"Don't ask me," Ran retorted, still trying to figure that out himself. "And she's like... you. Except she's a girl."

And is kind of cute. But he's keeping that part to himself. He can barely even admit it to himself as it is.

Let's see, how else can he describe Shinichi to Shinichi...?

"She knows Haibara and everyone, and she never got shrunk," he continued, thoughtfully. "She doesn't have a Conan, either. Plus she acts kind of like your mom sometimes."

And then he grinned, wickedly.

"And she's got a crush on Hattori."



......That was okay to say, right? It's not like he's telling anyone other than Shinichi. Who... is Minori. Kind of.

Except not really.