Not as though he had heists every night. Hadn’t even done any consecutively since… well, since he found more of a purpose in stealing that would require him not to be tired from overwork. Slipping up with Hakuba was one thing, with gunmen was another…
“A firefly. When it flies, you see it flashing, and are nocturnal. And all bugs tend to hide away or die when it gets cold.”
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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?”
“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…”
“Figures it’s be something like that… Oh well, I don’t mind giving out a hug.”
“I almost feel like this is a trick question. I mean… Carry 1,000 apples 1,000 miles and have to give one up each mile… What would be the point in even trying to take them there? No wonder it’s called Bananaville. They couldn’t get any apples there at all, unless someone invested in a bigger truck.”
“This… feels a lot like math, when I was thinking about it. Obviously, a square wouldn’t work, since diagonals are longer, but… if you put three equal distances from each other, and put another in the center, either higher or lower than the other’s level, then the distance created from the difference can be the same. Definitely have to think in three dimensions, in any case.
…Why are you trying so hard to get me to introduce myself, anyway?”
“Alas… Yorick… ‘Tis a gravegigger. His houses last until doomsday, after all~”
Kid blinks at the sudden riddle before laughing.
“Are you sure you didn’t do that on purpose, ojou-san?”
“I think I’m quite familiar with Juliet, after all~ Though I suppose Sierra and ‘Charlie’ could be considered as well, depending on who you asked.”
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