Yes, getting anyone else involved would be unfavourable… To be honest, I was wary about getting you involved with this. I wasn’t sure how you’d take this idea, having never met you before, and it felt like I was the only one who could possibly believe it. I’m not entirely fond of working with other people on a case… But thankfully it worked out. You exceeded my expectations – which is a nice change…
Anyways, I’m not entirely sure on how to proceed from here… I’ve already seen this other personality and already tried to corner him with the conclusion you and I ended up later agreeing on… I feel I still don’t have the evidence to get him to admit to this – and it would be even worse to confront him when he’s actually Hattori Heiji, especially when we don’t exactly know what triggers the switch. Perhaps you’d have better luck but I, as much as it displeases me to say this, feel I can only wait until he’s ready to talk to me again… Unless you can think of a better course of action I can take?
“I understand completely,” Hakuba said first, regarding the issue of trust. “I, too, prefer to work alone for much the same reason. As for Hattori-san…” He tilted his head, smirking faintly. “If there’s anyone that can accidentally trigger him into a state of homicidal maniac, it’s me.”
He chuckled, though even he had to admit the joke was a bit in poor taste. Laughter abruptly ended, he cleared his throat with a small cough into a fist.
“Ahem. I’ll make arrangements to meet with him and see what I can find out. Waiting, therefore, does sound like it is the best option for you at this time."