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[There is a young, somewhat femininely dressed young man wandering in circles outside the farmhouses, reading a book. Were someone to catch a glance at the book, they'd notice the pages were all blank. Even so, he seems completely enthralled in what he's reading. He's either very good at pretending, or there's something going on that isn't

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[shortentheworld]

[Another man sits beside the farmhouse, reading a book.

Unlike Phillip, this is a physical book and in a rare moment of eating his lunch, he catches Cougar in a moment of not speeding around on foot or in a car.]

...

[Suddenly, Cougar bursts out in laughter!]

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[Philip jumps, nearly dropping his own book. He looks over at Cougar, kind of staring for a moment as if trying to figure out if he's where the sound came from. He's not really even sure what to do about it. Shotaro is much better at talking to people than he is.

BUT THERE IS A BOOK INVOLVED! So Philip will wander over and tilt his head, trying to catch a glimpse at the title.]

[shortentheworld]

[The title is in Russian.

If Phillip can read Russian, it's The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.]

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[He doesn't know a lot of Russian off-hand, but he can at least recognize Dostoyevsky. Though he's still not saying anything. He doesn't really know how to approach strangers.]

[shortentheworld]

[Cougar turns to the final page, lifts his legs up and catapults himself to a standing position as he slams the book shut.

At some point in the process he put on sunglasses.]

[riderpedia]

[Philip actually has to jump back to avoid this guy colliding with him. Thank god being half a Kamen Rider has given him pretty good reflexes He's hiding behind his book a little.]

H-Hello?

[shortentheworld]

... Hello.

Didn't see you there.

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My apologies... I didn't want to bother you. I was just curious as to what you were reading.

[shortentheworld]

Just a good book. My reading got interpreted earlier.

[Cougar pockets the book and pulls out a copy of War and Peace. Honest to God, War and Peace.]

[riderpedia]

Ah... I don't get to read much fiction. I'm usually too busy researching.

[shortentheworld]

Fiction is lies used to tell the truth.

If done right, anyway. You can learn everything about a man by the ink he putsz to paper.

[riderpedia]

That's true enough.

[There's plenty to be learned about Shotaro from the things he types up after a case. Philip doesn't need to learn these things because he already knows them, but still it's something he's aware of.]

[shortentheworld]

[Cougar pulls out four more books he has on his person.]

And if you're going to do it, you should do it quickly.

Here, have a few.
[PILE OF BOOKS]

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[He's a little startled as four more books are dropped on top of his own. He's quickly checking the titles. He nods slightly.]

Arriving at the truth as quickly as possible is the surest way to prevent disaster.

[shortentheworld]

[Cougar laughs and pats Phillip on the back a bit too hard for his frame.]

Exactly! I like the way you think.

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[Philip stumbles forward a bit, scrambling not to drop any of the books. He is noticeably careful with them, even the one he'd already had with him.]

A-Ah... It's... just what I've learned over time. The sooner I can find information, the quicker Shotaro can finish a case and the less likely it is that someone gets hurt.