Voicemail/Tip Box

[tanteiotaku]

Communicator Voicemail box

"You've just missed Shotaro Hidari. I'm probably fighting those that make the city cry. I'll get back to you as soon as I'm done."

Tip Box
The box is cardboard, mostly purple with some black bits. The top has a standup part on it that reads "Hidari Detective Agency". The message on it says: Need help? Know someone that does? See something weird you want someone to look into? Leave me a note here!

Comments

[tanteiotaku]

[He put a hand out and got comfy on the edge of her bed.] Yeah, they did. It doesn't mean it doesn't suck.

I would have warned you if I knew there wasn't going to be anesthetic. There was when they took my foot off. Sorry.

[sentimentalpsycho]

[ She grasped his hand and pulled herself up, slowly but surely. By the time she could reach far enough to do so, she punched him lightly on the shoulder. ]

Don't start lookin' at me like that. I'm not gonna accept an apology for somethin' that isn't even your fault.

[tanteiotaku]

[No matter how often he heard that, he still didn't believe it.]

Right, right. [A huff, and he takes his hat off to pick a bit at it.] If you need anything, let me know, alright? Your wish is my command.

[sentimentalpsycho]

[ She tilted her head, grinning. ]

Anything? Are you flirting with me already?

[ She was teasing, of course. She was doing it right back. ]

[tanteiotaku]

I thought I started flirting with you when I asked you to join me for some coffee.

[sentimentalpsycho]

You know what I mean, doofus.

But let's go back to that "your wish is my command" thing. I'm likin' the way that sounds.

[tanteiotaku]

Yeah? What did you have in mind?

[sentimentalpsycho]

[ Was he looking at her like that on purpose? Damn, he was a hottie.

Part of her wanted to kiss him right then and there with the way he had that totally disarming look in his eyes, but she didn't want him to freak out. He probably didn't even know what he was doing. That and she didn't want to screw things up either. So she'd ask do something else. ]

How about... we play a game? Twenty questions? I still don't know all that much about you.

[tanteiotaku]

[a bit of a smile] Sure. If you dare strip away at the layers of a detective's mystique.

[sentimentalpsycho]

You're the biggest nerd, you know that?

[ But she was smiling too, even laughing a bit. As much as the pain would let her, anyway ]

You first.

[tanteiotaku]

Hey! [Moving on, though.]

Okay, something easy. Have you ever had a pet?

[sentimentalpsycho]

Oh man, I wish. I want a Burmese cat so bad. They're seriously the cutest cats ever.

[ Oops. She got way carried away with that. ]

Anwyay -- okay, what did you wanna grow up to be when you were a kid?

[tanteiotaku]

[A grin] I've wanted to be a detective since I was pretty young. I first saw the Boss working a case when I was about ten. I decided that was the kind of man I wanted to be.

Let's see... Use three words to describe the town you came from.

[sentimentalpsycho]

So you've always been the good guy, huh?

Normal, boring, kind of lame. [ She shrugged. She didn't really want to think about home. ]

What's your favorite song?

[tanteiotaku]

"Naturally" by Wakana Sonozaki. She's a little bit of a local star at home. Almost like an angel.

If you could get any superpower, what would it be?

[sentimentalpsycho]

Sounds like I don't need to ask your celebrity crush then. [ She winked playfully. ]

Super speed. Like, what I got now but way better.

If you could direct your own movie, what would it be about?

[tanteiotaku]

[A 'guilty as charged' shrug.]

A hard-boiled detective and his bookworm partner. I'd have to change some details to protect the innocent and my own privacy of course....

Are you trying to say you want to run away?

[sentimentalpsycho]

Hah. Cute.

Maybe. Running away is what I'm best at. At least until I got caught anyway. Sometimes I think that if I could I'd just run and never stop. Not for anybody or anything. Then nothing would hurt anymore.

[ She hadn't intended to say so much, but somehow it felt okay to tell Shotaro. ]

[tanteiotaku]

[A hand coming to rest on her leg.] Sometimes staying to finish the fight is the smarter move. Then you're free.

What's the first thing you would do if you were cut loose tomorrow?

[sentimentalpsycho]

[ She looked down to his hand, then back up at his face. It had been a long time since anyone had touched her with anything different than violent intent. ]

I tried that once. But I failed. [ She couldn't help turning away again. ] That's why if I was out of here tomorrow, I'd go to my brother's grave and tell him how sorry I am.

[tanteiotaku]

[He suddenly felt kind of awkward.] Uh. Sorry. I didn't mean to...

[sentimentalpsycho]

[ She shook her head. She'd gone way too far. ]

I'm the one who blew it. [ She turned back, but didn't look him in the eye. ] You don't gotta stay after that.

[tanteiotaku]

[He shook his head back at her.] You can't get rid of me that easy. We've all got regrets. I'd probably have a grave to visit too, but I don't think he has one... [He reaches to hold her hand, if she'll let him.]

[sentimentalpsycho]

[ Her eyes ventured to his, speaking a mutual understanding even if she couldn't find the words. She was scared, in a way, to open up so much but she was finding it was what she wanted more than anything. Hesitantly, she opened her hand to him. ]

[tanteiotaku]

[He gave her hand a firm squeeze.] Sorry to hear about your brother.