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That he pulled the spotlight to?

...Basically just them, and not for lack of trying - he's given some of their agents a few close calls. He's not subtle about sharing his spotlight with evidence against someone when he's got their number, and god help you if you try to pawn off a murder on him. The smarter cops on the task force and I have a bit of a never-spoken understanding that we're there less for him per se, and more to play hawk to his falconer.
I doubt he'd try his normal tactics against them here; the population base and situation is all wrong, and no magician sets up an act they can't control.

Sounds like you're pimping him up than giving me any information that's pertinent to what we're dealing with. We don't have a police force with that kind of equipment so really his usefullness on those acts are moot. Maybe he'll work well against those from his world but not to the general Manor population. His stunts could be seen as....flamboyantly annoying. No offense.

Has he actually worked in busting crime or is he just doing this because he can?

[He does pause, considering his own biases for a minute.] Not here, no. And yes, he is flamboyantly annoying - even though I know part of it, there, is the sleight of hand to not spur them to do something excessively horrible. If he tries here, I may not do something that would compromise his identity like hand him over to the cops here, but I will make sure he's unconscious and out of the way instead of baiting them.

He's led the cops to a handful that had managed to dodge notice - a few murderers, one group of very organized and violent armed robbers, a smuggling ring that was into black-market fraud. I'm sure there's more to it than his agenda, but ... there's some details about the history and his pattern that're more than I want to go into right now that point toward interfering with Them and getting Them caught without ending up another corpse on their list, being his main purpose. I'm not sure whether or not he'd keep it up, once he finds whatever they're after and gets them drug into the open. [Of course, knowing Kaito....:| ]

I highly doubt that we'll have to worry about drug smuggling rings here. Again, you're drifting into the bias of selling him up. The Author has other agendas, other plans and seeing us fail in our hope to restore the balance isn't something I would like to think about.

Now, this is the part that I'm going to ask you to think outside of your world for a moment. How much have you noticed outside your realm that seems the biggest threat...other than the obvious plots the Author likes to throw at us?

Being a good detective means looking at all angles and not just what you see in front of you. You're good enough to know the difference.

[He nods.] I'll see if I can't manage to keep him quiet, here, or convince him to go with quieter tactics - I know he's capable. [That is slightly grumpy, and there's a sidelong glare off at a nameless third party.]

[Aand... he slumps a little, and starts ticking off, very clearly lapsing into A Report.] I've gotten a few eliminations. There's a few people I want to try and track down, still; I'm assuming that what's posted is only the tip of the iceberg, and the worst threat isn't going to be someone noticeable, it's going to be someone quiet, who can sway the undecideds into thinking open disrespect and conflict is the answer. The obvious loud grudges aren't it, and it might even be possible to get Shiki to put a hold on his bitterness if there's enough reason - him I can talk to, no guarantees he'll agree with me, but I have some respect, and I don't think he actually wants this to turn into another bloody hellhole like where he's from. He's just very embittered, very cynical, and has traded most of his principles for survival.

Mello might put people off inadvertently. He does seem genuinely committed to an actual justice system for the right reasons, even if he is temperamental. I don't know what his story is, but I'll eat my watch if his background isn't organized crime, and the ways of dealing with people that get to be reflex there don't engender trust in others. I'm still trying to find a way to get in contact with "L", although at least they're trusting me enough to be in their loop. Beyond some neutral parties to play greeter and diplomat, they need someone who can be an approachable face - Mello would probably make people paranoid, and Kudo can't do well at that without Gin slaughtering him...it's just a matter of finding a good candidate that they'd accept.

The other side is slower to get in contact with, although I rather expected that. I doubt we'll find any theoretical masterminds among the more vocal of the irritated neutrals, although they might find themselves unwitting pawns.

[He folds his arms, closing that off.]

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[Sheldon saw this as a sign that he wasn't willing to discuss any further what he knows and decides to leave it at that. It was enough for now.]

You and I never spoke of this.

[He started to walk toward the stair case and moved through as if nothing happened. It was the same thing that Sheldon already knew and he wasn't about to get inside any factions nor greeting committees for any of it. That wasn't his purpose.]

Then consider myself a pawn.

[With that, he opened the door.]

If you want to get a hold of an unseen force, be unseen yourself and he may consider.

Right.

[And he pauses; he's going to wait for Sheldon to be on his way, and probably end up leaving by a route other than the stairs.]

...Good luck.

If I find anything else, I'll find a way to get it to you.

You too.

[He changes his mind and decides to use the fire escape. Moving toward the ledge, he drops down and lands with a soft thud.]

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