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“Hello?”

17. They have a computer question. 

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“Kuroba-kun, it’s Hakuba Saguru… from school, you remember?” A pause. “Ah, I mean, of course you remember. Well, ah, anyway, the reason for my phonecall – and for disturbing you so late in the evening, apologies for that, incidentally – is that I’m having a little bit of trouble navigating this auction site… You see, it’s a connection with an internet black market and I’m trying to find a specific gem. What… key words do I need to put in? ‘Stolen property’ brings up far too many listings, it’s getting frustrating. Please help?”

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“Hello?”

13. They’ve just been attacked.

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“H-Hattori!” The name came out in a ragged gasp, followed by a groan of pain. “I need you to do me a… a f-favor. I’ve tried the police but the power’s still out, all I’ve got is my phone and the-”  he paused, phone muffled against skin for a moment. “-he’s coming back. My father’s home, please hurry!”

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Hello?~

14. They just had a big fight with someone. 

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“Ah – Miss Jeanne… I need your help. You, ah, remember the dear inspector I’ve been working with? Nakamori-keibu… Ginzo? Well, ah, I’ve just had a bit of a… discussion with him, and have found myself a tad stranded. And unemployed. And bleeding, actually, a bit, so… if you could… do you have a car? Can you come?” 

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eirstegalkin:

in a healthy, close relationship of any kind, when something upsets you, you need to bring it up. as soon as possible, even. cultivate an environment in which you both can talk about things that upset you, with the utmost attention to everyone’s feelings. it’s a really simple thing to do but it’s a thing i’ve been working on for a while and i’m getting actual nice things happening as a result