"Got it I think, say that you want to speak with the two FBI agents further about an incident you were involved in earlier, maybe hint that there's bigger things at stake and to make it seem like the PSB agents are trying to capture them but in reality they're not, also warn them about being shot at so that the damage I was told about isn't as severe"
"Nope, I like the idea of telling them a lie but Akai still has to shoot at them and their reaction has to be real, maybe a half truth instead where I mention I am suspecious about Akai Shuichi's death and want it confirmed by those two while talking about the case I was involved with earlier"
"We'll figure it out as we go"
"Indeed, now then again try not to hurt them too severely emotionally with the fact that I'm dead and yet they're seeing someone who looks like me"
"Will do...maybe not appear as frequently then because I did appear a bit too much I think...maybe just the bank, the mall and the train, though for the mall..."
"I know but that can't be helped"
"Not his fault that there was a bomber though...you almost got yourself killed from what I heard"
"I'm lucky Vermouth knew about me and stopped either Chianti or Korn from actually shooting me that day"
"Say Akai are we going to be meeting at the mall again?"
"Yes, primarily to make sure that everyone stays safe, we may plan on things being the same as last time however..."
"That doesn't automatically mean that's what's going to happen, so you support the one who needs it?"
"Yes"
"Good, by the way you'll have to stop Jodie from following me again you know that right?"
"I know, I might even use the same phrase again as a hint of who I am, it gave them an idea when she and Camel were discussing the possibility of me not being dead in the car"
"Okay, then we all know what we're doing for the next few weeks"
"Indeed we do, indeed we do"
"By the way Kudo, what do you mean when you said that KID heists are a bit weird recently?"
(Sighs) "I need to know first if you guys knew that KID was shot at several times during heists"
"Yes, saw him go down a few times but always come back up too"
"Apparently an off shoot of the Black Organization after something called Pandora kept trying to kill him, primarily a guy called Snake, the sniper is still active from what I can tell but this time Snake seems to be after someone else besides KID, someone who's interrupted Snake several times while he's trying to snipe KID, that and..."
"And what Kudo?"
"Well, is it just me or has KID gotten not only bolder with his heists but also more elaborate with his tricks?"
The two think about it and then agree (though they hadn't watched many of his heists either in the original timeline or in the renewed timeline once they knew he was active again they had watched some and there were definitely noticeable differences between the two timelines that only they could catch as experienced investigators within their repsective agencies)
"I think our mysterious person might be backing KID up very subtly, helping him with his plans while at the same time drawing Snake's attention away from KID to keep him safe"
"We may never fully find out the truth though Kudo"
"I know Furuya, I know, Akai I know you'll end up here eventually anyways but want to start off at the apartment?"
"Yes, and once Bourbon officially enters the scene maybe we can meet occasionally to make plans"
"Works for me"
"By the way, Akai I'm still sorry about your sister getting shot even if it was in the shoulder and as for Curacao work together this time without the fighting first will ya?"
"Don't worry Kudo, when that situation comes up we'll work together from the start, though it still stings she got the NOC list from us"
"And as for Masumi, she got hurt preventing you from getting killed and it wasn't extremely serious in the end, I never blamed you for that"
"I see, for now though it's time to go...see you when...well you know Akai"
"Right I'll see you then if not sooner depending on the situation, Bourbon, Kir is going to let us know you've been activated but it wouldn't hurt for you to tell us as well"
"Will do, and Akai it's good that you're not dead, when you didn't call for a few days I thought..."
"That's my fault, I drugged him into sleep for a few days after we faked his death, he needed the rest"
"I see, still I'm glad we had everything thought out ahead of time because otherwise I would still be thinking you were actually dead this time even if last time I doubted your death for several reasons"
"Agreed, but to think what we thought of so long ago would come into play, and we didn't even think it would come into play after my ousting as an FBI agent but during our Organization days"
"No kidding, those first days after Scotch..."
Past, day after Akai and Furuya failed to save Scotch
Rye and Bourbon (who wasn't currently Bourbon) met on the roof of their failure to talk in private two days after their initial talk after Scotch killed himself
"So...what now?"
"Now we continue with our mission, Scotch died to protect everyone he cared about, it's why he destroyed his phone while killing himself, the best way we can honor him is to continue our mission of taking down the Black Organization"
"So I guess that means we continue as things went originally"
"Yeah, but we might be suspected even with you supposedly killing a traitor..."
"I know, so what are we going to do about it?"
"Due to the fact that we'll both be on suspicion let's figure out a code of some sort to let each other know that we're well and truly alive if something goes wrong and one of us thinks the other is dead"
"Maybe...maybe saying things that are only known about in the future with a little bit of this timeline thrown in?"
"That could work, maybe...maybe using real names also will work since you know..."
"Yes I do indeed know what real names mean for a NOC"
"You sure we can't bring in Kir once she joins?"
"Nope, too risky if she doesn't actually remember the future, besides it's probably better that she doesn't considering..."
"You have a point Rye you have a point, so what other codes can you think of for positive identity in case of believed death?"
And so the two come up with several codes to confirm that the other was actually alive depending on the situation
"You know, it might not be such a bad idea to also have a specific code name just for the two of us even if it turns out anyone else remembers the future, that ways we at least are aware of potential imposters, especially with you faking your death and becoming Okiya Subaru"
"True, but you might also be at risk depending on various actions of people in the future"
"You have a point, thus why I want a code name that only the two of us know about but still has significance to us"
"Yeah, hm..."
Ultimately it's Akai that comes up with the name, but only because of the fact that Furuya was having trouble combining different names into one that made any sort of sense yet would still be recognized as the code name
"Got it"
"What?"
"Hattoruba Kaishin"
"Wait, that's..."
"Yep, four names for four people who were important in the end"
"The three detectives and the thief who helped take down the Black Organization"
"Helps that Kudo got involved in the fight after they shrunk him and that KID got involved because of a seperate branch trying to kill him, though we only found out later than we would have otherwise"
"True, and you can't really blame Hattori for being out of the action for the most part because Kudo made sure of that, plus distance also kept Hattori safe"
"As it did for Hakuba as well if I recall correctly"
"In any case we have our code name, if anything happens like being thought dead for a long period of time that isn't the planned presumed death we use that name and it will alert the other to the fact that we survived the ordeal"
"Agreed"
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