"Miss
Robin, you have a call from the detective L concerning the Kira case.
Shall I put him through?"
L...
What would he be calling for? I mean, I'm the fourth greatest
detective, but what about the other three? Couldn't he have called
them? Ugh...
"Miss
Robin?"
I sighed and pressed a tan finger to the
intercom button.
"Yes, thank you."
The
voice that radiated from the speaker was not my own. It was
scratchy... High-pitched. The voice cover sometimes got on my nerves.
But I was too lazy to buy another one. . Some great
detective I am.
"Robin Merrian?"
Ha.
He used a voice scrambler as well.
"That's me," I
said, twitching at the voice that went through.
"I
would like your assistance in the Kira case."
Drumming
my fingers on my desk, I sighed and stared at the wall, contemplating
about why I should do it.
Kira
sucks. you should do it. But it's too much work! ... But still,
people are losing their lives. Criminals or not, it's still
horrible.
"Yeah. I'd like to help."
"Good. I'll have
Watari fax you the address of our headquarters. Also, we'll pay for
your plane tickets."
"No, don't do that. I've got
the money for the tickets. When would you like me to be
there?"
There was a pause, then, "As soon as
possible, if it's no trouble to you."
"'Kay. I'll
leave tomorrow morning, If there are any tickets left."
"Thank
you. we'll see you then," and with that, the connection was
cut. Smiling to myself, I stretched my limbs and went back to
sleeping on the floor.
I opened my eyes, just to
see I was surrounded by darkness.
Well,
shit, how long have I been asleep?
As
my eyes adjusted, I got up and made my way over towards the light
switch and flipped it on.
"Jesus. 11 o'clock? L called
around... 3? Ugh. 8 hours. I hafta be more careful. Oh... Tickets to
Japan... Right."
I sat at my desk - right after
noticing the directions to the headquarters from the airport L
probably knew I was coming from lying on my fax machine - and smiled
to myself as I bought the last ticket to Japan for tomorrow
morning.
I yawned for about the tenth time since I
got off the plane and rubbed my eyes - again - then handed the paper
with L's current headquarters to the taxi driver.
Jeeze.
Old much? I
couldn't help thinking to myself as I noticed his gray hair and
wrinkled skin.
"There's no need for these directions,
Miss Merrian," he said politely, smiling.
"I'll
take it that means you're Watari then, right?"
"How
did you figure this out so quickly?" He started the car and
pulled away from the curb.
"Well, no offense, but
you're a bit old to be a cop," I tucked my blond hair behind my
ears and smiled nervously, while he just chuckled.
"Dumb
question, right?"
"Not at all!"
After
driving for about 45 minutes, we arrived at a large hotel and made
our way to the seventh floor via elevator.
"...thought that
your conclusions came from the fact that the forecasted victims were
different than the usual victims."
"...That's not all,"
the voices of the conference inside the room seeped through the door
as we approached, "But before I explain any further, Matsuda,
would you mind opening the door for Watari and our guest?"
"...?
Y-yes, Ryuzaki..."
I smiled at the young man standing
before me.
"Hi. I'm Robin."
The man
stayed silent for a second or two, then stuttered a, "w-wow!"
"An
American! And she's cute, too!"
I giggled and tugged at
my skirt.
"She's glad to know you think she's cute,"
I replied, causing the mans face to turn red.
"S-sorry!
I- My.
Name.
Is. Touta.
Matsuda."
He enunciated his words, saying them loudly and slowly.
"It's.
Fine.
Very. Nice.
To meet
you. Matsuda-san."
Matsudas eyes widened and his face turned red.
"I'm so
sorry! I didn't mean to insult you like that, It's just-"
"Matsuda.
Stop rambling and let them in."
"Oh! Y-yes,
Ryuzaki," Matsuda stuttered, tripping over himself to step
outside and hold the door open.
"Thank you. And don't
worry, Americans are even worse than you are at doing that," I
said in a sweet tone, brushing my hand against his as I walked into
the room.
"Robin Merrian. Nice to finally meet you. I'm
L," the scrawny pale man addressed me as he stood up. Standing
next to me, he was just a few inches taller than myself with his
slouch, "But please call me Ryuzaki." "Miss
Robin, you have a call from the detective L
concerning the Kira
case. Shall I put him through?"
