That’s a big hat there… Are you compensating for something? eyebrow waggle

“…Nothing that I’m aware of. Why do ask? Feel like you need a tall hat yourself?”

Your thoughts on Hakuba Saguru.

“Hmm… Well, he was a bit too arrogant and thought he always had everything planned perfectly. Which, normally, probably would be the case… because while he was incredibly annoying… especially with him casually calling me Kid while I’m not in costume… I do have to admit he’s good at what he does.

And I guess I’m happy he’s never actually said that he’s sure I’m Kid in public. Because even if he can’t catch me like that, it’d give me a lot more trouble… But being put up against a thief who doesn’t hesitate to throw logic aside obviously wasn’t something he expected. Tantei-san has thrown me off a few times as well, though, so it’s not like I can’t worry about him actually catching me one of these days.

At least his more annoying attitude from when he first showed up died down a lot, else I’d probably have ended up butting heads with him much more than I do already. …Though, he also seems like he’s been more helpful as of late… Not entirely sure why, though. I’d have figured things out on my own… Eventually…”

That day you dressed up as Shinichi for Ran. Thoughts on that?

~~“Wait, when did this happen?.”~~

“Which time do you mean? Because I’ve disguised as tantei-kun a few times… Though, I suppose the one I did it for Mouri-chan specifically would be that first time…

…It was nerve-wracking, to say the least. For many reasons. I only had heard of Kudo Shinchi through the news, so I was having to use a disguise I didn’t know quite as well as I would have liked… and having to guess at how he’d act around her, though the responses I got from the Black Star heist actually told me a lot in that respect. Just mixing his public image with how he thought about her. Tantei-kun himself would know that I was aware of his identity after he saw me. And there was always the fact that, if Mouri-chan had figured out I wasn’t really Kudo, I’d probably have ended up in pain. A lot of pain.

…But it was exciting, too. Not knowing exactly what to expect from them and getting the chance to help out in a small way. Because, while I’m still not sure of the exact details on what happened to him, I knew tantei-kun didn’t need much more added trouble. I know how keeping identities from someone you care about is like, after all… And if he really hadn’t told her yet, there had to be a good enough reason behind it to warrant a bit of help hiding it…”