“… Sure, answer and then we’ll go get the ice cream!”

“Then here,” put the lock in his hand, “And let’s go~”
“… Sure, answer and then we’ll go get the ice cream!”

“Then here,” put the lock in his hand, “And let’s go~”

…
Familiar indeed, though does bring the question… Pride, or ice cream using command as an excuse? Only the most serious of questions for the thief…
“…I could get ice cream for us anyway, you know?”
(detectivebarou) “It was a/door/able. I had a crush on it because it was adorable.” ((haha omg you put so much thought into this, i’m sorry xD)) ((also omg kai yes technically that is a loophole))

“I’ll take that loophole, then~ Clearly I don’t find doors nearly as cute as the little tantei, to not jump to complimenting them.”

“A lamp? Not the electric ones, ones that use oil. The bird being the flame, ‘serpent’ being the mechanism, and urn containing oil? And assuming ‘drinking water’ means using up the oil,not actually getting doused in water, else the ‘bird’ would die before the ‘serpent’ stopped working. I don’t have any intention of quitting my job anytime soon, tantei-kun.”

“’If I can’t answer?’ So if I answer, but get it wrong, then I guess that means I keep my ring~ Regardless, might want to be careful for things having more than one answer. Made of heartwood came to mind first. Crush as in a type of drink that could have been placed on top…? No, wait, guess you’re a bit vertically challenged to do that. Or broken down by a mob and run over, or Mouri-chan kicking one down and doing the same. Or even less of an answer, but makes for a fun image, you ran into it? It had the ke- No, wait, need to save that comment, sorry.
If you try puns, even if they should be simple, hey can be so open-ended if you don’t set them up properly…”

(Certain thief be trying to kill himself with ice cream overdose…)

Welp, time to start coming up with ideas~
Was that a swipe at his ‘age’? Oh god, it was. Of course it was. “I didn’t want your ‘diamond’ in the first place!” Aggravated, flustered. He really didn’t. Never, no, gross. At least he didn’t seem to be escaping anymore, which meant he still had a chance at retrieving the actual diamond before he got away.
Or catching him. That too. Could actually try that for once. Sighed, didn’t know why he’d said something so careless and gross earlier, but wasn’t about to let it get to him anymore. “Actually, no, give the gem back. It’s not yours.” Most of the competitive edge from before lost in his humiliation.
“And get that smirk off your face.” A groan as he put a hand to his face. “It’s annoying.”
Nope, that smirk has no intention on leaving, tantei-kun~ Regardless that it made Kid stop what he was doing, a detective really should know better than to let that slip around this thief.
He faced the smaller, a show of ease in front of the chibi in casually making the jewel appear between his fingers. Of course he’s wary – too much experience with the other not to be – but it certainly didn’t look it, with Kid humming thoughtfully as he turned the prize in hand.

“It’s not yours either, though. And unfortunately, you’ve come too early for me to feel like giving it back just yet…” The smirk broke into a grin as the shining gem disappeared in his fist. When the fingers loosened, they had some familiar looking balls known for producing smoke.
“Besides, you just said you weren’t interested in the ‘diamond’, you should have no problem with me leaving~”

“Not like it’s the first time tantei-kun has worn the outfit before~”
Just the first time he’s going to put it on himself…