1st Case

[not_nikkiheat]

No one else seems surprised to be here, but it's all new to me. After perusing this journal thing (which is a lot like facebook stalking, by the way), I figured I'd see if someone could catch me up?

I'm Kate Beckett, and I'm not really a castle fan.

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[deductiongeek]

I don't think anyone is.

Ah, but is there anything in particular you want to know? I've been here a really long time, so I know a lot about this place.

[not_nikkiheat]

Oh, I know someone who will love this castle.

How long is a really long time? Also, where is here?

[luxe_can_kill]

[Hearing a new voice in the journal, Mitsuru who was still feeling friendly, greeted the newcomer]

There seem to be a number of newcomers in the castle. Welcome, Kate Beckett.

[deductiongeek]

One year and nine months. [He'd been keeping track.]

This is Paradisa. That's the name of this castle. This world is like an alternate dimension or a place between worlds. It draws people here from other worlds, and some of them will sound very strange.

[not_nikkiheat]

Wow. Okay, that is a really long time. And I'm guessing there's no way to get back?

[deductiongeek]

No one here has ever found a way. Sometimes the castle will send people home, but there isn't any kind of pattern to it. Some people will only be here for a few days. Others might be here for years.

[not_nikkiheat]

Thanks, I think. And you are?

[luxe_can_kill]

Mitsuru Kirijo. It's a pleasure.

I assume someone already explained things to you? You don't seem too surprised by the strange castle and a magical journal.

[not_nikkiheat]

Great. Super. What's your name, by the way?

[not_nikkiheat]

Nice to meet you.

No, I'm surprised. I'm just trying to absorb it all. I've gotten the basics, I think. Magic castle that kidnaps people at will?

[deductiongeek]

Conan Edogawa. I'm an elementary school detective.

[luxe_can_kill]

Indeed. The castle itself is alive, and sometimes plays tricks on its residents.

[not_nikkiheat]

[Aww, Kate is utterly charmed, Conan. Good job.]

Nice to meet you, Conan. I'm actually a detective as well.

[mal_addict]

Hello, Kate Beckett: Not a castle fan.

Seems you've landed yourself in exactly the sort of living arrangements you really wouldn't want to be in.

[not_nikkiheat]

Tricks? What kind of tricks?

[not_nikkiheat]

Yeah, I kind of have a bad habit of landing myself in situations I don't want to be in. And you are?

[deductiongeek]

Really? Are you a police detective or are you a private detective?

[luxe_can_kill]

Two days ago. The castle gave every resident a box of chocolates that have a drug-like effect on those who eat them. It made them do things they won't normally do, like kiss a stranger or collect animals. No one knows why the castle does these things.

[mal_addict]

Then perhaps you're perfect for this place after all.

The name's Maladict, it's a pleasure.

[not_nikkiheat]

A police detective in New York City. That's my job back home.

[not_nikkiheat]

Note to self: don't eat food from unfamiliar source. Thanks for the warning. How often do these shenanigans occur?

[not_nikkiheat]

Nice to meet you. How long have you been here?

[luxe_can_kill]

They occur at random. But the castle often pulls something during the holidays.

[protosshaze]

Hello, Kate Beckett. Why aren't you a castle fan?

[deductiongeek]

That's interesting. I know lots of detectives in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police and in some of the other Japanese police divisions. But I've never met any American police detectives before. [Best not to mention his contacts in the FBI or his brief involvement with the Golden Apple case in New York.]