L...
What would he be calling for? I mean, I'm the fourth greatest
detective, but what about the other three? Couldn't he have called
them? Ugh...
"Miss
Robin?"
I sighed and pressed a tan finger to the
intercom button.
"Yes, thank you."
The
voice that radiated from the speaker was not my own. It was
scratchy... High-pitched. The voice cover sometimes got on my nerves.
But I was too lazy to buy another one. . Some great
detective I am.
"Robin Merrian?"
Ha. He used a voice scrambler as well.
"That's
me," I said, twitching at the voice that went through.
"I
would like your assistance in the Kira
case."
Drumming my fingers on my desk, I sighed and
stared at the wall, contemplating about why I should do it.
Kira
sucks. you should do it. But it's too much work! ... But still,
people are losing their lives. Criminals or not, it's still
horrible.
"Yeah. I'd like to help."
"Good. I'll have
Watari
fax you the address of our headquarters. Also, we'll pay for your
plane tickets."
"No, don't do that. I've got the
money for the tickets. When would you like me to be there?"
There
was a pause, then, "As soon as possible, if it's no trouble to
you."
"'Kay. I'll leave tomorrow morning, If there
are any tickets left."
"Thank you. we'll see you
then," and with that, the connection was cut. Smiling to
myself, I stretched my limbs and went back to sleeping on the
floor.
I opened my eyes, just to see I was
surrounded by darkness.
Well,
shit, how long have I been asleep?
As
my eyes adjusted, I got up and made my way over towards the light
switch and flipped it on.
"Jesus. 11 o'clock? L
called around... 3? Ugh. 8 hours. I hafta
be more careful. Oh... Tickets to Japan... Right."
I sat
at my desk - right after noticing the directions to the headquarters
from the airport L
probably knew I was coming from lying on my fax machine - and smiled
to myself as I bought the last ticket to Japan for tomorrow
morning.
I yawned for about the tenth time since I
got off the plane and rubbed my eyes - again - then handed the paper
with L's current headquarters to the taxi driver.
Jeeze.
Old much? I
couldn't help thinking to myself as I noticed his gray hair and
wrinkled skin.
"There's no need for these directions,
Miss Merrian,"
he said politely, smiling.
"I'll take it that means
you're Watari
then, right?"
"How did you figure this out so
quickly?" He started the car and pulled away from the
curb.
"Well, no offense, but you're a bit old to be a
cop," I tucked my blond hair behind my ears and smiled
nervously, while he just chuckled.
"Dumb question,
right?"
"Not at all!"
After driving
for about 45 minutes, we arrived at a large hotel and made our way to
the seventh floor via elevator.
"...thought that your
conclusions came from the fact that the forecasted victims were
different than the usual victims."
"...That's not all,"
the voices of the conference inside the room seeped through the door
as we approached, "But before I explain any further, Matsuda,
would you mind opening the door for Watari
and our guest?"
"...? Y-yes, Ryuzaki..."
I
smiled at the young man standing before me.
"Hi. I'm
Robin."
The man stayed silent for a second or two, then
stuttered a, "w-wow!"
"An American! And she's
cute, too!"
I giggled and tugged at my skirt.
"She's
glad to know you think she's cute," I replied, causing the mans
face to turn red.
"S-sorry! I- My.
Name.
Is. Touta.
Matsuda."
He enunciated his words, saying them loudly and slowly.
"It's.
Fine.
Very. Nice.
To meet
you. Matsuda-san."
Matsudas eyes widened and his face turned red.
"I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to insult you like that, It's just-"
"Matsuda.
Stop rambling and let them in."
"Oh! Y-yes,
Ryuzaki,"
Matsuda stuttered, tripping over himself to step outside and hold the
door open.
"Thank you. And don't worry, Americans are
even worse than you are at doing that," I said in a sweet tone,
brushing my hand against his as I walked into the room.
"Robin
Merrian.
Nice to finally meet you. I'm L,"
the scrawny pale man addressed me as he stood up. Standing next to
me, he was just a few inches taller than myself with his slouch, "But
please call me Ryuzaki."
