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paradisa2014-05-04 10:27 pm
wizard_redfive) wrote in paradisa2014-05-04 10:27 pm
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[Filtered away from Conan and anyone who might hurt him]
Psst... Hey, guys. Mind doing me a favor? Did you hear that mopey kid rambling on about Holmes and Reichenbach?
If you didn't, it's on the page before this one. [She even writes down a page number just in case.]
For those of you who don't know him, his name is Conan Edogawa, and today is his birthday! Poor kid has been feeling pretty down lately though, and it seems his mood isn't much better today. So I'd appreciate it if you could do a little something to mark the occasion. It doesn't have to be much ― just something to let him know we care. [Because clearly that's what he wants.Not really. But this is not just a prime trolling opportunity (though that's certainly a plus). Dairine really wants Conan to feel better, even just a little. So she adds as sweetly as possible.]
After all, it would be such a shame for someone his age to be sad on his birthday, right?
Psst... Hey, guys. Mind doing me a favor? Did you hear that mopey kid rambling on about Holmes and Reichenbach?
If you didn't, it's on the page before this one. [She even writes down a page number just in case.]
For those of you who don't know him, his name is Conan Edogawa, and today is his birthday! Poor kid has been feeling pretty down lately though, and it seems his mood isn't much better today. So I'd appreciate it if you could do a little something to mark the occasion. It doesn't have to be much ― just something to let him know we care. [Because clearly that's what he wants.
After all, it would be such a shame for someone his age to be sad on his birthday, right?
[Dictated]
[She totally forgot! She's been so distracted by everything else happening, and just...
Oh no, she's a terrible neechan...]
[Dictated]
[Don't worry about it, Rise. Dairine would have forgot if not for Conan reminding her.]
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I can't believe it's been a whole year... it's way too late to throw him a party now! I'll have to do something to make it up to him...
[... And hey, since she's here...]
You know him pretty well, right? Can you think of anything he might really want that he wouldn't just wish for?
[Dictated]
[Privately she thinks that what he would probably like best would be everyone leaving him alone. BUT that isn't what would be best for him, in her mind, so no way is she suggesting that.]
I don't think he wishes for much, honestly. However, if there is something he would really want, it would be for his friends to be close by.
[What she really means is that he'd like his friends back home here. But a little shading of the truth can't hurt, especially if it'll mean more people keeping him company.]
[Dictated]
[She'd think someone like Conan would be really happy about getting older. But then, he's also not getting any older while he's here. Maybe that's why he keeps so quiet about it...]
Oh, well... maybe it'll be enough just to spend a little time together! He can't be so serious all the time...
[Dictated]
[Honestly, he can be so annoying sometimes. She can get why aging would be a sore spot for him, but birthdays are supposed to be a day you enjoy yourself.
"He really can be that serious all the time." Dairine half opens her mouth to say it before she thinks to stop herself.]
I'm sure he'll appreciate it, even if he doesn't say so.
...Though he might also like to get some kind of gift as well. Something about Holmes, for example.
[Dictated]
[A gift....... hmmmm...]
I gave him that funny-looking hat last year... and he probably already has a magnifying glass, huh?
I wonder what else he'd like...?
[If the world depended on Rise Kujikawa knowing anything but the most stereotypical things associated with Sherlock Holmes, it would be doomed.]
[Dictated]
However, I'm sure there are other possibilities if you think outside the box.
[Dictated]
He has a book collection, too...?
[Yeah. Could she possibly sound any more clueless right now?]
[Dictated]
Yup. A rather impressive one. Lots of different languages and editions.
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Oh!
[Suddenly an idea strikes!]
Does he have any in Japanese or English?
[... No one said it was a good idea. Why wouldn't he have them in his own language and the original language they were written in?]
[Dictated]
I can check to see what editions he has of those languages if you'd like, though.
[After all, sneaking in to check wouldn't be too hard.]
[Dictated]
[If a different edition of a book he already has is still different to Conan, that makes things a lot easier for her! As weird as she thinks it is.]
[Dictated]
[There's a quiet pop! as Dairine transits directly into Conan's room, journal in hand. She walks over to his bookshelf and starts reading.]
Um... It doesn't look too promising. [How many books does he even have??]
[Dictated]
[Clearly, she doesn't know Conan that well. She should probably be questioning how Dairine is checking so quickly, too, but this doesn't seem to be the time.]
[Dictated]
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[There's an idea. Picture books or activity books or something...]
I guess he's a little old for some picture books, but it should be okay if it's for his collection, right?
[He's not that old, after all! (As far as she knows.)]
[Dictated]
[He'll live with it if it's Holmes. Of course, he'd probably send her dirty looks if he knew she was giving this the OK.]
[Dictated]
[It'll be a little late, yes, but at least she'll have some way of acknowledging his birthday. ... She may credit Dairine with the idea, too, only time will tell...]
[Dictated]
[She'll know if Rise credits her. Dairine's sure of it.]