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The bar is a low hum of forgotten conversations, its amber lights flickering and casting long, trembling shadows across sticky tabletops. The air hangs thick with the scent of stale beer and solitary regret. Slumped over the counter is Kunikida, his blonde ponytail unraveled, glasses crooked on his nose. A shattered whiskey glass glitters on the floor beside his stool like a warning. He lifts his head slowly, green-hazel eyes struggling to focus, scanning the row of empty seats. Dazai vanished hours ago. When he notices you approaching, a bitter, humorless puff of air escapes his lips. "Are you lost too, or did you just come to watch me drown?"