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[Conan is on his hands and knees in the lobby.]

[Coughing up blood.]

[And his clothes are pretty much covered in the stuff and there's a gaping hole in his shirt, on both sides. Though his flesh through the hole seems fine.]

Guh... [A few more coughs, the blood coming out significantly less. He sits back, taking deep breathes.] Damn it...Beatrice, that's not pleas...ant... [Oh wait. This isn't the Golden Land. Or the Island.]

....THIS IS NOT A GOOD TIME!

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[He smelled... blood.]

[Not too far, just around the corner of the next hallway. He followed his nose and nearly winced when he found himself walking into the ear breaking scream.]

[Ow, his sensitive ears!]

[One gloved hand massaging his left ear and the other pulling down his hat, Kid approached slowly.]

Are you alright?

I just got killed by a psychotic witch trying to protect her servant because they thought they were in love with me and then the Mansion pulls me out of there after I revive or it revived me or...or...ARGH!

[Excuse him, he's kind of freaking out.] Send me back! There's gonna be problems, damn it!

[Kid stood there and calmly waited for the hysteria to run its course. There was no helping it when they were like that. At least this wasn't a new arrivee.]

Ah hm.

[He coughed into a gloved hand, hoping to bring the misleadingly young looking boy back to this reality.]

It's not your first time here, Tantei-kun. You should know I don't have that sort of power.

Or perhaps you don't know, for me specifically. I don't think we've met before.

I was yelling at whoever runs the Mansion! They have to be watching us.

You're a Kaitou Kid!

...oh no. [Suddenly, a look of horror on his face.] Would she do that...? She might...

I have no doubt the Fickle Lady always watches, yes.

[Kid tilted his head to one side, trying to figure out from the reaction just what type of relationship himself had with the little tantei in the other's world.]

I am.

Is something the matter with me being whom I am? Who may do what?

No, not that! I mean...

Bernkastel...she's...she's crazy and obsessive and I don't know how bad it is. Especially with me DEAD, I don't know what she'll do to the others from my world since her plan was ruined! [And the expression makes it clear that this is a Real Problem.]

[Kid makes a moue of concern, but not overly much.]

Do you usually return to your world with a time lapse from when you leave it?

[He tapped a finger to his chin, thinking briefly.]

If you return to the same moment you leave, as I believe a lot of the people here do, you do not have much to worry about.

[Still not too concerned, he held a white kerchief to the little tantei.]

You have blood all over your chin.

I do, but I don't know what TIME I was taken from.

I...she killed me. I don't know how long I've been out or what's happened!

[That freak out is kind of continuing, so not grabbing the handkerchief to clean away the blood.]

[Kid sighed and patiently waited for it to continue for a few minutes longer before he interjected again.]

Which means what happened would already have happened, and what hasn't still hasn't and won't until you return.

Unless you have someone else from your own world here you can ask, I suggest you calm down.

Spending your whole say here panicking will have a toll on your sanity.

[He offered the kerchief again. Besides general sanitary issues, Kid really didn't want to keep staring at someone who's face was half covered in blood. It was bad enough that the clothes, or remnants of them, were soaked in it. It might wake up something monstrous within him.]

We should find you some clothes too.

....

[He's right. And maybe if he could find that one...]

[Takes the handkerchief, wiping away the blood.] First, have you seen any red, blue, or gold butterflies. He might know what happened.

Butterflies?

[Which means, no, he has no idea what you are talking about.]

If you're going to start looking for a specific someone, you can begin by searching for them in their rooms. Or dressing rooms.

[Crossing his hands behind his head, Kid tipped his hat further forward to shadow his face, more out of casual habit than any need.]

You'd at least have spare clothes in yours.

Glowing butterflies.

I don't know his room. Might find his dressing room though.

[Pauses.]

If I was him...well, I am him, so he probably had a butterfly in my dressing room, at least.

[Head shake, and a look that would look clueless if not for the poker face and shadows that hid Kid's expression.]

Then you should go check the dressing rooms.

[He waved a hand in the direction of the stairs.]

I was on my way there myself.

[A lie, but he didn't mind going.]

[Taking a deep breathe and letting it out slowly. A goal. He had a goal, something to DO that would help. Yes, he could do this.]

... [Looking at Kid before heading that way.]

You know, for an expert liar, you're sometimes really horrible at it.

[The vampire grinned.]

Only when it doesn't count.

[Falling in beside the little detective, strides shortening naturally to match the other's small steps.]

You want to talk about what's going on?

[Casual, slightly curious, but not enough to offend.]

....

[Well, he's telling his own Kaito anyway because, ha ha, he needs more allies, damn it.]

I got killed because people were being forced to fall in love with people and I got a psychotic witch to fall in love with me.

...one who'd make Koizumi look like little miss selfless with how possessive she is.

Ah.

[Amazing how expressive one sound can be.]

[Silence.]

That would do it. You never fail to get yourself into trouble, tantei-kun.

It sounds like you come from a complicated world.

I kind of expected the possibility, but I thought it was more I tipped my hand too much instead of her thinking she's in love with me...

It's totally insane.

Wish I could help.

[He almost sounded sincere there... if he didn't have his arms still tucked behind his head and that wistful tone lingering in his voice.]

While admirers are great to have, it's always hard to break reality to them without hurting their feelings.

I didn't have to break reality. She knew I wouldn't love her, so decided to just chain me up and torture me.

And her SERVANT was also in love with me and fought back.

And then there was a fight and Erika was really outclassed and Bernkastel doesn't hold back at all... [Yeah, you can see where this is going.]

[Slight turn of his head towards Conan, but not enough to be noticeable much.]

Never knew you were such a lady's man, chibi.

But you need to watch the right ones to charm to avoid situations like that in the future.

[Twitches.] The ones behind the Island have a sick, twisted sense of humor.

[Wide grin. They approached the stairs.]

Sounds like it. Better luck avoiding them next time, or Mouri-san won't be happy with you.

There is a Mouri-san in your world?

.... [Oh, there is a look of dread here.] Yeah. She arrived on the Island a while ago.

Can't even hide this like the Angel incident.

[Kid laughed, followed by a cheeky grin.]

Then really good luck, tantei-kun.

She will give your ardent fans a good fight.

I don't want her anywhere near the witches! [This is a look of horror. Real horror.]

[Sideways glance.]

That bad?

...let me put it this way.

The woman who I believe was mostly likely to have figured out who Toichi was, a woman who I know for a fact knows who I am, who HAS outwitted me even while I was on top of my game... [Which is just terrifying.]

They're on that level of dangerous. Maybe more so because they have very little reason to keep people alive for manipulation purposes.

Tou-- Toichi?!

[Step falters, then it regains as he descends the stairs. Thankfully he didn't roll down them when he tripped.]

... I thought you didn't have Black Organization where you were.

They're not on the Island.

But the Island is like this place. A dimensional nexus. My home has them. That's why I'm three foot tall.

I met Kaito on the Island. The Kid thing came out. Later I started connecting the dots of certain events that were too much to be coincidence. And the woman at the center of all those points is incredibly dangerous. Probably one of the few people who I can say actually terrify me.

And the witches are definitely her level.

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