way and that so she can see the braids, and claps her hands with delight.]

It's really cute! I'm not sure if it's really my style, but it looks really cute!

[nullificates]

I'm a man of many talents!

(and the other hand, that isn't holding hers, holds out for a high five.

she should definitely date everyone. who the hell cares.)

[orphne]

[She giggles again and gives him a high-five -- gently, because he is still covered in bandages.]

You should open a hair salon.

[You know, since he said she should open a restaurant for something as simple as baking cupcakes.]

[nullificates]

(he'll always be covered in bandages. it's not that he always is always hurt, but, you know. there is some shit under there.)

Oh, absolutely not, never, no. No!! It's a lot of work!!

(dazai tugs on her hand, though, so they can go back to sitting at the table.)

[orphne]

Can you cut hair, too?

[You know, man of many talents and all that. She lets him lead her back to the table, though, seating herself comfortably back in her spot with another little laugh.]

You really do always surprise me, Dazai-san.

[She toys with the end of one of her braids before slipping her barrettes back in so she doesn't lose them.]