Sort of? I mean, sometimes if I reach out to him I can hear his grumbling. But when I reach out for him I can feel him try to tug me in and consume me like a gravity well would, so I don't usually do that. So normally I just feel him there, yeah.
Nah. I haven't felt him since we got here. That's why I didn't sleep so well the first week, you know? The only time I ever felt alone in my own body before was all the times you used No Longer Human on me.
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[It's a lie, Chuuya actually got along with Subete. But the intent of cooperation is there. ]
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Do you hear your other self?
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Wait. ]
You don't feel him here, do you?
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I don't think I could get used to having someone else there.
[ It's usually empty. ]
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[It's different, when something has always been there.]
...say, Dazai. Why didn't you kill me or Ayabe? We were both right there with you.
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Maybe it knew it would have gotten caught. Or maybe it's because you two are closest to me.
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You might be right.
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You care about Ayabe, huh?
[I'm sorry he's like this.]
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[ Do you know often he showed off how uneven his hair was to drive Ayabe crazy? ]
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[He snickers.]
Hopefully you weren't too mean to him, Ayabe's a good person with a short temper.
[He sounds genuinely fond of Ayabe when he says that too.]
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It's for a different reason.
[ He uses different tactics for them both and there's different reasons to keeping them around. ]
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Yeah? What different reasons?
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He supposes it's the only time to share. It might be good to see his reaction. ]
He's fun to pick on, while you make it interesting. I never argued with anyone before or fought against anyone.
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[He finds that hard to believe, given how abrasive Dazai can be.]
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Not even once.
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Huh. Well I guess that's why you wanted to 'keep me' then, huh?
[All the dog comments suddenly make more sense.]
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Could be. I don't really understand it myself.
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And Chuuya's going to hold up his own hand, pressing it to his side of the bars right over where Dazai's hand is.
No hand-holding will happen here, though. These bars are very solid.]
Maybe it's puberty or something. Teenagers are supposed to get really stupid at that time, right?
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That makes it sound like I want to kiss you.
[ He manages to make a face at that that basically says no way.
Another thought pops in his head. ]
Maybe Missile was right.
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[Sorry Dazai. The bars of the cage prevent canoodling.]
Missile is right a lot, but what is he right about right now?
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