γ Oh? Is it someone's birthday today? Perhaps a little girl from the Agency's birthday, to be exact? Hm, well in that case, I suppose this present won't go to waste. γ He holds out a box wrapped in red towards her.
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“It’s mine,” she confirmed with a nod, reaching out to take the offered present. “Thank you, Dazai-san.” And without further ado, she went about unwrapping the box to see the present inside it.
「 And what would the bolo tie be for, Kyouka-chan? Are you going to dress Takuya-kun up like me? 」 He points to himself, a big smile on his face. He’s not sure why, but he feels rather honored and excited to have a toy bunny modeled after him.
◣ ✿ ◥ “Yes.” Ah, were those sparkles surrounding the man at the notion of having a rabbit counterpart? Kyouka hadn’t considered it something for him to feel honoured about, but it made her happy to see him excited. “Do you know where I can get one?” Because such places weren’t in her usual scope of knowledge.
「 Oh, I don’t know, Kyouka-chan. I was saving it for the other young girl who likes bunnies and happens to works here in the office. But I’m sure she’d like you to have it. 」 Of course, there isn’t another young girl who likes bunnies and works in the office — he’s messing with her. 「 Taking in a toy bunny like this is a big responsibility, though. You have to give him a name and everything! 」
◣ ✿ ◥ Of course, the girl already knew he was teasing her, so she didn’t react to it; instead, she stared at him as though shocked he just implied that she didn’t already name all her bunny toys. Kyouka nodded, thinking of a name. The man had referred to the bunny as he, so– “Takuya,” she decided. “I can get him a bolo tie too.” She had yet to model any of her rabbits after Dazai, and a gift from him would be a perfect place to start.
places one of those bunny toys that move and make noises and waits for kyouka to enter before turning it on
◣ ✿ ◥ Kyouka didn’t expect anything spectacular to await her when she entered the office after filing paperwork, but oh, was she wrong about that. What she saw upon walking in was grand, amazing, a gift from the heavens themselves. She had plenty of rabbit toys; however, she didn’t have one that moved or made noises. It reminded her of the short few days she had a real rabbit to look after.
Eyes glittering (and apparently blind to Dazai’s presence in favour of the toy), she approached the rabbit and knelt down next to it, reaching out a hand to pet it as though it were real. After a moment, and without looking up, she asked, “Can I keep it?”
◣ ✿ ◥ A single glance told her that he’d already had too much to drink (not ideal for someone currently in charge for a child, but Dazai couldn’t be counted on for responsibility regardless of the circumstance). She thought to remind him of his ever-growing tab at the restaurant, or to inform him that the alcohol smelled bitter and gross and not something she would call fun or delicious; however, she kept both comments to herself, instead making a note to call Kunikida to pick them up later.
Ah, so it was Akutagawa who was tainting his protege, then. He should’ve known. 「 … I see! Kyouka-chan, you don’t need to go looking at that stuff either, okay? 」
◣ ✿ ◥ “As long as Atsushi closes out of it when he gets off the computer, there won’t be a problem.” What an incredible way to show loyalty to her role model.
「 Right… right. Ah, Kyouka-chan — what exactly did Atsushi-kun say about looking at lewd stuff? 」 It isn’t that he didn’t expect this to happen eventually, but it’s a little strange thinking about sweet Atsushi being a pervert.
◣ ✿ ◥ If she wanted to, she could recite the exact wording of the text to him, but that wasn’t fun. “He tried to blame Akutagawa and then dismissed the subject entirely when I said that Akutagawa had nothing to do with it.”
