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[Today, the kitchen/dining area is occupied by a different flavor of Kaito, who has five cards strewn out in a line on the table before him, each one face down. He's reaching out and flipping them over to reveal the faces in random order, before he turns them over again.

Ace of spades, queen of hearts, four of diamonds, ten of clubs, two of hearts, and back to the ace which has mysteriously been transformed to a king of diamonds.

He continues this random pattern for a while, the five cards on the table changing their faces each time he flips them over.

Until he stops suddenly and lifts a card up to frown at it]

... damn it, this wasn't supposed to be a Jack, it was supposed to be another ace.

[he sighs and mumbles to himself as he collects the five cards and produces the rest of the deck from (seemingly) nowhere to shuffle it]

Might as well try again.

[Even the best magicians need practice]

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[If Conan's expression was unimpressed before, that's nothing to it now. All that, and Kaito had missed his entire point?] Effects nothing. An answer, Kaito.

[missed it, or avoided it completely on purpose?]

To what questions, Edogawa-kun?

[Conan slips off the chair, heading over to retrieve his book.] I have no idea what that other me sees in you. Since you're going to be like that, you're going to have to find a new audience.

I'm not the one being vague.

"A magician never reveals his secrets!"

Well, they don't. Anyone's going to tell you that. You think I'm just going to sit here and say "oh, and by the way, this is how I do this trick."

Anyone. That's exactly my point. You know I'm not going to fall over myself because you've done what every Vegas card-sharp can do -- so why not tell me?

Because I'm a magician, and I stick to my principles.

[a snort]

Besides, I've done what ever Vegan card-sharp has done, and I do it better.

It doesn't matter how good you are if you can't keep an audience.

[Conan has retrieved his book and is on the way to the door.]

[-- jerk.

Have the door slamming in your face]

[Starts, surprised, and turns to give Kaito a very sour look, before going on tip-toe to reach the door-handle.]

-- you're almost too short. [snickering]

[IGNORING YOU and really, really hoping that this particular Kaito never learns that there are some doors in the mansion that Conan can't reach.]

If you want to know, Edogawa-kun, why don't you just ask?

[he knows this Conan is suspicious, and he just wants him to admit that he has no idea how Kaito is doing half of his tricks]

[Gets the doorhandle! Finally.]

I did ask. If you think I'm asking again just so you can give me that old, tired response, you're out of luck.

[-- it might be locked]

Or maybe you just haven't asked enough.

[Tries the handle a few times before realising that no, it isn't just jammed. This is ... momentarily disconcerting.]

Sorry, Kaito. I'm not playing that game.

[he lets out a sigh]

You're so boring sometimes. Ask nicely and I'll unlock it for you.

[Then have Conan's chirpiest Conan voice.]

Kaito-niisan, please open the door for me~!

[flat look]

Be sincere.

[Innocent expression of surprise and puzzlement.]

Sincere?

You know what I mean. None of that fake kid stuff.

[Blinkity-blink.] I am a kid.

[that proclamation is just met with a knowing glare]

[Raising an eyebrow. They appear to have met an impasse.]