Detective Conan and Magic Kaito characters, settings, and ideas do not belong to me but to Aoyama Gōshō.

TMPD Antics

By Taliya

XLVIII: Hakuba and Kudou

Saguru had broken out the tweed Ulster and matching deerstalker cap for the Sherlock Holmes convention at the Science Museum Exhibition Hall in Chiyoda. He had taken the week off to attend, eager to listen to the talks and discussions regarding his favorite fictional detective. He parked his car in the garage, mingling with other Holmes fans as he hung his exhibition pass around his neck.

"Hakuba?"

The blond turned at the sound of his name, only to find Shinichi fighting his way through the crowds towards him.

"Kudou-kun," he greeted, "You also took the week off to attend?"

Shinichi grinned. "I wouldn't miss this for the world! Megure-keibu wasn't all that pleased with me taking such a long time off, but since I hadn't taken vacation in at least half a year, he couldn't say no."

The pair entered the building and entered the main exhibit hall after taking a pamphlet detailing the present booths, events, and talks, both taking a moment to gaze around in awe. The interior was already swarming with people eager to share their love of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous character. Shinichi was practically salivating at the thought of attending a Wednesday talk entitled, "The Holmesian Deduction: Deductive Reasoning through the Ages", which discussed the birth of deductive reasoning with Aristotle and followed its use through the centuries and into the stories that had so entranced him as a child.

Saguru laughed upon seeing a talk on Tuesday entitled, "The Sherlock Holmes Methods of Disguise". "I'm sure Kuroba-kun would have a field day with that one," he remarked, and Shinichi chuckled in agreement.

"I've no doubt he would. Were Sherlock Holmes to face off with Kaitou KID in a disguise contest, it would be with deep sorrow that I would bet against Holmes." Shinichi shared a knowing glance with Saguru. "We both know who is the ultimate master of disguises."

The half-Briton sighed, "Indeed we do."

They spent the day traversing the aisles of booths, taking the time to gaze at the offered wares before heading to the main exhibition, which was a mixed informative and interactive display of the methods used by Holmes to deduce who the culprit was, which ended with a history of the actors who had masqueraded as the renowned detective. The two were joking about how absurdly easy the interactive portion of the display was when there was a scream.

The pair raced towards the center of the commotion, only to find a man on the floor, foam coating his lips.

"Stand back!" Saguru ordered as he and Shinichi cleared out a space around the body.

"Who are you to tell us that?" someone in the crowd barked, which was quickly followed by similar demands.

Saguru growled at their audacity as he bent to study the body while dialing for Inspector Satou as Shinichi procured his badge and snapped, "Kudou Shinichi, Division One Homicide Detective."

The stunned onlookers could only back up to watch as the professionals began their work.

Author's Note: Some Sherlock Holmes nerd-out bonding for our two Sherlockians! But Shinichi's curse has to strike at some point, so why not in a place buzzing with wannabe detectives? I hope you enjoyed it.

Completed: 22.11.2015