"An Unprofessional Opinion-- Mouri Kogoro"
Yep, I did another one of these. Yes, at the very least, I intend to hit Conan, Heiji, and Hakuba before I'm done. Not sure about anybody else. And no, I have no idea why Cade has started calling Hakuba "Junior." He just DOES.
Title: An Unprofessional Opinion-- Mouri Kogoro
Author: Ellen Brand
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Gosho, no own, yada yada.
Disclaimer- Gosho owns DC/MK, I own Cade, please do not sue. Thank you. This is the second in my "Unprofessional Opinion" stories, in which my favorite OC gets to profile various members of the main cast. This fanfic is rated G by the Motion Picture Association of America. Epistolary fanfic! *I read Stoker's "Dracula" at a formative age, and never got over it.*
An Unprofessional Opinion-- Mouri Kogoro
You know, Junior, I came to Tokyo to visit my family, not to trip over random corpses and profile your friends. Okay, "acquaintances," you were real clear on that. You don't actually HAVE friends, do you? We're going to have to work on that. It's not healthy. And I should know.
Okay, in response to your oh-so-casual request in your last email, here's my opinion of the famous "Sleeping Detective." And Junior, how the hell did you know I was going to run into the man at some point? Have you been hiding a psychic talent from me, or do people just drop dead that often in this section of the city? ... On second thought, don't answer that one, I'm not entirely sure I want to know.
The guy's not stupid. He acts like he is, God knows, right up until whatever switch flips and he goes into one of those narcoleptic fits. But even without the reputation or the mysterious sleep-talking, you can see the guy's got something on the ball. He's got a fairly good grasp of deduction, it's just that until he's in his trance, he doesn't seem to want to bother using it.
From talking to the cops and other people about him, and reading a few of the reports on other cases he solved, I actually have a tentative diagnosis-- clinical depression. I wouldn't presume to prescribe anything without a couple one-on-one sessions, but all the signs are there. Alcohol abuse is a major flag, of course, especially given that he seems to ignore the beer when he's got his attention focused on something. It's not a physical addiction, it's a mental one, and that's often a marker of depression. It goes along with the self-sabotaging behavior I noticed-- nobody that smart can be that stupid all the time, unless on some level, he's working at it.
He's physically and mentally lazy, both of which are probably innate traits only exaggerated by the depression. He doesn't like to think, and he doesn't like to work, but when he's got a real reason to, he's obviously sharp enough to be dangerous.
From the timing and a few other things, I'd guess that the major trigger on the depression was the separation from his wife. Neither of them seems to have moved on, given that they've remained separated but married for ten years. People don't DO that... well, not without outside pressures of the financial or social kind. But you know more about that type of thing than anybody.
And yes, he's arrogant and a little vain. Smart people often are, at least until something smacks them hard enough to get their attention. But I'd bet a lot of it is actually for show. The way he stands, the way he talks... this is a guy whose entire life is a stage. He's a character, and he's playing it to the hilt. He's a natural-born actor, and he's actually fairly good at it, too. If he'd stayed with the cops, he'd have probably been fairly good at undercover work.
That's why he doesn't seem to care too much about the narcoleptic fits, either. "The Sleeping Detective" is a hell of a character, it's not impacting his health or his pocketbook, and he's RIGHT every time. He doesn't see any reason he should be worried about it, and if he pays too much attention to it, his nice little bubble might pop out from under him.
On top of the depression, he's probably an addictive personality, which explains why his shield behaviors of choice are all classic addictions. He smokes, he drinks, he gambles, and he's a compulsive flirt. Doesn't take a lot of checking to realize that none of those flirtations go anywhere, though, and not just because the girls shut him down. I'd guess he wants his wife to come back to him, but he's also afraid that if she does, he'll never survive losing her again.
I think it bothers him that he stumbles across so many corpses, though. People calling for his help is great-- people dying everywhere he goes, not so much. Can't say as I blame him, either. That's a hell of a thing to have follow you.
And yes, Junior, there IS something funny about those trance states, and yes, I did notice the Edogawa kid you mentioned. And yes, he is entirely too freaky. To the point where I think he deserves his own breakdown... which is what you were really hoping for, wasn't it?
