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

[He still thinks most everyone on the island is insane. No, he still doesn't believe in all the magic. And yes, he's still trying to find some way to logically explain everything.

But even detective maniac Edogawa Conan needs a break. Which was why today he was taking a break. At present, he was sitting under a tree with a stack of comic books on top of his jacket laying on the ground.

They were Sherlock Holmes comics. He wanted to see if they were any good since he hadn't gotten the chance to read them back home. For the moment, he seems more than content.

...now, really, he's just asking for someone to bug him.]

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

Even if I did, I still have to return 'home.' Doing so here would bring...questions I can't answer for those people.

[Smirks.] It's why even if it was just because I saw the name, I rather like 'Conan.'

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

Ahaha, but what if I just gave you a day? Surely, you could enjoy being back in your own skin for that long and avoid some faces from home.

Was never a big fan of detective novels myself. You can understand why, I'm sure. ... [ cackle ] You picked that name for yourself? Should've guessed.

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

I'd be in the same situation. I have to 'hide' as Conan. As Shinichi, one of the advantages is not having to hide. If I still have to hide and can't even see her, then it's not worth it. Just means I have to feel like my insides are melting for no purpose.

I can guess. And of course I did. It had to come from somewhere. I was in my family's library at the time and faced with a scary girl, I made it up from book spines. Sir Conan Arthur Doyle and Edogawa Rampo's books to be exact.

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

... So thoughtful. Then I guess the magic that can restore things to their proper form really does have no use to you.

Must be odd, hm? Not too many people in Japan have western-style names, even if Kinzo had a taste for naming his family with them.

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

...I admit, I might have been tempted, but only if she was here.

Trust me, I know. A lot of people comment on how odd my name is.

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

Keep it in mind if she does show up, mm? And that my magic would only work on you if you believed.

I can only imagine the hassle Battler has gotten for his, given it isn't even a name. Maybe Rudolf just picked up a Japanese-English dictionary and picked whatever sounded interesting? [ cackle! ]

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

Which would mean losing the game, wouldn't it?

I was actually wondering about that. I thought maybe it was some language I wasn't familiar with and it just sounded like the English 'Battler.'

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

Kyuhahaha! I knew you wouldn't miss that little detail.

It's rather symbolic though, don't you think? How things play out can be quite ironic sometimes.

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

Not quite that tempting. After all, if I am close to admitting you're a witch, I'd be willing to admit the other strange things and I've heard interesting things about the hot springs.

[Pauses.] Actually, it does seem to work that way...most of the people I know have names connected to famous mysteries.

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

The ones that change you into animals and other things? It's a pretty odd myth.

... I guess, if you structured the tale of Rokkenjima into a true, fictional story, there's quite a bit of symbolism in names. I wonder if there's any to mine...? [ cacklecacklecackle! ]

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

Yeah. Heard they can change you into anything, really. Might even be one to make you older.

To Beatrice? The most obvious example would be the Divine Comedy. Which would put your role into question.

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

Might be useful to you, if you cared for that sort of thing! I heard they can turn you younger as well.

... [ urk ] I'm familiar with it, but explain your reasoning.

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

...wonder what happens then? Or they say happens.

Beatrice was a guiding force to good. To the light, out of wickedness and sin. Someone so good and pure that she's comparable to the Virgin Mary and Lady Lucian. Names like 'the Golden' would fit this role as a guiding force to the light, but if you did as you claim, you could not be like her. First off, if you did give Kinzo ten tons of gold, you'd have already promoted a sin of hoarding and greed. Then there is also the fact you're claiming to be a murderer. If you were to be like that 'Beatrice' then...

[Pauses, thoughtful for a few moments.] Then it'd be more likely instead of being the criminal, you only say that to force Battler to realize the true criminal and guide him out of the darkness of doubt and uncertainty.

1/3

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

Who knows? It seems to be trial and error.

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

[ This face slips for a fraction of a second. Through what you were saying at first, she remained composed, but at that last line, there's a crack and this face slips through momentarily, before she gets her bearings to hold up the witch's facade. It's one part completely fascinated, one part utterly horrified that she might be seen through. ]

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

...Haha...hahahahahahahakyahahahkaha!! I hope, for your sake, you don't stake that truth as your queen in our game! The Divine Comedy is a dead tale, and it doesn't live in my game! If that Beatrice guided Dante into Heaven, then I'll be the Beatrice that ushers him into Hell! You were on the right track for a while there! You were absolutely right, I could not be like the woman who sits at the summit of Mt. Purgatory, in any shape or form.

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

[Silent for a few moments. Then smirks, though more like he was in on a joke than a cocky grin.]

Or maybe you just say that because those guided by Beatrice has to go through Hell and back to reach the true path.

[Flips the page.]

Of course, that's if names truly had a meaning.

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

[ That wipes the smile off her face into more of an angry pout. She's definitely got a childish temper. ]

Beatrice is a title among witches of Endless anyway, it has no bearing on the story. No secret meaning. That loving guidance is something you could better apply to my teacher, who bore the title Beatrice before I did.

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

Which makes it all the more questionable. Beatrice is referenced in a great many other works as a beautiful woman with a good heart. For it to be a title, it seems odd for you to break the pattern.

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

In this day and age, is it so uncommon to want to separate yourself from your predecessors? Especially with such playful magic at one's disposal?

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

That sort of reasoning works better for families. Titles you have to seek out, after all.

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

But once you've achieved it, you've got a lot of power at your disposal, hmmm...? I had quite a bit of fun with my magic when I was acknowledged fully as the Golden Witch. All people are different, remember that. I won't let some ethereal wisp who shares my name define me.

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

So the power made you change?

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

I won't deny I've certainly made a few changes over the years... but the power being a factor? Hoh. I don't know if I can answer that.

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

I would hope not. It'd make you seem weaker.