BREAK-IN: Akira, Chuuya & Dazai

[gatonina]

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[shortfornow]

[ SIGHING LOUDLY ]

Get your ass down here, Chibi. We'll just force the door open.

[ He doesn't like how unstable that thing looks. ]

[gatonina]

[There is probably a hose... somewhere... Or maybe one of those fire extinguishers plum kept handing out. Anyway, the roof will not be nearly as patient as the Room of Req. The only warning Chuuya will get before it collapses is an ominous creaking noise, and then the roof gives out.

Think fast.]

[shortforever]

[He's at least got enough common sense to jump off of the roof before it collapses him into the fire. Catch him, Dazai!]

[survivaltricks]

[all Akira hears as he's searching for that hose is the sound of debris cracking and caving in on itself so. . . uh. he's going to grab whatever hose/fire extinguisher he manages to find (MOD CHOICE???) and immediately run back to the shed]

Hey! Are you guys okay?!

[shortfornow]

[ This is going to end in disaster, but he's going to try to catch Chuuya anyways. He's too heavy for Dazai though, but at least it's just shed roof height? They are probably both going to go down after he catches him. ]

[gatonina]

[Let's go with fire extinguisher. Pours one out for Plum.

The shed is now fully collapse and burning. Might want to put out the fire, so they can pry the door open and start digging through the debris to find Phoenix. Whew.]

[shortforever]

[Chuuya totally about to squish his savior. Thanks Dazai.

Akira can worry about the fire for now.]

[survivaltricks]

[well, when neither Dazai nor Chuuya seem to have any injuries, Akira is going to turn towards the shed and LET LOOSE with that fire extinguisher]

[RIP PLUM. THIS ONE IS FOR YOU]

[shortfornow]

[ WOW AKIRA he's injured. He's just a skinny twink getting squished!

The wind gets knocked out of him as soon as he hits the ground. He's coughing, while trying to regain his breath. Ow. ]

Chi-bi.

[ They need Chuuya's help to get to the doors, but he's still considering headbutting him.

Instead he's just going to reach for his face and pinch both of his cheeks. ]

[gatonina]

[Maybe, somewhere out there, Plum's ghost is proud.

In any case, they have vanquished the fire. What now?]

[shortforever]

[Time to climb off of Dazai and go kick the door down. Footkey worked last time, maybe it'll work again.

Yeah, he's not even pausing to help Dazai up. Sorry not sorry.]

[survivaltricks]

[WHILE WHILE THE ODD COUPLE IS OVER THERE FLIRTING]

[Akira is going to place the fire extinguisher aside and attempt to pry the door op-- oh no nevermind]

[Chuuya's kicking it]

[. . .]

[steps back and just lets this happen]

[shortfornow]

[ They are always flirting in their own way. ]

Ah, Chibi is so mean. Won't even help his boyfriend up after I caught him.

[ Woe is him etc etc... his expression doesn't really change and the tone of his voice remains even. Only the ground loves him now. He's staying there for a bit longer before he sits up to look over at them to see if they need any help ]

[gatonina]

[... Well. The shed is caved in like a sad little soda can, so kicking the door kind of. Bends it a bit more, but doesn't quite get it out of the way. Weeps.]

[shortforever]

[...welp.]

Megane, Bandage-idiot, help me out here.

[survivaltricks]

[with a lightly amused expression (the first bit of levity on his features since they entered this place), Akira steps forward to try and pry the door off of its hinges. but he'll definitely need help to get it off!!]

[shortfornow]

You didn't say the magic word, Chibi.

[ He does get up though and walks over. Time to help, and later on he'll ask for compensation from the other ]

[gatonina]

[Between the three of them, they will successfully pry the door of its hinges!

Inside, the shed is filled with debris... though they will notice a pair of bloodied, bent shears towards one corner. A very, very burnt human hand is right next to it, the rest of the body buried beneath the collapsed remains of the room. Hello, Phoenix.

It's such a shame that his killer wasn't found. That was such a bad stroke of luck for Chuuya. Maybe if they had found the monster, he would have survived that week.]

[shortforever]

[It's fine. It's totally fine. Chuuya knew the risks when he planned that murder, and he accepted death when it came for him.

(That is a lie. He absolutely died mad about them not finding the monster, and his last moments would have been spent cursing out everyone else for failing him.)

Time to step forward to touch that burnt hand.]

Hey. It took a while, but we're here for you now.

[survivaltricks]

[it's fine. it's fine!! they don't have to focus on it. Akira says nothing as he watches Chuuya reach out towards Phoenix's burnt corpse. you can bet he too was pissed off when Chuuya got voted off]

[he says nothing, standing silently with his hands in his pockets]

[shortfornow]

[ He's just amazed he didn't kill anyone after that trial or after the execution. It's also weird because he can remember Phoenix saying he's in his care now, but he can't recall when that happened or where. It felt like later in the game. Maybe when they all failed and the House absorbed them all into that terrible limbo?

He'll cease that train of thought as he watches his partner keenly to try to figure out his emotional state. ]

[gatonina]

[Phoenix gave them as much trouble in death as he did in life.

The hand is heavily burnt, but it disappears like all the others once it's touched. The debris shifts once the body beneath it is no longer there. A final pink slip appears in the same spot Phoenix's hand laid. As the group lays their eyes upon it, they will suddenly hear a muffled sound coming from all around them.

What now?]

[shortforever]

[Coming from all around them. While outside.

Yeah, he's backing out of the remains of the shed and looking around to see what's causing the noise.]

[survivaltricks]

[Akira, on the other hand, doesn't react. but he does reach out to place his hand on Chuuya's arm to calm him]

Let's head back to the war room. When we get there, we should put our notes together to see what we've got.

[shortfornow]

[ Ah, that sure is an alarm of some kind. He's going to reach for Chuuya, but sees that Akira is already on it.

He'll take the paper from Chuuya's hand to put it with the rest then and start heading for the house. ]

Sounds like a plan. You know, they really should have put in an elevator.