Case: 026

[1_truth]

{{ →!Action | Outside City Hall | Afternoon }}

[ Conan got a useful regain this time around-his glasses. Of course he knows just what to do with this gadget as he moves over to a window he's mostly sure leads into the Mayor's office. He removes his glasses and pulls off a small chunk of them and wraps it in a piece of chewing gum he'd been working on before pressing it down near the window-he's not putting it on the wall itself-he won't risk the chance of it shorting out or electrocuting him. ]

{{ →!Action | 915 Bilko Boulevard | Later in the day. }}

[ Conan's relaxing on the couch, having come home before curfew just as his housemates expect of him-or he seems to be relaxing-actually he's listening carefully. A little confused when the sound of foot steps meet his ears. ]

Ah-!

{{ →!Action | Mayfield Hospital | Evening }}

[ Nothing much to report just yet but since Sherlock's regain came in the mail today Conan's decided on delivering it to him personally. It isn't like Holmes wouldn't get it upon his return home but right now Shinichi is a little shaken and desperately needs a distraction-delivering Sherlock's regain might provide just that. Maybe, if he's lucky. He also stops by the master bedroom in the house to swipe the packet of cigarettes and lighter on the bedside table. ]

[ He pushes the door to Sherlock's room open and carries the package over. Sherlock will probably notice Conan's glasses are different today-still over sized but they look to be in much better condition and much better quality then the one's he's been borrowing from Mayfield. Another thing that surely won't go unnoticed--he's incredibly pale. ]


((ooc: You can catch Conan acting suspiciously if you'd like but stepping on the piece of gum that has the listening device wrapped inside is reserved to Gin.))

Comments

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

[Sherlock is in less than a pleasant mood. He is supposed to be released tomorrow - or so, but that just isn't soon enough. So he tried to escape again. They now have him in a 'locked room'. Which the staff gladly give Conan access to, instructing him to buzz if Sherlock becomes too unruly or to let him out when he wants to leave.]

[Sherlock spots the package before anything else.]

What the hell is that?

[Clearly, he's in a mood.]

[1_truth]

[ Well... that's not a good sign. ]

It's your regain for having to suffer through that-whatever that was. [ Because an event would be planned by the town or Zemekis, right? But that was supposedly the work of Richard Grey. Who may or may not be dead... so.. why did it count? ]

[ Doesn't matter, Conan sets it down and immediately moves over to undo the binds again. ]

You know, the more you cooperate the less likely it is that they'll have to tie you down.

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

It's just the one foot this time.

[He grimaces. Still - with the bandaged leg, he couldn't reach it.]

A... regain. Oh! Those things we get from home!

[He looks Conan up and down.]

You have cigarettes, a lighter and new glasses. I assume the first two are for me and the last one was your regain.

[And why would Conan be pale? Sherlock doesn't notice just yet.]

[1_truth]

[ He pulls the lighter and cigarettes out of his pockets and hands them over. He doesn't necessarily like supporting bad habits but there are worse habits to have. ]

Ah, these are much more useful then the pair I've been using.

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

[Sherlock eagerly lights up and smokes a few puffs before acknowledging Conan's continued existence.]

More useful. Explain.

[He takes a few more puffs as Conan speaks. He is visibly relaxing.]

[1_truth]

They're tracking glasses.

[ Conan just casually pulls the glasses off his face and presses the tiny button by the frame so that one of the lenses displays a tracking radius of twenty miles. ]

[ He then casually peels the stickers off the yellow button on his blazer. ]

And these are the trackers.

[ Interestingly enough, there's a piece missing from the glasses but it looks like it may have screwed off. ]

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

Interesting. Is that all they do?

[Sherlock is eying his package now. He wonders what useful thing is in there. But he will finish his cigarette first.]

[1_truth]

No, they also have a night vision setting-[ he presses a different button. ] and the ends come off and work as listening devices. The glasses are fixed so that only I can hear what's being said though-so they only appear to be regular glasses.

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

[Sherlock finishes his cigarette.]

Ends come off... and where is the other "listening device" now?

[Sherlock's eyes narrow at Conan.]

[Recording Device]

[shadesofgray]

[Uh oh. It seems Gin stepped in something when his car broke down passing the Mayor's building. How this led to him going near the window, wHO KNOWS. But the point is...

He took a step, felt something weird, and checked his shoe to find...

OHOHOHHHHH there is no way in hell that she's here...

In fact there likely isn't, but since someone is obviously listening he'll take it when he gets back in the car.]

Hello there... [UHOH.]

[Recording Device]

[1_truth]

[ It's amazing how quickly his face can drain of all color. ]

[ N-no.. no... it can't. How did this even? ]

[Recording Device]

[shadesofgray]

Hnhnhnhnhn... This gum was placed recently- there may be a chance you're not listening now, but I somehow doubt that's the case...

[As he holds the device in question he fixes the issue with his car- damn mayfield cars... Ah well. It soon starts, and he's heading home.]

So. I wonder, who's listening..! [OH NOT THIS TONE...]

Could it be you? Sherry..?

[Recording Device]

[1_truth]

[ Conan quickly looks back towards the kitchen and then towards the master bedroom before pressing the side of his glasses against his ear to hear better. ]

[ He's really done it this time. Once Gin realizes it wasn't Sherry then it's likely it won't take him long to realize who was behind that listening device. ]

[Recording Device]

[shadesofgray]

Hnhnhnhn...

Even if not Sherry, you know of her, at the very least...

I did wonder, [he continues with a grin] just who it was who helped her to escape that night..!

[Recording Device]

[1_truth]

[ ...There's... no way that... he could link that to him... right? Gin is still convince he's a little detective brat but not a threat. ]

[ ...but if he starts to put two and two together... he might realize who was really stuffed in that locker that one night... it's only a matter of time before Gin realizes there's only one other person from their world... and when he does... ]

[ Conan's eyes trail over to the phone. ]

[Recording Device]

[shadesofgray]

[Gin reaches his home- parks the car, enters the door...]

Hnhnhnhnhn... Not ignoring me I hope. ...Because I will find you, after all...

[Recording Device]

[1_truth]

[ Y-yeah.. Conan is more than well aware of that... Should he...? It's not like he can communicate through the glasses. ]

915 Bilko

[mal_addict]

[She's surprised he's adhering to the rules at all, honestly, but that sound makes her look up]

Oh, what's happening now?

915 Bilko

[1_truth]

[ He's listening closely to the sure footsteps-positive someone must have stepped on it. Just his luck. Just wait until he finds out whose footsteps those are... ]

Nothing... just.. I think someone stepped on my regain-It sounds like footsteps.

915 Bilko

[mal_addict]

[She is so confused right now]

...Your regain is...footsteps?

915 Bilko

[1_truth]

No, it's a listening device the Agasa gave me after I shrank-I set one up out the mayor's office with chewing gum-it must have fallen down or something...

It's okay though, I'll just find the person and ask them if I can have it back.

915 Bilko

[mal_addict]

...And you think that'll be safe?

915 Bilko

[1_truth]

It shouldn't be a problem-I'll just tell them it's a toy. I am supposedly seven, you know.

915 Bilko

[mal_addict]

Just be careful when you do it, okay? After all that's gone on, I bet they're all on high alert by now.

915 Bilko

[1_truth]

I'll go now before it gets dark.

This actually kind of a good thing for me, I can use my skills to figure out who has it!