week 5, post trial.

[robitussin]

[Another week draws to a close, but as more culprits are led away, something is different all the same. After this particular trial, perhaps it's not a surprise that there's no note or offer to meet in a specific place tonight. Can any of them say they have any energy or desire to do something like that at a time like this? The place they regrouped last Saturday evening stands there, burned nearly beyond recognition, and the townspeople look at them with the distrust that's been steadily building. Not to mention... Those are the least of the losses they've faced in the last few days.

Of course, even as so much changes day by day, the town remains, with plenty of places for people to go if they don't want to stay inside the motel. Where can you be found tonight?]

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[pursuitofdeath]

You’ve got a plan then.

[He understands. And with Osomatsu covering the other’s death, he is their best chance of dragging this mess out. Giving them that time could be the breakthrough they’ve needed. It’s worth the risk at least.]

...very well. I’ll give you as much time as I’m able.

[marmoron]

[A nod.]

I just need the Sergeant occupied and out of the Lodge for as long as possible. I don't know what we'll learn from it, but I've had enough.

[A beat.]

All of us have by now.

[pursuitofdeath]

That shouldn’t be too difficult.

[With his skill set he has several ideas already anyway.]

...even so, be careful both of you.

[marmoron]

[There's another stiff nod in acknowledgement. Then after several seconds of awkward silence...]

Thanks.

[Another awkward several seconds of silence.]

..And I owe you an apology. I was ...harsh.

[pursuitofdeath]

[Dazai blinks. He hadn't expected that--]

I assure you, I can take it~ [More seriously, though...] There's nothing to apologize for anyway... I was not... in the right mindset either.

It's not like me to get so emotionally invested in something-- enough so that I couldn't identify what was going on in my own head.

[marmoron]

Not a bad thing to care about the things you care about.

[That's said quietly, though Keith gets what he meant if only because his judgment being clouded by intense emotion is how he spends half his life, despite you know... not caring. Allegedly.]