Phone

[awhitehorse]

Hello? Inspector Nakamori? Hakuba Saguru here. I was just wondering if I could have a look at that case file again, there is something about it that is bothering me...

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[themissingdetective]

Wrong number. And anyway, it's six o'clock in the morning. What could possibly be that important?

[awhitehorse]

Kuroba-kun? Sorry, it looks like the numbers on my phone may have not transferred properly.

And if you must know, I was looking into the KID's very first appearance - care to talk about it~?

[themissingdetective]

Try Kudou, not Kuroba.

You mean the first appearance in Paris eighteen years ago? That couldn't wait?

[awhitehorse]

Kudou? Not Shinichi Kudou? You've been missing for months, what happened?

[themissingdetective]

Make a deduction.

[awhitehorse]

Well the obvious deduction was that you were dead, but since that is clearly not the case... you cannot be in witness protection, or Father would have mentioned it, and you are clearly not kidnapped or I would not be able to speak to you.

You'll have to explain what happened yourself, I think, as I hardly have enough clues to make a logical deduction.

[themissingdetective]

[ SIGH. ]

I've been working on a very important case. Please don't mention to anyone that that you talked to me.

[awhitehorse]

Of course. Although that does not explain how I mysteriously have your number instead of the Inspector's.

Is there anything that a second set of eyes might be able to help with?

[themissingdetective]

It seems to be happening a lot lately. Phones aren't correctly.

[ Nope. Not dragging anyone else into this horrendous mess. ]

Thank you for the offer, but I have it under control

[ Lie of the century right there. ]

[tuxedo_magician]

Why are you calling me?

[ He wants to sleep, dammit. He was having a nice dream. ]

[awhitehorse]

Kuroba-kun?

My apologies, it seems your number and the Inspectors have been mixed up on my phone. Although now that I have you, don't you think it is interesting that the Kaito KID has a ten year gap in his activities?

[tuxedo_magician]

[ Apologies. Scoff. Yeah. Right. ]

Maybe he got bored? It's like four in the morning, you ass.

[awhitehorse]

[ can you not see his halo ]

Or he passed his job on to a successor, perhaps! Ah, did I disturb your beauty sleep?

[tuxedo_magician]

[ Oh, you mean the one held up by those horns? ]

Or maybe you're just delusional. And you did.

[awhitehorse]

[ Are you confusing his aura with yours ]

Or perhaps you are.

[ Sudden degeneration to five year old arguments ]

After all, it seems strangely timed...

[tuxedo_magician]

[ Nope. His halo is pristine and legit, thank you very much. ]

Maybe. But criminals have taken time off before. Just because I'm not a detective doesn't mean I haven't heard of that happening.

[awhitehorse]

[ He's pretty sure you stole that halo, thief ]

While this would be true, the longer I look at KID then and now, the more I suspect that they are not the same person...

[hateskid]

[ It is still very early here in Japan so instead of bright and bubbly Aoko's voice is sleepy and groggy and probably not what Hakuba was expecting. ]

Wrong Nakamori.

[awhitehorse]

Aoko-chan? Ah, forgive me. I was trying to reach your father. I've woken you, I see - sorry. I'll let you get back to bed.

[hateskid]

No, it's okay. Aoko needs to start waking up anyway. But you might want to try calling my dad a little later in the day-he got in late last night and has to be at work at ten.

[awhitehorse]

Ah, did he? KID, or another case? I will call him a little later then. Or well, perhaps tomorrow, as it is quite late here, now.

[hateskid]

Then maybe Hakuba-kun should go to bed.

[awhitehorse]

I suppose so - could you ask your father for me, Aoko-chan? I will call him later.

[hateskid]

Of course! Which file did do you need to see?

[awhitehorse]

The one about his last case, I think - perhaps there might be clues there, you never know!