Episode 37


"Alright everyone, this is the last episode for a long while! I want you to WORK like you mean it!"

Atsushi raises an eyebrow. "Someone's excited."

"Of course I am! I don't have to see you idiots for at least another year!" Mori exclaims, grinning widely.

"Gee, thanks." Gin mutters.

Higuchi shoots a rubber bullet at the director.


"The skin on my face? If the master were to ask for it-ow ow ow!" Ivan accidentally cuts himself with the knife.

"CUT! Ivan, since when was that a real knife!?"

"Fyodor did it." Gide calls. "Again."

Ivan sighs. "I am so glad I don't really have to be devoted to him…"


"Wait, wait, I have to carry Akutagawa on my back?!" Atsushi yells.

"Yep." Mori responds.

"Like a fucking horse?"

"Exactly."

"And he fucking complains that I'm a bad ride?"

"You got it!"

"I hate this." Atsushi growls.


The golem climbs out of the ground.

"What the fuck is that thing?" Akutagawa asks. "It looks like the lovechild of a sad statue and a mudslide!"

Odasaku snorts. "It's Ivan's Ability."

"CUT!"


"So Dazai is keeping up with Fyodor's mind and ignoring the decoys?"

"He's not that smart in real life." Kunikida points out.

"That's the character. Live with it."

"But he's so fucking dumb!" Tanizaki protests.

"Just go with it, you won't have to deal with him for a while after this episode."

"Fiine." Everyone pouts.


"Oh hey, this is like what happened with Shibusawa." Kyouka comments, watching the footage.

"It's hard to pull off." Akutagawa tells her. "Only because we've practiced a lot has it ever worked."

Atsushi nods. "It's not easy to trust anyone that much."


"Damn, Atsushi and Akutagawa got played." Kajii laughs.

"At least we're getting paid to fail, unlike you who does it for free." Akutagawa snaps.

"Oooh!" Gin hoots.


"And now QUICKSAND? Someone really hates those two."

Kenji shrugs. "It's not too bad! They'll make it!"

"It's the idea, though."


"An orphanage flashback? It has been a long time since that popped up."

"And Atsushi is hallucinating the Headmaster? So he's insane?"

"We already established that. That was Episode one." Mori says.

"But really, isn't that a bit...much?" Kunikida asks.

"Nope!"


"Is this a singularity of Abilities too?" Hawthorne asks.

"Nope. It's just synergy." Akutagawa replies. "Singularities are more dramatic."

"More dramatic than that? How?"

Ango nods. "It's true. They get to the point where the Ability malfunctions or rises to new levels, while this is just the same thing in a new way."


"Wait, can Fyodor actually remove the part of someone that feels something?"

Fyodor grins widely. "Want a demonstration?"

"How about no." Everyone edges away from him.


"That's clever. Music as communication."

Elise pops up. "Rintarou didn't think of that, it was Poe."

Mori pouts. "Elise...let me have my moment."

"You're not smart enough to come up with that, though." Tachihara points out.

"Oh, screw you!"


Fitzgerald puts down the newspaper. "You done goofed."

"CUT! That was not your fucking line!"

"It's true." The man says.

"If this wasn't the last episode I'd fire you."


"Why don't the police just shoot Fyodor? He just killed one of their guys!" Atsushi asks in confusion.

"Because they're bound by the law." Poe points out.

"Then why don't they get Dazai to cuff him?" Tachihara adds.

"Because I didn't think of that." Mori admits.


Ranpo is eating the snacks on the boat when he bites into a fake piece of food. "OW! My teeth!"

Gide sighs. "Ranpo, we warned you only some of it was edible."

"But...food!"


Chuuya throws a wine bottle at Dazai. "If you follow me home, I'm calling the police. Stop stalking me!"

Dazai makes a sad face. "Chibi doesn't love me?"

"Asexual, dumbass. And you prefer blonds. Go bother Kunikida."

Dazai's face lights up. "That's right!"


Kyouka looks at Atsushi. "Can I go with you?"

"What, instead of the foster home? Sure."


"So, what are you gonna do after this is over?" Gin asks Atsushi.

"Michizou and I are gonna get an apartment with Kyouka and I'm going to see about going to college."

Gin nods. "Same, gonna go to college and get a degree in drama."

"And your brother?"

"He's going to play roles in horror movies."

Atsushi smirks. "That suits him. I'll keep in touch, see you later."


"Huh. It's over." Atsushi looks at the studio. "Already?"

Tachihara nods. "It seems so soon."

"It's only for a while." Akutagawa points out. "Just until the new season."

"Which might never come." Kyouka responds.

Gin shrugs. "Either way. We had some good times, didn't we?"

"And some not-so-good ones." Higuchi mutters, smiling.

Kunikida approaches them. "I guess this is goodbye."

"This is only "see you later," actually." Chuuya corrects him.

Something explodes. The group turns to see Kajii, Dazai, and Fyodor being chased by Gide, Odasaku, and Ango. Kunikida sighs. "I'd better go help clean up."

The others disperse, going to their respective lives.