... One of these days, we're going to have to sit down and have a talk. I don't think I like where this mess is going.
Title: An Unprofessional Opinion-- Mouri Kogoro
Author: Ellen Brand
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Gosho, no own, yada yada.
Disclaimer- Gosho owns DC/MK, I own Cade, please do not sue. Thank you. This is the second in my "Unprofessional Opinion" stories, in which my favorite OC gets to profile various members of the main cast. This fanfic is rated G by the Motion Picture Association of America. Epistolary fanfic! *I read Stoker's "Dracula" at a formative age, and never got over it.*
An Unprofessional Opinion-- Mouri Kogoro
You know, Junior, I came to Tokyo to visit my family, not to trip over random corpses and profile your friends. Okay, "acquaintances," you were real clear on that. You don't actually HAVE friends, do you? We're going to have to work on that. It's not healthy. And I should know.
Okay, in response to your oh-so-casual request in your last email, here's my opinion of the famous "Sleeping Detective." And Junior, how the hell did you know I was going to run into the man at some point? Have you been hiding a psychic talent from me, or do people just drop dead that often in this section of the city? ... On second thought, don't answer that one, I'm not entirely sure I want to know.
The guy's not stupid. He acts like he is, God knows, right up until whatever switch flips and he goes into one of those narcoleptic fits. But even without the reputation or the mysterious sleep-talking, you can see the guy's got something on the ball. He's got a fairly good grasp of deduction, it's just that until he's in his trance, he doesn't seem to want to bother using it.
From talking to the cops and other people about him, and reading a few of the reports on other cases he solved, I actually have a tentative diagnosis-- clinical depression. I wouldn't presume to prescribe anything without a couple one-on-one sessions, but all the signs are there. Alcohol abuse is a major flag, of course, especially given that he seems to ignore the beer when he's got his attention focused on something. It's not a physical addiction, it's a mental one, and that's often a marker of depression. It goes along with the self-sabotaging behavior I noticed-- nobody that smart can be that stupid all the time, unless on some level, he's working at it.
He's physically and mentally lazy, both of which are probably innate traits only exaggerated by the depression. He doesn't like to think, and he doesn't like to work, but when he's got a real reason to, he's obviously sharp enough to be dangerous.
From the timing and a few other things, I'd guess that the major trigger on the depression was the separation from his wife. Neither of them seems to have moved on, given that they've remained separated but married for ten years. People don't DO that... well, not without outside pressures of the financial or social kind. But you know more about that type of thing than anybody.
And yes, he's arrogant and a little vain. Smart people often are, at least until something smacks them hard enough to get their attention. But I'd bet a lot of it is actually for show. The way he stands, the way he talks... this is a guy whose entire life is a stage. He's a character, and he's playing it to the hilt. He's a natural-born actor, and he's actually fairly good at it, too. If he'd stayed with the cops, he'd have probably been fairly good at undercover work.
That's why he doesn't seem to care too much about the narcoleptic fits, either. "The Sleeping Detective" is a hell of a character, it's not impacting his health or his pocketbook, and he's RIGHT every time. He doesn't see any reason he should be worried about it, and if he pays too much attention to it, his nice little bubble might pop out from under him.
On top of the depression, he's probably an addictive personality, which explains why his shield behaviors of choice are all classic addictions. He smokes, he drinks, he gambles, and he's a compulsive flirt. Doesn't take a lot of checking to realize that none of those flirtations go anywhere, though, and not just because the girls shut him down. I'd guess he wants his wife to come back to him, but he's also afraid that if she does, he'll never survive losing her again.
I think it bothers him that he stumbles across so many corpses, though. People calling for his help is great-- people dying everywhere he goes, not so much. Can't say as I blame him, either. That's a hell of a thing to have follow you.
And yes, Junior, there IS something funny about those trance states, and yes, I did notice the Edogawa kid you mentioned. And yes, he is entirely too freaky. To the point where I think he deserves his own breakdown... which is what you were really hoping for, wasn't it?
... One of these days, we're going to have to sit down and have a talk. I don't think I like where this mess is going.