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ickaimp*laughs* Sorry, in a slightly silly/hyper mood.
Anyway, since
Ysabet asked, posting sketches we did at Renn Faire. There's lots of random quotes mixed in, sorry if you can't read them. ^^;;
Renn Faire #1
Maypole, dancers, and a snippet from 'Bold and Stupid Men'.
Renn Faire #2
More random quotes, Kid pulling Hakuba out of his hat, the washerwomen washing the men and those lacy ruffled speedos.
Took a few minutes and loosely coloured in the underpants and Kid & Hakuba. ("Wanna see me pull a Horse outta my Hat?")
... no hung like a horse comments, 'Neechan. Just because Hakuba's name means 'White Horse'...
... and I just made it perverted without meaning to.. *face palm* Geh.
More (Yes, the sequal to "Ghosty-Kaito-at-the-bottom-of-the-bridge-with-the-fishies" story)
~^~
"You're joking." Saguru stated flatly. He paused for a moment, studying her face. "Okay, no, you're not joking."
The sorceress gave him a cat grin. "Very good, Saguru. You can be taught after all."
Aoko tugged on a strand of crimson highlighted hair. "How?"
"Well..." Akako had the grace to blush guiltily. "It's my fault. I cursed him to remain on this world until he finished what ever mission he was trying to succeeded at as the Kid, then pass on with the morning light."
The blue-eyed girl stiffed slightly at that, her eyes growing blurry.
"Hey, hey, hey." Akako said quickly, reaching up to chase tears away with soothing fingers. "It's not a bad thing, not a bad thing. He got a chance to say goodbye after all, and he didn't seem displeased with that..." She swallowed the lump that was quickly forming in her throat.
"So what ever he was looking for as the Kid, he found, then lost again?" Saguru hazard a guess.
Akako shrugged a shoulder. "I don't know. But we should hear about his re-appearance-"
The cell phone on Saguru's belt rang, making them all jump slightly.
"-any time now." She finished with an amused smirk as Saguru let go of her legs to grab the phone.
"Moshi moshi." He answered. "Haku-"
The familiar roar of Aoko's father was audible to the girls as he quickly jerked the phone away from his ear with a grimace. "-BA!!! THE BLASTED KID'S COME BACK!"
"What?" He strove to keep his expression and voice confused and innocent, much to the girl's amusement. He irritably motioned for them to keep silent as they hid their giggles.
"He just stole a gem right out of ring it was in! And I'm pretty sure it was part of the same damn stone he stole when he was shot!" Nakamori-keibu continued, his voice sounding tinny as he proceeded to rant. "Dammit, He was RIGHT HERE, in my damn face, and my fingers passed right through him like a ghost!"
"Well, he -is- known as the Phantom Thief." The blond detective couldn't resist pointing out.
"That's NOT FUNNY!" Nakamori roared, then proceeded to explain with a great many descriptive words just how not humorous he was being.
Hakuba covered the receiver of the cell phone with his thumb. "Your father is cursing again." He informed Aoko with a small wink.
Her eyes lit up, a small smile forming in the corners of her mouth. Her father, who had once been known for pulling colourful epitaphs out at the drop of the hat had also been rather subdued since the death of the thief, his once-foul language having been curbed dramatically. To hear him cursing again was a positive sign.
"ARE YOU LISTENING?!" Nakamori finally roared.
"Yes sir." He agreed without missing a beat.
Nakamori let out a low growl, but continued. "I've sent men off to make sure his grave is un-touched. I know we made sure that it was his body that was cremated, but he looked -just like- Kaito-kun when I saw him... Damn fool didn't even send a warning notice!"
"It would be rather hard to send a notice if you are dead." He couldn't help but to notice smartly. A year in the grave and Kuroba's influence was still making its mark on him.
"Hakuba-kun..." Nakamori growled dangerously.
"Yes sir?"
"You wouldn't happen to have any information about this, would you?" The voice was now a deceptively soft purr.
"No sir." He said calmly. "But with as much trouble as he caused was when alive, it should come as no surprise that he would continue to do so from beyond the grave."
Nakamori let out a grunt that let him know that he was off the hook for now. "True. While we normally can't accuse the dead of theft, I think we can make an exception in this case. I've also got a few men checking out any possible heists, and locations of previous thefts as well."
"Hmm..." He eyed Akako, who was looking rather smug again as she played with a strand of hair. "Have you considered that this make be the work of a fan or a copy cat?" He suggested, deliberatly putting the Inspector on another train of thought.
"Hadn't thought of that, with all these techno gizmos these days I can't rule out that possibility either." Nakamori seemed to sour at that, then changed the subject. "Is Aoko with you?"
"She's with Akako currently." He said pleasantly. The girls wiggled their fingers at him, smiling. He ignored them.
"Good." He could practically see Nakamori shift in discomfort. "Don't tell her about this, She was shook up enough after his death, there's no need to rake her through the coals again."
