[To his surprise, Conan found himself rather appreciating Tony's approach to dealing with kids. Outright insults were a huge improvement over the well-meant condescension he usually got.]
I'll expect you to arrive at the most inconvenient moment, then.
[ Tony slid his phone into the pocket of his jeans and offered only one loud sharp knock on the door. On most occasions he'd let himself right in but being just a little polite before he once again actively engaged in ruining the kid's day wasn't too much effort to expend. ]
[ He moved over to the couch and helped himself to a seat, reclining back with his arms spread out like he'd been there a hundred times. ]
Let's try a different approach then. Let's say I hypothetically had a case I needed solved -- emphasis on hypothetical because I don't -- and I had a choice between you and the other guys out there doing the same thing. What makes you think you've got an edge out on them?
In that hypothetical case, I would ask what kind of case it was. If it's a fidelity investigation, I'd tell you to go to one of the other agencies.
[Conan had been mildly horrified to discover that some of the other detectives in Genessia considered that their main source of business. ]
I'm in the business for interesting cases.
[He shrugs.]
There are more than enough crimes around for business for the few agencies here. It helps that I haven't seen anyone else here that follows similar methods. I'll leave the supernatural crime and the magical crime to the detectives who specialize in that. I'm a detective of the Holmesian method. Science, observation and the deductive method.
[ Tony leaned forward a bit and crossed his arms, actually paying attention to what the kid had to say and how he said it. He tilted his head a bit before straightening it again and responding. ]
So the more or less of it is that you do this because you want something challenging to solve? Or is there more to it than a cliched reason like that?
[ Not that it was a bad reason, but it sounded too much like it was from a detective novel. Conan seemed to have a set way about how he did his business, which had to mean it was more than just brain exercise. ]
[Because Conan had his reasons. He had the reasons he told everyone. That mysteries were a fascinating puzzle. That it was solving riddles created by the human mind. That there was nothing else like the feeling you got when all the puzzle pieces slid into place and you knew the solution.
And then there were the other reasons. The deeply personal reasons that he never told anyone.
He hated murder. He hated how senseless it was. In so many cases, there was so much hate and resentment and so many times it was all unnecessary. Cruel misunderstandings that could have been avoided if people just talked to each other. Bitter resentments that had built over years. People who had been hurt, and rather than go to the authorities for justice, had decided to seek revenge on their own.
It happened everywhere he went, for as long as he could remember. He'd seen and heard murders happen so many times. Too many times, even being on the scene he'd been too late to save anyone.
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Date: 2016-07-28 02:07 am (UTC)Would it matter if I gave you a time? I expect you would just ignore it.
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Date: 2016-07-28 02:42 am (UTC)Yes.
[ Look Conan, he called a kid a pussy one time because his dad disappeared and he was being too whiny about it. You really wanna ask that? ]
You're right. I would. I'm obligated to show up at least thirty minutes late anyway.
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Date: 2016-07-28 11:57 pm (UTC)[To his surprise, Conan found himself rather appreciating Tony's approach to dealing with kids. Outright insults were a huge improvement over the well-meant condescension he usually got.]
I'll expect you to arrive at the most inconvenient moment, then.
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Date: 2016-07-30 09:33 pm (UTC)[ Tony slid his phone into the pocket of his jeans and offered only one loud sharp knock on the door. On most occasions he'd let himself right in but being just a little polite before he once again actively engaged in ruining the kid's day wasn't too much effort to expend. ]
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Date: 2016-07-30 11:12 pm (UTC)You could have just said you were already here.
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Date: 2016-08-03 11:09 am (UTC)And ruin the joyous shock on your adorable little face? I wouldn't dare, Conan.
[ He stepped into the place and gave it a quick one over before turning back to Conan. ]
I'm impressed that you can reach the doorknob. Have you grown since the last time I saw you? I'm thinking maybe one fourth of an inch is possible.
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Date: 2016-08-03 09:09 pm (UTC)Don't you have anything better to do than make jokes about my height?
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Date: 2016-08-04 01:51 am (UTC)[ How could Tony not relentlessly antagonize him? The reactions were so worth it. ]
So, you gonna show me around?
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Date: 2016-08-04 02:04 am (UTC)Couch, desk and computer. There, you've seen it.
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Date: 2016-08-04 02:11 am (UTC)[ He moved over to the couch and helped himself to a seat, reclining back with his arms spread out like he'd been there a hundred times. ]
Let's try a different approach then. Let's say I hypothetically had a case I needed solved -- emphasis on hypothetical because I don't -- and I had a choice between you and the other guys out there doing the same thing. What makes you think you've got an edge out on them?
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Date: 2016-08-04 02:25 am (UTC)[Conan had been mildly horrified to discover that some of the other detectives in Genessia considered that their main source of business. ]
I'm in the business for interesting cases.
[He shrugs.]
There are more than enough crimes around for business for the few agencies here. It helps that I haven't seen anyone else here that follows similar methods. I'll leave the supernatural crime and the magical crime to the detectives who specialize in that. I'm a detective of the Holmesian method. Science, observation and the deductive method.
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Date: 2016-09-02 09:43 pm (UTC)So the more or less of it is that you do this because you want something challenging to solve? Or is there more to it than a cliched reason like that?
[ Not that it was a bad reason, but it sounded too much like it was from a detective novel. Conan seemed to have a set way about how he did his business, which had to mean it was more than just brain exercise. ]
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Date: 2016-09-03 01:11 am (UTC)[Because Conan had his reasons. He had the reasons he told everyone. That mysteries were a fascinating puzzle. That it was solving riddles created by the human mind. That there was nothing else like the feeling you got when all the puzzle pieces slid into place and you knew the solution.
And then there were the other reasons. The deeply personal reasons that he never told anyone.
He hated murder. He hated how senseless it was. In so many cases, there was so much hate and resentment and so many times it was all unnecessary. Cruel misunderstandings that could have been avoided if people just talked to each other. Bitter resentments that had built over years. People who had been hurt, and rather than go to the authorities for justice, had decided to seek revenge on their own.
It happened everywhere he went, for as long as he could remember. He'd seen and heard murders happen so many times. Too many times, even being on the scene he'd been too late to save anyone.
But he could bring justice to the dead.]