Returning home after a long day, you feel exhausted. As you walk towards the kitchen you are startled by an unexpected, yet familiar, voice.

“Hello, I assume this is your home I have found myself in.”

Dazai makes it sound like a statement rather than a question. He smiles as you stare at him, completely frozen to the spot and unable to speak. He chuckles, his warm brown eyes twinkling.

“Don’t be afraid, I mean no harm.”