"You have my word." Of course, it was rather easy to agree not to tell her, considering that Akako had already let the cat out of the bag, so to speak. Details, details.
"Good. Consider yourself back on the case, boy. Let me know if you can pass on any useable information." The inspector didn't seem all that pleased about that, but Saguru was secretly pleased. Both he and the Inspector usually viewed each other with trepidation on cases, even though they worked together.
"Of course. I will talk to you later, sir."
Nakamori grumbled again, then hung up the phone. He turned his phone completely off with a minor jab of irritation and stuck it back on his belt.
"Well?" Akako demanded.
"It appears our friend just retrieved a fragment of the jewel that was his last heist." He said slowly, facts falling into place as he mused. "And since your cursed linked him directly to what ever he was obviously searching for, we can safely assume that that jewel was what he was looking for."
"You mean he's haunting the jewel?" Aoko looked alarmed.
He shrugged back. "That is Akako's department. But all the information on his last heist as well as a recording of his..." He paused a moment, scenes flashing through his mind "... Fall... are back at the Lab, if you care to peruse it."
"Quick!" Akako sprang to her feet, posing dramatically. "To the Bat Cave!"
"I don't have any bats." He commented as both he and Aoko followed the bouncy witch at a slightly more subdued pace.
"To the Hawk Cave then!"
"Akako..."
~^~
Our key to writing Hakuba: Never use small words when big words can do, and rarely use contractions. Seems to work fairly well..*shrugs*
Have finally finished watching the first 52 episodes of One Piece.
Yeah, think I'm addicted to it. The anime shop has over 14 dvds of it, I have the first 5...
*sigh* There goes my pocket money...
Anyway, since
Ysabet asked, posting sketches we did at Renn Faire. There's lots of random quotes mixed in, sorry if you can't read them. ^^;;Renn Faire #1
Maypole, dancers, and a snippet from 'Bold and Stupid Men'.
Renn Faire #2
More random quotes, Kid pulling Hakuba out of his hat, the washerwomen washing the men and those lacy ruffled speedos.
Took a few minutes and loosely coloured in the underpants and Kid & Hakuba. ("Wanna see me pull a Horse outta my Hat?")
... no hung like a horse comments, 'Neechan. Just because Hakuba's name means 'White Horse'...
... and I just made it perverted without meaning to.. *face palm* Geh.
More (Yes, the sequal to "Ghosty-Kaito-at-the-bottom-of-the-bridge-with-the-fishies" story)
~^~
"You're joking." Saguru stated flatly. He paused for a moment, studying her face. "Okay, no, you're not joking."
The sorceress gave him a cat grin. "Very good, Saguru. You can be taught after all."
Aoko tugged on a strand of crimson highlighted hair. "How?"
"Well..." Akako had the grace to blush guiltily. "It's my fault. I cursed him to remain on this world until he finished what ever mission he was trying to succeeded at as the Kid, then pass on with the morning light."
The blue-eyed girl stiffed slightly at that, her eyes growing blurry.
"Hey, hey, hey." Akako said quickly, reaching up to chase tears away with soothing fingers. "It's not a bad thing, not a bad thing. He got a chance to say goodbye after all, and he didn't seem displeased with that..." She swallowed the lump that was quickly forming in her throat.
"So what ever he was looking for as the Kid, he found, then lost again?" Saguru hazard a guess.
Akako shrugged a shoulder. "I don't know. But we should hear about his re-appearance-"
The cell phone on Saguru's belt rang, making them all jump slightly.
"-any time now." She finished with an amused smirk as Saguru let go of her legs to grab the phone.
"Moshi moshi." He answered. "Haku-"
The familiar roar of Aoko's father was audible to the girls as he quickly jerked the phone away from his ear with a grimace. "-BA!!! THE BLASTED KID'S COME BACK!"
"What?" He strove to keep his expression and voice confused and innocent, much to the girl's amusement. He irritably motioned for them to keep silent as they hid their giggles.
"He just stole a gem right out of ring it was in! And I'm pretty sure it was part of the same damn stone he stole when he was shot!" Nakamori-keibu continued, his voice sounding tinny as he proceeded to rant. "Dammit, He was RIGHT HERE, in my damn face, and my fingers passed right through him like a ghost!"
"Well, he -is- known as the Phantom Thief." The blond detective couldn't resist pointing out.
"That's NOT FUNNY!" Nakamori roared, then proceeded to explain with a great many descriptive words just how not humorous he was being.
Hakuba covered the receiver of the cell phone with his thumb. "Your father is cursing again." He informed Aoko with a small wink.
Her eyes lit up, a small smile forming in the corners of her mouth. Her father, who had once been known for pulling colourful epitaphs out at the drop of the hat had also been rather subdued since the death of the thief, his once-foul language having been curbed dramatically. To hear him cursing again was a positive sign.
"ARE YOU LISTENING?!" Nakamori finally roared.
"Yes sir." He agreed without missing a beat.
