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[temporaltantei.livejournal.com]

[This particular Hakuba Saguru is blinking awake from his position on the floor, obviously rather disoriented.]

Oh, what now?

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[theother1412.livejournal.com]

My name is my name.

[he's smiling now, hands clasped together behind his back] [perhaps he'll be fun after all]

I'm partial to tag~

[temporaltantei.livejournal.com]

See, if I were you, I'd pick a different one. Something more... fitting. More impressive. 1412 just sounds like some kind of... slave or something.

[A pleasant expression still, watching and not visibly ready for any sort of attack.]

Tag's so boring, got anything better?

[theother1412.livejournal.com]

1412 was inherited. 1412 is our interpol number~

[his voice is light - a touch of annoyance, perhaps, but he's eager for a game]

What does the Hakuba Saguru-kun like playing~?

[every time he says that name, his voice lilts, amusement obvious in it. A joke, between him and his moriarty, and it's so amusing~]

[temporaltantei.livejournal.com]

1412 is boring.

[Noting the use of the plural there, plural and present tense.]

This "Hakuba Saguru-kun" likes playing chess. And other games you couldn't begin to understand.

[He doesn't know the joke, but knows there is one, from the tone of the humans voice. The name he uses is strange, entirely strange to him.]

[theother1412.livejournal.com]

Chess? Chess is boring, Hakuba Saguru-kun.

[such a funny joke it is, too. Stop calling me that! And now he uses his name, his full name, and watches him twitch every time]

Truth, Hide-and-Seek, Twenty Questions~? [he tilts his head a little to the side to observe him, smiling cheerfully]

[temporaltantei.livejournal.com]

You should play it some time, 1412.

[No twitch here, not the slightest reaction to the use of the full name. It's not his.]

Hide-and-seek is usually boring for me too.

[And this Kaito is obviously not sane, but he doesn't think he can do anything about it. Parallel time-lines, alternate universes and he isn't going to mess with those.]

[theother1412.livejournal.com]

[shakes his head slowly, grinning] Chess can't be made fun.

Hide and seek can... but you're boring, aren't you? You wouldn't like a fun game?

[there's a knife in his hand from nowhere, and he's toying with it idly]

Pity.

[temporaltantei.livejournal.com]

I'm too good at hide and seek. Being too good at something makes it boring.

[The knife isn't a threat, isn't really even a surprise.]

[theother1412.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean~ [he nods, as if confiding in him]

Sometimes they don't know at all how to play!

[temporaltantei.livejournal.com]

[A tight smile, watching the magician. He didn't like seeing Kaito like this.]

[theother1412.livejournal.com]

[a cheerful smile, head tilting the other way]

But you know how to play, just don't like to?

You're a boring Saguru-kun, yes you are~

[temporaltantei.livejournal.com]

And you're an obnoxious Kaito.

[Seeing what 1412 would do at the use of the name.]

[theother1412.livejournal.com]

Told you once, not Kaito.

[snaps, irritated, then muttering under his breath]

Tell and tell, and always with the name...

[point a finger at warningly, eyes dark]

1412. Not precious ... Kaito.

[temporaltantei.livejournal.com]

Why not Kaito?

[Unconcerned, curious.]

[theother1412.livejournal.com]

Not my name.

And since coming here, everyone says Kaito, Kaito, Kaito!

[temporaltantei.livejournal.com]

Used to be your name.

[theother1412.livejournal.com]

Never.

[his voice is flat, implacable, and he's stopp toying with the knife, holding it more like weapon]

[temporaltantei.livejournal.com]

I know you. Your name was Kaito. After your father died, you took his place.

[theother1412.livejournal.com]

[so close, too fast, straight to the heart of it like lightning how did you you can't you can't you can't]

[he can't reply to that, so he snarls, fists clenching, and none too careful with the knife as blood pools in one hand]

[he finally grinds the words out, livid]

Not Kaito.

[temporaltantei.livejournal.com]

No. Not anymore.

whoops <<

[theother1412.livejournal.com]

Learning, stupid detective.

[his movements are clipped, jerky, vanishing the knife and stripping his gloves off, the hand with the cut going to his mouth in an automatic reflex]

Too slow.

/pats

[temporaltantei.livejournal.com]

Not a detective.

[Studying the figure in front of him, waiting to see which of the possible futures 1412 would choose for this moment.]

;;

[theother1412.livejournal.com]

That explains it.

[his words were muffled by the hand in his mouth, but he takes it out, gesturing, emphasising his words with a jab to the air]

My detective is interesting. Smarter than the silly, stupid, irritating blond person.

[temporaltantei.livejournal.com]

Why is he interesting?

[theother1412.livejournal.com]

[he smiles wickedly, anger forgotten for the moment]

Plays tag properly. And so very, very amusing.