“You can’t blame the snakes that you take to bed when one of them bites you."
He knew the answer. It had come to mind immediately. But, no. The possibility of betrayal was very real, but he wasn’t about to cast the first stone. Until it happened, he would hope.
“I believe you’re mistaken, anonymous…”
“Is this a hurtful truth or just general advice? I’m… I’m well aware of this already, thank you.”
“…I’m going back to bed.”
“I think that it is unwise to completely dismiss something that we currently have no way of accurately measuring… one way or the other.. in… quantifiable… terms… Especially when the purpose of science is to continually improve upon theories and discover…”
“Ah…"
“I very much appreciate that, dearest Anon.”
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“Ah, my dear reader, I’m glad that you’ve asked. The J stands for James, which is my middle name. My mum wanted me to have a good, strong Christian name, while my father desired a more traditional Japanese name. In the end, they compromised on my name as it is now… which has been very useful during my travels overseas when I wish to go by a more localized moniker. Most of my mates in London know me as James Hakuba, for example, not Saguru.”
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((Note from the Mun: His middle name has helped him avoid a lot of teasing, too. I mean really can you just see British kids calling him variations of ‘Saggy Roo’? How horrible is that? Hakuba would be loathe to admit this, however. But, this is also why he prefers to be called ‘Hakuba’ above any other name, even with very close friends.
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“I do, as a matter of fact. Piano, first, as I’ve been playing it since I was very young and have the most experience with it. I also learned to play the violin reasonably well (because of my love of Holmes, of course), but it is… not something that I particularly excel at."
Good God.
“Ah, not at all, Ootori-san… On the contrary, I shall I have to remember to thank them.” The detective smiled in return, lips curved into a confident, satisfied smirk. “They must have said or done something quite persuasive to garner that response from you. It’s… very much appreciated.”