06x11 - The Dark Era

[bunniefuu]

Hey.

Yeah. You're finally here. You're both

pretty late. Come take a seat.

Am I imagining things or are you

more relaxed than usual? You seem somehow different today.

That's so. Well, that's probably because I am so much

more important than either of you.

So you better respect the hell out of me.

Did you get that memo to Seiko?

I sure did. We're not worthy. Yes.

Us lowly grunts better just drink our

worries away. Yep. A toast to us.

Wait, I want to have a drink with everyone too.

Okay, you get a pass today. How do you mean?

You don't smell. Which wasn't the case

when I first met you two. You both were so rank. I wasn't

sure the smell would ever go away.

Well, it was just the nature of the job that day.

So instead of rotting flesh, you'd rather

we both glisten and smell like a

fresh bouquet of spring flowers? Right.

That would have made it creepier. Well. No matter. Cheers.

Doing some upkeep, huh? Oh, yeah, a bit.

I use this for my work.

Do you remember that superstition? How your

soul would get sucked out of your

body if you got your picture taken?

That sounds pretty deadly. Mongo, take lots

and lots of pictures of me until my life

is sucked out and I die not wasting film.

So. No. Let me borrow this. Say cheese. Oh, Daisaku.

You can develop film here. You move

a lot when you're getting your picture taken. You know that of.

Do I? And then, like, stuff happened and stuff. Uh huh. Well.

We think I'm drunk. That's when I had this curry.

Curry is thought that I could die at that moment.

What a letdown. Why is that a letdown?

I think Saku thought you were about to talk about curry.

Curry, huh? Maybe I'll make some. Well,

I happen to be a pretty good cook.

Are you kidding? You're cooking so bad

the censors won't even let us show it.

It might be fun if the three of us cook something together.

We'd each bring one item and put it in the same pot.

That would be the Russian roulette of hot pots.

Come on, Ango, you should really take

a leaf out of Osaka's book and chill

out a bit. Well, don't you agree?

Does your fingers touching me? I am not going to say a word.

A hot pot around this time of year actually sounds really good.

I know. Well, you two are busy with your duties.

I'll make a special superhuman stamina hot pot.

This can only end badly. No, no, it'll be good.

You'll be on cloud nine after one bite. Trust me.

I hate to ask this, but what's in it?

Leftovers of the last superhuman stamina hot pot,

which I accidentally b*rned, mixed with a bit

of vinegar and Tabasco. Wrapped up with Karen Love.

I don't care how much love you put into it,

there's no way that's any good.

Love is the most important part. Okay, get..

A bowl over love. Thank you. Come on.

Ota Saku, aren't you going to back me up here?

You wouldn't try it? No. After hearing all that,

why do you even have to ask?

Why? I guess because Dazai told us that it was going

to be good, so that's why.

Wow. I'm telling you, it's really, really good.

Hongo. You'll be sure to make your

eyes melt and your cheeks burst. That I can believe.

Dazai. Will you make it for us sometime? Of course.

Who's writing the New Year's cards? Any idea? It's me.

Listen closely. Darci. New year's greeting cards

are meant to express gratitude and goodwill.

They give thanks for the passing year

and declare a wish for continued friendship in the next one.

Do you really think you can write

the kind of card that. Of course I..

Can. How the hell hard could it be?

And just grab a brush and some greeting cards.

Jot down a little something. Oops, that's

not right. I ran out of space.

What are you, a first grader? I'll

just send that one to the boss.

So much for gratitude. Maybe I should include more than just text.

Like drawings, you mean. What if you did the zodiac?

The zodiac? It'll be the year of the ox.

This is looking like a cow, isn't it?

Hey, now, don't waste a card just

to do a practice drawing. All done.

Oh, is that. How are you? So good?

The kids nag me all the time to draw them stuff, that's all.

Even so that.. I want to draw something too. Benito.

Creepy. It looks like there's a ghost haunting Osaka's cow.

That's so rude. They're just good Holstein buddies.

Looks like they're.. Being att*cked by demons.

What should I do for the next one?

