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[deductiongeek]

 Who: Conan and anyone
Where: Brooding in the park
When: Now
Style: Any 
Status: Open

Ran was gone.

And he couldn't follow.  He was still trapped here, in a bubble under the ocean where nothing made any sense.  Protected from the ocean by a device that seemed to defy the laws of physics.  Trapped here with only an annoying rival of a thief for company.

What should he do now?

For once the detective didn't have an answer.

And so he had left the house early and found an isolated corner of the park.  He had always done his best thinking while kicking around a soccerball.  And today he had a lot of thinking to do.   And other things to deliberately not think about.

Comments

[modernholmes]

[He traps his soccerball under a foot when he hears the crash, and heads over to investigate. At least this was a distraction.]

[needsmoregreen]

[As Bianca got up, she started mumbling to herself before getting back up. She really needs to start looking out where she was going...

But then she looked and saw a small boy]

Hey, can I ask you something? Do you know anyone who knows how to use a knife pretty well?

[deductiongeek]

[What kind of question was that to ask a child?]

Why do you want to know?

Wow, I thought I tagged this already

[needsmoregreen]

[mumble mumble]

Well, I was going to make a pizza but ...I don't know how to cut a pineapple.

no worries!

[deductiongeek]

That isn't difficult. First you have to cut off the crown and stem. The stand it up on one end and slice the skin off. Then you just have to remove the eye spots and cut it into slices.

[He'd studied it before just in case this question ever became relevant in a murder case.]

[needsmoregreen]

[As she looked around it, she began using her hands to imagine herself chopping]

Hm...I probably should have brought a knife with me ...but then again, it would be difficult to bring it back...

[deductiongeek]

[Conan sighs. This hadn't been in his plans for the day, but he was beginning to worry about allowing this girl to handle a knife with supervision.]

Maybe you should take it back to the kitchen, then?

[needsmoregreen]

[Given how clumsy Bianca is, Conan had every right be worried]

I could but maybe I should rest first. It's a long walk from the bakery to here!

[deductiongeek]

Why did you come this far? I'm sure there must have been somewhere near your house who could have answered this.

[needsmoregreen]

[Pause]

I guess I just wasn't thinking...

[deductiongeek]

Maybe next time you should do some planning.

[needsmoregreen]

I should...

Either way, what are you doing here? [And then she eyes the ball] Oh! I never learned how to play soccer before!

[deductiongeek]

...I'm thinking. [And not brooding over Ran's disappearance at all.]

Oh? [He kicks the ball up into the air and bounces it off his knee.] It's my favorite game!

[needsmoregreen]

About what?

[And then there was a giggle] Can you teach me how?

[deductiongeek]

Lots of things. [His tone is evasive. This was the last thing Shinichi wanted to talk to a stranger about.]

I could, if you really want to.

[needsmoregreen]

Oh...okay then. [And Bianca takes the hint and doesn't question it any further]

Could you? I really want to learn how!

[deductiongeek]

Have you ever played before?

[needsmoregreen]

I did once when I was a kid but um...[mumble mumble] I kept falling down a lot.

[deductiongeek]

Maybe you should start with drills, then.

[needsmoregreen]

Drills? What kind of drills?