Non-challenge fic: A Policeman's Tale (Day 11)
Title: A Policeman's Tale (Day 11)
Author: ytak
Word count: 845
Rating: K (G)
Comments: Another clip from a day in Takagi's life! (and I mean just a clip)
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10
Day 11
Takagi groaned. What was he going to do? The weather reports the night before reported that the rain was going to happen south of Tokyo. Instead, Tokyo now was vying to become the next Venice, all it lacked were the gondolas. At least we could have gone on a romantic boat ride there! Takagi told himself.
Anxiously, he watched the phone, as if he could see the call coming in. The plans of a picnic and walk were gone. They could still see a movie but doing that alone was not his idea of a good date. The malls and shopping centers would afford too much cover for any spies. Still, their general plans were not know. For which, Takagi was grateful.
However, he still had a problem. What to do for their day together?
“So much for going on a walk through the park.” Takagi paced a little. “Maybe a garden? But they are all outside,” he thought aloud. “Wait a minute.” He dove into an old pile of brochures, throwing most aside before coming to one. It read A Guide to Dream Island! Inside, he found a solution to his problem.
A moment later, the phone rang, causing Takagi to jump. He leaped up and grabbed it, “Hello?”
“Hi, Wataru-kun,” Sato said, setting the tone for the conversation. “It looks like our plans are rain out for the day. It doesn't seem right to ask for a rain check.”
Takagi chuckled at her intentional pun. “Actually, I have an idea, Mi-Miwako-san.”
“I'm listening,” she said.
“Um, is it okay if it is a surprise?” Takagi asked, nervously.
Sato laughed, “Okay. Were are we meeting?”
“The same place as before. It's probably the best way to get there. With this rain, I wouldn't want to try to find parking. And I we can eat in the area.”
“I like the idea. Where are we going, again,” Sato asked.
“Dr-,” Takagi chuckled, “It's a surprise.”
Sato made a rude noise but he could tell she was not mad.
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Takagi gave himself a mental pat on the back. Sato loved their destination, the Dream Island Tropical Greenhouse Dome. With the last traces of fall now gone, the tropical environment of the conservatory was very welcome.
With a touch of chagrin, he realized that he spent almost as much time staring at Sato as looking at the plants. There were couples and families strolling around the place. Not so many that they felt crowded but enough to feel like they were being chaperoned.
As they rounded a corner, he was surprised to discover that they were now alone. Tentatively, he reached out and found Sato's hand only to jerk away at the sound of some voices. He heard Sato let out a small sigh of frustration.
“Look at those bananas! You think they're ripe?” said a child in a loud voice, breaking the mood. Takagi wanted to bang his head against the nearest tree.
“Ah! It's Detective Sato and Detective Takagi,” said a voice that Takagi identified as Ayumi.
He cast a quick glance upward, Can't I ever get a break when I'm with Sato-san?
The answer he got was a strange silence. He looked down. Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko were all staring at him and Sato. Takagi swore up and down that children should not be able to make the same devious look that Yumi made when she was plotting something.
“Say, are you two on a date?” Genta asked.
“Of course they are!” said Conan coming from around the corner. Haibara trailed behind him, carrying a brochure to the Dome with a pen, making some notations.
“Hi, Conan-kun, Genta-kun, Mitsuhiko-kun, Ayumi-chan, and Ai-chan!” Sato said, giving them a smile. “You here today on an outing?”
“Yes, but we're finished now!” Conan said. “We're just waiting for the professor so we can go eat.”
“He's taking forever!” Genta complained, putting a hand on his belly, “I'm starving!”
Agasa came around the corner. From his breathing, it was clear he had been running. “You kids could wait up for me a little. I'm not as young as I used to be.” He blinked and noticed the two off duty officers, “Ah! Good morning. Or is it afternoon, now?”
“It's still morning,” Haibara volunteered.
Ayumi looked up at him hopefully, “Can Detective Sato and Detective Takagi eat with us?”
“Uh, I suppose.”
Takagi looked at Sato. She shrugged but shook her head very slightly. “Thanks for the offer, Professor Agasa, but we haven't been here long.”
“Okay!” said Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko as one, “On to food!” They ran down the path followed by the three other members of their party.
For a moment, the pair stared at the path the energetic party had run off on. “Well... let's continue our tour,” Sato said taking his hand.
