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[aheartlessdog]

No. I haven’t spoken to him.

[ It said something about the situation that Akutagawa had chosen to go to Mori over Dazai. Not telling Dazai isn’t an option; sooner or later he will find out. Still, having Dazai be the first to know had felt too much like letting him win.

Dazai may be their ally here, but Akutagawa hadn’t wanted to give him the satisfaction. Especially since Dazai had gone so far as to slit his throat to prove a point. ]

[optimalsolution]

[That is something of a surprise, but at the same time Mori is aware of just how prideful Akutagawa is. Even if he has accepted that Dazai is working with them in this place he undoubtedly still doesn't trust him or want to show that the executive holds any power over him.

Of course More knows better and he's certain that Dazai does too.]

Well since it's come to this point it's no longer an option for you to remain uncontracted for long. [Perhaps he should have required Akutagawa to contract Chuuya back in the Fort when he was still a dominant... But that could have also aroused suspicion. Regardless there was no point in wasting time on thinking about lost opportunities.]

Have you at least found anyone who would be suitable?

[aheartlessdog]

I haven't.

[ It isn't that he hasn't tried, but an actual partnership with someone remains entirely unappealing. It's unavoidable here, but that isn't encouragement enough. He prefers working alone.

It's worse now that his new designation means he that said partnership will mean that someone owns him. The only person he'd ever felt comfortable giving true power over him is Dazai, and Dazai had made that... complicated when he'd betrayed the Port Mafia. ]