He wishes the next day was another quiet one, one where they could spend the day together and pretend the rest of the world just

doesn't exist

, but it's like his Dad said.

They have a relatively short 'window before Chuuya starts declining 'and he

is

on an upward track right now, he gets stronger every day 'so, they have to deal with the magazine interview.

Which, as Ranpo explains to them over breakfast, is a little more

involved

than he originally explained.

'First things 'first, ' the detective garbles through a mouthful of bacon 'which he did

not

ask if he could have before snatching it off of Dazai 's plate, by the way ' 'Because if smiling and waving was too damn complicated for you, I want to make this really fucking clear before I let the redhead 'in front of any cameras ' '

Chuuya blinks owlishly, glancing up from where he 's been poking around at his eggs. 'I thought it was just an interview? '