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Hakuba nearly choked on his own saliva as he heard the name. And now that he thought about it, they did look eerily similar… but now, no that was impossible. He smiled and gently shook the younger boys hand before nodding, tilting his head with a soft, welcoming smile. It was good that he was so good with kids, he’d often had to help plenty of them back home, and had learned a few tricks, like saying he was a detective, always made them go wide eyed with awe.

“Yes, I am.” He smiled. “My father is the superintendent general, so you can say it runs in the family.” He chuckled before getting to his feet. “How about I walk you home, okay?” He looked off to the side. “I’m actually on my way to meet up with a friend of mine who shares your name, though I’m sure he wont mind.”

The boy nodded at the offer to be walked home, though, he normally would have said he’d be fine on his own. He was still a bit happy at meeting a detective. They were cool, so long as they weren’t the type to ruin people’s fun. His father had told him that those types were critical of everything and liked to show off too much of what they knew, even what they said wasn’t welcome.

And then a slight head tilt.

“Someone with my name…? I think I would know if anyone around here did….” Kaito started walking off in the direction of his house, glancing back up at the other and raising an eyebrow. “Are they from London too?”

Even if it was a Japanese name, so was Hakuba. So that was more likely than him not having heard of someone with his name nearby.