[Shinichi's doing well today. The conversation with his Ran's left him feeling much more like himself, and in the shadowy hallway, the ghost is able to do a good job of passing as solid. It wouldn't hold up under a stronger light source, but since all he's doing is returning to his room with the book he's taken from the library, he doesn't need it to.

Until he runs into Hakuba, of course. Shinichi pauses, taking a moment to check that the baseball cap borrowed from Hattori is pulled firmly down over his forehead and the bullethole there. He's not sure the detective will be able to see him -- and there's not much he can do to hide his pallor or the sombre black suit he's wearing -- but it never hurts to be careful.]