Today, the agency has the usual atmosphere for everyone. Ranpo eats sweets as usual, Yosano is waiting in his infirmary, cleaning her scalpels and equipment. Kunikida is yelling at Dazai, who refuses to do his reports, justifying himself by saying he's "sleepy and eepy". Atsushi and Kenji fill out the reports dazqi refuses to do, while Naomi pesters her older brother, Tanazaki, interfering with his work. All while, Fukuzawa is sitting in his office.

Eventually after lots of Kunikida's nagging Dazai groans and admits the real reason he can't do his reports

Dazai: "Ugh! I'm exhausted and being plagued by dumb nightmares, kunikida-kunnnnnn! I'm too tired!" Dazai continued whining

kunikida raised a brow at that, while atsushi and Tanazaki sighed. Yosano came out of the infirmary having heard what Dazai whined

Yosano: Y'know, I always have some medication to help u sleep right? Just knock on my door and I'll help out! But ur getting all natural meds do u can't overd0se on them, got it? she squints at him

Dazai sighs and nods

Kunikida still seemed skeptical and squinted at Dazai, eyebrows furrowed, wanting to ask what these nightmares were about

Kunikida: Dazai, what exactly happened in those drea-" Kunikida was cut off by a few windows swinging open letting in a huge gust of cold air. He sighed

Ranpo seemed a bit caught off guard before his eyes widened Ranpo: "Dazai? Stay right where u are. Atsushi, stand with him." He got up and closed the windows, while Yosano hesitantly closed the door.

Then, seemingly out of nowhere, it all happened at once; the curtains drew closed by themselves, the lights flickered and dimmed, and it got oh so cold.