Tenth Deduction [Accidental Voice/Action for Housemates]

[modernholmes]

[Conan tosses and turns restlessly in his sleep, obviously struggling against a bad dream. All of a sudden he bolts straight up with a half-strangled scream and falls out of bed.  He doesn't even notice his hand knocking his communicator onto the floor.]

RAN!

[He looks around frantically for a moment, then slumps back to the ground.]

Just a dream, is

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[Voice] ... because I've been patient long enough?

[kurobakaitoukid]

[Do you see the frequency there, Conan. It's not Kaito's. If you're familiar with the guy at all, it's Jack Hyland's. But the voice over the comms is clearly not Jack's.

You recognize the voice, Conan. You know you do.]

Trouble sleeping, Tantei-kun?

And Conan's day just got so much worse. Why can't anyone just let him brood in peace?

[modernholmes]

So you've decided to make an appearance.

You know you love it, Conan.

[kurobakaitoukid]

And you have decided to avoid the question. But I can humor you, I suppose.

Were you expecting me, dear detective?

Why should he want the attention of an annoying thief?

[modernholmes]

Such an obvious question doesn't deserve an answer.

I had my suspicions of your presence here.

Because that way when you're thrown out of a zepplin, you don't DIE.

[kurobakaitoukid]

Unless of course if it was intended more as an observation on my part, and an invitation to elaborate on your part

Really. [Clicks his tongue, almost disapprovingly.] Detectives, you lot are never not suspicious.

Any points he got for that were lost when he tried to kiss Ran.

[modernholmes]

An invitation I have no intention of taking.

It's part of the job.

Honestly, he's trying to HELP you two crazy kids.

[kurobakaitoukid]

Tch, how typical. Even after everything that we've been through together, Tantei-kun, you still insist on behaving like some unwilling bride at an Omiai arranged by her parents.

And does it necessarily qualify as a job, when you receive no income from it? Or is perhaps "obsession" a far more appropriate term?

If he had his way Shinichi would be trying to take care of everything by himself

[modernholmes]

And you're still as obnoxious as always. [was that comparison really necessary?]

Should a thief who never keeps anything he takes be asking that question?

He's not doing a very good job of it, okay.

[kurobakaitoukid]

[Yes. Yes it was, Conan.]

I don't believe I ever claimed or implied that stealing was my job, Tantei-kun.

He never does. Its a miracle he hasn't been hospitalised more often.

[modernholmes]

Obsession, then. You put far too much effort into it for you to consider it only a hobby.

It's amazing they're not all dead, to be frank.

[kurobakaitoukid]

Hmmmmmm~? Is it? I wonder.

No kidding. Soccerballs and cards vs. sniper rifles and bombs.

[modernholmes]

You're as cryptic as always.

They're amazing, really. Amazing.

[kurobakaitoukid]

Are obsession or hobby really the only two possibilities you can think of, Tantei-kun?

And completely insane.

[modernholmes]

Obviously not. You have a motive, and it is not something so simple as that.

Even better.

[kurobakaitoukid]

You always were such a smart kid~

S-so late

[modernholmes]

More unnecessary statements.