Chick Flick
Scenario #4: Male-bonding… when guys gather, it's usually over some alcohol or a sports game.
Testosterone-fest
Shinichi, Heiji, Kaito, Aoko, Kazuha and Ran
A large bag of potato chips sat in the center of Kaito's lap. His hand plunged in for a few pieces and he proceeded to stuff his face all while…
"There's nothing Ellery Queen can do that Sherlock Holmes can't!" one side argued.
Kaito narrowed his eyes, trying to focus his ears on the TV.
"Hold on, you Holmes fan-boy! You can't deny Ellery Queen's greatness!" came an Osakan accent on Kaito's other side.
Said Holmes fan-boy, Shinichi, stood to his feet the same time Queen-supporter Heiji did. They bickered, argued, and spat as Kaito turned the volume up, trying to listen to the cartoon on TV. An electric yellow rodent jumped across the screen and onto a boy's shoulder. "This show is still on?" Kaito asked to no one in particular. Soon, the two bickering detectives obscured his view, shaking fists and short of head-butting one another. Finally losing patience, because goshdarnit he wanted to watch, he turned the volume down and stood so he was level with them. "Gentlemen, gentlemen," he interrupted them in English for whatever reason. He held his chips as he addressed them. "I can bring this dispute to a clear close."
They shut up, staring at him, waiting for his statement.
"Arsene Lupin can own them. Enough said," Kaito grinned proudly.
Shinichi snatched the potato chips from him.
"Who asked you?" Heiji remarked.
Kaito shrugged. "Well, you two are bickering like little girls on who the better idol is! So, I showed you the light; my idol is the best. There, no need to thank me. Knowing you guys won't lose sleep over this… 'argument'," he accompanied the word with finger quotation, "is thanks enough."
"You're full of it, Kuroba," Shinichi's lips twitched.
"I just helped you see the light," he repeated, a twinge of offense in his voice.
"What light? That's… blasphemy!" Heiji took the chips from Shinichi and dug his hand in.
"Doesn't matter, because Holmes--," Shinichi snatched the bag back.
"But Lupin--," Kaito retrieved the bag.
"No way because Queen--," Heiji grabbed the chips back.
The girls sat at a table a few feet away from the TV. They watched as the boys were engaged in a heated, pointless argument, complete with insults and flying potato chips.
"Idiots," Kazuha arched an eyebrow.
"They're like little kids, fighting over whose idol is best," Ran couldn't believe the sight. "You would think they would fight over something normal, like sports or… anything else."
"Seriously," Kazuha giggled.
"Still," Aoko pointed out. "As geeky as it is… it's kind of cute."
The girls agreed. For some strange reason beyond explanation and logic, it was.
Whee for shameless cameo! Pokemon is a cockroach: It shall live forever!