Sixteenth Case

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

[ this is probably about as predatory as you will ever see Kazuha look.

But when it involves certain teenage boy detectives who - for once - aren't her childhood friend, it's probably understandable.

Never mind the fact that she's soaked, sacrifices must be made. ]

Kudo Shinichi. I don't know how long you've been hiding out here, but I'm gonna find you.

[ LIGHTNING CRACKLE ]

And then we're going to have a nice, long talk.

Comments

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

She's a lot nicer than she might come off. Though if you want to talk to someone who's been here before and does remember, there's also Crow-kun or Maka-chan.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

[Nods.] I will. Maybe Shinku knows something about the past Conan that could help me figure out what the pattern is with that...

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

Who knows, maybe you'll be able to solve this mystery.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

[Confident smirk.] Of course I'll solve it. [M-maybe a bit too confident for an eight year old.]

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

...

C-Conan-kun...

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

[Uh oh. He got into it.]

Eheheheh, at least I hope so! [Have happy, cheerful, child voice!]

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

[ blinking for a moment longer than she'd usually do, then smiling ] Ahaha, you sounded just like Heiji for a minute!

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

[Beams.] I know! He and Shinichi-niichan says it's very important for a detective to be confident!

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

They've definitely got that part down.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

Well, it's pretty important when you're young...

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

Probably when you're older, too.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

It's easier to get people to listen when you're an adult.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

Still, confidence works for everyone.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

True. It's easier for people to deny an answer that has no confidence.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

Ran-chan's dad has that problem sometimes.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

[He had more problems then that.]

A bit...at least until his Sleeping Kogoro Act!

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

I know, right? He's really amazing when he does that!

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

Y-yeah...really amazing!

[His pride just keeps getting kicked. He even had to give credit to that guy.]

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

I wonder how that works, though...

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's like a poker face?

Like when Hattori-niichan is giving a deduction, he acts a lot more serious than he usually does. A lot of detectives seem to do it. No matter how they act normally, when they give a deduction, they act like a different person.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

I've gotta say, falling asleep is one creative poker face.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

Easy to maintain, too!

Eyes can have a lot of tells and if your head is tilted down, it hides the rest. You don't have to keep your face as straight if no one can see it clearly, right?

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

Ah, you've got a point. And that way, they focus more on your words.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

That too. Maybe it also helps, so they focus on his words and when they're so clear and thought out, people forget his bumbling act before.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

You'd think he'd just skip the first part altogether.