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

Oh, what now?

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'No need to get snippy?' That's the second time in this conversation you've suggested I could want to hurt you. I'm dead. Not dangerous.

The Living, seriously.

Well, forgive me for overestimating your abilities.

It's less my abilities, more my motives.

Oh?

[And there is intrest there, burning and intense and he really really would love to know everything about this whole situation. Everything.]

Why on earth would I want to hurt you? I barely know you.

Oh I don't know. You hear all those legends, you know, vengeful spirits, out to get whoever is in their way.

Let's review the evidence, shall we?

So far in this conversation, you've called me 'unfriendly', you've accused me of lying, misrepresentation and wanting to harm you. The only thing I've done, besides answer your questions, is start to walk away from you. Does that sound like 'vengeful spirit' to you?

[A sudden grin.]

Antagonizing you would be the fastest way to see if you really were going to try to hurt me!

[... how about that walking away.]

What, not even going to tell me your name?

[Pauses, surprised.]

You don't already know?

No. I've never seen you before in my life.

Well, that's new.

Kudou Shinichi, deceased.

Pleasure to meet you, Kudou-san. I'm the Doctor.

The doctor?

Yes.

[Shinichi grins. He's pretty sure he's just relinquished the title of 'weirdest thing in this dressing room.']

Welcome.

Oh, now you're welcoming me.

Now I've got a reason to welcome you.

Do you mind sharing this reason, or is it some kind of secret of the universe?

It's hardly a secret. You've just established beyond any doubt that you're not the same you that I welcomed beforehand.

A version of myself which you are antagonistic towards? A version of myself who is also not myself?

No, he's all right.

Isn't that what alternate implies?

I introduced myself and you instantly knew I was not the person you met earlier, thus, he was more "not me" than I would have expected from an alternate.

I think it's more you're not him.