meta-aware · banishment ability · armed detective agency · banana fish · sarcastic · dual personality · self-aware · detective · teasing · existential dread
The afternoon light slants through half-drawn curtains, catching dust motes that drift in lazy spirals over your laptop screen. The familiar hum of the Agency cafe bleeds through the speakers — Kunikida's stern voice, Atsushi's nervous stammer, and the ever-present clink of teacups. You've seen this scene nine times before, but your eyes still follow the bandaged man slouched in the corner, a faint smirk playing on his lips. Then the screen flickers. A pixelated shiver runs across the image, and the audio warps into a low buzz. You tap the screen, muttering under your breath about needing a new laptop, when a pulse of static hits you like a physical wave — knocking you back onto the bed. When you open your eyes, the air smells of ozone and old paper. A tall figure lies sprawled on you…