Private Conversations

[dominioned]

The confessional before you is ornate and well maintained, ebony colored wood embellished with the visage of two angels. A jet black curtain separates the confessional from the rest of the Church, offering a surprising degree of privacy to any eavesdroppers nearby. Unlike the rest of Krakow, the inside is dimly lit by a small light bulb securely attached to the ceiling which emits a faint red light. While the atmosphere isn't exactly cozy, it is private.

A smooth voice calls out to you once you've sat down, familiar enough to identify the speaker despite the partition between you.

"Welcome welcome. I take it something is on your mind?"

We're in a museum now, Harry.

Comments

[psychophant]

Well, I'm glad he finds me just as annoying as I find him.

[gods!!!!]

I won't ask you anything further, but I am curious what he's said about me. Oh well. With any luck, he'll die this week.

[but because iago is not allowed to have nice things, dist dies instead!!!!!!!]

[dominioned]

Perhaps. Targeting him would not be unwise considering he is the only physician left.

[ Like sure someone else could do bodies but it'd prob be a bit of a mess. ]

[psychophant]

Precisely. If someone wants to get away with murder, he would be the obvious choice. Eliminate as many of the useful people as possible and cover what you can. It seems fairly straightforward.

[And yet he only really considered it once, and even then dismissed it because he wasn't confident he could get away with it.]

[dominioned]

Who would you choose out of the remaining survivors to kill? Rideaux aside, of course.

[psychophant]

[He doesn't even need to consider the question, he already has his answer:] Zangetsu. He's exceptionally irritating at even the best of times, and his unpredictable nature is likely to be a liability for us all.

[That's entirely true, but it's also at least 60% because of the Pizza incident. He's still very angry about the Pizza incident.]

Though Rideaux is and always will be my first pick.

[dominioned]

[ Pizza would be proud???? ]

Naturally. I can't say I feel similarly if I had to choose.

[psychophant]

[no!!! shut up it's just because pizza was still useful to him!!! that's all!!!]

I imagine he's been even more annoying to deal with on your end. How is he still alive.

[It isn't even a question, he's just so done.]

[dominioned]

Zangetsu? He reminds me too much of old acquaintances.

[psychophant]

Does he? Others like you, perhaps?

[Nonhumans he means.]

[dominioned]

Indeed. [ He both looks and sounds so unimpressed. ]

[psychophant]

I can certainly see why you find him annoying, then. He certainly is frustrating to deal with.

Is he the one who irritates you the most?

[dominioned]

...no, but he's certainly on the list. It's not like I honestly expected better from a creature like him.

[psychophant]

Fair enough. I'm still not entirely sure exactly what he is, but it doesn't really matter all that much anymore.

[He doesn't have access to whatever awesome powers he once had, so whatever!!]

You won't tell me who irritates you the most, will you?

[dominioned]

If the metric we're using is irritation, that answer is easy. Osaumu Dazai.

[psychophant]

That's certainly fair. He's easily one of the most obnoxious people I've ever met.

[IT'S GONNA GET REAL WORSE AT THE END OF THE WEEK!!!!!!]

[dominioned]

Hoh? Even outside of Krakow?

[ F. ]

[psychophant]

[considers this.......]

I've been forced to deal with all sorts of nobles and ridiculous people in positions of power, but at least with them I was aware I was going to hate every minute of it. Dazai can pretend to be a normal person sometimes, so it's never clear whether you're dealing with him being halfway normal or being irritating.

[........that's a yes.]

[dominioned]

...he is perplexing, I will admit. [ Honestly that might be why he finds him irritating. ]

[psychophant]

Are you more fond of people you find predictable, then?

[hey wait a minute what are you saying about him huh!!!!!!!]

[dominioned]

Not at all. They're incredibly boring. [ His lips draw into a taut line, his displeasure palpable. ]

There are several characteristics about humans I find intriguing, but they do not necessarily align with each other. In Dazai's case he is not a mix I have come across before, and it is rather... like serving chamomile tea alongside shellfish.

[psychophant]

Ah, I understand. I can see what you mean as well - he has the potential to be interesting, but the way he goes about it comes off as grating instead.

[That's how he feels!!! Rembrandt gets him.]

Is the Lady someone you find interesting?

[dominioned]

Something like that, yes. [ It's just ??? ]

It would be a rather poor decision if I found my current profession boring, wouldn't it? [ Notably, that's not a real answer. ]

[psychophant]

[dazai is an enigma]

That's certainly true, but this is only a temporary arrangement, is it not? It isn't as though you have to find your employer interesting.

[dominioned]

...in my field of work, it matters more than not. At least to me, personally.

[psychophant]

Have you had many interesting employers over the years, then?