“It’s a wonderful city, and large enough to accommodate many different living styles. Public transportation can get you just about anywhere with only a short walk. Or a long one, if you feel up to it. London is perfect for walking. It’s rich with history and fitted with the best of modern conveniences. Truly, a wonder. Definitely visit if you get the chance."
“Ah, I… used to have a crush on Koizumi-san, this is true. And we dated for a little while, in fact. But, ah, things did not… go well… and we are not exactly on good terms any longer…”
“One, I think… Two if you count my governess… but that’s a little sad, isn’t it?”
“Well, that’s… somewhat unusual. And you’re not sure who sent it, Baaya?”
“No, sir… it was on the doorstep this afternoon. Apparently, there was no signature required.”
“The return information is missing, too… That’s troubling. I wasn’t expecting anything.”
“It’s a good thing that you’re a detective, or that might be a problem.”
“Thank you, Baaya.”
Hakuba brought the box to his bedroom and opened it at his desk. “An egg? How peculiar.”
He removed it from the box and handled it gently, inspecting it from top to bottom with interest. “Very curious…” It didn’t appear to be a real egg, at least not any that he was familiar with, so he set it upon his desk to act as a rather large paperweight.
He’d need to get a stand for it to prevent it from rolling off.
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Startled at the sudden addition to her voice ringing through the neighbourhood, she had to pause and listen to reconfirm. Certainly, that was a clearly male someone calling the name of her dog, though that didn’t quite sound like her brother. Despite the sound of blood rushing through her ears, she could hear the sound of a barking dog. Hope fluttered in her heart and it was a split-second decision to turn back and follow the sound.
Without paying any disregard to her appearance, she jogged while following the source of the sound. Sweat trailing down her face and neck, hair mused up from all the running she did without properly tying it into place, make-up probably a bit more than smudged, feet sore and probably covered with more than just a few scratches, none of it all mattered in her mind.
Turning the corner, she couldn’t help the exclamation of her canine partner’s name the moment her eyes landed on the barking beagle.
“Akio! Come here, boy!“ clapping her hands a few times did the trick, it seemed, as he tugged the make-shift leash (she couldn’t quite see that far, really) free before quickly sprinting over to her open arms. Of course, being covered by dog kisses came next, which was expected as she allowed the little pup to crawl himself all over her and plant as many kisses as he wanted on her face. She was just relieved to know that she had him back. ”You silly dog, you make me so worried about you. Don’t scare me like that again.”
Pleased that his idea worked, Hakuba approached the pair with an easy smile, lifting a hand in greeting.
“Good evening! I’m guessing that this pup belongs to you, then?” The detective tilted his head, coming to a stop a few feet away. “If you don’t mind, I’d love to get my tie back.”
The tie was probably a little ragged by that point, having been dragged by the dog, but it had served its newly-appointed purpose well.
“You’re welcome,” he added quickly before tensing up at the mention of his own father. He hadn’t seen either of his parents in awhile actually. Not since that little stunt his mother pulled with the handcuffs.
“My dad is… well…” It was difficult to find the correct words. Ever since his parents had left he had been hounded by many fans and reporters into telling them about him. Where he was. What he was working on now. What was he drawing inspiration on. When he would be finished. He had gotten so used to giving vague responses but no one had asked him in such a long time. Perhaps he was just out of practice.
“He and my mother are in Europe right now, I think. She calls about once a week to check up on me and everything going on here. He’s just working on a new book. They take up a lot of his time and focus so I don’t really talk to him all that much.”
In fact, he hadn’t had a serious conversation with his father in years. The man was too busy writing his novels and Shinichi was too busy trying to be better than him. It was more of a rivalry than anything.
It seemed as though neither detective, despite being notoriously egotistical, really wanted to talk about himself. Odd.
Hakuba nodded as he listened, as he usually did. “Europe! Unfortunate that I’m not there to meet them.” He chuckled after that, the sound somewhere between a playful joke and a legitimate regret. He would have loved to meet them, but just because they were in Europe in no way meant that he would be in the same area, that they would have time/interest, or that he would even have the guts to approach them.
He moved on, continuing down the sidewalk with the other detective. “How’s your caseload, if you don’t mind my asking? I remember a little while ago that you were quite prolific.”
“I will put this to great use! Thank you very much, Anonymous-san.”
“Ah- thank you. And here I thought you weren’t going to be one of my fan girls…"
