“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.