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

[yokubo]

Well, two things actually. First, I wanted to know the names of the other two who were... um... on tv yesterday.

Second, what's your favorite color?

[tanteiotaku]

The kid was Philip and the British guy is John Smith.

And that would be black, like the shadows a hard-boiled detective has to work in.

Why the questions?

[yokubo]

Great! Thank you!

Oh, um... because I like questions. That's why!

[tanteiotaku]

In my professional opinion as a detective, that sounds a little suspicious.

[yokubo]

Aw, mou. I guess it does.

It's just that you guys had a really hard time so I wanted to get you all something. I hope that's okay.

[tanteiotaku]

First we get cards from Hina-chan, and then gifts from you. I guess there's more decent people in here than I thought.

[yokubo]

She sent you something too? I guess I shouldn't be surprised. She's really kind.

[tanteiotaku]

She's a very sweet girl. I've seen you guys together a lot. Are you her boyfriend or something?

[yokubo]

What? Um, no! Not at all! We're just friends is all. I only met her a few days ago. So it's nothing like that, really!

Strikes are nonexistant!

[tanteiotaku]

So she's available, then? Ah, my bad. It's probably for the best.

pls

[yokubo]

Huh? What do you mean by that?

[tanteiotaku]

Well, getting a girlfriend might be kinda weird for guys like us in G-block. It's just a lot of extra explaining.

[yokubo]

I guess that's true...

Except Hina-chan already knows about my Branch of Sin.

[tanteiotaku]

Well, that helps. And I guess a lot of people know about mine now, too.

[yokubo]

Why is it that they keep it a secret anyway? The name kind of gives it away.

[tanteiotaku]

People in general outside think it's all special effects. The secret has its benefits, though. I don't want people thinking my partner and I are some kind of monsters.

[yokubo]

Monsters? Do people really think that about us?

[tanteiotaku]

I got a lot of running and screaming on the outside. No reason why it couldn't happen the same way here.

[yokubo]

I guess there are a lot of bad people out there who can do the same things we can, huh?

[tanteiotaku]

And good people. Sometimes they're just scared.

How did you find yours out?

[yokubo]

You know of Ankh, right? Before we came here he was in trouble so I tried to help him out. I wasn't strong enough on my own, but that's when it showed up. I was able to save him then, but it ended up getting me in trouble with the police.

[tanteiotaku]

If it wasn't by helping a notorious criminal, they would have found something else to pin you with. Whether you actually did it or not. There's some poor bastard down with us that had no idea. I had to break the news to him.

[yokubo]

That must have been really hard... is he okay?

[tanteiotaku]

He was excited, actually. But before I explained it he didn't really know what G-block was.

[yokubo]

Excited?

Um, what was his name?