First Deduction [Video]

[modernholmes]

[A small boy, no older than six or seven, is peering into the camera with a look of deep concentration. Suddenly his expression subtly shifts into a childish expression of worry.]

Ne! Ne! Is anyone there? I just found this device here, and it seems a little like a cell phone. But my phone isn't working. Isn't that strange?

Is there a police officer anywhere? At school they said I should find one if I got lost.  And I can't find Ran-neechan anywhere!

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[video]

[inweskersdesk.livejournal.com]

[She was making notes from the medical book when the broadcast started so she didn't notice the change. She tuned in when she heard his voice and looks worried that such a small kid would be alone here.]

Hello? Are you okay? I'm not an officer here but I was back home so maybe I can help. What's your name?

[video]

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

[Good, he'd found a helpful adult. Now to get some information about how he'd ended up here. This already seemed a little out of the ordinary for a kidnapping case.]

I'm Conan Edogawa! And I think I'm okay, but there are some scary things here!

[video]

[inweskersdesk.livejournal.com]

Hello Conan, I'm Rebecca. Can you tell me what's around you? I can come get you. It's not good to be wandering around here alone for anyone, especially kids.

[video]

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

Mmm! I see lots of buildings, and there's water nearby. I can smell the fish.

[ audio ]

[monsterwine.livejournal.com]

Sorry, but your 'neechan' isn't in this fragment. [ giggle, giggle ] But I doubt that there will be any policemen to help you here...

[ audio ]

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

Oh, but Ran-neechan will worry if she can't find me! Why aren't there any policemen?

[ audio ]

[monsterwine.livejournal.com]

This fragment is special. It only brings in the people who are truly important to this game... and I highly doubt that policemen would be any good.

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[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

Fragment? What do you mean by that? Did something break?

[video]

[waiting4niinii.livejournal.com]

[And this girl is eleven...]

You're really calm for someone lost. You better run inside an apartment building.

[video]

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

[Of course he was. This was hardly the first time he'd been kidnapped. He just needed to solve this case so he could get back to Ran and deal with that idiot thief.]

An apartment building? But none of my friends are here. There isn't anyone for me to visit.

[video]

[waiting4niinii.livejournal.com]

Well... Ah...

[How to tell a kid he won't be going home soon?]

I'd worry about later because there's some bad monsters outside.

Re: [video]

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

[Monsters. Right. Apparently this was going to be one of those cases. Quick, he had to think how a child would react to something like that.]

Eh? Monsters? Are they cool monsters like Gojira?

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[stoicloyalty.livejournal.com]

There is no law enforcement here. Instead I suggest you find shelter before sundown.

And perhaps, a weapon.

[ Let it not be said that she is not practical-minded. ]

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[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

[Oi, oi, what kind of person told a first grader to get a weapon?]

Does something happen at sundown?

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[stoicloyalty.livejournal.com]

[ The kind who taught herself to wield knives at just a little older than that. ]

Wild animals and creatures emerge after dark. At dawn and dusk, too, close to the outskirts, but mainly at night.

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[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

That sounds scary! Does everyone here hide inside at night?

[playwitchu]

*How many more kids are they gonna bring into the city?!*

Is someone coming to get you?

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

Ah, I don't think so? I got separated from Ran-neechan at the heist. And now this place doesn't look familiar at all.

[playwitchu]

Heist? What heist?

If no one comes then I can. I have plenty of blankets and food.

[musicboxsoldier.livejournal.com]

There are no official police officers here, but I'm a member of the Watch, an organization dedicated to patrolling this city.

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

Eh, really? I thought every place had police.

[And that did not sound good. If there was no local law enforcement in this place, then the culprits had an even wider range of influence than he'd feared.]

[musicboxsoldier.livejournal.com]

Discedo, the city you're currently in, is largely disorganized with no real government watching over.

[ video ]

[listeningto.livejournal.com]

Um um I don't think there's a police officer here. But there is a school!

Re: [ video ]

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

But isn't that strange?

[ video ]

[listeningto.livejournal.com]

.........It is?