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[lovestartsat0.livejournal.com]

[Ran switches on the video feed. She is wearing a turtleneck with a colorful red scarf and shining red rose brooch. Holding a steaming cup of milk tea, her nose and cheeks have gotten rosy, nipped by the cold.]

Say, is there a postal service where we're at? I've got Christmas gifts I need to mail out within the next week or so if I expect them to reach their recipients.

[She shrugs her shoulders and her smile widens.]

And I've got a question for you - if you were a guy who liked mysteries a little too much, played soccer and was traveling all the time - what kind of Christmas gifts would you like?

[Waves a hand before reaching over to shut off the feed.]

Thanks in advance!

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[searchformysin.livejournal.com]

No, I don't believe there is. Sorry.

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[lovestartsat0.livejournal.com]

Oh...that's too bad, I guess.

[Ran looks really disappointed by this. Does this mean there's no way for her to contact Shinichi, or the other way around?]

I guess...I hope I don't worry him, then...

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[searchformysin.livejournal.com]

Although I've never really explored the place. I've seen that since I arrived here there have been expansions, so maybe I'm wrong.

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[lovestartsat0.livejournal.com]

[Ran returns a half-hearted smile.]

Thanks, I'll have to take a look. Maybe someone else knows something...

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[junior-cop.livejournal.com]

How well do you know this guy?

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[lovestartsat0.livejournal.com]

We've known each other since elementary school...but...how do I explain it...

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[junior-cop.livejournal.com]

So you're lifelong friends. What's there to explain?

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[lovestartsat0.livejournal.com]

[Nervous laugh.]

I guess that's true...!

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[junior-cop.livejournal.com]

Well, I guess something more could come of it since you two have known each other a long time. It's not something to be ashamed of.

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[lovestartsat0.livejournal.com]

[Get a stammering, flustered voice.] I-it's not like that, I swear!

...besides, he's so busy solving cases and chasing after criminals, he's only interested in his work.

[knifeybastard.livejournal.com]

Ushishishi~♫
How about~ a stable job? Isn't that what women decide they want in men they're trying to impress?

[lovestartsat0.livejournal.com]

...th...that makes no sense! We're still in high school!

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[knifeybastard.livejournal.com]

Oh?
And should a man not have ambition?

[He's generally bored, sorry, you're now his entertainment.]

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[lovestartsat0.livejournal.com]

[Ran pinched the bridge of her nose.]

I'm certain Shinichi has his career path set out in front of him already, the mystery-freak...

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[knifeybastard.livejournal.com]

Shinichi~
What an odd name, apt for an odd person, no? Ushishishi~♫

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[kansai-ahou.livejournal.com]

*oh, that's a familiar face he hasn't seen in a very long time. At least not so carefree.

The man you see on the video looks an awful lot like Heiji, though he's about ten years older, and his smile is a softer, almost sad twist of his lips. There's a scar down the right side of his chin, but his eyes are just as vibrant as ever*

Well, if I know th'guy as well as I think I do, he'll want a nice quiet weekend and a new book t'read.

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[lovestartsat0.livejournal.com]

[Ran's eyes light up at the sight of Heiji. The video's not quite clear enough for her to notice the subtle differences quite yet, not to mention she hasn't seen him recently enough to have his appearance clear in her mind.]

Hattori-kun! I was wondering when I'd see you! [Ran then flatly stares to the side.] I'd happily give him a quiet weekend, but that's his choice, not mine.

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[kansai-ahou.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't blame him for that, Ran. *first noteable difference right there*

Hey, where are ya? We should catch up. It's been too long since I saw ya.

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[lovestartsat0.livejournal.com]

[Ran furrowed her brow in concern. Something was off. Did something happen..?]

Y...yeah. I'm in Conan-kun's and my room at the moment.

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[kansai-ahou.livejournal.com]

Ah, still the same? Hope I remember where it is. I'll be right up there.

*he heads upstairs, but does end up having to watch the nameplates to find their door. It's been way too long to remember something as silly as a room number.

He knocks on the door lightly, his expression shadowed. Over video is one thing, but in person....he didn't know how he was going to take it. This was almost cruel*

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[decadetooearly.livejournal.com]

A Sherlock Holmes book. [Funny, that sounded like him, except for the travelling part...]

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[lovestartsat0.livejournal.com]

Even if he's read them all?

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[decadetooearly.livejournal.com]

Then, does he own any of the original or limited editions? They might be harder to get, but it might make him happy.

Or you could just go with a more normal approach and get him a keychain or a more ordinary gift. [Since that's what most people default to when they run out of gift ideas.]

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[lovestartsat0.livejournal.com]

If Shinichi doesn't, then I'm sure he'll inherit them from his father.

[Ran lets out a sigh.] Usually I don't have a problem coming up with something to get him, but he hardly talks about them, so I'm nervous that I'm starting to bother him with the things I send him...

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[decadetooearly.livejournal.com]

... Shinichi?

I'm sure he'll appreciate it. People like receiving gifts.