Well, technically I followed a dead man to the river, realized he wasn't there, and then the river urged me to jump in. It was sort of a wordless urge! [ A beat, and then: ] It wasn't from me, though.

[ Which is an important point, even if Dazai scuttles into more of an upright position so he can actually straddle the tree instead of risking falling off at the slightest bump. While Dazai is no stranger to jumping into rivers and other bodies of water -- it's always a decision he makes himself.

It still was, in this case, and that's partially because Dazai made sure of it. Like hell he's letting something else get better at suicide than him! ]

I'm already very cold. I'm very repentant. I would very much like to be in a warm bath right now.