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AKUTAGAWA RYUUNOSUKE kind of an airhead, but good-natured and charming could you stop smoking for one second though	DAZAI OSAMU should a narcissist really be that quick to want to die please leave Akutagawa alone	HAGIWARA SAKUTAROU there are important things besides poetry and being moody such as combing your hair
NAKAHARA CHUUYA picks drunken fights with everyone loses drunken fights with everyone	IZUMI KYOUKA you don't have to disinfect everything don't spray kouyou-sensei with windex either	NATSUME SOUSEKI a gentleman with a gentlemanly mustache having a sweet tooth is also very gentlemanly
MIYAZAWA KENJI a cute and sincere child maybe don't ask to see his picture books	TANIZAKI JUNICHIROU masochist with a foot fetish does being a great author really make up for that	NAGAI KAFUU a romantic traveler who still keeps a diary how much can you write about prostitutes
SHIMAZAKI TOUSON studying and writing about everything is great and all but no one is going to let the niece thing go	TAYAMA KATAI if you hit on less girls people would like you more also if you were less of a hipster	SHIGA NAOYA manly in that he will stick by people close to him an insensitive dickbag to everyone else
MORI OUGAI doctor doctor, give me the news what is someone actually responsible doing here	KITAHARA HAKUSHUU #aesthetic would be in the student council in a high school AU	MUROO SAISEI self-proclaimed wild child how many people sensitive about their height do we need
MUSHANOKOUJI SANEATSU sheltered noble chase your dreams! maybe learn to ride a bike!	OZAKI KOUYOU mama bear to his disciples the absolute pickiest eater	EDOGAWA RANPO hates the mainstream an eccentric entertainer, don't let him talk to you about eroguro
SATOU HARUO a rare practical person in a constant state of 'Dazai, why'	KOBAYASHI TAKIJI tortured to death for communism please hug him	YOKOMITSU RIICHI the most serious one "the thing I hate the most is literature"
ODA SAKUNOSUKE really, really Osakan cheerful and direct and pushes himself too hard	HORI TATSUO a sweet and attentive person canonly called "idol-esque", why wouldn't you tag him	NAKAJIMA ATSUSHI both split personalities are cute outside: shrinking violet, inside: FIGHT ME
MASAOKA SHIKI carefree, cheerful, and BASEBALL never going to get enough players for a game with these nerds	WAKAYAMA BOKUSUI drinks more sake than anyone else way easier to get along with than Chuuya	TAKAMURA KOUTAROU a gentle-natured artist is poetry/painting/wood carving a hat trick
ISHIKAWA TAKUBOKU owes everyone money survives by being charming and knowing where to hide	KUNIKIDA DOPPO mood swings all over the place straightforward and good at compliments	KOUDA ROHAN a hard worker, especially in housework would hate Tumblr's edgy headcanons
YOSHIKAWA EIJI probably has a gym membership probably can quote 50 different generals	NAKANO SHIGEHARU seems calm, filled with angst and passive-aggression	KIKUCHI KAN everyone's big brother exactly how much money have you given out, sir
MIYOSHI TATSUJI immature and rebellious a pure, if opinionated, boy	NIIMI NANKICHI pranked you while you were reading this you'll forgive him because he's so cute	TOKUDA SHUUSEI sour and pessimistic but still a hard, reliable worker
SAKAGUCHI ANGO the grand delinquent can you just clean your room instead of covering it with pesticide

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[heartsound]

[ Castles can have libraries in them, as far as he knows. They're impressive in movies and books, at the very least, even if they're not always helpful. But he doesn't mention that he heard that thought, since he still doesn't know how Niimi-san might react to his powers.

He doesn't mention that he can't hear any thoughts from the castle either, but that's better than actually hearing any, since it looked like an abandoned castle. ]

Not too dry or thin air, I hope.

[ At least he has one of his small oxygen tanks in one of his jacket pockets, so if he needs it he's prepared. Don't go too fast though, he's not very good with exercise. ]

But there's only one way to know.

[buyingmittens]

Let's go!

[If Niimi were by himself, he'd run right in, but he's learned enough about Haruka to know that he's not good at keeping up. So he'll walk inside instead.]

Don't worry, Harucchin, I'll protect you if there's something scary.

[heartsound]

[ He follows Niimi, at a pace he knows he'll not instantly wear himself out. ]

That's very dependable, Niimi-san. I'll count on you.

[ He carries a gun but if he uses it too much he'll just end up dislocating a shoulder or something again. This fragile body is a menace. ]

[buyingmittens]

[Niimi has a gun too. It's just a book right now.]

Good! Because we're friends ♥

[And Niimi will definitely keep his friends safe.

The castle is big, and creepy, and empty... so far. It doesn't look like it's full of traps, or at least not immediately.

Something falls off the ceiling. Niimi jumps a little, but it looks like it was just a rotting piece of wood.]

[heartsound]

[ Being armed is good, even people that look like kids but aren't should be armed during unknown situations.

