✗ 007; video -> the deluded detective deserves a diary

[hardlyboiled]

[Here, have a Shoutarou sitting at his desk, feet propped up and arms behind his head as he stares up at the ceiling. He hasn't noticed the SFC -- which is on the cabinet across the room from him -- has turned on. He's idly humming to himself before beginning to speak.]

What if... What if we had a case...

[Delusion, START. He smiles to himself as

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[video]

[lockandkeyblade]

[Look at this guy. What a kook.]

Having a little trouble over there?

[hardlyboiled]

[Sitting up, he looks around for the SFC before grabbing it.]

... You saw that, I take it.

[lockandkeyblade]

Maybe. Having trouble finding clients, huh?

[He pauses to reconsider, expression still incredulous.]

Do you really ... run a detective agency?

[Ohooo... sounds like a reluctantly interested client perhaps?]

1/2

[hardlyboiled]

YES!

2/2

[hardlyboiled]

I-I mean uh... of course I do. I ran one back home and there's no excuse for me not to continue the business here.

[A smile.]

The Narumi Detective Agency is always at your service, young man.

1/2 !!

[lockandkeyblade]

Re: 2/2

[lockandkeyblade]

[Quietly:]

Should I really ask these guys ...?

1/3

[hardlyboiled]

OF COUR--

2/3

[keyword_bingo]

[Have the saner half of the detective duo, Sora.

Plucking the SFC out of Shoutarou's fingers, nudging him aside before he can SCARE THEIR POSSIBLE CLIENT TO DEATH]

You had a request? Forgive my partner. He is a little bit... overly excited.

3/3

[hardlyboiled]

[THAT WAS NO NUDGE, PARTNER.]

You... didn't have to push...

[lockandkeyblade]

[Hmm. What is he getting himself into? At least this guy seems like the brains of the outfit.]

... I can see that.

But hey, as long as you guys can find what I'm looking for, I'm all for it.

What kind of stuff have you done before?

[1/fuck if we know]

[keyword_bingo]

We have experience in a broad range of things.

We do item retrieval.

2/do we ever though--

[hardlyboiled]

I remember that! Those two kids... ahaha, they loved me, I'm sure. Such sweet kids. I wonder if they're still dancing...

[Don't mind his imagination now.]

3/We do everything by the seat of our pants

[keyword_bingo]

We have provided some bodyguarding services.

4/Like detectiving

[hardlyboiled]

Ah! Right! Wakana-hime was such a demon, I remember. Still, I do miss her pretty voice and radio show.

5/We definitely make up that one as we go along.

[keyword_bingo]

[People who call Wakana-san a demon sleep on the couch tonight.]

There have been some small pet retrieval jobs.