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]

That's in the summer though, isn't it?

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

It depends on where you are in the world. In East Asia, near China and Taiwan, Monsoon season can start in May.

We don't know the exact weather system of this whole place, so it could be that it just starts a bit earlier than that.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

... [ why are you so smart for such a midget ] It's not harming anyone for now, at least.

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

[Too much TV! Really!]

As long as it doesn't flood.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

We'll keep an eye out, just in case.

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

At least it hasn't so far. As long as it doesn't keep going on like this for long, it should be fine.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

We've had a few periods where it's stopped, too.

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

Yeah. Hopefully there will be some longer breaks, but if people HAVE been here for years, people would be used to what a monsoon could do here.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

Taking precautions and such?

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

Yeah.

At least I would hope so...if there's been people here for at least three years, it'd be pretty bad if they don't remember a weather pattern like this.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

Ahaha, well, we're a resourceful bunch so I think we'll be okay, whether they remember or not.

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

Maybe I should ask Shinku about weather patterns? She's pretty level headed...

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

Shinku?

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

She's one of the people here. She's been here three years.

[Pauses.] she said she met me here three years ago. And I looked the same age at that.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

... Huh?

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

Exactly what I said. There's another person whose been here for over three years who said he met me back then too. He was crazy, so I didn't believe him, but Shinku...

Well, she proved she was a living doll. [Chuckles dryly.] It's all crazy, isn't it?

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

It's... after awhile, the stuff that you'd think was crazy starts to make sense compared to other things. Still, saying you were here before... Tear's had that happen, too.

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

[Sighs and rubs his temples.] It's insane. Everything about this place is insane, but...well, Shinku gave the irrefutable proof to things not being our sense of 'normal.'

Unless this is all the cocoon system, but then who knows what normal is anymore.

Did Tear-neesan say people would forget this place and they'd arrive the same age too?

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

Mm... she didn't say anything about age, but she doesn't remember having been here before. But Crow-kun did remember, so...

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

So sometimes people will remember and some won't?

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

Looks like it. I can't figure out the connection, though.

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

...I wonder if we could find out what 'time' the first Tear was taken from....?

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

Why don't you ask her? She's probably heard from the people who knew the first one.

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

...I suppose.... [She kind of gave him a bad impression, but he was also being stubborn.]

[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.