Nakamori let out a low growl, but continued. "I've sent men off to make sure his grave is un-touched. I know we made sure that it was his body that was cremated, but he looked -just like- Kaito-kun when I saw him... Damn fool didn't even send a warning notice!"
"It would be rather hard to send a notice if you are dead." He couldn't help but to notice smartly. A year in the grave and Kuroba's influence was still making its mark on him.
"Hakuba-kun..." Nakamori growled dangerously.
"Yes sir?"
"You wouldn't happen to have any information about this, would you?" The voice was now a deceptively soft purr.
"No sir." He said calmly. "But with as much trouble as he caused was when alive, it should come as no surprise that he would continue to do so from beyond the grave."
Nakamori let out a grunt that let him know that he was off the hook for now. "True. While we normally can't accuse the dead of theft, I think we can make an exception in this case. I've also got a few men checking out any possible heists, and locations of previous thefts as well."
"Hmm..." He eyed Akako, who was looking rather smug again as she played with a strand of hair. "Have you considered that this make be the work of a fan or a copy cat?" He suggested, deliberatly putting the Inspector on another train of thought.
"Hadn't thought of that, with all these techno gizmos these days I can't rule out that possibility either." Nakamori seemed to sour at that, then changed the subject. "Is Aoko with you?"
"She's with Akako currently." He said pleasantly. The girls wiggled their fingers at him, smiling. He ignored them.
"Good." He could practically see Nakamori shift in discomfort. "Don't tell her about this, She was shook up enough after his death, there's no need to rake her through the coals again."
"You have my word." Of course, it was rather easy to agree not to tell her, considering that Akako had already let the cat out of the bag, so to speak. Details, details.
"Good. Consider yourself back on the case, boy. Let me know if you can pass on any useable information." The inspector didn't seem all that pleased about that, but Saguru was secretly pleased. Both he and the Inspector usually viewed each other with trepidation on cases, even though they worked together.
"Of course. I will talk to you later, sir."
Nakamori grumbled again, then hung up the phone. He turned his phone completely off with a minor jab of irritation and stuck it back on his belt.
"Well?" Akako demanded.
"It appears our friend just retrieved a fragment of the jewel that was his last heist." He said slowly, facts falling into place as he mused. "And since your cursed linked him directly to what ever he was obviously searching for, we can safely assume that that jewel was what he was looking for."
"You mean he's haunting the jewel?" Aoko looked alarmed.
He shrugged back. "That is Akako's department. But all the information on his last heist as well as a recording of his..." He paused a moment, scenes flashing through his mind "... Fall... are back at the Lab, if you care to peruse it."
"Quick!" Akako sprang to her feet, posing dramatically. "To the Bat Cave!"
"I don't have any bats." He commented as both he and Aoko followed the bouncy witch at a slightly more subdued pace.
"To the Hawk Cave then!"
"Akako..."
~^~
Our key to writing Hakuba: Never use small words when big words can do, and rarely use contractions. Seems to work fairly well..*shrugs*
Have finally finished watching the first 52 episodes of One Piece.
Yeah, think I'm addicted to it. The anime shop has over 14 dvds of it, I have the first 5...
*sigh* There goes my pocket money...
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Happy-POING!-poing-BOUNCE!-poing!
Date: 2003-06-18 04:17 pm (UTC)However... this is turning out to be a Good Wednesday for the following reasons:
1. You wrote more Ghosty-Kaitou! Not sure why this one catches me up so, but it does; I really like it.
2. I FINISHED CHAPTER 12 OF WINDFALLLLLLLLL!!! Urk. Now I've gotta edit.
3. It's about to rain cats and dogs outside, which is cause for Great Celebration in the desert. Everything smells amazingly vivid and alive, even asphalt (which is saying something). It smells like you could plant seeds in the air and watch them grow!
4. I FINISHED CHAPTER 12 OF WINDFALLLLLLLL!!! Just felt like saying it again.
5. Have been looking at whitewater rafting trips, and I *think* I can actually afford one in a few months. Coolness! Never done that before!
6. I succeeded this morning (just barely) in preventing my new kitten Spot from lodging her foolish little pumpkin-head inside a mason-jar type drinking glass which had formerly contained milk. Kittens have absolutely no sense at all, do they? Just fluff for brains and a HyperCuteness Factor of +103 or so.
7. Ghosty Kaito again. Hey, will he ever visit with his mom? Or will his DAD ever visit *him*, for that matter? Well, Icka?
8. My little sister emailed me with questions regarding medieval poisons, and I sent her data on belladonna and arsenic. No, she is NOT planning on offing her husband via traditional means-- she's working on a murder mystery. Go Denise!
9. Got chapter 13 of Windfall started, at least in my head. Nakamori's gonna have a COW. And I can start getting creepy again-- I mean, the *chapters* can, not me. Mwahahah.
10. Errr. Can't think of a number 10. Happy Wednesday, y'all!
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Date: 2003-06-18 06:58 pm (UTC)*reads Ysabet's comments* *does a jig* Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees. Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiindfall!