Our agreement hasn't changed all that much then. [Oda says it quietly, not without some fondness, his eyes momentarily trained on where his fingers tap against the bar.

[After that, he straightens up, turning slightly in his seat to fully face Dazai.]

We're both here until that novel is written. I won't half-ass it.

[He'll write it just the way it's meant to be written. He will, he just...needs to keep trying.]

Maybe we'll find a place or two like this along the way. That sounded nice too.

[A quiet few beats. His fingers continue to tap on the bar.]

It isn't the same. I know that too. Still. I'm glad.