Someone claiming to be friends with him is still an odd thing to Haruka though. He can tell that the man-that-looks-like-a-child is sincere, because of his thoughts and because of how clear the tones he hears in his voice are. Honest people are the best people, no matter their personality, since their voices don't hurt his ears. But it's none the less weird, being dubbed a friend of someone. ]

Yes.

[ Well. He's decided to trust people more anyway, so very well. As an albino werewolf with the abilities he has he's not had many friends, so it's sort of nice.

He can't hear anything within close range, but there is something, whispers in his ear that he can't make out, so the castle might not be entirely as abandoned as it seems. ]

Ah, it's really in disrepair, isn't it. It's falling apart.

[buyingmittens]

Mmhm! But I'm not scared at all. It's okay if you are, though.

[Niimi has a writer's curiosity, and that overwhelms any part of him that might be a bit spooked. It's interesting, and he probably won't be hit on the head with a piece of the ceiling.

...Probably.]

[heartsound]

I don't need to be scared if I'm with Niimi-san, right?

[ Haruka does have his special Secret Doberman abilities that lets him hear if anyone is around. ]

[buyingmittens]

Nope! Because I'll keep you safe!

[Niimi's not the biggest, or the strongest, but he'll do his best to protect his friends. So they'll be fine!]

[heartsound]

[ Hopefully nothing that will make Haruka become a burden will happen. He doesn't have his "hands and feet" with him as he used to call Natsuki and Yatarou, to fight for him. ]

I have no doubts about that.

[ They have made it further into the castle though, and has reached a flight or stairs in front of them, while there are corridors and doors on either side. ]

Would the audience hall be right up the stairs?

[buyingmittens]

It would be in the center, right? So it has to be up the stairs.

[Niimi hasn't been to castles much himself, but that sounds right to him.]

[heartsound]

Probably.

[ He stares up the stairs.

Those stairs are so much stairs that it's daunting. ]

....so can we try something that won't put us even higher above the sea level?

[ Elevation is his enemy. ]

[buyingmittens]

[If it's a matter of not being able to climb them, that's a problem...]

I don't think I can carry you up. I could try?

[That's a bad idea.]

[heartsound]

[ He could force himself up them, but he'd be very tired after and probably have to take a nap on the floor for a while.



]

I'm not sure that's a good idea.

[buyingmittens]

I'd be super careful! I wouldn't drop you at all!

[I don't want to make Harucchin climb it himself, that'd be mean to him.]

[heartsound]

[ That's very sweet of him, but Haruka wouldn't consider it mean. ]

I know I'm light, but I'm not that light. You're still much smaller than me, Niimi-san.

[ That's not an insult, merely a fact. He would be smaller if he turned into a wolf, of course, but 1) he's still pretending to be a bunny, and 2) he would pass out for about a day due to exhaustion, since there's no full moon out. ]

[buyingmittens]

[Niimi deflates with the expression of 'I know you're right but I really wanted it to work'. No telepathy needed.]

...maybe I could make a pulley...?

[heartsound]

[ It would have been so good if he could just read people's expressions, instead of actually hear what they think. ]

It's alright, we can take the bottom floor room first and see if we find anything interesting. High elevation is the greatest enemy, you know.

[ Well. For Haruka. ]

[buyingmittens]

Mmm... okay! And then I can go upstairs myself, and if there's anything cool I'll carry it down so Harucchin can see it!

[I don't want Harucchin to miss out on anything! He's a good friend, he should get to see everything.]

[heartsound]

[ Good friend... You're too nice to this ex-criminal werewolf.

Splitting up can be a good idea or a bad idea, but this far Haruka has not heard any evidence of anyone else being around. And if they separate he can try to keep track on Niimi by concentrating on his thought. Maybe ask him to think loudly or something. ]

That's very nice of you, Niimi-san. You don't have to do that though. Should we try this way?

[ He motions to the left, down the hall and toward a group of doors at the end. ]

[buyingmittens]

[Haruka is a Good.]

It's as good as the other way! Let's go!

[Niimi starts to head down the hallway, making sure not to get too far ahead of Haruka even in his excitement.]

[heartsound]

[ With close mafia connections and a desire to tear down the Japanese police force just because he wants his big brother's attention? Sure thing.

Thanks for not rushing ahead. There's no way he'd be able to keep up with energetic people that way. ]

Well, we don't know that yet. Only by finding out what's at both ends, we'll know that.

[buyingmittens]

Then, maybe eenie meenie miney moe would be the best way to pick?

[It's never steered Niimi wrong so far.]

[heartsound]

Does that work?

[ As for Haruka he's gone by logic and whatever is the best way to pull a plan off, so spontaneous actions like exploring isn't anything he's got much experience with. ]

[buyingmittens]

Mhm! Sometimes what you pick isn't that important as long as you pick.

[And the hallways look pretty much the same to him. No way of knowing what's at either end.]

[heartsound]

Ah. Mmm, I guess so.

[ Sometimes it really matters, though.But maybe not so much when you're not involved in crimes. ]