[Dictated/Action for Library]

[deductiongeek]

 [When Conan wakes, it is with a moment of dizzying disorientation. For a moment everything spins around him and all he can tell is that something is very wrong. It feels and smells like he is in the library, but everything is at the wrong angle. He could feel something pressing against his side. For a short desperate moment he wonders if the castle has shrunk around him. And in that moment, as he sputters and reaches out for something to hold on to, he accidentally knocks his journal open.

And then he sees his hands. They weren't the hands of a child, as he had become used to seeing. These were his hands.  Ther ones he hadn't seen in more than a year.

 It takes him only seconds to put together everything.  Somehow, for some reason, he had returned to his true age.

And he was in deep trouble. How could he explain this? Someone would ask where Conan was. Someone would get suspicious over Conan's distant relative appearing in the castle yet again. How many times could he get away with Shinichi appearing in the castle just as Conan vanished?

And who was the child lying up against him?]

W-what? How can this be happening?

[Shinichi abruptly sits up and tries to ease the child away so that he can stand up, but is interrupted as she wakes and begins to scream.]

[As the movement wakes her, Rise abruptly pushes away from the stranger, reflexively shrieking. But then she goes pale and wide-eyed, looking up at the huge stranger and surroundings.

Unable to think clearly, she stammers for a moment before shouting the only coherent thoughts in her head.]

Who are you?! Where's Foxy...?

[OOC: Conan and Rise have swapped ages. Open for anyone to bother them.]

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[deductiongeek]

[He cringes at the shrieks and scrambles back away from her. Even as he does so he tries to come up with a plan for how to handle this. Admitting he was Conan was out of the question. Too many people had known him as Shinichi the last time this had happened. No, the only option was to feign ignorance and pose as a new arrival again.]

Shinichi Kudo. A detective. Who are you? Where am I?

[therealrisette]

Like you don't know! Pervert!

[Obviously this guy kidnapped her from her room! There's no other explanation!

... Not that that explains why she's so small compared to him! If she were thinking rationally, she'd wonder what the castle's done to her now. Instead, she's focusing all the blame on the perverted stranger.

And still not quite able to coherently speak what's actually on her mind.]

Why are you so big?!

[... Is what came out instead of asking what he'd done to her.]

[deductiongeek]

O-oi! What kind of thing is that to say?

[But he was starting to get a horrible suspicion of what just happened.]

As well ask why you're a kid!

[therealrisette]

[This time, her response is pure offended, angry reflex. Of all the things she hates, being called or treated like a kid is the worst! Especially by some guy her own age!]

I am not!

[The dramatic foot stamp really does nothing for her case. Nor does crossing her arms and huffing.]

The stupid castle just shrank me or something!

[She's literally so focused on the strange boy that she hasn't noticed more than her height has changed.]

[deductiongeek]

[Ah, confirmation. So this was Rise. But as much as he would have liked to react to this, he knew that he had to play dumb. He had to act like this was his first time in the castle and that he didn't know anything about the situation.]

That sounds ridiculous. And what castle are you talking about?

[therealrisette]

You don't know...?

[Rise's eyes narrow in disbelief. She doesn't really recognize him, but she's suspicious of any strange guy she woke up in a strange place with.]

... I don't believe you.

[She says it with a note of authority and finality. Like it should matter the world to him what she thinks.]

[deductiongeek]

That's all up to you, isn't it?

[Shinichi didn't really feel like putting the effort in to be nice right now.]

[therealrisette]

[Big meanie. Not that Rise's thinking that or anything.]

Not if I tell everyone there's some pervert kidnapping girls from their rooms!

[Still, she looks around, obviously a bit confused. Why the library of all places?

... And she is a bit worried about how small she is, though at least she's not a fairy again.]

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[pint_sized_carnivore]

[Chie heard the commotion while she was at the library, and couldn't help but intervene]

Hey what's going on there?

look who's pint-sized now...

[therealrisette]

Chie-chan!

[The little girl in pink pajamas, and without even her hair in her traditional twintails to help identify her, runs over to the now much taller girl...

... Is she really this small? She just thought maybe the guy was crazy tall, but she's barely up to Chie's hip! The realization stuns her so much she can barely think of any accusations to throw about kidnappings and missing fairy roommates and stuffed foxes. But she does instinctively cling to her friend - definitely not realizing how much it sells her current appearance as a child.]

[deductiongeek]

[Shinichi watches this with more than a little relief. Maybe now he could get away from all these accusations and figure out what he was going to do now.]

[deductiongeek]

[He pinches the ridge of his nose.]

At least come up with some evidence before you go around accusing people of things like that.

[pint_sized_carnivore]

Hey wa-- How did you know who I am?

[therealrisette]

[Oh, he wants evidence, huh? Jeez, this guy's almost as annoying as Conan can be at his worst...]

Oh yeah? I was in my room, so how did I get here if you didn't kidnap me?

[There! That's evidence enough, right?]

[therealrisette]

[Rise looks up at Chie, obviously a bit confused. Her size is finally catching up to her - though it's still not as bad as being a fairy. But she can't look that different just because she's smaller, right?]

You don't recognize me?

[The castle didn't change more than just her size, did it? Maybe she should find out what she looks like as soon as she can...]

[pint_sized_carnivore]

Uhm...

[Chie stares down at the girl for a good second, squinting her eyes]

Rise?

[therealrisette]

[Oh, good! She does look the same, only smaller! The little version of Rise brightens up and nods enthusiastically.]

Yep!

I dunno why I'm smaller, though...

[And it's still not as bad as being fairy-sized, right?]

[pint_sized_carnivore]

Oh wow... Uh...

[She looks to Shinichi]

So who is this guy? Don't tell me he's...

[therealrisette]

Huh?

[Don't tell her he's what?]

Do you know him?

[pint_sized_carnivore]

I don't think so. He looks familiar, though

[therealrisette]

[Huh, he kind of does, doesn't he?

But Rise's still upset at him, so she just huffs and turns away.]

He's just a big meanie!

[Once again spectacularly failing at not acting as childish as she looks. Maybe if she weren't so annoyed and easily provoked right now...]

[pint_sized_carnivore]

Big meanie? [Rise talking like a child amuses her, she puts her hand on Rise's shoulder and looked at Shinichi] He doesn't look harmful or anything.

[deductiongeek]

Did it even occur to you that I might have been kidnapped as well?

[therealrisette]

But...

[Ugh, she hates the fact that Chie might be right. If he weren't so big compared to her right now, and the shock of waking up next to him, she'd probably think he was absolutely harmless. As annoying as he is.

Still, she's not giving up completely. Even if only by folding her arms and pouting.]

He's still mean...

[That last bit sounds weak and childish even to her...]

[therealrisette]

[No, actually, it hadn't. Rise just stares and gapes at him for a moment. Eventually, her eyes narrow inquisitively.]

Are you really new? You look familiar...