This magician is not having fun with this. Having to either walk very, very slowly and carefully or cling onto something as he went. This was just as bad as being in an actual ice rink…
Except everywhere.
Yeah. Not fun.
There were about a billion unwritten rules when it came to shrunken detectives, so it was on KID’s head if he didn’t know them. Hmph.
”It’s not my fault your face is such an easy target,” he grumbled immaturely. Violence was uncalled for, and he knew that, but it was so much fun watching the thief scurry and whimper whenever he used his special shoes to ‘gently’ propel solid objects in his direction.
Feeling himself settle on the thief’s shoulder, he couldn’t help but to grunt and cross his arms.
”Put me down.”
“Well, it’s not my fault you’re so easy to pick up~ I’ve already given the condition for you getting down,” the thief returned as he started walking. This was a different sort of dangerous game than normal, playing with an irritated tantei on his shoulders than with gunmen at his heists… But he really didn’t enjoy having to be on guard every time he came to talk with the other from a fear of getting one of those black-and-white projectiles to the head. Kid didn’t like threats, tantei-kun didn’t like being picked up. Even trade off.
“Though, from the sound of it, you still haven’t learned anything at all.”
”C‘mon, y’ can’t use that against me. Yer plenty sweet, and ya know that. But ya ain’t gettin’ any cake.”
Flee~
“Oi! You can’t just take it and run!”
Because if you do, you get a childish thief chasing after you. Much like right now.
“What if I give you something sweet in return later?”
“Yer late. The stage show jus’ left.”
“Oh, but you know I tend to put on performances by myself, tantei-han~ …Or perhaps you don’t, since you never really get the chance to see them, do you?”
“Well, someone as clever and cunning as you seem to be figuring it out quite nicely… of course, I should let you know that as a body double, you’re given an all-access pass to my trust~ use it wisely.”
He waited for the other to act, standing still and confident with hands in pockets. KID hoped this would be good.
His eyes finally stopped moving around to focus on his doppelganger’s own, a smirk just barely lifting. His right hand raised to the other’s face to cup his cheek as he leaned closer.
“I plan on it~ Just try not to be too disappointed with my choice,” the thief said, brushing his thumb just over his counterpart’s eye to make the other close it and placing his lips on the eyelid for a brief moment before pulling back and smiling, though he left the hand where it was.
“Are you worried about kissing a fellow phantom thief~?”
"Not at all,” he responded moving to stand in front of the other, eyes flitting around some as he looked over his counterpart, “Just trying to decide where to kiss said thief~”
Ice skate: muse slips on every flat surface like they’re walking on ice.
“…So I basically have next to no traction when walking?
…I should be fine if I don’t move very quickly… or get pushed…
…Might be best not to have heists for a while.
This would be so much easier to deal with if I could even skate normally…”
*looks at and debates…*
"It’s reaaaaally good chocolate~”
"Oh, it wasn’t the offer I was debating…”
“I hope she wasn’t working with scissors or anything… A bit of chaos is always fun, though~”
"No, nothing quite so dangerous. And I agree about the chaos~ She just needs to be more social in that type of situation, I think. Rather than singing alone. Spider and I aren’t the best company for a time like that….”
"Everything is better with music~!”
“Wasn’t the music I was surprised with. It was the casually continuing to work with the lights out. Most people, myself included, would have dropped everything and be happy to have a reason to not be able to do anything….”
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