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In the dining hall, Shinichi is humming to himself (albeit humming tunelessly) as he helps himself to a late breakfast -- or is it an early lunch? Considering that his tray is full of sticks of incense and lightbulbs, it is hard to decide what meal this is exactly

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Conan is there for his own meal, offering a wave when he sees the Ghost Shinichi. "Hey," he said, heading for the table when he actually catches sight of the others feet.

He stopped, staring at the floor at Ghost's feet, frowning.

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"Morning!" Shinichi returns the wave happily. "It's been a while. Make anything of the ofuda?"

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"Toyama-san is looking them over..." Conan said distractedly.

"...isn't that usually Haibara's thing?"

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"So you caught up with her -- as expected that didn't take you long at all."

Shinichi followed Conan's gaze downwards. "Guess you could say I'm expanding my options. After all, why should she have all the fun?"

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"I had Leormon look for completely foreign scents that were female. It didn't take too long to find her after starting from your study," Conan explained.

"...is that good for you?" He asked, looking at his counterpart with a serious, but concerned look.

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"Speaking of Leormon, he's not with you today?" Shinichi said, looking around for the lion cub.

His counterpart's expression was only too easy to read. Shinichi's smile was ironic. "They're not doing anything. Not draining energy -- I think they might actually give it."

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"He's checking out the gym. He's an active personality," Conan commented.

"So they're not a bad sign then?"

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"I noticed."

The shadows slowly stopped shifting, curled into a neat, contained circle. Shinichi shrugged. "I wouldn't say bad ... just different."

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"So it's not a sign of...that?" Conan asked. After all, Haibara seemed worse off than Shinichi and she had a lot of shadows.

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Shinichi paused. How to put this? "I think this is inevitable. You can only be a ghost so long without it happening, after all."

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"So it is a sign of that?" Conan asked and frowned. "...have I been buying you any time?"

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-- trust his counterpart to take it personally. "This is no reflection on you, don't worry. You've been really helpful."

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What can he say, he's worried. "I'm more worried about you. If it's not helping, it's better to find another solution."

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"You don't have to worry about that. We've almost got everything together."

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That got a surprised look. "You do?"

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"Next time we go home."