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

[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.

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

Well, it does a good job of making people lower their guard.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

Heiji's never had a problem.

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

Hattori-niichan can also seem reckless and hotheaded at first and that also makes people lower their guard. As well as him being a teenager.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

"At first"... like he isn't always.

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

Well, okay, that's true, but he's more aware than people like that usually are.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

He's a detective, after all.

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

And it surprises people. Even though they're well known, they can't believe it's for real with how they act.