You're telling me you're not done? Why

don't you make a sweet potato stamp?

How's that work? You carve a pattern into it. Really?

That sounds fun. Excuse me. Hey. You had some on hand.

Not bad, but you forgot to mirror it.

I was careful in having my text be just right.

Look at that. Happy year of the ox. You wrote..

Curse instead. And is that even a cow?

Messed up again? Guess the boss will

be getting two cards from me.

You're going to send cards to anyone else this year.

Why don't you show.. Us your cards then? On go.

Yeah, I'd rather not. Thanks. Oda. Second boy. Huh?

Good boy, good boy. It's even lamer than I thought.

That's why I didn't want to show it to you.

Sorry. Yango. Hey, let's combine our stamps together.

My poor cow! Stop enjoying this and help

put an end to his silly antics. Oda Saku.

What makes you think I'm enjoying this?

Oh forget it. These are your cards.

Does I do what you want? Hey hey.. Hey!

All done. The last shenanigans of the year.

I can only imagine what it's like

getting one of your cards first thing in the new year.

Well, about that, who knows if we'll see each other next year.

So I'll give you these now, huh? Happy early new year.

Mm hmm. It's kind of sobering when

your own silliness stares you in the face, huh?

Yeah. The card came with some cash,

though, so I won't complain. Thanks, Darci.

I kind word. Well, yeah, I'm naturally a happy person.

The cards are meant to give thanks

for the passing year and a wish

for continued friendship, gratitude, and continued friendship.

On. Go. Let's all be good to each other.

Come on, everyone, let's raise our glasses

and toast to the New year. It's still too early for that.

What have you sent me? These are scary.

Once you're reading over there. One ordinary day,

a man was strolling through a deep forest all alone.

I was asking what the name of it was.

That's when he saw.. It, a horror story.

What was it that appeared before him?

One a white rabbit to a very large wolf.

Or number three candlelight. A psychology test.

If I had to choose, I guess one.

I'll go with three, then. If you choose one,

you seek the purity and warmth associated with the white rabbit,

which means you're prone to loneliness.

Me? Prone to loneliness? No way. If you choose number two,

you seek the strength associated with the fearsome wolf,

which means you're prone to loneliness.

And if you chose number three, then,

yeah, you're really prone to loneliness.

Don't just rush through mine. That book

sounds really dodgy to me anyway.

Think so? Why don't we try one

more question from it and see what happens. What do you say?

Go. I say let's not..

On to the next one. You've arrived in Paradise.

You can have whatever your heart desires.

Anything at all. What is the first

thing that comes to your head? Curry.

Curry. Well, of course I'm going to think about curry.

If you whisper it to me.

It's the first impression you give off

to the person of your dreams.

I guess that.. Works. I beg to differ.

Hey, I like curry, too. Don't try to justify it. Oh, dosaku.

Look. I'm sorry. Let me give you

to my own test to make up for it. Okay?

One day I was visiting NGO's work study.

I found a book that caught my attention and it.

I put the book back where it was and left.

That really happened, didn't it? Wait wait..

Wait wait. There's more. I, Osamu Dazai,

have been regretting this action ever since.

So here's the question. If I were

to sincerely apologize now for what I did

to his book, would uncle forgive me?

I knew it, it's all true, isn't it?

Who would? He's correct. How would you know?

Man, I feel better after taking that psychology test.

That wasn't a psychology test at all. Oh.

There's one last question here. There are

stars in the night sky. How many do you see?

That's an easy answer. There aren't any stars

in the sky. It's pitch dark.

If that were the case, I'd want something for light,

even if it were just a candle.

You really are prone to loneliness on go.

Let me see what this test is about. Oh, sure.

I mean, it's only a test, right?

When it's all said and done, the fact

that the three of us are here now is just coincidence.

Nothing more. No one knows what tomorrow brings.

Yeah. That's true. I'm here because I didn't die today.

Another ordinary day is coming to an end. That's all it is.

I like that sentiment.

Well, then, a toast to an ordinary day for the three of us.

to an ordinary day for the three of us.