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WHAT in person
WHERE wherever there's a street :)
WHEN Day 27

[ Wherever you are there is a somewhat ominous ice cream truck nearby. Playing its ominous music. Driving slowly. If you try to approach though, it vanishes, leaving your fingers feeling weirdly sticky as if you had been eating the most delicious ice cream drumstick in your life.

and you crave ... something... what, well, that probably depends on the person, hm? ]

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No. The one that saved me from that betrayal.

[confused surprise? Maybe some alarm??]

You didn't die?

Not this me. But I almost did.

This you...

So it wasn't a mistake, the Oda Dazai knows did die.

Yeah. It seems like it. If I'd lived, he'd know about it. And I was only saved by a slim margin and the care of someone who didn't even know me.

So, from a world where you got lucky.

[HMmm

That is good.

But also bad]

Yeah. Basically.

It's easier to accept this place if you died first, I think.

[Hmmm]

Well, in any case, the offer stays open for both of you.

[that sure is spoken like someone who died first

but he doesn't ask, nodding.]

Thanks. I'll remember that.

[well he ain't exactly trying to hide it

Orga just nods in return.]

As far as helping Tekkadan.

Right now we're working on building a base. I need supplies, hands, and knowledge. So any way you can contribute to any of that is appreciated.

I'm decent with my hands. I can do research, too, if that's needed.

[though if he remembers right Dazai is already on that one under the table but not outing him on that.]

Once we're ready to start building, I think it will go up pretty quickly at this rate. I just need blueprints and to finish buying supplies.

[Taking out his phone]

If you give me your number I can let you know when we need you.

Have you ever done construction before?

[idly curious, telling Orga his number as he digs out his own phone.]

Not really. I helped do some additions to the CGS base years ago, but it was pretty brief and I was pretty young.

[adding to contacts list]

Building something right from the ground up may take a bit longer than you're expecting.

[adding Orga to his contacts in turn, sending him a "hi" text as confirmation]

I'm not expecting it to be fast, exactly. I've just have a of people offering to help.

[smiles at the text like he is GENUINELY CHARMED? and then texts back 'Hey' still just as charmed]

Ah, that's good. It'll definitely go better with enough help.

[nods at orga's text response and pockets his phone again.]

Do you know what you'd like to do here otherwise?

Eventually I'd like to create actual jobs but that will take a while.

I'm a detective back home, but before that I was pretty much an errand boy. I wouldn't mind going back to that, as long as it was for different people. The only job I'd really mind is off the table anyway.

I'm not too picky, so I'll see how the wind blows on that.

Most of the work here isn't what you'd call exciting. I ended up with a job at the farm because 'customer service' didn't exactly sound like it was for me.

I'm fine with unexciting, honestly. How is the farm?

Peaceful. Hard work. Doesn't pay very much.

That's good to hear.

You can get just about any job around here without much effort. So I'm sure you can work at the farm if you want.

But Heavenly Grounds is where I recommended Dazai get a job. I know the owner there, so if you'd like to work at the same place it's probably easily done.

I would prefer to work together with Dazai, I think, but I'll still take my time considering options since rent isn't a concern.

What kind of place is Heavenly Grounds?