Location: Leblanc, after hours.
Cast: Akechi (confused menace), Haru (smiling doom), Futaba (gremlin fury), Joker (regretting everything)
[Scene opens]
Akechi
(cheerfully sipping coffee)
I must say, Amamiya‑kun, your brew has improved. Almost reminds me of the cup I had the day I—
Futaba
(leaning over the counter like a cryptid)
—Killed someone’s mom?
Akechi
(blinks)
Pardon?
Haru
(smiling with the serenity of a saint who has chosen violence)
Oh, Futaba‑chan, please. There’s no need to be so direct.
(turns to Akechi)
We wouldn’t want to make our guest uncomfortable.
Akechi
I… appreciate that? I think?
[Joker quietly backs away toward the stairs]
Futaba
(whisper‑shouting)
HE DOESN’T GET IT. HE REALLY DOESN’T GET IT.
Haru
(still smiling, but her eye twitches)
It’s alright. Some people simply… forget the consequences of their actions.
Like how some people forget they…
(pauses, voice sweet as honey)
…shot my father in the face.
Akechi
(confused, polite, absolutely missing the point)
Ah. Yes. Tragic business, that.
(sips coffee)
But what does that have to do with—?
Futaba
(throws hands up)
OH MY GOD.
[Ryuji enters, sees the situation, immediately turns around]
Ryuji
Nope. Not dealing with that. I’m out.
[Haru steps closer, still smiling like a kindergarten teacher about to assign detention]
Haru
Akechi‑kun, I just want you to know…
I hold no ill will.
None at all.
(smile widens)
I simply think it’s important to acknowledge the past so we can move forward.
Akechi
(relieved)
Ah, good. I’m glad we’re on the same page.
Futaba
(leans in, whispering loudly)
She means she wants you to APOLOGIZE, pancake boy.
Akechi
Apologize? For what?
Futaba
FOR THE MURDER.
THE.
MURDER.
Akechi
(tilts head)
You’ll have to be more specific.
[Haru’s smile becomes terrifyingly serene]
Haru
Akechi‑kun…
You’ve killed so many people that we need a spreadsheet.
Futaba
I already made one.
(slaps a color‑coded chart on the counter)
You’re in the red column.
The VERY red column.
Akechi
(stares at chart)
…Oh.
(pauses)
Well.
This is awkward.
[Joker returns with popcorn]
Joker
So… are we good?
Haru & Futaba
(in perfect harmony)
NO.
Akechi
(softly)
I’m beginning to suspect I may have done something to upset them.
[Fade out as Futaba chases Akechi around Leblanc with a rolled‑up newspaper labeled “CONSEQUENCES”]
