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Atsushi's behaviour was always catlike. Even though he's in denial of it the ada members know that he can't escape the truth.
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Most of the members have already left for the day and only Dazai, Kunikida, and Atsushi remain. Dazai had just gotten back from sneaking off. Again. He had that cheeky smile on his face and walk over to Kunikida.
"Hey, Kunikidaa-kun~."
"Dazai, where exactly were you today? You know, this goes against my Ideals."
Dazai only smirked, crept over to Kunikida, and knelt to his ear.
"I wanted to try a little experiment on our friend Atsushi over there," Dazai said pointing at Atsushi who was focusing on his paperwork.
"Dazai, what are you getting at? You know that you don't have to bother your coworkers with your shenanigans every two seconds-"
Kunikida was cut off as Dazai shoved a bag of CatNip Tea into Kunikida's vision. Dazai cheekily smiled and let out a soft giggle, amused by his own idea. Kunikida just sighed in defeat and waved at him.
"Do what you want, there's no way I can stop you anyways."
Dazai only giggled and went to the agency kitchen to wip up the 'Magic Potion'. After a couple of minutes, he returned with a cup of tea and made his way over to Atsushi.
"Heyy, At-su-shii-kuuun~!"
"Hmm? Oh, hey Dazai! Do you need something?"Atsushi said looking away from his work and at his mentor.
"Well, because I am an amazing mentor! I made you some tea because you've been working so hard!"
"Dazai, did you try to die by eating mushrooms again? you're being weirder than normal..."
"What, no! Can't I do something nice for my mentee?" Dazais said pouting with puppy dog eyes.
"Fine, I'll drink it. Thanks, Dazai."
Atsushi took the tea from Dazai and took a sip. His eyes widened slightly at the flavor and he took a bigger drink.
"Oh wow, Dazai! It tastes really good! What kind of tea is this?"
Dazai only giggled and told him it was a secret and looked hopefully at Atsushi. Dazai made sure that he made over 50% of the drink the catnip tea so he would get the best result. He watched as Atsushi quickly drank the tea with a happy expression. He could even see Kunikida taking peeks at Atsushi. It only took a few moments for the tea to hit Atsushi. His pupils became dilated and he started spinning n his chair staring off into space. Dazai snickered and walked over to Kunikida.
"Hey Kunikida, look at Atsushi! He's high out of his mind!"
Kunikida sighed and looked up, his eyes widened a bit and his mouth gaped slightly.
"Dazai, you see it too right?"
Dazai turned around and looked over at Atsushi. There in front of him was his mentee with fluffy little tiger ears and a tail waving behind him. he was still spinning in his chair. Atsushi looked like he was stuck in a trance.
"I have to take a picture and show this to the others!"
Daza took out his phone and started taking pictures and videos of Atsushi. The sound of the shutter caught Atsushis attention and he flicked his ears. He turned to look at Dazai and stared at him intensely. Atsushi followed his every move. His tail was waving back and forth as he stared at Dazai. Dazai looked back at him, unsure of what to do. Then it happened. Atsushi bunched his legs together and pounced. He landed on top of Dazai and dug his claws into his clothes and waved his tail. Kunikida covered his mouth to suppress his laughter.
"Ah! Atsushi! Get off of me!! You're heavier than an actual cat you know!"
Atsushi darted off of Dazai and jumped onto the couch. His claws were unsheathed and he frantically waved his tail and darted all over the couches. His body was slightly transformed allowing him to walk on all fours with ease. (None of that ugly bullshit that Bones did >:( he doesn't have any fur on his arms or those weird tiger fingers.) He darted around the room and was jumping on the highest platforms he could.
"Omg, the others will love this!" Dazai giggled as he recorded Atsushi.
"Dazai, I recommend you use this." Dazai looked over to see Kunikida giving a laser pointer to him, he had his notebook out meaning he used his ability for this.
"WHA- KUNIKIDA IS SKIPPING OUT ON WORK!?"
Kunikida slapped Dazai on the back of the head angrily.
"Shut up! Just take it. I will have you know that I'm already finished."
Dazai took the laser pointer at Atsushi and it immediately caught his attention. His eyes followed the laser and he began to bat his 'paws' at it. Dazai started to move it around and Atsushi followed. Making him jump up shelves, claw at curtains, and he even pointed it at Kunikida.
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It's been an hour since the catnip incident. Atsushi is now passed out on the couch. Kunikida has scratch marks all over his face. And Dazai, who now has a large bump on the back of his head (Im pretty sure you know who it's from.) And Dazai is busy showing the group chat Kunikidas scratches. It was a good day. Dazai was definitely going to do this again.
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A consistent poking in Atsushi's cheek caused him to stir. He opened his eyes to see Yosano leaning over him. His vision was blurry and he felt queasy.
"Morning sleepy head!"
"Wha- Y-Yosano?"
"How do you feel from your little time getting high?"
"H-high? What are you talking about, and why am I at the agency?"
"Hey, Dazai! Your little experiment doesn't remember what happened yesterday!" Ranpo called out. Atsushi didn't even notice him munching on some snacks right beside him.
"Hey, Atsushi-kuun~. How's my little kitty feeling?"
"Little kitty!? I'm a tiger! Dazai! What did you do to me!?"
It was Kyouka, she was the one who showed him all the videos and pictures. The colour from Atsushis face drained and he practically passed out from embarrassment. By now the whole agency was crowding him. The boy was hiding his face in embarrassment, his ears were being flooded with stupid questions. This would only be the first of many times Atsushi would embarrass himself with his own ability.