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[detectiveofthewest]

Characters: Heiji and [open]
Location: Luministi Greens West, near B11
Time: Opening of Season 3
Summary: Heiji reacts to his new surroundings by running around and yelling at people, because that's how he rolls
Warnings: None

For a little while, Luministi Greens West experienced a sort of quiet peace. And then Hattori Heiji woke up.

After registering that yes, he was awake, and that yes, he was in some unfamiliar house with no real explanation save for that delivered via vidscreen, he charged out the front door and into the complex at large, the largely forgotten gift basket clutched in one hand.

"If this is some kinda joke, I ain't laughing!" he shouted. Time to find a pay phone or something, and call 110. What was this, some kind of set? Whoever'd made it put a lot of effort into it, all right, but why'd they just dump him in the house without even bothering to tie him up?

Comments

[tactilekonesis]

"Two." Kon shrugged. (He kind of felt like that girl from that book, I Have Two Mommies, whenever he said so outright to people.) "But I've only got one mom." The less he discussed his incredibly confusing family life, the better.

"It's... kind of complicated, but one of my dads is kind of a billionaire. Multi-billionaire, probably, but I don't really keep count."

[detectiveofthewest]

"Hmm. Sounds pretty complicated. Still ain't fair for you to get kidnapped 'cause of your parents, but I guess that's just the way things work." He grinned. "Better if someone's after you 'case of what you did. Right?" Heiji got targeted all the time, but he was more or less used to it by now. It was all part of being a detective.

"Anyway, that mayor guy look familiar to you at all? He sure is bold, just showin' his face like that. ...But maybe he ain't the one behind this."

[tactilekonesis]

That was probably the case this time, but... Kon couldn't help grinning back anyways. "Yeah, wouldn't that be nice."

At the mention of the mayor, Kon shook his head. "I kind of doubt it. If he were the kidnapper, it'd be pretty bold... but there might be others who're interested in us too."

[detectiveofthewest]

"But even if it ain't him," said Heiji thoughtfully, "It's probably someone close to him. It didn't look like that guy was under duress in the message, so maybe somethin' happened to him afterwards."

'Something' basically meant 'getting offed by your co-conspirators and having your plans co-opted to construct overly complicated murder mysteries' where Heiji came from. But that was beside the point. "Anyway, since my cell phone's gone, I figured I'd head into town and try a pay phone."

[tactilekonesis]

"You really think someone might've forced him to make that message?"

Kon blinked back surprise. It certainly wasn't out of the question, but the thought hadn't actually occurred to him until now. "Yeah? Who'd you call? Superman? The police?"

[detectiveofthewest]

Heiji sighed. "Or they might have discovered it later or helped him make it in the first place, and decided to use it even when he wasn't in the picture any more. Happened a couple of times back home. Anyway, guess that's all idle speculation at this point."

He held up his hands, grinning. "Nah, I ain't called anyone yet! You caught me as I was gonna get started. The police might be good for starters, but I thought I'd let my folks and Kazuha know I'm okay, too, or I'll be gettin' it from both ends when I get back."

[tactilekonesis]

The thought made Kon sick to his stomach. It certainly wasn't out of the realm of possibility, but... He also didn't want to think about it either.

OH. Kon laughed sheepishly, motioning towards what was presumably downtown Luministi. He nodded in agreement. "That's probably a good idea. I might wanna call my folks too... I mean, I tried using the CAT, but it only works for people who also have it." It was there, it was right in front of him, and it was technology that didn't want to eat his guts out! In Kon's mind, it was theoretically a win-win situation.

[detectiveofthewest]

He grinned in response. "Alright, let's head into town, then. We can look for clues as we go, too." Surely someone in this town must know what was going on -- or at least have noticed the sudden influx in residents.

"Tell you the truth, I ain't crazy about using some phone a couple of kidnappers handed off to me, either. Could be it's recordin' everything I say on it or something."