The Dream Island Tropical Greenhouse Dome is a real place in Tokyo. It is built on Dream Island which is basically an old landfill. See: http://apike.ca/japan_tokyo_yume_no_shima.html
Author: ytak
Word count: 845
Rating: K (G)
Comments: Another clip from a day in Takagi's life! (and I mean just a clip)
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10
Day 11
Takagi groaned. What was he going to do? The weather reports the night before reported that the rain was going to happen south of Tokyo. Instead, Tokyo now was vying to become the next Venice, all it lacked were the gondolas. At least we could have gone on a romantic boat ride there! Takagi told himself.
Anxiously, he watched the phone, as if he could see the call coming in. The plans of a picnic and walk were gone. They could still see a movie but doing that alone was not his idea of a good date. The malls and shopping centers would afford too much cover for any spies. Still, their general plans were not know. For which, Takagi was grateful.
However, he still had a problem. What to do for their day together?
“So much for going on a walk through the park.” Takagi paced a little. “Maybe a garden? But they are all outside,” he thought aloud. “Wait a minute.” He dove into an old pile of brochures, throwing most aside before coming to one. It read A Guide to Dream Island! Inside, he found a solution to his problem.
A moment later, the phone rang, causing Takagi to jump. He leaped up and grabbed it, “Hello?”
“Hi, Wataru-kun,” Sato said, setting the tone for the conversation. “It looks like our plans are rain out for the day. It doesn't seem right to ask for a rain check.”
Takagi chuckled at her intentional pun. “Actually, I have an idea, Mi-Miwako-san.”
“I'm listening,” she said.
“Um, is it okay if it is a surprise?” Takagi asked, nervously.
Sato laughed, “Okay. Were are we meeting?”
“The same place as before. It's probably the best way to get there. With this rain, I wouldn't want to try to find parking. And I we can eat in the area.”
“I like the idea. Where are we going, again,” Sato asked.
“Dr-,” Takagi chuckled, “It's a surprise.”
Sato made a rude noise but he could tell she was not mad.
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Takagi gave himself a mental pat on the back. Sato loved their destination, the Dream Island Tropical Greenhouse Dome. With the last traces of fall now gone, the tropical environment of the conservatory was very welcome.
With a touch of chagrin, he realized that he spent almost as much time staring at Sato as looking at the plants. There were couples and families strolling around the place. Not so many that they felt crowded but enough to feel like they were being chaperoned.
As they rounded a corner, he was surprised to discover that they were now alone. Tentatively, he reached out and found Sato's hand only to jerk away at the sound of some voices. He heard Sato let out a small sigh of frustration.
“Look at those bananas! You think they're ripe?” said a child in a loud voice, breaking the mood. Takagi wanted to bang his head against the nearest tree.
“Ah! It's Detective Sato and Detective Takagi,” said a voice that Takagi identified as Ayumi.
He cast a quick glance upward, Can't I ever get a break when I'm with Sato-san?
The answer he got was a strange silence. He looked down. Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko were all staring at him and Sato. Takagi swore up and down that children should not be able to make the same devious look that Yumi made when she was plotting something.
“Say, are you two on a date?” Genta asked.
“Of course they are!” said Conan coming from around the corner. Haibara trailed behind him, carrying a brochure to the Dome with a pen, making some notations.
“Hi, Conan-kun, Genta-kun, Mitsuhiko-kun, Ayumi-chan, and Ai-chan!” Sato said, giving them a smile. “You here today on an outing?”
“Yes, but we're finished now!” Conan said. “We're just waiting for the professor so we can go eat.”
“He's taking forever!” Genta complained, putting a hand on his belly, “I'm starving!”
Agasa came around the corner. From his breathing, it was clear he had been running. “You kids could wait up for me a little. I'm not as young as I used to be.” He blinked and noticed the two off duty officers, “Ah! Good morning. Or is it afternoon, now?”
“It's still morning,” Haibara volunteered.
Ayumi looked up at him hopefully, “Can Detective Sato and Detective Takagi eat with us?”
“Uh, I suppose.”
Takagi looked at Sato. She shrugged but shook her head very slightly. “Thanks for the offer, Professor Agasa, but we haven't been here long.”
“Okay!” said Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko as one, “On to food!” They ran down the path followed by the three other members of their party.
For a moment, the pair stared at the path the energetic party had run off on. “Well... let's continue our tour,” Sato said taking his hand.
The Dream Island Tropical Greenhouse Dome is a real place in Tokyo. It is built on Dream Island which is basically an old landfill. See: http://apike.ca/japan_tokyo_yume_no_shima.html