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!

Comments

Re: [ video ]

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

....You don't know him? He's the best detective ever! He's always cool-headed and logical and he can solve any mystery.

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[listeningto.livejournal.com]

Wow that sounds cool! Is he your friend?

Re: [ video ]

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

No, Sherlock Holmes is fictional. He was invented by Arthur Conan Doyle.

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[listeningto.livejournal.com]

Invented...? That means "made", right?

Re: [ video ]

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

More or less.

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[listeningto.livejournal.com]

Arthur..um..Conan D...Doyle, made Holmes? But I thought it was hard to make things, or um people.

Re: [ video ]

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

[What kind of question was that?

Not a real person, a person in a story.

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[listeningto.livejournal.com]

[ not his fault nobody taught him what "fictional" meant ;; ]

Oooh!! He's not real!

Re: [ video ]

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

But he's still amazing! If Holmes were real no criminal would ever get away from him! You know, he can tell all kinds of things about anyone just by looking at them.

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[listeningto.livejournal.com]

Really? What kind of things?

Re: [ video ]

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

Like he can tell what you do for a living and where you've traveled recently just by looking at you.

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[listeningto.livejournal.com]

Wow wow! Can your friend um, "Shinichi-niichan" do that too?

Re: [ video ]

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

Mmm, he is! And I'm learning how to do it too. Its very important for a detective to be observant.

For example, you have a better sense of hearing than most people. Right? I can tell by the way you turn your head when I speak.

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[listeningto.livejournal.com]

[ wide eyes in surprise. Nai nods enthusiastically ]

Uh-huh! I don't think anybody knows here but Gareki says I hear a lot more than normal people!

Re: [ video ]

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

I thought so. Its obvious if you know what to look for.

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[listeningto.livejournal.com]

I didn't know that was possible!! You're very good um...mister!

Re: [ video ]

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

Conan Edogawa, detective.

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[listeningto.livejournal.com]

Nice to meet you! My name is Nai!

Re: [ video ]

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

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

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[listeningto.livejournal.com]

Uuuum.....9 months!