"Miss
Robin, you have a call from the detective L
concerning the Kira
case. Shall I put him through?"
L...
What would he be calling for? I mean, I'm the fourth greatest
detective, but what about the other three? Couldn't he have called
them? Ugh...
"Miss
Robin?"
I sighed and pressed a tan finger to the
intercom button.
"Yes, thank you."
The
voice that radiated from the speaker was not my own. It was
scratchy... High-pitched. The voice cover sometimes got on my nerves.
But I was too lazy to buy another one. . Some great
detective I am.
"Robin Merrian?"
Ha. He used a voice scrambler as well.
"That's
me," I said, twitching at the voice that went through.
"I
would like your assistance in the Kira
case."
Drumming my fingers on my desk, I sighed and
stared at the wall, contemplating about why I should do it.
Kira
sucks. you should do it. But it's too much work! ... But still,
people are losing their lives. Criminals or not, it's still
horrible.
"Yeah. I'd like to help."
"Good. I'll have
Watari
fax you the address of our headquarters. Also, we'll pay for your
plane tickets."
"No, don't do that. I've got the
money for the tickets. When would you like me to be there?"
There
was a pause, then, "As soon as possible, if it's no trouble to
you."
"'Kay. I'll leave tomorrow morning, If there
are any tickets left."
"Thank you. we'll see you
then," and with that, the connection was cut. Smiling to
myself, I stretched my limbs and went back to sleeping on the
floor.
I opened my eyes, just to see I was
surrounded by darkness.
Well,
shit, how long have I been asleep?
As
my eyes adjusted, I got up and made my way over towards the light
switch and flipped it on.
"Jesus. 11 o'clock? L
called around... 3? Ugh. 8 hours. I hafta
be more careful. Oh... Tickets to Japan... Right."
I sat
at my desk - right after noticing the directions to the headquarters
from the airport L
probably knew I was coming from lying on my fax machine - and smiled
to myself as I bought the last ticket to Japan for tomorrow
morning.
I yawned for about the tenth time since I
got off the plane and rubbed my eyes - again - then handed the paper
with L's current headquarters to the taxi driver.
Jeeze.
Old much? I
couldn't help thinking to myself as I noticed his gray hair and
wrinkled skin.
"There's no need for these directions,
Miss Merrian,"
he said politely, smiling.
"I'll take it that means
you're Watari
then, right?"
"How did you figure this out so
quickly?" He started the car and pulled away from the
curb.
"Well, no offense, but you're a bit old to be a
cop," I tucked my blond hair behind my ears and smiled
nervously, while he just chuckled.
"Dumb question,
right?"
"Not at all!"
After driving
for about 45 minutes, we arrived at a large hotel and made our way to
the seventh floor via elevator.
"...thought that your
conclusions came from the fact that the forecasted victims were
different than the usual victims."
"...That's not all,"
the voices of the conference inside the room seeped through the door
as we approached, "But before I explain any further, Matsuda,
would you mind opening the door for Watari
and our guest?"
"...? Y-yes, Ryuzaki..."
I
smiled at the young man standing before me.
"Hi. I'm
Robin."
The man stayed silent for a second or two, then
stuttered a, "w-wow!"
"An American! And she's
cute, too!"
I giggled and tugged at my skirt.
"She's
glad to know you think she's cute," I replied, causing the mans
face to turn red.
"S-sorry! I- My.
Name.
Is. Touta.
Matsuda."
He enunciated his words, saying them loudly and slowly.
"It's.
Fine.
Very. Nice.
To meet
you. Matsuda-san."
Matsudas eyes widened and his face turned red.
"I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to insult you like that, It's just-"
"Matsuda.
Stop rambling and let them in."
"Oh! Y-yes,
Ryuzaki,"
Matsuda stuttered, tripping over himself to step outside and hold the
door open.
"Thank you. And don't worry, Americans are
even worse than you are at doing that," I said in a sweet tone,
brushing my hand against his as I walked into the room.
"Robin
Merrian.
Nice to finally meet you. I'm L,"
the scrawny pale man addressed me as he stood up. Standing next to
me, he was just a few inches taller than myself with his slouch, "But
please call me Ryuzaki."
