thesettingsun | Week 7, Saturday, post-trial: Stephanie.

Week 7, Saturday, post-trial: Stephanie.

[Sometime later, much later, Dazai spots Stephanie in the dining hall. He's tempted to run away, but... no. The responsible thing to do is apologize.]

Um. I wanted to apologize to you, and also ask you not to kill me because Evan would be upset about it?

[Evan's taste in family members is questionable.]

...But mostly apologize.

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[ she still looks pretty mad when she sees him, and... still. even after he talks. ]

I get why you did that.

[She has every reason to be mad.]

That doesn't make it okay.

[He just was never concerned with it being okay in the first place.]

I'm not asking you to forgive me. Just... let me say my goodbyes to people, and then I'll leave and you'll never see my face again. You can imagine I died in a ditch if it would make you feel better.

I don't actually want anyone here dead. I'm...

[ she pauses, frowning and unsure of how to properly articulate this without jumping into a gigantic rant. ]

Did you punch Akechi?

Yes.

[In the balls. He probably doesn't need to mention that part?]

Good.

[ that's fair.

although considering akechi is the one who actually murdered evan, strangling is probably a more severe??? punishment??? ]

[he may have also punched akechi in the head

a couple times

until he passed out]

That's all I had to say, I think. ...Good work.

...

[ she sighs. ]

Welcome back, Dazai.

It's good to be back.

[murder threats and all.]

I'm sure.

... actually. I need to hit you.

...If it's not hard enough to leave a mark, I don't mind. I won't tell Evan.

[and all of this will be fine]

[ steph is at least easy enough that (usually) after she hits you, she won't be as mad. it's the jock way of life. ]

Thanks.

[ and with that, she'll slap him.

at least it's not a punch. that would have hurt a lot worse, she is very infamous for her punches back home. ]